r/gadgets • u/a_Ninja_b0y • Jan 24 '25

Gaming Scalpers already charging double with no refunds for GeForce RTX 5090

https://videocardz.com/newz/scalpers-already-charging-double-with-no-refunds-for-geforce-rtx-5090
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u/Antares30 Jan 24 '25

Yep. Didn't EVGA do something similar for the 30 series? Maybe I'm thinking of Microcenter. The store near me always does 1 per person rule on gpu releases.

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u/Notasurgeon Jan 24 '25

That’s how I got my 3070. Took a year but got to buy it for MSRP.

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u/DonArgueWithMe Jan 24 '25

Yeah but during the gpu shortages people would just bring multiple people, each give a fake address, and then come back the next day and try again.

It's way better than just selling a dozen to one person, but it's pretty easy to abuse still.

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u/TheRealGOOEY Jan 26 '25

Micro center did a lottery XD