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I would really like to see some data on how much resale value factors in for purchase decisions in regards to gaming equipment in average.

by chme 5y ago

ehnto 5y ago
Some anecdata, I buy midrange cards and never try to sell them. They usually end up in the machines of friends or family. The purchase price is what I am willing to spend on the device and it's usage, and a healthy dose of pragmatism about what is actually necessary. I also overclock to stretch their usefulness out but I must admit the leaps in each generation recently, as well as some fundamentally new technology capabilities mean I am not keeping up as well.
Nursie 5y ago
I don't have data, but I do participate in an enthusiasts forum. It's a huge thing for a lot of them, because a top card costs quite a chunk of cash (even before the current shortage), maintaining resale value allows them to stay at the top for a relatively modest outlay every card generation. Of course right now you can sell 4 year old cards for a profit, the market is crazy.
robben1234 5y ago
No real data, but in my decades of gaming I didn't really hear of people buying the top card in hopes to resell it later and make it affordable. In my experience people buy what they can afford. So mostly *60/*70 (Ti) Nvidia cards. Few people who I know bought the 1080 are still using it. The second life for gaming GPUs mostly is to serve friends/relatives who ask to help building a PC for them.
saddestcatever 5y ago
On average, I imagine it's low. However, anecdotally the gamers I know who are buying $1000+ cards, generally do so every 2 years with the intent to flip them and buy the newest hottest card. In a similar train of thought - there might be better data on this question if one was to look at the photography equipment market. Or other used consumer markets with high re-sale value.

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I would really like to see some data on how much resale value factors in for purchase decisions in regards to gaming equipment in average.

by chme 5y ago

I would really like to see some data on how much resale value factors in for purchase decisions in regards to gaming equipment in average.

ehnto 5y ago
Some anecdata, I buy midrange cards and never try to sell them. They usually end up in the machines of friends or family. The purchase price is what I am willing to spend on the device and it's usage, and a healthy dose of pragmatism about what is actually necessary. I also overclock to stretch their usefulness out but I must admit the leaps in each generation recently, as well as some fundamentally new technology capabilities mean I am not keeping up as well.
Nursie 5y ago
I don't have data, but I do participate in an enthusiasts forum. It's a huge thing for a lot of them, because a top card costs quite a chunk of cash (even before the current shortage), maintaining resale value allows them to stay at the top for a relatively modest outlay every card generation. Of course right now you can sell 4 year old cards for a profit, the market is crazy.
robben1234 5y ago
No real data, but in my decades of gaming I didn't really hear of people buying the top card in hopes to resell it later and make it affordable. In my experience people buy what they can afford. So mostly *60/*70 (Ti) Nvidia cards. Few people who I know bought the 1080 are still using it. The second life for gaming GPUs mostly is to serve friends/relatives who ask to help building a PC for them.
saddestcatever 5y ago
On average, I imagine it's low. However, anecdotally the gamers I know who are buying $1000+ cards, generally do so every 2 years with the intent to flip them and buy the newest hottest card. In a similar train of thought - there might be better data on this question if one was to look at the photography equipment market. Or other used consumer markets with high re-sale value.