Scalpers are struggling to sell the RTX 4080 above MSRP, but retailers won't let them return the cards
Our collective hearts are breaking for the poor scalpers
GPU Availability and Pricing Update: June 2022
GPU pricing and availability continues a super positive trend, with the crypto market pooping the bed and gamers' demand slowing due to next-gen anticipation, GPUs are readily available at retailers.
Steam Deck prices reach $3,000 on eBay
Buying a powerful gaming PC would be cheaper
Console scalper says we should think about the young people making a good living from the practice
Won't somebody please think of the scalpers?
Newegg is adding DDR5 memory to its 'Shuffle' program
The online retailer is bundling DDR5 memory with Z690 motherboards for Shuffle winners
Democratic lawmakers introduce bill that could ban auto-checkout bots
To stop them from 'stealing Christmas'
Microsoft is emailing 'valued customers' links to buy Xbox Series X bundles directly
Limit: one per order and no more than two orders per month while supplies last
Scalpers are selling DDR5 kits for up to $2,500 on eBay
If demand is high and supply is low, eBay is the place to go
Japanese retailers hinder PS5 scalpers by writing their names on product boxes
A clever, but unorthodox strategy
TSMC chairman claims some companies are sitting on chip stockpiles
Chip scalping is one of the reasons for the current semiconductor woes
EVGA is charging scalper prices for its Advanced RMA service
It's easy to understand why
Scalpers are already selling the Steam Deck for over $1,000
But eBay is clamping down
Retailers are taking more steps to stop graphics card scalpers
But are they working?
How I finally beat the scalpers and landed a PS5 (Update)
Persistence and a glitch in the Walmart app allowed me to defeat bots to the checkout stand
CPU and GPU Availability and Pricing Update: April 2021
As stock shortages of CPUs and graphics cards continues, it's time for an update on the market to see what the current situation is looking like, and whether there will be any relief for buyers in the coming weeks.
John Carmack's idea of manufacturers auctioning hardware directly to consumers is flawed
Solving the hardware scalper issue isn't as easy as you'd think
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3060 lands on February 25 for $329
Nvidia's mid-range RTX 3060 is upon us
Scalpers say the press treats them unfairly; they are a 'valuable industry'
'All we are acting as is a middleman for limited quantity items'
Members of Parliament to propose UK bill banning console and GPU scalping
Politicians focus on those using bots to buy up inventory
Scalpers sold over 53,000 new Nvidia/AMD cards worth $65 million
That's $16 million in profit
Zen 3 scalpers made almost $1 million profit from 8,720 eBay sales
This is why they're sold out everywhere