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Interesting, smart move would be to just mine with them or sell them used. I’m sure they will just end up on Craigslist though

by rdtwo 5y ago

wly_cdgr 5y ago
Or even more devious: steal enough of them that you can scalp ones you bought legitimately for even more
toyg 5y ago
> I’m sure they will just end up on Craigslist though Why so sure? This doesn't look like a crime of opportunity - one has to know the truck will contain graphics cards, and that such cards are valuable in today's market. It doesn't say how many cards were stolen, "a shipment" could be the whole truck - and robbing a truck is no joke. If there is some organization behind the heist, I would expect them to be sent directly to a lined-up buyer that has a use for them - possibly an unscrupolous miner, possibly not in the country. At what price-point will it cost less to hire a bunch of goons than to pay RRP...?
- vadfa 5y ago
  You assume the thieves knew what was in the truck. They could've expected anything, from plasma TVs to chicken.
  - spoonjim 5y ago
    If thieves selected trucks at random they would more likely get toilet paper than graphics cards. This could be just circumstance but more likely at least some targeting.
    - mike_d 5y ago
      Truck thefts are tipped off by workers in the logistics chain that have access to the bill of lading. It isn't particularly sophisticated or uncommon. They look at the shipping paperwork and see "Sony", "EVGA", "Nike", etc. and text the container number to their friends. Normally insurance deals with this and the public never hears about it. This is extremely odd to issue a public announcement.
      - Mandatum 5y ago
        > Normally insurance deals with this and the public never hears about it. This is extremely odd to issue a public announcement. Because it's happening often globally and their carrier's insurance is spiking. Probably done at the behest of the CFO.
      - toyg 5y ago
        > It isn't particularly sophisticated or uncommon. No, but it requires an established closeness to such networks, which is typical of organised or semi-organised crime rather than random bozos.
- rdtwo 5y ago
  Where else could you efficiently move product like this? I mean you can move it on amazon eBay etc but the serial Numbers would pop up on registration. Perhaps it’s not a big enough crime that police will investigate but if it is it would be too hot

Interesting, smart move would be to just mine with them or sell them used. I’m sure they will just end up on Craigslist though

by rdtwo 5y ago

Interesting, smart move would be to just mine with them or sell them used. I’m sure they will just end up on Craigslist though

wly_cdgr 5y ago

Or even more devious: steal enough of them that you can scalp ones you bought legitimately for even more

toyg 5y ago

> I’m sure they will just end up on Craigslist though Why so sure? This doesn't look like a crime of opportunity - one has to know the truck will contain graphics cards, and that such cards are valuable in today's market. It doesn't say how many cards were stolen, "a shipment" could be the whole truck - and robbing a truck is no joke. If there is some organization behind the heist, I would expect them to be sent directly to a lined-up buyer that has a use for them - possibly an unscrupolous miner, possibly not in the country. At what price-point will it cost less to hire a bunch of goons than to pay RRP...?

vadfa 5y ago
You assume the thieves knew what was in the truck. They could've expected anything, from plasma TVs to chicken.
- spoonjim 5y ago
  If thieves selected trucks at random they would more likely get toilet paper than graphics cards. This could be just circumstance but more likely at least some targeting.
  - mike_d 5y ago
    Truck thefts are tipped off by workers in the logistics chain that have access to the bill of lading. It isn't particularly sophisticated or uncommon. They look at the shipping paperwork and see "Sony", "EVGA", "Nike", etc. and text the container number to their friends. Normally insurance deals with this and the public never hears about it. This is extremely odd to issue a public announcement.
    - Mandatum 5y ago
      > Normally insurance deals with this and the public never hears about it. This is extremely odd to issue a public announcement. Because it's happening often globally and their carrier's insurance is spiking. Probably done at the behest of the CFO.
    - toyg 5y ago
      > It isn't particularly sophisticated or uncommon. No, but it requires an established closeness to such networks, which is typical of organised or semi-organised crime rather than random bozos.
rdtwo 5y ago
Where else could you efficiently move product like this? I mean you can move it on amazon eBay etc but the serial Numbers would pop up on registration. Perhaps it’s not a big enough crime that police will investigate but if it is it would be too hot