--- title: "Half a Million Dollars Up in Smoke: Two Pallets of GeForce RTX 5090 Disappear at Guarulhos Airport" description: "Two pallets of Zotac GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards worth about $500,000 have disappeared at Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo. The shipment was intended for distributor Oderco, with no official explanations yet." date: 2026-10-18T10:02:19.641Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/rtx-5090-missing-guarulhos-airport tags: [geforce-rtx-5090, zotac, guarulhos-airport, brazil, gpu-shortage] author: "Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Half a Million Dollars Up in Smoke: Two Pallets of GeForce RTX 5090 Disappear at Guarulhos Airport ![GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card floating against the background of an airport and mountains as conceptual art](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/18/rtx-5090-isparilis-v-aeroportu-guarulhos/rtx-5090-isparilis-v-aeroportu-guarulhos-1.webp) ## Key Points - Two pallets of Zotac GeForce RTX 5090 worth about $500,000 disappeared at Guarulhos Airport (São Paulo) for distributor Oderco. - The disappearance was reported by Oderco President Matos; the company reached out to responsible organizations but received no explanations. - There are no official comments from the airport, customs, or logistics providers; retail prices for the RTX 5090 reach $5,000–$7,000 against a $2,000 MSRP. Two pallets of Zotac GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards have gone missing at Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil. According to the cargo recipient, the total value of the shipment is approximately 2.5 million Brazilian reals — roughly $500,000. The accelerators were addressed to local electronics distributor Oderco, but upon arrival at the airport, the shipment simply vanished, according to the company. The incident was publicly disclosed by Oderco President Matos, who posted a video describing the situation on social media. ### Incident in Guarulhos: Cargo Disappears After Arrival According to the distributor's statement, the batch of graphics cards was delivered to the airport, but at some stage of further processing and release, the cargo stopped showing up in the system. At the time of publication, no official information had been provided regarding the exact stage of transportation at which the pallets disappeared — during unloading, at the customs warehouse, or in the logistics hub. Responsibility for the incident has also not been established: neither airport administration, customs services, nor logistics operators have publicly commented on the incident. ### Distributor's Statement: A Precedent in Years of Practice According to Matos, the company has been importing electronics since 2008 and throughout its history has never encountered such a large cargo loss. The distributor stated that it has already contacted the responsible organizations demanding explanations regarding the fate of the graphics cards, but as of publication, has not received any official clarifications. Thus, at present, the incident is confirmed only by the cargo recipient, with no independent verification from airport and customs authorities. ### Price Gap: $500k Wholesale, Up to $7,000 Retail Notably, the stated $500,000 reflects the cost of the shipment specifically for the distributor, while the retail price of the GeForce RTX 5090 is noticeably higher. Amidst sustainably high demand, the market value of the accelerators reaches $5,000–$7,000 compared to the manufacturer's suggested retail price of around $2,000. This means that the real market value of the vanished batch in retail equivalent may be significantly higher than the wholesale estimate, intensifying interest in the cargo's fate. ### Who Is Responsible: No Official Comments Yet At present, it remains unknown at which stage of transportation the graphics cards disappeared and who bears responsibility for what happened. No official comments have been received from the administration of Guarulhos Airport, customs services, or logistics companies. The situation remains open: the distributor is awaiting explanations, and public discussion of the incident is limited to Oderco's statement and the distribution of the corresponding video on social media. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [RTX 5090 на полмиллиона долларов испарились в аэропорту: два паллета исчезли без следа](https://www.ixbt.com/news/2026/10/18/rtx-5090-na-polmilliona-dollarov-isparilis-v-aeroportu-dva-palleta-iscezli-bez-sleda.html) - Primary source: Statement by Oderco President Matos regarding the disappearance of two pallets of Zotac RTX 5090 (~$500k) at Guarulhos Airport; no official comments from authorities. - [ПК за "полмиллиона": на что способен EVOLVE Lightning Powered_by MSI с RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z](https://itc.ua/articles/pk-za-polmyllyona-na-chto-sposoben-evolve-lightning-powered_by-msi-s-rtx-5090-lightning-z/) - Material regarding a prebuilt PC with RTX 5090; unrelated to the airport incident, used solely as price context for the segment. ## FAQ ### What exactly disappeared at Guarulhos Airport? According to distributor Oderco, two pallets of Zotac GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards vanished, with the batch valued at around $500,000 (2.5 million Brazilian reals) for the company. ### Who reported the cargo missing? The incident was publicly disclosed by Oderco President Matos, who posted a video on social media; the company stated it contacted responsible organizations but received no explanations. ### Are there official comments from airport and customs authorities? No, as of publication, no official comments have been received from Guarulhos Airport administration, customs services, or logistics companies, and the point of disappearance and responsible party remain undetermined.