misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoeBay users are getting back at graphics card scalping bots by listing pictures of the RTX 5090 for $2000, occasionally framedwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1179
arrow-up1179external-linkeBay users are getting back at graphics card scalping bots by listing pictures of the RTX 5090 for $2000, occasionally framedwww.pcgamer.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·2 days agoWhy the fuck are people paying $5500 for a fucking GPU?!?!??
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 days agoespecially a GPU that’s not even that good relative to last gen
minus-squareriodoro1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoWhy the fuck are they standing in line waiting for one? Consumerism really fucked up our brains.
minus-squareneon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoI do t think so, I’m not an expert or anything, but I think money laundering is typically done where you can pay cash. The idea is to pay cash for something so that you can show a receipt of a sale and deposit it into a bank. If you are buying online, then the money is already in the bank.
minus-squaredeltapi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 day agoThe sellers, friend. They buy the GPU cash and sell it online for a clean transaction into their account. 5k laundered per sale
minus-squareShinkanTrain@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days agoI dunno but it’s a good time to capitalize on that eagerness and buy a used 4090 from one of them
Why the fuck are people paying $5500 for a fucking GPU?!?!??
especially a GPU that’s not even that good relative to last gen
Why the fuck are they standing in line waiting for one?
Consumerism really fucked up our brains.
Money laundering?
I do t think so, I’m not an expert or anything, but I think money laundering is typically done where you can pay cash.
The idea is to pay cash for something so that you can show a receipt of a sale and deposit it into a bank.
If you are buying online, then the money is already in the bank.
The sellers, friend. They buy the GPU cash and sell it online for a clean transaction into their account. 5k laundered per sale
I dunno but it’s a good time to capitalize on that eagerness and buy a used 4090 from one of them