Nvidia Is Manually Reviewing RTX 3080 Orders to Stop Scalpers - PCMag

'To stop bots and scalpers on the Nvidia store, we’re doing everything humanly possible, including manually reviewing orders, to get these cards in the hands of legitimate customers,' Nvidia says.

Nvidia told PCMag it saw “unprecedented demand” for the RTX 3080 at global retailers and its own website.

Despite preparation, the Nvidia store was inundated with traffic and encountered an error,” the company added. .

“To stop bots and scalpers on the Nvidia store, we’re doing everything humanly possible, including manually reviewing orders, to get these cards in the hands of legitimate customers,” the company said while adding: “We apologize to our customers for this morning's experience.” .

The good news is that Nvidia and its manufacturing partners are shipping more units “every day to retailers," the company said.