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Next Graphics Card Drop for OCUK.. !

Gibbo said:
Keep an eye on 3D printer section today, I shall make some 3070's available on and off. :)
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Any chance you give us a 5mins heads up on the quiet? So it gives forum members that desperately need a new card to get a look in ? ...before the scalpers bots take all the stock Or is it the case of one one per household and IP Address only etc ?
 
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markthechef said:
Any chance you give us a 5mins heads up on the quiet? So it gives forum member that desperately need a new card to get a look in ? ...before the scalpers bots take all the stock Or is it the case of one one per household and IP Address only etc ?
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You had your heads up. Prioritise. You will have to keep checking but it is worth it.
 
markthechef said:
Any chance you give us a 5mins heads up on the quiet? So it gives forum members that desperately need a new card to get a look in ? ...before the scalpers bots take all the stock Or is it the case of one one per household and IP Address only etc ?
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He’s given us a heads up, don’t tell anyone outside this forum either!
 
robfosters said:
sorry but it’s fairer to those who contribute to the forum over the years.
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Perhaps, but the benefit gained from offering cards to a very small section of the customer base would no doubt be vastly outweighed by the administration overhead, and the resentment from every other forum member who wants a card and doesn't qualify. There's literally no reason for OCUK to do this beyond extremely short-term happiness to a small number of established forum contributors.
 
Man, the situation not just with the global supply of GPUs, but even cardboard!? I mean imagine the demand for cardboard globally... the mind boggles. We need real-world solutions for real-world problems.

If we can't think of a good solution to the world's shortage of cardboard... I can't help but keep thinking we're all doomed. :(

In the mean time, I'll keep spamming that F5 key on 3d printers until my finger gets gangrene...
 
GloriousMess said:
Perhaps, but the benefit gained from offering cards to a very small section of the customer base would no doubt be vastly outweighed by the administration overhead, and the resentment from every other forum member who wants a card and doesn't qualify. There's literally no reason for OCUK to do this beyond extremely short-term happiness to a small number of established forum contributors.
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I'm sure there is some of TCF (Treating Customers Fairly) policy that OCUK has to abide by, @Gibbo?
 
I think giving a heads-up 5 minutes before makes sense. In any case bots are already following the 3D printer section, so the likelihood of seeing it before a bot is unlikely..

The other option is that the items are placed in another obscure category so bots at least don't flag up on it.
I have no skin in the game personally, I've got what I want!
 
Here's an idea. Put say 5 graphics cards up for sale every day but in totally random places on the website, like an Easter egg hunt :p:p
 
Franz72 said:
Italian here... I don't know what you're talking about with those inches, yards... ;) :p:D
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Sorry... "dai un pollice, loro prendono un miglio"

My Italian Google translate skills are a tad rusty. You give an inch, they take a mile... the meaning is self explanatory :D


I'm usually a lerker and never lost but the 3000 series got me posting.

Read all the posts here and I think the staff have done a good job given the lack of resources and the amount of jazz they are having to deal with #thecustomerisnotalwaysright ;)
 
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