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UK Redditor has his 32GB RAM kit stolen, found 300 miles away from his house delivered at 4AM

UK Redditor gets his Crucial 32GB DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM kit from eBay stolen, parcel was marked as delivered, but was found 300 miles from his home.

UK Redditor has his 32GB RAM kit stolen, found 300 miles away from his house delivered at 4AM
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TL;DR: RAM prices have surged to record highs, causing theft during delivery and significantly impacting the tech market. UK buyers report stolen DDR5 memory kits with false delivery signatures, while motherboard sales have halved due to soaring RAM costs, highlighting ongoing supply shortages and industry challenges.
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RAM prices are so out of control that they're being stolen mid-delivery, with a Redditor in the UK having his 32GB of DDR5 memory kit stolen, but the courier delivered it 300 miles from his house... at 4:15AM.

UK Redditor has his 32GB RAM kit stolen, found 300 miles away from his house delivered at 4AM 78

The UK user had purchased a 32GB kit of DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM memory from Crucial on eBay, but the parcel was marked as "delivered" at 4:15AM, some 300 miles from his house, with a unique signature which looks absolutely nothing like a real signature, and more like a Pentagram.

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It looks like this Redditor isn't the only one, as his post on Reddit attracted other people who reported similar things happening to them with their packages. Another issue is that in the UK, the seller is responsible for the package until it reaches the recipient, but people that have found themselves in this situation have said that they get pushed around to the retailer, courier, and then the police, with each side of the situation trying to hand off responsibility.

These aren't the stories we want to hear, especially when RAM prices are at record highs and not stopping... they've gotten to the point where sky-high RAM prices are having a hugely negative effect on motherboard sales.

We've just written a story regarding DDR5 memory prices being so high that motherboard makers have reportedly lowered their sales targets for the next couple of months, with 50% less motherboard sales since RAM prices rocketing into the sky.

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Anthony joined TweakTown in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of tech products. Anthony is a long time PC enthusiast with a passion of hate for games built around consoles. FPS gaming since the pre-Quake days, where you were insulted if you used a mouse to aim, he has been addicted to gaming and hardware ever since. Working in IT retail for 10 years gave him great experience with custom-built PCs. His addiction to GPU tech is unwavering and has recently taken a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.

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