I work for a large retail store, and was helping out a customer (in another department) who needed a new AGP video card for a gaming PC (we only have a few AGP cards). It was busy and this was a fairly quick transaction, and I did not give it much thought. I sell many thousands or tens of thousands of dollars per day, so this was not a big deal.
Got him the card, rung him up, and sent him on his way.
Half an hour later, I got a nagging feeling about the sale. So I double checked what I sold him, and then went on Newegg to confirm what I thought:
I sold him a GeForce 7300GT 512MB card for over $200.
I have NO idea why it was that much (we are in-line for everything else, and this card was even on clearance), but if I knew at the time how horrible of a price that was, I would have suggested something else, and if he wanted a PCI-e card, that would not have happened as I know those cards fairly well (I would have talked about a 4850, 9600, 9800, or similar). Trust me, I was thinking, "If you had a new system, you could be putting in a 4850 or 9600 for LESS money!")
I feel a little dirty to be honest, that card is dog slow and is maybe worth $50 as a replacement for a old computer.
Got him the card, rung him up, and sent him on his way.
Half an hour later, I got a nagging feeling about the sale. So I double checked what I sold him, and then went on Newegg to confirm what I thought:
I sold him a GeForce 7300GT 512MB card for over $200.
I have NO idea why it was that much (we are in-line for everything else, and this card was even on clearance), but if I knew at the time how horrible of a price that was, I would have suggested something else, and if he wanted a PCI-e card, that would not have happened as I know those cards fairly well (I would have talked about a 4850, 9600, 9800, or similar). Trust me, I was thinking, "If you had a new system, you could be putting in a 4850 or 9600 for LESS money!")
I feel a little dirty to be honest, that card is dog slow and is maybe worth $50 as a replacement for a old computer.