Posts by Kenneth Harris3

So, my friends, have you noticed how much has shifted in just about a week? It feels like everything is happening all at once.

I’ve been tracking this market constantly since August 2020—and I have to admit, flipping GPUs and mining during this stretch has definitely padded my wallet quite nicely.

I used to hunt for deals on eBay, Amazon, and various retailers across the US, UK, and Europe. The bottom line is that for over six months, if anything actually hit the shelves in any shop, the quantities were tiny, and prices just kept climbing. Trying to snag something as an individual consumer was an absolute nightmare.

Even if you had the cash ready, supply simply wasn't there. A few units or a specific model would drop, and they’d be gone in minutes.

Local big-box retailers were mostly just selling pre-built PCs or individual cards at absolutely insane markups. Then, suddenly, in the span of a week, it’s like a miracle occurred.

Every single shop I’ve checked has restocked—there are tons of GPUs available. They’re sitting in stock for days now, which is wild compared to a few weeks ago when they vanished in minutes. Even our local guys have inventory—we're talking 10, 20, even 30 units of the same model. To make it even more surreal, prices have actually dropped at several shops here and abroad. This is the first time since the new RTX and RX series launched that we've seen prices actually trending downward. 🤔

What exactly changed? Did I miss something huge? Are the major players just manipulating our market out of nowhere? I can't tell if it's a direct move from AMD and Nvidia or their massive distributors. Mining hasn't died off, after all. People are still buying for both mining and gaming. Sure, profitability has dipped, but it’s still very much worth it. So, I'm back to the same question: what the hell happened???

It went from a slow drip to a wide-open faucet with water rushing in from every direction. What a bad joke. 🤦 😵
Market manipulation on this scale feels borderline criminal...

Prices took another jump about a week ago—it feels like they're constantly climbing. Last time I checked, the cheapest RTX 3080 was sitting around $1,600 and an RX 6700 was about $850. Today, I checked those same filters and retailers have hiked them up again: the RTX 3080 is near $2,200 and the RX 6700 is hitting $1,100.

A buddy of mine picked up his RX 6700 just a few days ago for $900, and now that exact same model at the store is listed at $1,100. Good luck to anyone holding out for "better" prices. 😵
Honestly, just grab whatever is available locally for that $1,100 mark right now. The folks here are a bit slow to catch on—they're lagging behind the market trends—but don't let that fool you. Prices will inevitably spike here too, just like they do everywhere else...

Timothy Kim60 said:Look, the 6700 XT just hit the market—right in the middle of this massive craze—so it’s never actually seen a reasonable price tag

I paid over $450 for my RTX 2060 super back when prices were actually somewhat sane. Just ten days ago, I managed to snag an RX 6700 XT for about $650...
Obviously, I didn't buy it here in the States, but that's the reality of how much things have shifted compared to the old days. Prices have been completely trashed for years now...
PS—now even the cheapest 6700 is sitting above $850. Most of them are pushing $1,100+. So there you go.
And no, I don't think a new Intel GPU is going to fix this mess...

Prices have jumped again—anyone who managed to snag an RX 6700 XT at the old rates really hit the jackpot. They’re finally starting to align with the price of RTX 3060ti and the price of RTX 3070. It was really just a matter of time before this happened... ☕

I'm basically asking for some help figuring out a fair price here.

Just for all those self-proclaimed experts—you know, the ones who are notoriously bad at actually valuing used parts—here’s a little reality check.

I listed my AORUS GeForce® RTX 2060 SUPER™ 8G, and within 24 hours, I had four people calling me. I ended up selling it for $400—though I easily could have held out for $450, which was my original asking price on eBay. Honestly, I didn't feel like dealing with endless back-and-forth messages and wasn't exactly hurting for the cash, so I knocked $30 off for the guy since he could pick it up the same day. ☕

Enough said. Now I can't stop thinking about what I was told earlier: "Good luck, buddy—you'll be lucky if you even get $350 for that card." 🤦

wiredotter14 said:The RTX 2060 Super usually starts around $1000, so there's no way it goes higher than that—regardless of whether you're looking at some specific $1333 model.
Given that we have new cards on the horizon (RTX 3060 Ti) that will basically be twice as fast for a similar price—meaning people are going to start offloading their 1000 and 2000 series gear—I’d be perfectly happy moving mine for $833 right now.
https://www.google.com/search?q=rtx+2060

That logic doesn't quite hold up to me since not all models or brands are created equal. It's the same deal with an RTX 3070—you might find one for $500 or as high as $700. They're all technically RTX 3070s, but they aren't identical...
If your point is that someone who bought a card for $500 should sell it for the same amount as someone who paid $700, well, that's just absurd.

I’ve never actually sold anything relatively recent—usually just old gear once the warranty has already expired—so I’m a bit unsure about what a fair asking price would be for this card. It seems like these things hold their value surprisingly well.

The good news is I still have over two years of coverage left from NVIDIA. Here is the specific model:
https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Ca...-8GC-rev-20#kf

Checking around on Best Buy, the cheapest brand-new unit is currently sitting at +$1333. I also did some digging on eBay for used RTX 3060 Ti cards, and they seem to be hovering around +$800. However, none of those listings come with a warranty, and as far as I can tell, this particular RTX 3060 is one of the higher-end, more premium models.

What would be a realistic number to ask for? 🤔