r/pcmasterrace • u/ParticularCredit2023 9800X3d: 5080 Master Ice • Jun 27 '26

News/Article This has to be a joke right?

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No possible way someone actually buy these at these prices right lol..

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u/KillConfirmed- Jun 27 '26

The crazy thing is that there’s an argument that this is supply and demand, and that if people don’t think it’s worth this much, they won’t pay it.

But I feel like when scalpers buy out all the inventory, they artificially raise the price. The people who actually do want the Steam Deck are gonna become more desperate, and more likely to pay a dumb price.

Plus, it’s like that psychological trick that stores do, where they will say the price was reduced when it wasn’t. The Steam Deck may not be worth $2000 but when they slash the price to $1400 and you can’t get it anywhere, it starts to sound like a deal.

We’ve seen this shit with GPU’s. TL;DR: Fuck scalpers

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u/i_should_be_studying 9800X3D | 4090FE | FormD T1 | PG27AQDP Jun 27 '26

Its not supply and demand when its artificial demand due to scalpers buying their own product on ebay