I think you are overestimating the ease of getting hopper/blackwell from alibaba or ebay.

Yeah? Tried Ebay Singpore as a first try, seems like there is plenty of stuff: https://www.ebay.com.sg/sch/i.html?_nkw=gpu+blackwell

Edit: just for fun (and actual neighbor of China), tried Ebay India too, seems not-impossible: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=blackwell+gpu&_sacat=0&...

	▲	sofixa 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		> and actual neighbor of China), tried Ebay India too Eh, you'd have to cross the Himalayas and go through what is kind of a military zone. Kazakhstan and Vietnam are more suitable candidates, but neither has actually good infrastructure connectivity to China.