https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-12900k-alder-lake-cpus-being-sold-shipped-to-customers-weeks-before-launch-for-610-us/

Intel announces its 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs including the Core i9-12900K flagship next week but some lucky customers have already got the processors in their hands.

Reddit user, Seby9123, managed to purchase the chip from MindFactory, one of Germany's biggest retailers. Now retailers are known for pre-listing products prior to launch with preliminary prices & that's certainly what we also saw with Alder Lake too but now retailers are simply bypassing Intel's NDA and shipping the 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs to customers who purchased them. The user says that he was able to purchase not one but two Intel Core i9-12900K CPUs for $610 US (Each).