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Say I want a new RTX card, but I'd never in a million years be willing to pay the small fortune Nvidia is demanding due to the crypto/AI bubbles. What's the least risky way to scam one from Amazon? (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Generally speaking, I get the feeling I should stick to something that isn't worth enough for felony theft charges to apply, so no RTX 4090 or 4080. The 4070 Ti isn't at all a bad deal for $0.00, so I suppose that's the one.

I've heard conflicting reports on how likely Amazon is to refund you if you simply claim the box showed up with a brick in it. I've also seen conflicting reports on whether or not they'll actually check if a return has the same serial number on it. What say you, Hexbear?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

and a little bit foolishness, they over ordered iirc

Wouldn't that mean lower prices?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Honestly I don't really remember the story. I thought I heard they ordered way too much fab capacity, so "had" to charge more to recoup costs. Maybe their margins weren't big enough for lowering prices to get more sales to make sense?

But greed also obviously played a part. They saw what people were paying for scalped cards and wanted that money to be theirs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

What, you think the economy works on "supply vs demand"? It's more of a "the rich shareholders demand more money vs tough shit consumer with little-no choice" economy.

I'd assume they're better off trying to recoup their costs by upping the price, selling only half their stock to die-hard customers, and burning the rest. That way the next generation card will still be in high demand because many customers missed on this model, and they can price it highly too.