There was a minor controversy nearly a year ago where a MSI subsidiary that was only supposed to get old/refurb stock managed to get new stock of the nvidia 30

There was a minor controversy nearly a year ago where a MSI subsidiary that was only supposed to get old/refurb stock managed to get new stock of the nvidia 30 series and then proceeded to sell them with inflated pricing. Being charitable I'd say it's likely someone over-enthusiastic at that subsidiary and it blew up in their face, but it doesn't help with them being perceived as fair