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They are tackling the demand side of what could become a very lucrative business for thieves. If people are scared away from buying “dodgy back of the van” GPUs

• ineedasername 5y ago
  Except it's not the back of a van, it's places like eBay, just about the only places you can find cards, including that majority that are not stolen. I've read through enough reasoning here that I'm not sure what the right answer is-- from a business and customer-friendly standpoint. But I think there's more gray are involved than with items that are readily available through normal retail channels. Then again, these stolen cards may be earmarked for crypto mining operations by organized crime, and then the issue warranties to those who knowingly use stolen goods is much less grey.
• ant6n 5y ago
  People still steal iPhones although they are essentially bricks.