[General Marketplace Topic] GPU Prices: Be Patient

[grendel25]

Just a commentary on the current GPU price fiasco.  I always say, "don't buy at inflated prices."  Half the morons buying "mining" GPUs now at 33% and higher markups are the same idiots that will have their crap on ebay in a few weeks because they decided mining wasn't for them.  By that time, the flood of back-orders will also hit the market and sane $300 or less for NIB GPUs will return--Hell, if you're lucky you got some MSRP prices even amid the recent price gouges.  Nubs on ebay or other places will then scratch their heads like, "wtf, these sold for $400 less than a week ago!".  Meanwhile, GPUs and related items like the Asrock 61 and 81 mobos will be back on Newegg and other sites for $60 with free shipping instead of $120+ shipping from our recent and profiteering friends in Taiwan.

My advice: take it easy, cheesy.

[conspirosphere.tk]

i agree, but i expect a longer downtrend bottoming around august/ september if at all. Last summer i too was trying to sell my radeonz 5xxx. luckily i did not lowered my price enough to sell them for real.

[Waramp22]

Its silly the way everything is inflated but it is perfect supply at demand at work. If the ROI of ANY card is under 3 months, these people will buy them up and make their money back before anything crashes. The prices will continue to rise until scrypt ASICs come out, GPU manufacturers increase their manufacturing capability, or the profitability of scrypt based coins  decreases.

[grendel25]

Or until the supply increases which is already happening.