Oh I’m fully aware how absolutely ****ed up the pricing of these are, I remember buying a Radeon 9700 pro back in the day for what felt like a fortune, but now it’s crazy. But your also hemmed into a corner depending what tier of card/performance you want.Oh my, Nvidia and AMD, to a lesser extent, have done a wonderful job over time to normalise such pricing. Whether the acceptance is reluctant or not.
Seriously, not wishing to be as dismissive as it could read to your purchase, enjoy your amazing card.
It is just frustrating, understatement, that some technology parts are costing what they are these days. Seemingly, so far, less likely to significantly reduce in price, stock or not.
This system should last a good few years now so this will be the last major upgrade hopefully.