public experimentactive · updated aug 21, 2026
Barter to Blackwell
A public attempt to turn $200 into a verified working RTX 5090 through documented real-world trades.
- phase
- Trade #0
- state
- sourcing
- budget
- $200 all-in
- target
- working RTX 5090
the thesis
Use AI as the research and negotiation layer, keep the money and final decisions human-approved, and make the full chain auditable in public.
the rules
- Trade #0 may cost no more than $200 all-in.
- Direct acquisition costs count toward the total.
- Purchases and trades are documented publicly.
- Condition and verification risk are recorded honestly.
- AI can research, rank, and draft. it cannot spend money or accept a deal.
current state
Trade #0 sourcing. the agent has been negotiating and i still have not found a good enough reason to spend the $200. that is currently a feature, not a bug.
the ledger
the experiment owns the operational record. burnz.work is the index.