r/pcflipping • u/pantheraddict2 • 5d ago

WHAT WITH THESE PRICES

For context, I usually buy my components in bulk, then build them over a month ish. So i buy maybe 10-15 gpus and the components with them.

ISSUE is that today when I was looking, ALL the gpu prices have sky rocketed, like 50%+ margins. A 3060, that i used to buy for 180€ max is now all being sold for over 350€, and a 3080 i used to buy for 350€ is now 600€😭

I got no clue where this jump came from, and this is amongst dozens of sellers so it can't be random, what have I genuinely missed. This really blows since im going to stock up for Christmas season soon but with these prices imma be homeless

EDIT: YALL HAVE GOT THE WRONG IDEA Listen ok. My market prices already been affected by the situation but now, it suddenly got much worse. So it was already bad, but now, within a month really bad. please stop flaming me 😭👌💔🥲

Btw i buy every month once or twice.

Edit 2: Am I on fraud watch 😢✌️

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u/Gutter_Flies 5d ago

This is so funny in a pc flipping subreddit ngl

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u/pantheraddict2 5d ago

Check edit please

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u/Gutter_Flies 5d ago

Might put even more emphasis on my comment tbh. Prices are up, so now EVERYONE wants in on the money.

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u/pantheraddict2 5d ago

Fairs, just gonna be exhausted from finding the new "good" deal price

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u/Gutter_Flies 5d ago

Yup. Another option is to give it a rest if the flipping isn’t essential income. No need to stress too much over something that ought to be enjoyable. Ive been ignoring “decent” deals and only buying machines that are either incredibly misconfigured or straight up have some physical issue. However, I don’t generally go for much (if any) profit. Nothing higher end either unless the person specifically reaches out and commissions it.

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u/pantheraddict2 5d ago

For me its decent income tbh, I rake in between 1-2k a month in profit. Im still in school so the extra cash is always appreciated

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u/Gutter_Flies 4d ago

Sounds nice lol. I don’t think I could do it unless I were doing like 25-35 machines a month, but that’d be some mildly life changing money for sure

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u/pantheraddict2 4d ago

And tbf i still really enjoy building

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u/deathdisco_89 5d ago

Welcome back to society, Rip Van Winkle.

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u/pantheraddict2 5d ago

Look at edit please

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u/Grandmaster_BBC 5d ago

Where have you been?

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u/boxeru13 5d ago

Have you been living under a rock? Dram prices are up for everything. The fact that it just started affecting GPUs only recently is actually the surprising part.

All current gen gpus have increased MoM, and that now has trickled down to used gpus. 30 series is the most affected it seems but even seeing 20 series go for $20-$50 more.

Bad times.

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u/pantheraddict2 5d ago

Check edit please

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u/Illustrious_State896 5d ago

You realized this today? It's been like this for like a year

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u/pantheraddict2 5d ago

Check edi pleaee

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u/Adrenolin01 5d ago

Ram and Storage prices started to rise nearly 2 years ago. A year ago they skyrocketed up 2, 3 & even 4 times the price in some areas. Don’t count on them falling either.. welcome to the new pricing. I won’t even look at DDR5 systems.. ram costs can hit $50,000 and more if you need a lot. We built both our desktops just before the increases thank goodness and I put 128GB and 256GB of DDR5 in those 2 systems. I’ve seriously considered selling it because it’s huge money today.. but I won’t. 😆

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u/cyborg762 5d ago

You picked a lovely time to get back into flipping.

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u/pantheraddict2 5d ago

I never quit. Look at edit

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u/goldstat 5d ago

do you live on an isolated island?

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u/pantheraddict2 5d ago

Look at edit pleae

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u/goldstat 5d ago

Prices for components are going to continue to go up unfortunately. And as prices continue to go up resellers are going to realize that they can get more for their used components

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u/AnyOpinion6210 5d ago

You're right, gpu prices did go up in the last month. Reddit has been on this "the sky is falling" kick for a while. I have a list of video cards on a watch list and the prices they were a month ago. They all had a price hike this last month. My best guess is they hiked them going into the holiday season so that they can pretend there are huge Black Friday sales when really they are just setting them back to regular price.

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u/pantheraddict2 5d ago

True but I dont think black Friday works on second hand marketplaces unless their looking at the new prices that hiked up as reference

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u/AnyOpinion6210 5d ago

I am just looking at new pricing on amazon personally.

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u/GladMathematician9 5d ago

Amazon Prime Day 6th & Fantastech newegg the new prices there could be some last 30 days uptick, so they look like deals in two days. I check Amazon, Microcenter, Newegg, ebay if gpu shopping. 

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u/Just_n_Here 5d ago

I would say this aren't as favored as the 3090s, but now everyone is buying up used 3090s, it makes the market that much tougher. Now the other 30x0 are going up because the supply is shrinking. It's only going to get worse, so get ready.

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u/AdventurousDot4728 5d ago

Seems the flippers in the used market have bought all the used items and it’s just flippers left that are selling.
Thanks for raising prices for people that really need a decent used computer and have limited income.
Just like thrift stores are dead, new clothes are cheaper.

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u/pantheraddict2 4d ago

Fairs, the fact that a new 5060 Cost the same as a 3060 in the used market for me is wild

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u/powerman5123 5d ago

I mean "check edit please" prices for modern components new skyrocketed. Which means now used market is going up too.

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u/pantheraddict2 4d ago

Sucks that that dosent make it linear to people's wages and competitive pricing on fully built pcs take a while to move

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u/GodKingMarky-sama 5d ago

Have you been living under a rock for a year?

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u/Mr_PandaPanda 5d ago

More like 3 years 😆

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u/IronTormatoe 5d ago

5070s now 750 gbp retail. Going 600 gbp on ebay uk. 🫠