Any idea/speculation about availability? I must have missed a memo recently but in the past few weeks, Newegg has been rather inconsistent with prices and availability. It seems like one week the 3090s are below $1k and in stock but the next week they shot back up to $1.6k and are out of stock. I just looked and every single card I had in my cart (pricing/comparison) are now out of stock and are about $400 more than what they were when I last checked.
I'm getting the feeling that if I want to build a new PC soon, I can't grab everything at once with supplies being so erratic. Not to mention the CPU that I was planning on pre-ordering sold out before I could get my order in so I have to wait and hope supplies are replenished when the release date hits.
- I think what we're seeing is dynamic pricing from places like NE and Amazon. Cards drop low(er) or go on sale and suddenly there is a bum rush from r/buildapcsales or something and the algorithm sees a high velocity on a couple of these products and jacks the price up again hoping to nab a few desperation buys.
Things cool off, and then they try the same thing again. and again. and again.
We're in a war of attrition with the market both new and used. New market has retailers sitting on mountains of inventory that they bought way too high, used market has miners/scalpers/gamers that bought for way too much money, and everyone is trying to claw back as much profit as humanly possible. As buyers now, its incumbent on us to recognize the true value of 2 year old tech that is on the verge of being replaced by the new hotness, more so if its used.
Got a counteroffer sitting in my ebay inbox for a 6800 non-xt for $370 + $20 shipping and $37 taxes thanks Cali so ~$430 all in which really isn't a *bad* price but I ain't paying over $350 all in on a 6800 non-XT given I can snag one brand new right now for ~$550 all in.