Christmas has come and gone, but the latest game consoles and high-end gaming GPUs are still out of stock at retailers and retailers for great prices on eBay.
While after-sales prices for Sony’s (SNE) – Get Report PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s (MSFT) – Get Report Xbox Series X has fallen from the highs they reached after the consoles went on sale in November, they are still comfortably above list prices.
The standard PS5, which has an MSRP of $ 499, still sells for over $ 800 on eBay (EBAY) – Get Report, for instance. And the PS5 Digital Edition, which has no optical driver and has a $ 399 MSRP, tends to go for around $ 700.
The Xbox Series X retails for around $ 700 on eBay. That represents a reasonable base price to the console ‘s $ 499 MSRP, though not as much as one the PS5 commands, which is from all indications seen (aided by an advanced slate of add-on titles). exclusive soft) stronger interest from gamers.
Meanwhile, the Xbox Series S, which does not have an optical driver and has a GPU less powerful than the X Series, typically sells for $ 350 to $ 400. That represents a base price. medium to the S Series $ 299 MSRP.
Nvidia’s (NVDA) – Get Report RTX 30 Series game GPUs will also be hot items after their launch in September and October. The GeForce RTX 3090 at the top of the line often changes hands for around $ 2,000, well above its $ 1,499 MSRP, as you can see below.
EBay recently sold graphics cards powered by Nvidia’s RTX 3090 GPU. Source: eBay.
The RTX 3080, which has an MSRP of $ 699, typically sells for around $ 1,200 to $ 1,300. And although Nvidia delayed its launch two weeks in October in an effort to stem a major shortage, the RTX 3070 still sells today for $ 750 to $ 800, well above the $ 499 MSRP aige.
The story is similar to AMD (AMD) – Get Report RX 6000 gaming GPU line, launched in November and early December. The flagship Radeon RX 6900 XT typically sells for $ 350 to $ 400 above its $ 999 MSRP; the RX 6800 XT sells for $ 400 to $ 500 above its $ 649 MSRP; and the standard RX 6800 sells for $ 200 to $ 300 above its $ 579 MSRP.
While shortages and aftermarket prices for high-end game hardware are unlikely to last for 2021 as a whole, they are likely to remain in place early in the year, as chip and hardware suppliers deal. to both supplies. chain constraints and high demand from consumers spending more time at home than ever before due to COVID.
Sony and Microsoft have both warned that they expect the shortage of their latest consoles to continue into early 2021. In November, Tim Stuart Xbox Tim predicts that the Xbox Series shortage will continue. X and S up to quarter 2021 June Microsoft.
Similarly, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts in October that the shortage of RTX 3080/3090 graphics cards will last until 2021. And at the end of November, AMD reports that it would take 4-to-8 weeks for card prices RX 6800 series graphics fall. to their MSRPs.
Of course, with the current supply-demand balance similar for both AMD and Nvidia’s most powerful game GPUs, gamers in the market for the RX 6800 series card may not want to hold their breath. awaiting prompt return to MSRP.
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