AMD 6800 & 6800 XT MBA LAUNCH AT 2PM TODAY - EXTREMELY LIMITED STOCK!

[teneke]

So the orders are being cancelled/refunded as we speak and they had the chance to buy a card this morning with money that you have still got, how many contradictions.

You've continued to take orders despite knowing the shortages but again that's someone elses problem.

To limit concurrent connections to the site is a 1 man job taking a minute, if you dont have the manpower for that you really are up **** creek. By taking this approach you don't have the problems afterwards, manpower problems sorted.

Stop blaming others would be a good start, control what you can control.

Are you 12 or 13 for ***** sake. He's explained time and time again, yet you refuse to understand. What he and the OC staff can control they do. Developing a site queue for a site that doesn't have it is a lot more people's job for a lot lot more than 1m. And being stuck in a queue waiting for the site to open is the same as not being able to buy the card, you still don't get a card. And why the **** would they stop people who are here to but a case or a CPU fan just cuz you want a new GPU at the same time.

OC has no control over 3rd party payment methods. They can't do jack **** that amazon and paypal tell them you've payed for your card half an hour after you did, go cry to amazon and paypal for that. And lastly Gibbo removed the buy button when there were 20 cards in stock still. Let me guess if he came and said 'ok guys we still have 19 cards in stock' instead of them selling 19 more you'd be right back in here crying why did he remove the button, when he was doing exactly what you suggested, controlling what he can.

Those who wanted an XT yesterday attempted to buy an XT. They didn't attempt to get a non XT cuz probably they didn't want it, thus there were few cards leftover today, so he couldn't offer the 65 cards to the 800 people that had orders canceled.

And on your first line, banks and the world is designed to take your money much easier than to return it back. Everywhere purchase transactions go in very quickly but come back days later, just because 99.9% of the transactions go out of your bank, not in.

 

[Curlyriff]

It is true, it's basic economics. High demand and low supply.

That isn't basic economics though. The demand is artificially inflated by having such poor stock which is not the same as general products that have a proper supply demand. Also they are designed to be loss leaders because they garner interest in brand/product which again is not the same as a mass produced product that a graphics card is. It isn't a special/limited edition, it isn't a hand crafted item or anything like a hyper car for instance. The product type, the production and the expectations also dictate what value it should be at as well as previous products that have released prior.

 

[rexehuk]

He's clearly on here watching this thread as he's deleted the photo now with his address details..

Clearly Mr Farood is reading these posts.

Genuinely laughed. Just seen it's now £900 instead of £1200, and listing been ended.

At least Aadil Farood left their name and address for all to see !
Might be Farooq - not quite clear, unlike the address which is.

I admire the detective work, dedication!

 

[RocksteadyHD]

Talking standard 6800's were being told no more XT MBA cards are coming and hence why all orders are being refunded.

So there will be no more XT's (Sapphire or Powercolor)?

 

[Poneros]

Talking standard 6800's were being told no more XT MBA cards are coming and hence why all orders are being refunded.

Do you have any idea, or can tell us, what the price of AIB models will look like compared to these reference cards? If I'm assuming it's gonna be £100 over for an XT let's say (for cheapest available at launch), would that be close to the mark?

 

[Combine Harvester]

Excuse me? RX 6800 non XT (MSI) £474.99 EX VAT > WITH VAT £582 (With delivery) < Bolton Rival.

£18 less than OCUK.

I didn't follow 6800 prices. You answered a post about 6800xt prices yesterday from said Bolton rival and that their prices were the same as here because they didn't include VAT, I answered it with proof that they were in fact inflated here by significantly more than £20.

 

[teneke]

That isn't basic economics though. The demand is artificially inflated by having such poor stock which is not the same as general products that have a proper supply demand. Also they are designed to be loss leaders because they garner interest in brand/product which again is not the same as a mass produced product that a graphics card is. It isn't a special/limited edition, it isn't a hand crafted item or anything like a hyper car for instance. The product type, the production and the expectations also dictate what value it should be at as well as previous products that have released prior.

Yes literally every manufacture on the world is artificially creating poor supply. Every single one of them, nvdia, amd cpus, ampd gpus, 3rd party gpu makers, sony and microsofot, all of them are part of this big plan to take your money. It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that there's a pandmeinc going on aroudn the world and people can't be 20cm apart in the cramped factories where they make your hardware. Also you are not allowed to fly out to a quick getaway holiday thus your favourite airline is forced to cancel flights. Those same flights that transport goods around the world - that TOO has nothing to do with what's happening. And for the

 

[ColdAsIce]

I didn't follow 6800 prices. You answered a post about 6800xt prices yesterday from said Bolton rival and that their prices were the same as here because they didn't include VAT, I answered it with proof that they were in fact inflated here by significantly more than £20.

