ATI Based Open Box Video Cards @ Newegg

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Limp Gawd
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Anyone notice that there are always a ton of open box 4870 and 4850 cards at newegg? Other than the MSI 260 that shows up now and then for $157, you never see higher end open box nVidia cards. Any reason why?
 
More people bought 4850s and 4870s as well, so naturally the rate of returns will be higher, same as most items in high demand.
 
I don't trust open boxes(maybe because someone had their grubby greedy hands on it) but that's just me and I also don't trust mail in rebates.
 
I've seen a number of Open Box HD4850s lately, all priced around $100-$120.
 
UtopiA said:
The ATI fanboy inside me thinks this thread is troll bait.
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No trolling here. I'm in the market for a new card and usually buy an open box. I have been lurking the open box section at newegg for a month now. I would say the 4870 outnumbers the 260 by a wide margin. The 9800gtx+ and the 4850 seem about equal.
 
tungt88 said:
More people bought 4850s and 4870s as well, so naturally the rate of returns will be higher, same as most items in high demand.
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I think this is probably the best explanation. More buyers = more returns. I expect that the proportion of higher-end ATI cards returned and higher-end nVidia cards returned are probably the same---I haven't heard reports of any hugely crippling problem for any of the high-end models.
 
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