IGN - People Are Already Camping Out for an Nvidia RTX 5090, Despite Retailer Warning About the January Cold
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Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
They need to bring their PCs with them or I'm not selling them a card.
Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Yes. Scalping.
daffyduck
Member
Looks like 1 Taylor Swift concert ticket. But her prices may have gone up.
This is how people "Work" nowadays, scalping, be a criminal, sit on youre ass at home "progaming" or "working on AI" sit on youre ass at home as a "influencer/streamer". The world today is just opportunits desperatly doing theire stuff.
//DEVIL//
Member
You talk as if I am much younger. I am 43. If I see the card in front of me and I want it then I'll buy it. But I am not gonna camp out to spend 4k Canadian on a card. That would be the ultimate idiot to be honest.At mine and @Topher age you know what would happen to our backs if we slept in a tent on the sidewalk for days?
" Look at this mofo sleeping outside in a tent to pay 4k" if that isn't the ultimate doofies, then I don't know what is.
HeisenbergFX4
Member
True so your back would probably be destroyed as well if you attempted sleeping on the sidewalk for a few nights
DirtyBast8rd
Member
The definition of having no life.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Camping out has bothered me since I was a teen. I've changed my opinions of a lot of things over the years, not that. People have a right to do whatever they want, but every time I see it, optically, it's just such a sad display.
And I don't think retailers need to warn about cold, you will kinda get the idea the second you walk out the door.
And I don't think retailers need to warn about cold, you will kinda get the idea the second you walk out the door.
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kiphalfton
Member
I'd say pass bad gas, but probably wouldn't phase them.
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//DEVIL//
Member
I mean. I never did it when I was a teen. But I was very tempted around the release of the PS2 days.
Luckily I had a friend who worked at micro play store and he put one on the side for me to pick up in the afternoon when all the crazy people left.
If this was summer or cool weather time and I was a young without wife or kids or strong commitment to be home ? I would probably do it.
Not in the winter though fuck that lol.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
They're nerds who are passionate about tech and are excited to be the first one to get the hot new thing. It's dorky but also kinda cool that some people are that hyped about it.
Ah who am I kidding, they're probably scalpers. I've seen rumors that scalped 5090s are going for $4000
Ah who am I kidding, they're probably scalpers. I've seen rumors that scalped 5090s are going for $4000
LavitzSlambert
Member
I can't believe humanity has devolved to this point. Fucking GPUs.
YeulEmeralda
Linux User
Can't you pay a homeless guy to wait in line for you or is that illegal?
Draugoth
Gold Member
If I could buy one camping outside a microcenter would be a fun venture
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CrustyBritches
Gold Member
If they're scalpers they could be clearing $500-1000/day of waiting. That's good money for sitting around watching anime and playing Steam deck.
BacklashWave534
Member
Gamer79
Predicts the worst decade for Sony starting 2022
I just changed from a life long console gamer to PC a month ago. I will stick with the 40 series for now.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Buggy Loop
Member
That's sad
Never in my life I will camp for a product
Watch scalpers be stuck with Blackwell due to low demand like what happened with Ada. Get rek'd
Never in my life I will camp for a product
Watch scalpers be stuck with Blackwell due to low demand like what happened with Ada. Get rek'd
HeisenbergFX4
Member
One of my nephews camped out several years ago for great seats at a sporting event and he had 2 friends with him and they basically took shifts holding their spot in line
Would be funny though if Microcenter decided to go with some sort of lottery system assuring everyone at least a shot
Kilau
Gold Member
Microcenter doesn't usually allow camping until the evening before. I wonder if this attention will get them kicked off the property.
Imagine being the security guard who has to poke their head into one of those tents to tell the occupants to leave?
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
I hope these are independently wealthy enthusiasts just doing this for some twisted sense of "Fun."
Like if you are really camping 4 days to scalp something... is there not better ways to #grind for money? lol Like how much can someone make anyways?
Like if you are really camping 4 days to scalp something... is there not better ways to #grind for money? lol Like how much can someone make anyways?
64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
AI
64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
devolved to a couple dozen people really wanting an overpriced GPU?
most of the people buying those cards will just click on Amazon and call it a day
XXL
Banned
That is allot of former xbox owner, oh sorry, PC owners.
No BBC=Anger
Member
Guess that's not a rough part of town. They don't want a visit from Dirty Mike and the boys.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Or high interest credit cards
StereoVsn
Gold Member
Or they are waiting to scalp the cards. Which is kind of dumb since it's not likely anyone can buy more than one.
Robot Carnival
Member
I was at the Irvine Micro Center a week or two ago and asked the staff about the launch, and they said they don't allow for overnight stay at their parking lot. not that I plan on camping out anyway. I'm only interested in the FE cards and they said they probably won't have it.