Сustomer was asked to pay extra for an NVIDIA RTX 5080 that had already been paid for and delivered

A Taiwanese man pre-paid for and received an NVIDIA RTX 5080, but the seller «needed more gold», and He asked for more.

As reported by MyDrivers, the buyer received a brand new Aorus RTX 5080 Master 16 GB at a price equivalent to $1312. To tell this story, the website Tom`s Hardware asked a native Mandarin speaker to review local media reports and restore the timeline — an effort that deserves respect.

So, on February 7, the hero of the story purchased computer components, including the video card in question, from a popular Taiwanese retailer, Cool PC. Everything was paid for in advance, and a few days later, the Taiwanese resident received the order at a Cool PC branch — he was given everything but the video card. When the buyer asked the store for an explanation, they explained that the price had increased. The store offered two possible outcomes: the customer had to pay more or return the RTX 5080.

The worried customer posted about the situation on local computer forums and asked for advice. The discussion became very popular and angered the community. After the publicity, Cool PC «retaliated by selling the video card at the original price and asking for the original post to be removed — which it did. However, other forums and publications did not do so.

Some participants in the discussion suggest that it was not Cool PC that decided to make extra money on the customer, but rather specific sellers. In general, it was hard for people in Taiwan to imagine that a well-known store would actually do such a thing. Although in general, the situation with NVIDIA RTX 50 graphics cards resembles a «gold rush» — people are going to extraordinary lengths and huge expenses for them.