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Got gtx 260 today. Man that took forever on ups ground shipping. D;

Thanks for the tip! I grabbed one today since they just came back into stock. This is a great price for this card, which is normally $200+ new.

rokclimb15 Wrote:This is a great price for this card, which is normally $200+ new.

The price hasn't been that high since I bought mine 4-5 years ago (paid $225 for it in 2008). The last time I checked it was sitting at $80 new and that was maybe 2 years ago.

(09-11-2013, 11:34 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]

rokclimb15 Wrote:This is a great price for this card, which is normally $200+ new.

The price hasn't been that high since I bought mine 4-5 years ago (paid $225 for it in 2008). The last time I checked it was sitting at $80 new and that was maybe 2 years ago.

This exact model is that much new on Amazon. Although not stated explicitly, I assume these are warranted refurbs from the manufacturer, not old stock. I didn't compare a used price, but I'm sure you're right that it is lower.

Some idiot retailer is trying to sell them through amazon at the same price they were the year of their launch even though it's 5 years later and there are now cards that are 3 times as fast, consume less power, have quieter fans, and have dx11 support for the same price. That price makes no sense and I doubt they are selling any. Clearly they never updated their price from the original MSRP. They were selling on newegg for $80 new 2 years ago. I'm sure of it.

rokclimb15 Wrote:Although not stated explicitly, I assume these are warranted refurbs from the manufacturer, not old stock.

They're not allowed to sell a refurbished product without indicating it. Amazon could close their account for that.

rokclimb15 Wrote:I didn't compare a used price, but I'm sure you're right that it is low

I wasn't talking about the used price at all.

Anyways I guess you're technically right about the new price but it's misleading since it implies that you save $160 over an equivalent product. When in reality it's just some idiots selling it at a price they're not supposed to be selling it at. Somebody screwed up somewhere down the line.

I'm sure you're right about them not keeping the listing updated. I meant that the card linked by the OP was probably refurb, not the one on Amazon. That's the only reason I can think of why the manufacturer suddenly has a lot of old cards at a low price. The reason I thought the Amazon price might actually be legit is because Newegg has them last listed at $199 before they went out of stock. Of course, it doesn't say when that was and it was probably a long time ago.

rokclimb15 Wrote:I meant that the card linked by the OP was probably refurb, not the one on Amazon.

Considering the warranty is only 1 year limited you're probably right.

Here's a Gtx 460! for $90!

And a GTX 470 at $100!

Another GPU coming at you! A GTX 570 for $150!

Last but not least here comes a GTX 580 for $190!

Dat 590! $285