News Scalpers Strike Again, Ryzen 5000 Processors Impossible to Find In stock

[nofanneeded]

Second, enforce that in Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tashkent, Dhaka.....

well this part is easy to make by not accepting any order using Credit cards issued outside USA and verify a Local US phone connected to the Visa card.

Russia and China are at least 50% of the scalpers believe it or not.

 

[USAFRet]

well this part is easy to make by not accepting any order using Credit cards issued outside USA and verify a Local US phone connected to the Visa card.

Russia and China are at least 50% of the scalpers believe it or not.

So no one from France/Germany/Britain can buy one?
Interesting.

 

[hotaru251]

TBH they just need to go to the people who make laws and ask for a law that makes you unable to re-sale new products w/o a business within 1st few months of a launch.

 

[USAFRet]

TBH they just need to go to the people who make laws and ask for a law that makes you unable to re-sale new products w/o a business within 1st few months of a launch.

I bought a camera lens a few months ago.
I don't particularly like it. Perfectly good, but does not fit my shooting style.

You're telling me I can't sell it?

 

[USAFRet]

To be clear...I am NOT defending scalpers.

Just providing some rebuttal to one line solutions.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

So no one from France/Germany/Britain can buy one?

Buy from your local computer hardware retailers/resellers that are officially licensed.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

I bought a camera lens a few months ago.
I don't particularly like it. Perfectly good, but does not fit my shooting style.

You're telling me I can't sell it?

Depends on how much you're charging. If the % profit over MSRP is significant, it should raise a red flag.

 

[USAFRet]

Buy from your local computer hardware retailers/resellers that are officially licensed.

Even in the US, I don't have anywhere within 200 miles that might have one in stock.
My local choices might be BestBuy/Walmart/Target.

 

[USAFRet]

Depends on how much you're charging. If the % profit over MSRP is significant, it should raise a red flag.

Did you read the comment that was in reply to?
Nothing said about profit margin. A simple ban of X months.

 

[Zerk2012]

I still LOL at this post in general and all the hurt people .

Their about 8 Billion people on earth.

If 1 out of 1,000 was looking to buy the new processor then they would of had to have 8 million processors available for sell! If you even go to 1 out of 10,000 your still looking at 800,000 processors.

Where I live their about 16,000 I'm fairly sure they were 10, 15, or 20 people looking to buy one.

 

[nofanneeded]

Even in the US, I don't have anywhere within 200 miles that might have one in stock.
My local choices might be BestBuy/Walmart/Target.

You dont get it . it is the local Online stores we are talking about .

To make it simple : Online stores are accessible world wide . and this should stop.

 

[Trustdesa]

Don't buy from scalpers you won't get scalpers, don't get robbed by corporate you get fair prices... same story... people make computer parts like if they are essential goods when they are not along with inability of makers to do a proper job and retailers who could not care less to whom they sell this is the result.

 

[USAFRet]

You dont get it . it is the local Online stores we are talking about .

To make it simple : Online stores are accessible world wide . and this should stop.

Enter VPN.
People can appear to be from anywhere.

Given enough interest and $$, VPN providers would make this a short term selling point.


Scalpers are far more devious and have far deeper pockets than you and I.

 

[Thomas Wells]

AMD should put up a sales queue based upon notify me like EVGA did for their nvidia cards. They are the manufacturer, they would have the largest quantity of chips. I'd buy direct if I was guaranteed of a slot and didn't have to fight it out with everyone.

Entire problem with that is EVGA is still on day one of their "queue system" after nearly 3 months. People need these parts now, its unfortunate that not enough were produced.

 

[a.henriquedsj]

Crazy...

 

[hotaru.hino]

The only way to stop scalpers is simply to stop buying from them and honestly, to stop giving them attention.

At this point as well, a lot of them are likely banking on hardware being some form of "investment", hoping to sell it to the next sucker at a higher price before inevitably it crashes down once production catches up with demand.

 

[frogr]

Microcenter did

Minnesota Microcenter still had them in stock miday.

 

[MrMichaelJames]

Entire problem with that is EVGA is still on day one of their "queue system" after nearly 3 months. People need these parts now, its unfortunate that not enough were produced.

I agree if the stock isn’t there. But I got my evga card through the queue. It took a little over a month but I did get it and knowing that I would eventually get one makes a world of difference. In the mean time I could look elsewhere. If I got one then great. If I didn’t then I knew I eventually would.

 

[hotaru251]

I bought a camera lens a few months ago.
I don't particularly like it. Perfectly good, but does not fit my shooting style.

You're telling me I can't sell it?

99% sure warrenty's cover for couple months.

also was more talking on the hot tech stuff (lets face it ppl use pc's and consoles way mroe than ppl use camera lens so likely never goign to be OoS on lens)

 

[USAFRet]

99% sure warrenty's cover for couple months.

also was more talking on the hot tech stuff (lets face it ppl use pc's and consoles way mroe than ppl use camera lens so likely never goign to be OoS on lens)

Warranty has nothing to do with this.

But you're now trying to define " hot tech stuff".
I used the camera lens as just a sample. Cameras are just as "hot" as a new GPU. You're just not in that realm.
And the actual Day One market for this new GPU or CPU is a lot smaller than you might think.

 

[digitalgriffin]

Im not sure whom we should be more angry with. The scalpers or the idiots whom enable them by buying and inflated pricing.

While I think capchas should be used for purchase, even if scalpers werent in the mix, you would still have a problem getting hold of them. Lets say there are 10k scalpers and they sell everyone. If the scalpers didnt exist you would still compete with 10,000 purchasers.

Either way i think they are opportunistic bottom feeders looking to male a dishonest buck.

 

[nofanneeded]

Im not sure whom we should be more angry with. The scalpers or the idiots whom enable them by buying and inflated pricing

Be angry at AMD ... They dont have enough stock . scalpers have a limit , they cant buy every stock in the market. if it never becomes out of stock , they will stop.

 

[USAFRet]

Be angry at AMD ... They dont have enough stock . scalpers have a limit , they cant buy every stock in the market. if it never becomes out of stock , they will stop.

And if they waited until there was "enough stock", you people wouldn't see one until March 2021.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Minnesota Microcenter still had them in stock miday.

You must have missed the (now removed) 1-Star Review by someone who was waiting in line for over an hour. When finally allowed in the store, was told they were sold out.... so he gave the PROCESSOR a 1-Star review.

-Wolf sends

 

[nofanneeded]

And if they waited until there was "enough stock", you people wouldn't see one until March 2021.

What difference does it make if I cant get one now anyways ? Just Announce it after you have enough inventory ..

Also , I think AMD could sell them in trays without boxes to speed things up ...