Friday, March 28th 2025

MSI "Blind Box of Lucky Dragons" Promo Ending Prematurely in Taiwan, Eleven Winners Have Collected "Bonus" RTX 5080 Cards

Coinciding with the launch of GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 "Blackwell" graphics cards earlier in the year, Original Price House and MSI initiated a compelling promotional competition for Taiwanese PC hardware enthusiasts. As covered on TechPowerUp at the end of last week, eager collectors of signature "Lucky Dragon" figurines were seeking the completion of whole "Blind Box Of Lucky" sets. A qualifying quantity—of nine individual/unique designs—would grant access to a "free" MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD SOC graphics card; supplied by Original Price House (a regional shop). The promo's original terms proudly proclaimed that "there is no limit to the exchange for a complete set." In a follow-up report, HKEPC Hardware put a spotlight on the campaign's apparent premature end.

The Hong Kong-based news PC news outlet provided evidence of the event organizers "modification of the rules"—advancing claim/collection deadlines from the (original) May 31, 2025 end date to March 31, 2025. Extra international attention has reportedly "ruined" MSI and Original Price House's local campaign. HKEPC commented on the circumstances: "it is understood that (the shop) originally estimated that the number of Lucky Dragon dolls that can be found in Taiwan is/was limited, but it obviously underestimated the power of the community. Many people bought dolls from all over the world at high prices to participate in the event, resulting in the store being 'overwhelmed with sales'." Last week's report suggested that five completed sets of Lucky Dragon figurines had happily been exchanged for premium-tier MSI GeForce RTX 5080 VANGUARD SOC models. Within the last couple of days, another six "winners" have turned up with qualifying collections of cute toys. According to HKEPC's latest coverage: "this number (of claimants) is already double the original expectation. Therefore, according to the instructions of the manufacturer (MSI), Original Price House has decided to advance the exchange deadline to March 31."
Sources: HKEPC, VideoCardz
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7 Comments on MSI "Blind Box of Lucky Dragons" Promo Ending Prematurely in Taiwan, Eleven Winners Have Collected "Bonus" RTX 5080 Cards

#1
Shihab
I want to sympathise, but not factoring in globalisation, in the age of globalisation, was a pretty amateur move...
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#2
Paganstomp
So, people were "scalping" dolls for this event. The sickness just doesn't end , does it?
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#3
Gmr_Chick
I'd like to have the little Lucky in a spacesuit <3
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#4
WholesomeGuy69
One of the taglines for your promotion is "Lucky Around The World" and you're shocked participants searched around the world for these toys? Blind Box of Ill-Prepared Paste Eaters is more like it
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#5
ir_cow
They probably should of had a single dragon that was limited to the number of video cards being given away. Just like McDonald's Monopoly.
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#6
redeye
should’ve been buy a 5080 get a coupon for a free set of the tchotchkes…
they lookcool, i love manufacturers tchotchkes…

enough figurine collectors out there, they might even just buy the 5080 to get that set with the coupon…

and if thereare sets leftover, sell them as a complete set, with a
”huge” MSI backdrop diorama to hold the figurines…
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#7
Rightness_1
11 given away? Funny how they have so many to give in the first place, considering many outlets in Europe still have not received even one card yet!
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