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I would really, desperately, like a more equitable way of distributing the option to buy these parts. I absolutely refuse to pay scalpers and let them win... b
by mjevans 6y ago
I would really, desperately, like a more equitable way of distributing the option to buy these parts. I absolutely refuse to pay scalpers and let them win... but many others quite obviously are.
Is there some way for me as a consumer to get into a pool and wait for RNG to give me a shot at buying the parts I need for my normal refresh cycle? My 6 year old desktop was due for it's rebuild this last year. X.X
- aarongolliver 6y agoEVGA has a sign up sheet. They'll email you when it's your turn and you have some number of hours to complete the order (don't remember the exact amount of time you get). Note that at this point it'll likely be months before you make it to the head of the line.
- mjevans 6y agoI just checked; sadly it seems to only be for Nvidia hardware, which has very crummy open source driver support on my OS of choice: Linux.
- ficklepickle 6y agoThis would be a great option that retailers could implement. A small deposit would give you a lottery entry, max one per person. Any problems come to mind?
- buzzy_hacker 6y agoAs someone who knows nothing about this space, is there a reason GPU manufacturers don’t increase their prices so they get the extra money that is now going to scalpers, and then reinvest that into manufacturing so they can increase supply and then lower prices back to current levels but with stock?
- mjevans 6y agoI don't know; and I'd at least be happier with a dutch auction approach where AMD got the lions share of sales of their CPUs and GPUs so that the money could be invested in either more products soon, or better development later. At least in that case economically unnecessary middle-person impediments to customer fulfillment wouldn't reap the creator's profits.