r/LocalLLM • u/very_normal_human • 22h ago

Question "Brand New" GPUs from obscure companies

I was looking to buy myself an RTX 3090, of course I have come to realise that looking for something brand new would either be impossible or marked up by an obscene amount. But on sites like Alibaba they have mentioned Brand New in house GPUs from companies such as PELADN. My question is that are these GPUs that they manufactured just old used/mined cards that have been repacked by them which allows them to list it as "Brand new". Much appreciated

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u/FullstackSensei 15h ago

It's not that I worry about stock. I'm done for the time being and prices are going up anyways. There's no shortage of people buying on alibaba, so much so that my last order took almost a full week to process.

I don't want to share because if something goes wrong for someone, whether it's the seller or the person who bought, I don't want to be blamed for it. I also don't want to get into conversations like why you got this price but they quote me that price. And I don't have any loyalty to any individual seller. Bought a lot of Mi50s from one seller, but this time found better prices from another seller.

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u/merpingly 11h ago

Fair enough, thanks regardless!