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[sourgrapes]

I can't believe it. The one I got a few years back for my new computer was $150 and it is now selling for over $500 on Amazon! I checked other places and if they happen to have it in stock, the prices are all around the same. It is not worth that much. This has to be down to labor shortages right? I know there was a chip shortage back in 2020 before things really started getting nuts but it seems like it is only 1000x worse. I think crypto farming made prices hike substantially too.

 

[Nesut]

Facts. I think it's the chip shortages impacting it. I was looking for a GeForce RTX 3090 for a mega build that I'm doing and I was like "yoooooo $1400!" I'll probably still end up buying the 3090 and not steping down to the 3080 but it's making me look at my budget a little differently. I want something that can run HTC Vive with settings all on high, so I'm going to have to pay.

 

[lexodyssey]

Yeah I know. I think a lot of it is the shortages but also the scalpers have gotten to it too. They'll sell them at extreme prices to turn a profit. It really sucks because it's so hard to upgrade now.

 

[sourgrapes]

Yeah I know. I think a lot of it is the shortages but also the scalpers have gotten to it too. They'll sell them at extreme prices to turn a profit. It really sucks because it's so hard to upgrade now.

I hate scalpers, like HATE them! They do this kind of crap with anything tech-related and it causes issues for the rest of us. I know some stores put in place restrictions and stuff but it isn't enough. They find ways around it by using multiple accounts, bots, and addresses.

 

[Deluge]

Just sold a GTX 960 I bought 5 years ago for almost as much as what I bought it for initially. Before the shortage I swear it was going for less than 50% MSRP.

 

[The Honorable]

Just sold a GTX 960 I bought 5 years ago for almost as much as what I bought it for initially. Before the shortage I swear it was going for less than 50% MSRP.

Hell of a come up. When you factor in depreciation you made out like a bandit. What did you replace it with?

 

[Deluge]

Hell of a come up. When you factor in depreciation you made out like a bandit. What did you replace it with?

I swapped it for a 1070TI a few years ago.

 

[sourgrapes]

Just sold a GTX 960 I bought 5 years ago for almost as much as what I bought it for initially. Before the shortage I swear it was going for less than 50% MSRP.

I was debating on selling my old one but I changed my mind. Want to get a TV system going for games and shows. Going to invest in one of those mini cases and do a compact build. Get rid of cable for good. Just throwing money out the window at this point.