Its highly likely he's referring to the retailer that allows their staff to reserve pre-order stock that was discussed earlier on this forum. They have already sold out of 5800x and 5950x.
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RYZEN 5000 SERIES NOW ONLINE - 5950X, 5900X, 5800X & 5600X COMING NOV 5TH AT 5PM **NO COMPETITORS**
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Scalpers don't scalp for fun, they scalp because there is enough people out there willing to pay those stupid prices. The problem needs to be fixed on both sides - people need to stop scalping, but if there was no demand they wouldn't be doing this either.
Also, who else is staying up until midnight just in case the preorder button appears on the 5th exactly?
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There's a thread with that title??? Where?
. I'm not making any more posts now as I want to stay on this number forever.This is disgusting, are there no law in plac to stop people from reselling them?
That's a long shot! I wouldn't bother.Also, who else is staying up until midnight just in case the preorder button appears on the 5th exactly?
I think the best course of action is to chill, not get frustrated when you can't buy one tomorrow, and plan for buying one after Christmas.
I'd like a 5950x, but quite happy to wait I think....this will also give me more time to wait for deals on the other components I want (motherboard, ram, etc).
Lol.....................if that was actually the case..........................then surely we will all be seeing loads and loads of 5800x and 5950x benchies all over the net as i type. No, of course we don't.
It's a normal launch, some SKU's will be plentiful, some won't. Only the likes of OCUK know what they have, none of us have any idea. It's just like any other launch, first come first served.
Do you really want resale of computer parts to be government regulated? I certainly don't!
Scalping is annoying, but you're getting annoyed at the wrong people here. Try directing it at the manufacturers who launch products with hugely insufficient stock thus creating a supply/demand imbalance which results in these inflated prices on the secondary market. And bear in mind that not all supply shortages are unintentional either - limiting supply to maintain high retail prices is a very established (and just as despicable) technique in many markets.
It's worth noting that the retailers don't do a whole lot to prevent it either - they've got 1,000 cards to shift and if they can sell them all, they've won. Bonus points if you can add a few points onto the RRP at the same time (*cough* not naming names *cough*).
If there was eBay wouldn't exist... Whilst I love the idea of a bit of communal justice for these people at the end of the day if people werent willing to pay twice retail price just to get something that some scabby scroat has used a bot or whatever underhand tactics to get hold of then they wouldn't do it. Blame society, the impatience of people today and how little value they place on money.
They're reserved for shipping to stores not sold in hand. These people wont be able to get their CPUs until the 6th.
Well, I don't particularly like it, but why would there be a law against it?
People sell stuff for profit. Other people buy it. It's only possible due to limited supply and people willing to pay over the odds.
Just accept that there are people with money to burn, who will essentially generate the demand, and other people are going to supply that and make a profit if they can.
The rest of us just have to be patient, wait for supplies to increase, and then the issue goes away.
Still frustrating though when you know there's new kit out there than you can't get your hands on
Note, I would say that it would be preferable if retailers limited staff sales to 1, and also prevented selling on for say 6 months. But to be honest, I don't hugely begrudge someone working at that retailer on probably a below average wage, making some additional cash from the pocket of someone who's probably overpaid with money to burn.
Like come on now......as much as I despise the practice, why would there be a law to stop someone from selling something they legally bought?? We're not talking about medical masks or cancer treatment, where artificial shortage to create profit actually kills people - it's a CPU. If we don't buy it now, we'll buy it in few weeks, I'll be on this forum complaining all day but ultimately in the grand scheme of things it's not a huge deal. If you bought something, you should have the right to sell it. Why would the law be involved here??
Guys, am I completely mad? I've been sitting on various components on a new build over the last 7 weeks. The mobo, ram and rtx 3080 I received last week, so just the CPU needed.
I purchased a 3700x last night, as I really need to get the PC built this weekend. It's more of a back-up, just in case I can't get a 5800x tomorrow.
Obviously I can return the 3700x, but do you reckon I'll regret it if I end up keeping it???
I think the wait to get my 3080 has driven me to insanity!
Components so far: 850 psu, x570 Tomahawk, 32gb 3600 ram, evo plus 1tb m.2, rtx 3080 fe.
I've been sitting on various components on a new build over the last 7 weeks. The mobo, ram and rtx 3080 I received last week, so just the CPU needed.I purchased a 3700x last night, as I really need to get the PC built this weekend. It's more of a back-up, just in case I can't get a 5800x tomorrow.
Obviously I can return the 3700x, but do you reckon I'll regret it if I end up keeping it???
I think the wait to get my 3080 has driven me to insanity!
Components so far: 850 psu, x570 Tomahawk, 32gb 3600 ram, evo plus 1tb m.2, rtx 3080 fe.
Almost the same here, except that I have a 3070, and am waiting for a colleague to get a 5800X so I can have his old 3600X for my new build
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Guys, am I completely mad?
I purchased a 3700x last night, as I really need to get the PC built this weekend. It's more of a back-up, just in case I can't get a 5800x tomorrow.
Obviously I can return the 3700x, but do you reckon I'll regret it if I end up keeping it???
I think the wait to get my 3080 has driven me to insanity!
Components so far: 850 psu, x570 Tomahawk, 32gb 3600 ram, evo plus 1tb m.2, rtx 3080 fe.
I'm pretty much in the exact same boat except 3090FE and sitting on a returnable 3900X pending tomorrow. If I can't get one tomorrow then the 3900X is getting opened, I can't let this obsession since end of Aug carry on any more!
Guys, am I completely mad?
I purchased a 3700x last night, as I really need to get the PC built this weekend. It's more of a back-up, just in case I can't get a 5800x tomorrow.
Obviously I can return the 3700x, but do you reckon I'll regret it if I end up keeping it???
I think the wait to get my 3080 has driven me to insanity!
Components so far: 850 psu, x570 Tomahawk, 32gb 3600 ram, evo plus 1tb m.2, rtx 3080 fe.
Same here with a 3090. I've not even checked it works..
If you've got the money, and absolutely have to build the PC soon, use the 3700x now, and get a 5800x at some point in the future when availability is good.
If you can't spare the money, wait for the 5800x, or use the 3700x long term.
I personally regret overspending more than I do not having something.
