why are used AMD cards so expensive?

Well .. I have a Sapphire Tri X R9-280 and a Tri X R9 290X New Edition as the 280 is about 2 years old and the 290x is about 1 year old and both only light gaming.. so you guys are saying I can still get top dollar for them?
 
I feel this thread has been resolved. During bitcoin / litecoin craze 7950/7970 were purchased in mass. when litecoin mining faded they were sold dirt cheap (i commonly saw them for $120) Now ethereum mining has picked up, and its been reported there is about 75,000 video cards are actively mining (mostly AMD). Since i started this thread, i purchased 4 r9 380s because i cant find an older card for what i feel a fair price is (for a card out of warranty which may have already been cryptomine tortured...)

I think you could get $175~ for the 280 and $240 easy on ebay for the 290x.
 
crazycrave said:
Well .. I have a Sapphire Tri X R9-280 and a Tri X R9 290X New Edition as the 280 is about 2 years old and the 290x is about 1 year old and both only light gaming.. so you guys are saying I can still get top dollar for them?
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I checked eBay sold listings a couple days ago and saw them going from $130 - $180 and some did not include free shipping. 280x Sapphire Toxics were $200+ for some reason...
 
JustReason said:
Makes me want to go back and see if anyone thought this would happen. It is amazing to see so many 7970s still in use. My god that price/ performance to length of use has to be best all time.
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I had a hunch these cards would be real work horses.
 
I'm still running a 7970 and other then not being able to use the active 3d on my monitor I am able to run all I want. Looking to push to 970 or 980ti territory soon though.
 
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