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Why even do this? All this does is make scalpers rich. When will NVDIA learn
Scalpers helped nvidia push the MSRP of GPUs up dramatically. That's what they learned.
The 3080 launched at $699 and scalpers sold it for at least twice that and people ate it up. So, nvidia launched the 4080 for $1,199
True. Maybe it's gamers that need to learn not to buy at inflated prices from scalpers. 🤔
Been thinking about upgrading my 3080 but based on some reviews 3080 was the last gpu that had best bang for the buck. No chance I am paying these ridiculous pieces for an inferior product.
Gamers?
Learn?
Hahahhaha, that's a good one.
Yeah, I wrote a fairly popular bot in late 2020 aimed at helping people get gpus instead of scalpers and it managed to help at least a few hundred people. I encouraged everyone to not give in to the scalpers because fuck them.
My 3070 Ti (which I got from a NewEgg lottery) died recently and I replaced it with a 4070 Super from OfferUp for $550 which is a pretty decent upgrade.
Scalpers helps with price inflation. What did Nvidia learn it's to keep making trillions; I wonder if they are realizing they are quickly becoming an hated company.
I donno how much NVIDIA specifically benefits from the artificial high prices since scalpers are the ones selling them at a markup.
As stated above, it's not about who makes money this generation. It's about normalizing the higher price point for next generation.
Funny way to say, "release at a price point the market will bear". The scalpers shown nVidia that the market is willing to pay more, close to double. If the market pays that, then guess what, it's not 'normalization of higher prices' it's 'market rate'.