In the past, when NVIDIA launched new graphics cards (especially flagship cards), the first batch was basically sold out quickly. For example, the RTX 4090 is still selling quite well even though the cryptocurrency is still at a low level. For this reason, scalpers originally thought that the RTX 4080 should be the same, so when it went on sale, they quickly bought several. Unexpectedly, major domestic and foreign media have commented that the price is too high. Of course, no one wants to buy the RTX 4080. The scalpers are bleeding and are now trying to sell this card without losing money.
You deserve it! Scalpers wanted to make a fortune with RTX 4080, but they didn’t expect it to be difficult to sell and unable to return.
Since the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 went on sale, there have been some negative news one after another, and this negative news is not about performance. Everyone is satisfied with the performance. It has indeed improved compared to the previous generation, but the extent of the improvement is not proportional to the price increase. Therefore, almost every media and YouTuber is explaining this matter.
Like a well-known YouTube channel with over 2 million subscribers Bitwitkyle, to give an example where you can easily feel the CP value, the price of an RTX 4080 graphics card can be used to build an RX 6800XT game console (all):
At that time, foreign media even found that AMD’s previous generation flagship graphics card RX 6900XT was actually also available, and it also included a chassis. This shows that everyone should choose the RX 6900XT gaming computer:
RTX 4080 on sale day, someone also recorded this rare scene, showing that the cards were stacked in the same way, and almost no one wanted to buy:
Not just in stores, but also online shopping, every model is available, which is completely opposite to the situation when RTX 4090 is on sale:
According to a report by foreign media VideoCardz, when the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 went on sale, a scalper bought six RTX 4080 graphics cards. In the past, whenever NVIDIA had a new graphics card, they would take a gamble and see if they could make a fortune.
But this time I was not so lucky. Many online shopping and retail stores still had the goods in stock. Therefore, scalpers sold the products at a high price and no one would buy them. As a result, they could only sell them at the recommended selling price. Even so, as mentioned earlier in the article, it is still not easy to sell, and many scalpers use return methods to avoid losing money:
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As more and more people return goods, many foreign retailers are now canceling the option to apply for refunds to avoid the situation from expanding. One scalper said: “The market is not what I imagined”:
Scalpers returning their #Nvidia RTX 4080s they couldn't sell on eBay is a big issue for retailers…
It's so big that @Newegg just removed the refund option for many 4080s!!!
Sorry scalpers, you need to keep that stupid 4080!🤣https://t.co/aCyYIZ7nnBhttps://t.co/sjKjJGwMvz pic.twitter.com/E337vziBJU
— Moore's Law Is Dead (@mooreslawisdead) December 1, 2022
For scalpers who want to rely on the RTX 4080, there is basically no solution and they can only sell it at a loss, because the RTX 4080 inventory on the market is very sufficient at present, and various manufacturers will restock it in the future, so it is basically impossible to make a big profit while waiting for the shortage. Not to mention that after the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX goes on sale, the RTX 4080 will definitely become more difficult to sell, and NVIDIA may even want to lower the price of this graphics card in the future.
It is definitely better to stop losses as early as possible.
Source: KOCPC Chinese