NVIDIA GPU Buyback

Models and families covered

NVIDIA H-series — H100 (80GB SXM5, 80GB PCIe), H200 (141GB SXM5). NVIDIA A-series — A100 (80GB SXM4, 80GB PCIe, 40GB SXM4), A40, A30, A10. NVIDIA RTX professional — RTX 6000 Ada, RTX A6000, RTX A5000. NVIDIA L-series — L40, L40S, L4. Earlier generation: V100 (16GB, 32GB), T4. Quadro line and GeForce RTX consumer line accepted on a case-by-case basis.

NVIDIA AI accelerator market dynamics in Canada

NVIDIA AI accelerators are the most volatile residual-value asset in our pipeline — H100 prices fell ~25-35% from peak through 2025 as supply increased; A100 prices fell substantially as H100 became available; older V100 holds niche value but is no longer competitive at high-end AI workloads. We hold the trader-channel relationships for AI hardware across UAE, India, Singapore, Canada and Hong Kong; cross-border resale is the norm because local AI demand often cannot absorb at fair price within a single market. Quote validity is 5 business days because the secondary market re-prices weekly on supply / model-release / export-control news.

Cryptographic Erase on NVIDIA accelerator memory

NVIDIA H100 and A100 accelerators have on-board HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) that retains data through power cycles in some failure modes. NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1 directs to Cryptographic Erase where the accelerator supports it. Maxicom executes the NVIDIA Confidential Computing key destruction (where SEV-SNP / TEE keys are in use), then runs the on-board memory test pattern that overwrites HBM content; for H100, the Confidential Computing key destruction is via the NVIDIA NVSwitch + driver stack. Per-accelerator certificate documents the SXM/PCIe form factor, the on-board memory state at retirement, and the key-destruction method.

US BIS export classification for AI hardware

NVIDIA H100, H200, A100 and similar high-end accelerators are subject to U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) export controls (the October 2022 and October 2023 rules updated the threshold significantly). Cross-border resale of these parts requires export classification (ECCN), end-user verification, and in some cases licensing. Maxicom handles the export classification for the routing path, requests end-user statements where required, and declines transactions where the export licence path is not clear. This protects the customer from downstream-buyer compliance issues. Maxicom does not route NVIDIA AI hardware to entities on the BIS Entity List or comparable restricted-party lists.

Why two-business-hour quotes are not standard for AI hardware

Standard enterprise-server buyback quotes per engagement. AI hardware quotes 5 business days because: (1) the secondary market price moves on the announcement of new models (B100/B200 announcements, MI300 announcements); (2) export-control changes are frequent; (3) configuration depth (single GPU vs paired vs HGX/DGX 8-GPU systems) requires per-system pricing analysis. Send a SKU-level inventory; we return a written CAD quote within 5 business days, valid for 5 business days from issuance.

Settlement and engagement mechanics

Settlement is in your reporting currency (CAD) against your purchase order, line-item per asset, payment terms agreed in the SOW. Programme engagements run on milestone-based settlement against the rolling pickup schedule with monthly true-up. Cross-border engagements (where the asset routes between Maxicom operating regions) are consolidated to your reporting-currency entity through internal Maxicom inter-company arrangements; the customer-facing transaction is single-currency. The SOW is structured per the Maxicom legal entity that contracts with you (Maxicom UAE, Maxicom India, Maxicom Singapore, Maxicom Canada, Maxicom Hong Kong); GST / VAT / HST / withholding-tax treatment is handled per local tax law. Quote validity follows the asset class — 14 days for steady-state enterprise hardware, 5 business days for AI accelerators where the secondary market re-prices weekly, 30 days for memory and components. We re-quote without penalty where the validity has lapsed and the customer is ready to transact.

Audit defensibility and certificate format

Every asset routed through this engagement receives a per-asset Certificate of Destruction with eleven required fields: serial number, make/model/capacity, data classification at retirement, sanitisation method (Clear/Purge/Destroy under NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1, with the specific technique cited), particle size or field strength or encryption algorithm where applicable, sanitisation tool + version + verification response, UTC timestamp + facility location, operator name + ID + signature, witness signature where present, chain-of-custody reference back to the pickup manifest, and the destruction reason where Reuse-First triage was overridden. Certificates are admissible against OSFI B-13, PIPEDA, NIST SP 800-88 Rev. 1, IEEE 2883-2022, and (where contractually specified) DoD 5220.22-M and NAID-grade Protocol — one certificate covers all simultaneously. Certificate retention is 7 years default, 8+ years for BFSI engagements, longer where the master service agreement specifies.

Cross-border resale routing under NDA

Where local market depth in Canada cannot absorb the retiring volume at fair refurb pricing, working assets route cross-border through Maxicom's trader-channel network — MENA → ASEAN, IND → ASEAN + MENA, CA → US sub-tier markets and ASEAN, SG → MENA + ASEAN. The routing decision is made per asset-class at engagement scoping; the customer sees the routing on the SOW and can opt out where channel-respect or sovereign-data-residency rules require. NDA discipline is standard. Surplus does not return to your own market's primary channel without explicit consent. Export classification (US BIS for AI accelerators; equivalent local regimes for other restricted-class hardware) is handled before the trade closes; restricted-party screening is part of every cross-border transaction.

Reuse-First disposition KPIs reported back to you

Programme-level engagements receive quarterly business reviews covering: total tonnage processed, Reuse-First reuse rate (% refurbished and redeployed vs % destroyed by media class), residual value recovered in CAD, embodied-carbon-recovered estimate (CO₂e avoided by keeping working assets in service rather than replacing them with newly-manufactured hardware), diversion-from-landfill percentage, material-recovery breakdown, and exception reporting. The reporting format is mapped to your sustainability reporting framework — CSRD ESRS E5, ISSB IFRS S1/S2, BRSR Principle 6, GRI 301/305/306, SASB IT services standards. Single-event engagements receive the same data as a per-engagement summary attached to the consolidated certificate. The reuse-rate metric is the most informative KPI: our blended cohort typically runs around two-thirds reuse rate (indicative); programme engagements typically improve year-over-year as the engagement learns the asset mix.

Key models in our pipeline

H100 80GB SXM5 · H100 80GB PCIe · H200 141GB · A100 80GB SXM4 · A100 80GB PCIe · A100 40GB · A40 · A30 · A10 · RTX 6000 Ada · RTX A6000 · L40S · L40 · L4 · V100 32GB