News Motherboard Sales Slide Thanks to Graphics Card Bundle 'Deals'

[Admin]

Thanks to graphics card bundle 'deals,' motherboard sales are declining rapidly as people snatch up GPU/motherboard combos and sell the unused motherboards off to the used market.

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[waltc3]

Still can't figure where all these ubiquitous "miners" are buying up all of these fantastic quantities of 3d cards... So where are they buying them? Why would "a miner" find it easier to purchase a GPU than "a gamer"? Because both types of customers are reduced to buying from the very same retail outlets... If Tom's knows of a vendor selling gobs and gobs of GPUs to "miners" that is hidden from everyone else--how about sharing that source with your readership? I don't think that's too much to ask.

 

[USAFRet]

Still can't figure where all these ubiquitous "miners" are buying up all of these fantastic quantities of 3d cards... So where are they buying them? Why would "a miner" find it easier to purchase a GPU than "a gamer"? Because both types of customers are reduced to buying from the very same retail outlets... If Tom's knows of a vendor selling gobs and gobs of GPUs to "miners" that is hidden from everyone else--how about sharing that source with your readership? I don't think that's too much to ask.

They're buying them from the same scalpers that everyone else sees, at the same ridiculous prices.
They're just hoping it will mine itself out of being underwater.

 

[daworstplaya]

Since most of the mining happens in China, the miners are probably buying it in bulk directly from the manufacturers in China before they even get a change to make it into the retail chain. RIP gamers.

 

[scottsoapbox]

How are people this bad at math and economics?!?

Someone buying a GPU being forced to buy a motherboard then reselling it to someone that actually wants to buy a motherboard doesn't reduce the number of motherboards sold. It's the exact same number of motherboards board sold.

It changes who is paying for the motherboard (GPU customers partially subsidize the motherboard customers) and the route from manufacturer to end customer but it in no way changes the number of motherboards sold to customers that want them. In fact, it's possible the numbers increase due to the subsidized price prompting sales that wouldn't happen at MSRP.

 

[End.of.Life]

Hello, new to forums.

"Unfortunately, for a lot of people, these combo deals are the only way to buy a graphics card at all without paying a scalper a hugely inflated price "

Even the retailers are doing price inflation. And I would argue Newegg would be the worst unless the GPUs from these shuffle deals are actually from the marketplace? In that case, it would make more sense as to the ridiculous pricing. Despite the vendor price inflation, the prices are well above the MSRP. And, then on top of that you have to pay for something else that you don't want. That could be even worse than buying from a scalper.

I'm not familiar with business ethics or the logistics of supply and demand, but it seems if businesses are seeing that people will pay anything, it only makes since to closely match scalpers prices.

Not to mention the top tier motherboards are still very hard to get.

 

[gdmaclew]

How are people this bad at math and economics?!?

Someone buying a GPU being forced to buy a motherboard then reselling it to someone that actually wants to buy a motherboard doesn't reduce the number of motherboards sold. It's the exact same number of motherboards board sold.

It changes who is paying for the motherboard (GPU customers partially subsidize the motherboard customers) and the route from manufacturer to end customer but it in no way changes the number of motherboards sold to customers that want them. In fact, it's possible the numbers increase due to the subsidized price prompting sales that wouldn't happen at MSRP.

That's my thoughts exactly.

 

[Co BIY]

How are people this bad at math and economics?!?

Someone buying a GPU being forced to buy a motherboard then reselling it to someone that actually wants to buy a motherboard doesn't reduce the number of motherboards sold. It's the exact same number of motherboards board sold.

It changes who is paying for the motherboard (GPU customers partially subsidize the motherboard customers) and the route from manufacturer to end customer but it in no way changes the number of motherboards sold to customers that want them. In fact, it's possible the numbers increase due to the subsidized price prompting sales that wouldn't happen at MSRP.

Agreed. The inefficiency of the secondary market, the fact that some of them are probably thrown away or languish in storage likely increases sales overall not the opposite.

I agree with the article that it should create some good deals in the secondary markets but you'll have to work for them in a way you wouldn't straight retail.

In short, the bundles create more "waste" in the market place and increase the damage rather than help. The only bright side is that even these bundles are in such short supply that the damage is limited.