All video card prices raised on newegg

[fugben]

Base costs have been raised about 10-15 $ on 4870 and rebates for the most part have been revoked. On top of this the 260s and 280s are more expensive.

Whats happening with newegg, why are prices going up rather than down??? Are they selling that well?

 

[maximiza]

devaluing of the US dollar probably.

 

[smitty_104]

Yeh i just checked it out.............strange thought prices would keep going down not up.

 

[ovaltineplease]

check ncix.com, no price increase - its likely a database problem

 

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[invisik]

oh wow everything increased thank god i bought my 2 gtx 260 for 245$ each last wk.

 

[MooseMuffin]

wtf? Isn't the whole point of companies being on message boards to improve their customer service image?

Why have generic reply bot, which clearly won't accomplish that goal?

 

[atrain]

All I can say is I'm glad I bought all my parts last week(except for my antec 900 which is now only $70)

 

[gamerk316]

NVIDIA ordered them to raise prices on ATI's card in order to remain competitve. Obvious really.

 

[aevm]

LOL, yeah, where's that "informative review" it's talking about?

The USD is worth more today than two weeks ago, compared to the euro, pound or Canadian dollar for example. I don't think we can blame that.

Maybe they're just raising prices because they expect all the kids to go on summer vacations and demand new video cards.

 

[bdollar]

did anyone call alex and see what he says?

 

[tonyn84]

When I purchased my gtx 260 last week it was labeled as an 'end of the month sale'. Its all probably just business tactics to get a better looking month of sales. Now that its August they'll likely get a boost from back to school buyers and take advantage of that with a slight increase to prices.

 

[kamel5547]

Base costs have been raised about 10-15 $ on 4870 and rebates for the most part have been revoked. On top of this the 260s and 280s are more expensive.

Whats happening with newegg, why are prices going up rather than down??? Are they selling that well?

1) Rebates are generally offered by Manufacturers not Retailers, Newegg has no control over rebates.

2)Newegg constanly adjust prices based on how items are selling, the higher the demand is and lower their stock level the higher prices go (And vice versa). For newer items this generally means prices will go up and down, not just down. Also due to Newegg's position as the only stop for many buyers, they don't price as aggressively as some other sites.

@MoosedMuffin: Agreed, that post is worse than no post.

 

[ohiou_grad_06]

I don't like higher prices either, but look from this perspective, if you wanted to buy at best buy for example, you would likely pay double or triple what newegg charges, so you still get a deal.

 

[eklipz330]

i have noticed that almost every other day, the free shipping on some 4870 cards [like sapphire] is replaced with a $9 charge...yikes

 

[aevm]

Newegg constanly adjust prices based on how items are selling, the higher the demand is and lower their stock level the higher prices go (And vice versa).

Man, I hope that's what's happening. That would mean ATI and NVidia are selling more units and at better profits/unit, and they might even survive this year. I kind of like having them both around, you know...

 

[bigbruver]

I don't like higher prices either, but look from this perspective, if you wanted to buy at best buy for example, you would likely pay double or triple what newegg charges, so you still get a deal.

I used to think that way too, but i was blown away when i walked into both BB and CC this morning to find visiontek 4850's for sale at 179.99. since the rebates from july are over, it's just about the same price. went ahead and got it at BB and am lovin it.

 

[kellytm3]

Base costs have been raised about 10-15 $ on 4870 and rebates for the most part have been revoked. On top of this the 260s and 280s are more expensive.

Whats happening with newegg, why are prices going up rather than down??? Are they selling that well?

I noticed the massive price increases as well.The GTX 260/280 cards went back up in price,anywhere from $150 to $200,especially the BFG GTX 280 cards.BFG low end 280 could be had for $400 after rebate.

 

[kellytm3]

Here is an update:Newegg has adjusted the prices back down on the video cards,especially the GTX 260/280 cards.

 

[V3NOM]

tiger hasnt tho

 

[franklloyd]

that's a relief, I still need to wait 2 more weeks though, hopefully that works out in my favor.

 

[mikeny]

Is their a video card manufacturer that still takes your old video card and credits it ( a small credit but still saves you on recycling) when you buy a new one with them? Was it XFX, BFG???

 

[aevm]

There's a "step-up" program from eVGA and BFG, but it's only for 90 days after you bought the old card. Is that what you were thinking of?

 

[scooterlibby]

My guess is ATI was buoyed by their unexpectedly good performance and are willing to asking for a bit more due to that and the good press. Nvidia probably got wind of that and decided to risk a price raise as well. Basically non-collusive (we hope, didn't some emails suggest otherwise?) price shifts, I doubt that their pricing schemes reflect short term currency fluctuations.