Comment on MSI and ASUS hike GeForce RTX 50 series prices in official stores, now up to $3,409 for RTX 5090
Enkers@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I mean, there’s such a limited volume rn, that they’re just going to get scalped for that price, so it probably doesn’t affect the end buyer much anyways.
Still, not a great precedent.
Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’ve always wondered why board partners didn’t just raise to scalper prices and take a $2200 profit per card sold.
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Pure greed. TSMC built tons of capacity since the pandemic, RAM makers have cut back production because of low prices.
There is tons of capacity out there to make more graphics cards, even including all the big data centers using them for AI. but i guess its more profitable to sell a small number of cards to rich gamers and AI companies
Enkers@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Same thing with Taylor Swift tickets I guess? I’d imagine it’s because of negative backlash to charging so much. Instead of people being mad at the scalpers, they’d be mad at the retailers.
I’m personally kind of partial to the lottery method for right to buy, since it cuts down on scalpers.