More than 30 buyers of Zotac RTX 5090 from Micro Center in Santa Clara discovered backpacks instead of the graphics cards in the boxes.
The customers found sealed GlamAholic backpacks inside the Zotac RTX 5090 boxes, with weights similar to the actual cards.
Micro Center confirmed the incidents and mentioned that the boxes had been tampered with at the Zotac factory in China.
Similar cases of GPU boxes containing unexpected items have been reported in the past, highlighting the need for caution when purchasing high-value hardware.