why should prices tank?
a 1080ti earns 2 dollars a day mining zec.
Take Zec when using about 170 watts that is 4 kwatts in a day at 10 cents it is 40 cents at 15 cents it is 60 cents and at 20 cents it is 80cents a day in power.
so at worst 2-.8 = 1.20 in profit. So if I make 1.20 a day i make 438 in a year.
So everyone that purchased a 1080ti in 2017 can afford to hold the card and mine.
And sales were restricted in 2018.
This means desperate miners owning 1080ti's don't exist and won't exist until cards earn nothing and mine at a loss.
I own 21 1080ti's all paid off. If they earn 21x 1.20 = 25.20 a day and my power is 13 cents so I am earning about 21 x 1.50 = 31.50 a day. or 900 a month.
I have no need to sell them at 400 or 500. I can ask 600 for air cooled and 800 for water block hybrids.
all of my 21 have more then 2 years left on warranties. I have no need to dump my cards.
Since everyone is paid off I can shut them off and speculate on a new rush in a year. I can hope the new cards come out and are 2x retail which will lift my card prices higher.
Worst case I have 3 heavy gaming friends that will be happy to take some from me.
Many of the 1080 ti people are like me. I can't be panicked into selling them.
But if you want an air cooled for 600 or a water block hybrid for 800 I will sell you one or two.
I have six of these
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Graphics-Cards/Hydro-GFX-GTX-1080-Ti-Liquid-Cooled-Graphics-Card/p/CB-9060011-WWthey are the only one selling them new and they want 1050 plus shipping .
I can sell mine at 800 or mine them at 1.50 profit a day.
I earned 500 on them . I got them for 800 so I am 300 in the hole. they have 32 months warranty. I purchased them with other profits .. I can keep mining them.
or sell them for 800 which is 250 less then corsair wants.