Former graphics card manufacturer EVGA, once a partner of Nvidia, wanted to auction one of its prototypes of the never-released GeForce RTX 4090 FTW3 for a good cause on eBay, but the auction was suddenly ended and then taken offline . The highest bid at the time was exactly 16,000 US dollars.
Prototype was to be auctioned off for a good cause
EVGA, which is now concentrating on the development and sale of mainboards, power supplies and peripherals after the separation from Nvidia and the associated exit from the graphics card business, wanted to auction one of its prototypes of the GeForce RTX 4090 FTW3, which was never released, on eBay .
EVGA GeForce RTX 4090 FTW3 (“Prototype”) (Image: EVGA)
All proceeds, according to EVGA, should benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a world leader in treating pediatric malignancies, particularly acute leukemia.
On his official Twitch channel “TEAMEVGA”, the manufacturer provided the following information about the auction.
- Limited Edition EVGA Next Gen Video Card.
- 100% of proceeds benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- This is a working card but is preproduction and sold as is.
- Ships directly from EVGA. United States Only.
- No warranty/returns.
Around 16,000 US Dollars have already been bid
The video with the announcement is still online and can be accessed via the platform. Within a very short time, the bids rose from initially one US dollar to 6,600 US dollars.
The EVGA GeForce RTX 4090 FTW (“prototype”) on eBay (Image: EVGA)The well-known tech YouTuber “JayzTwoCent”, who, like “Gamers Nexus”, had received one of the prototypes of the EVGA GeForce RTX 4090 FTW3, which is officially only referred to as “Next Gen Graphics”, from EVGA, was the first to report on the auction.
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Yes, this is totally legit, EVGA is auctioning off one of their "Not 4090" Next Gen Video Cards for charity, see it here https://t.co/oRaoneLsdH
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Auction suddenly ended and taken offline
After stream from EVGA According to the reports and screenshots on the “JayzTwoCent” account, the bids for the prototype rose to 16,000 US dollars before the auction, which was supposed to run until next Friday, was suddenly ended and then taken offline.
EVGA GeForce RTX 4090 FTW3 (“Prototype”) (Image: eBay)Neither eBay nor EVGA have commented on the sudden closure of the auction.
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