*Official Benchmark Thread* - Post it here or it didn't happen :D

[Mr. Fox]

32 minutes ago, electrosoft said:

 

Well, at least it was (or will be) corrected. Holy moly I know that first glance had to be a, "WTF?!"

 

Zotac's at MSRP $1999.99 at the Zotac store.

 

Is your return window still open @Mr. Fox?

 

There must be a crazy glut of 5090s if TUFs and SOLIDs are dropping to $1999.99 and fully back at MSRP.

 

I expect more to follow sooner than later in pricing but $1999.99 is finally in line.

 

 

 

 

The entry-level Solid is $1999.99. The Solid OC is the same price at Zotac Store that I paid NewEgg already. So probably not going to return it. https://www.zotacstore.com/us/graphics-cards/geforce-rtx-50-series/geforce-rtxtm-5090 but I have until 9/6 before the window closes. Given that the price has not gone lower within my return window I wouldn't feel returning it is the right thing to do. I do not feel I was wronged in any way and I did not get a product that has any quality issues.

 

If the price of the GPU I purchased drops more than $50 during my return window I will contact NewEgg about either a return or in-store credit for the price difference like they did the last time this happened. I don't remember if it was the Arc A770 or 4090 Suprim that they gave me in-store credit for the difference in the form of a NewEgg gift card.

 

NewEgg also has the standard Solid model for the same price as Zotac store. https://www.newegg.com/zotac-solid-zt-b50900d-10p-geforce-rtx-5090-32gb-graphics-card-triple-fans/p/N82E16814500597 

 

Yeah, it was an instant WTF reaction, LOL. After I thought about it a few minutes and fired an email off to Aquatuning my logic kicked in and it seemed obvious that someone made a huge mistake. Even if a 100% tariff applied (and it does not) it would be less than half what they say is owed, which is like 260% of the purchase price, on top of the purchase price.

 

I am contacting UPS tomorrow morning. If what I am reading online is accurate there should be no duty or tariff on a purchase from an EU country if it is an online consumer retail purchase under $800 or $2500. (I see both numbers and do not know how to interpret the difference, but either way I may owe zero.) It looks like a tariff, if one even applies, would be 15% of the sale price, at most.

 

The second person I spoke to at  UPS confirmed that Aquatuning declared the correct $179.68 retail value on the customs forms.

[Chalybion]

1 hour ago, Mr. Fox said:

I am contacting UPS tomorrow morning. If what I am reading online is accurate there should be no duty or tariff on a purchase from an EU country if it is an online consumer retail purchase under $800 or $2500. (I see both numbers and do not know how to interpret the difference, but either way I may owe zero.) It looks like a tariff, if one even applies, would be 15% of the sale price, at most.

De minimis value is $800; any item valued under that should owe no import taxes or tariffs.  Of course, de minimis is supposed to go away 8/29 by 45's executive fiat.  After 8/29, the duty coming from the EU should be 15% (of course, that all could be changed at anytime).

 

I have heard of some shipments pre-emptively being charged tariffs ahead of the 8/29 deadline

[electrosoft]

1 hour ago, Mr. Fox said:

The entry-level Solid is $1999.99. The Solid OC is the same price at Zotac Store that I paid NewEgg already. So probably not going to return it. https://www.zotacstore.com/us/graphics-cards/geforce-rtx-50-series/geforce-rtxtm-5090 but I have until 9/6 before the window closes. Given that the price has not gone lower within my return window I wouldn't feel returning it is the right thing to do. I do not feel I was wronged in any way and I did not get a product that has any quality issues.

 

If the price of the GPU I purchased drops more than $50 during my return window I will contact NewEgg about either a return or in-store credit for the price difference like they did the last time this happened. I don't remember if it was the Arc A770 or 4090 Suprim that they gave me in-store credit for the difference in the form of a NewEgg gift card.

 

NewEgg also has the standard Solid model for the same price as Zotac store. https://www.newegg.com/zotac-solid-zt-b50900d-10p-geforce-rtx-5090-32gb-graphics-card-triple-fans/p/N82E16814500597 

 

Yeah, it was an instant WTF reaction, LOL. After I thought about it a few minutes and fired an email off to Aquatuning my logic kicked in and it seemed obvious that someone made a huge mistake. Even if a 100% tariff applied (and it does not) it would be less than half what they say is owed, which is like 260% of the purchase price, on top of the purchase price.

 

I am contacting UPS tomorrow morning. If what I am reading online is accurate there should be no duty or tariff on a purchase from an EU country if it is an online consumer retail purchase under $800 or $2500. (I see both numbers and do not know how to interpret the difference, but either way I may owe zero.) It looks like a tariff, if one even applies, would be 15% of the sale price, at most.

 

The second person I spoke to at  UPS confirmed that Aquatuning declared the correct $179.68 retail value on the customs forms.

 

You learn something everyday.....

 

I did not know Newegg would do an in store credit within the window if the price drops outside of their "price protection" pre Prime Day / Black Friday price protection (which is them basically saying this item is definitely going on sale).

 

I know Amazon just throws you the birds and says to return it.

 

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Glad you were able to sort it all out and we can get that blocked up and ready to go. Luckily it's a good sample so that adds weight to wanting to hold onto it too.

 

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@jaybee83 before I start to potentially vBIOS hop around again on the Vanguard, what vBIOS did you settle on for your Suprim as the "one to rule them all?"

 

 

 

[Mr. Fox]

2 hours ago, Chalybion said:

De minimis value is $800; any item valued under that should owe no import taxes or tariffs.  Of course, de minimis is supposed to go away 8/29 by 45's executive fiat.  After 8/29, the duty coming from the EU should be 15% (of course, that all could be changed at anytime).

 

I have heard of some shipments pre-emptively being charged tariffs ahead of the 8/29 deadline

Thank you. After I talk to UPS about correcting the mistake tomorrow I will share what I learn, whether it was a simple mistake or something else. There is no way the amount they are stating can be accurate.

  

1 hour ago, electrosoft said:

You learn something everyday.....

 

I did not know Newegg would do an in store credit within the window if the price drops outside of their "price protection" pre Prime Day / Black Friday price protection (which is them basically saying this item is definitely going on sale).

 

I know Amazon just throws you the birds and says to return it.

When I asked for a return and explained why the customer service rep spoke to their supervisor about it and they offered that instead of a return/refund and I took it. The reason I requested a return was the price drop and explained I could buy an exact replacement (from them) cheaper, not product dissatisfaction or malfunction. I do not believe it is their policy to do that. I have found the people at NewEgg are usually accommodating when I am polite, kind and respectful to them on the phone and explain what my concerns are.