UltimateMan
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SignalSoldier said:http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=863983
at least take the time to even look at the frst page of the thread topics
Fireplay5 said:
WHY ARE you excited in the first place? You do know this card is $90 over MSRP???? Not a smart buy, a dumb one infact.UltimateMan said:I meant to post one in the hotdeals and in the video cards (which makes sense.) But it was accidentally double posted in here for reasons too complicated (and uneventful) to mention here.![]()
Manager Suggested Retail Price. If you or anyone else is dumb enough to pay over that, well then there is nothing I or anyone else can really do about it. When/IF ati puts it on their site, it will $299 and everyone who wants this card will order from them.Sphexi said:MSRP means what exactly? That's just a price that ATI picked for it, btw they don't even have the card available.
If EVERY retailer out there is selling for $420+, then that's the price of the card, MSRP or not. It performs at the $400 level, it belongs at the $400 level.
I've found this exact same card for $40 more at 3 other online stores now. I'd say out of all of them Newegg is the best deal.
<3 teh egg
umbra said:I think it's actually manufacterer suggested retail price not manager
umbra said:I think it's actually manufacterer suggested retail price not manager
Sphexi said:I totally agree that IF ATI actually had this card for sale for $299, then all these retailers would be price gouging. Check ATI's site though, there isn't even a part number for their version of the card, that tells me they aren't planning on carrying a card, they're just selling the design/chips to 3rd party manufacturers. Perhaps it turned out more expensive to mfg. than they expected so they dropped their line, who knows.
Fact remains that all of the ones available are at a certain price or above, that makes it the standard price for that card currently.
UltimateMan said:Bottom line is this:
Those of you saying this isn't at least a decent deal obviously have NO CLUE how much money high end PCI-E cards are going for these days. As I have said before, if it is such a bad deal, then find a PCI-E card this good for less money! They do not exist!
IF you are ACTUALLY shopping for a PCI-E card, then you know that this is by far the least amount of money for a PCI-E card you can pay for this type of performance. The closest thing next to it is probably the X800 Pro.
LoneWolf said:If they weren't planning on carrying a card, why was it possible to pre-order for several weeks at the $299 price (and if you were smart, use a coupon now expired for 20% off and get the card at $246)?
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=853745
http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2599078
Booby McNipples said:That 20% discount lasted no more than a day (advertising mistake, perhaps?) and I believe that some people had their orders cancelled. I don't think "smart" has anything to do with it. More like "luck".
Sphexi said:I totally agree that IF ATI actually had this card for sale for $299, then all these retailers would be price gouging. Check ATI's site though, there isn't even a part number for their version of the card, that tells me they aren't planning on carrying a card, they're just selling the design/chips to 3rd party manufacturers. Perhaps it turned out more expensive to mfg. than they expected so they dropped their line, who knows.
Sphexi said:Lone: ATI isn't supplying cards to retailers, they're supplying design specs and chips to 3rd party manufacturers. ASUS/Powercolor/Sapphire all make their own cards, based on the design ATI came up with. And that link you gave to the part # at ATI doesn't exist.
Like I said, perhaps they offered it for preorder for a day or so, but for some reason they yanked it off their site, without explanation either. Look in their price lists, there's no part # now. I find that slightly odd.
ufot said:Its called "supply and demand" and M-SUGGESTED-R-P. Some of you people need to go back to high school seriously.
sbrown23 said:It's never a hot deal when retailers are price gouging. Fuck that shit. Newegg, I thought you were better than that.
Don't buy into this shit people. They'll drop the price faster if no one buys for way over the fuckin MSRP.
sbrown23 said:The point was... if there is no demand at a price WAY over MSRP, then they'll have to reduce their ridiculous ass prices to move their supply. What part of that did you not understand?
ufot said:THERE IS A DEMAND, even at $389! Thats the part you dont understand.
Just becuase the price is too high for you doesn't mean hundreds others will not buy it at $389.
Good job blaming newegg, it proves you know nothing about supply and demand.
Sphexi said:Don't blame Newegg for that. Blame the manufacturers. Newegg has the LOWEST price on this card of the 5 places I was able to find it online. Go complain to them.
sbrown23 said:snip
ufot said:...it is mostly the manufactures and buyers fault.
ufot said:1. Your initial post was "retailers are price gouging. Fuck that shit. Newegg, I thought you were better than that."
3. So I posted the "supply and demand" comment because I was tired of people blaming Newegg and retailers for the price when it is mostly the manufactures and buyers fault.
My initial post was meant for the retailer/newegg remark so I see where the confusion is at.
Lets leave it at that since you are unable to communicate without cursing and getting worked up.