Nope! I replied to those paying £599 for their chance at a RX 6800 non XT that Gibbo posted for forum members this morning.

 

[Gibbo]

So there will be no more XT's (Sapphire or Powercolor)?

They are saying no at present, of course if AMD build more next year that could change but the near future seems to be no.

Do you have any idea, or can tell us, what the price of AIB models will look like compared to these reference cards? If I'm assuming it's gonna be £100 over for an XT let's say (for cheapest available at launch), would that be close to the mark?

They shall be higher, look at NV launch, same old.

 

[djay]

will that persons profit be declared for tax purposes like OCUK?

Of course it will!!! He seems like a decent person

 

[BigJack]

Just refused delivery of my 6800xt. Retrospectively, I don't think the markup from here made it that competitive. Hopefully it can go to someone here who wants it more than me.
I was very tempted to be a very naughty boy however

Fair play for not being a scalping POS!

 

[RocksteadyHD]

As we all know the AIB's will be more expensive. Is there any chance that the people who ordered 6800XT will get first dibs at an AIB version?

 

[Naff8000]

That isn't basic economics though. The demand is artificially inflated by having such poor stock which is not the same as general products that have a proper supply demand. Also they are designed to be loss leaders because they garner interest in brand/product which again is not the same as a mass produced product that a graphics card is. It isn't a special/limited edition, it isn't a hand crafted item or anything like a hyper car for instance. The product type, the production and the expectations also dictate what value it should be at as well as previous products that have released prior.

You don't artificially boost demand by having poor stock, they aren't related. The demand curve is what it is and when you lower supply the corresponding market equalising price goes up.

Whatever the type of product limited or whatever is irrelevant, the demand is there. And it is special in the fact that's it's a duopoly, barriers to entry. The previous products are also irrelevant, it doesn't matter what people expect from you if the demand is there a business is legally able to charge the price they deem fit. Social impacts from that price are another matter which could well impact long-term profitability, but then that's up to them to decide

 

[Poneros]

They shall be higher, look at NV launch, same old.

Thanks!

I will just keep my 6800 and be happy I got it. Wanted the XT but if it's going to be only from AIBs and thus >20% more expensive then nah.

 

[Glanza]

For the hand full of 6800XT that have been refused and gone back to OCUK will these be put back on the site?

 

[cainer]

Genuinely laughed. Just seen it's now £900 instead of £1200, and listing been ended.

listing ended because he sold it, £900 + £20 postage, nice lil profit

 

[mnc fear]

@Gibbo Will the 19 find out soon ?


Actually ready back & you said soon so no need to repeat

Thanks

 

[Combine Harvester]

Nope! I replied to those paying £599 for their chance at a RX 6800 non XT that Gibbo posted for forum members this morning.

This is the quote you replied to:

I appreciate you've posted this to the forum only but...

I just can't get over that price, the 6800XT was literally priced at this exact amount at competitors yesterday.

Really don't expect to be scalped by OCUK you aren't an ebay reseller...

Their main big rival had prices advertised before VAT. This price for a non XT is about standard tbh. Maybe £20 higher than the other place.

You seemed to have implied that 6800xt from rival yesterday were actually higher priced due to not including VAT thus implying that todays 6800 OCUK price was competitive to that yesterdays price. That's simply not true. If that wasn't your intention, fair enough, it's how it reads to me.

 

[Apache14]

@Gibbo are the AIB listings under the same style NDA as this weeks launch or with those product pages go live some time before launch ? (or will be waiting 2pm again)

Also will you be stocking the one that shares the name with a form chinese martial arts ..... from some ground formation :| (could not think of a more obscure way of asking that question)

 

[Chrisc]

So the orders are being cancelled/refunded as we speak and they had the chance to buy a card this morning with money that you have still got, how many contradictions.

You've continued to take orders despite knowing the shortages but again that's someone elses problem.

To limit concurrent connections to the site is a 1 man job taking a minute, if you dont have the manpower for that you really are up **** creek. By taking this approach you don't have the problems afterwards, manpower problems sorted.

Stop blaming others would be a good start, control what you can control.

Any more toys left in that pram?

try stamping your feet a bit more, maybe you'll get one.