Micro Center makes RTX 5090 buyers sign a no-resale pledge

On October 3, 2026, reports said that Micro Center, a U.S. retailer, has started requiring customers who buy an RTX 5090 graphics card to sign an "advanced computing product purchaser declaration." According to the report, the sale does not go ahead without a signature. The terms described include a ban on resale and a ban on taking the product out of the country.

The policy came to wider attention through a customer who was buying a complete system at the company's Tustin, California store and was handed the form to sign. That customer later posted the document online.

As of that report, the available material covers only the RTX 5090 and only Micro Center. It does not say which store locations apply the requirement, when it took effect, or whether other models are included. No public explanation from Micro Center is cited, and there is no response from graphics card makers or other retailers. The full text of the form, how the requirement is enforced after signing, and what happens if a customer breaks the terms are also not described.

The situation currently rests there: a customer has posted the form, and Micro Center has not commented publicly.