r/pcmasterrace • u/ParticularCredit2023 9800X3d: 5080 FE • 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/RedditIsSocialMedia_ Jun 27 '26

You can see sold listings on eBay, they are selling

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

Scalpers selling to themselves to justify high prices. It has infested the crt community, where items sell 10x on ebay what they do on facebook marketplace 

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u/RedditIsSocialMedia_ Jun 27 '26

eBay takes a 15% fee off all sales of electronics at $2,700 that's a $405 fee I can't see that being all of the sales the profit margins start getting eaten into way too much

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

The loophole is they don’t pay thus don’t pay any fees on either end. The item shows as completed/sold for several months on ebay searches. Ebay can’t be arsed to take down the listing, probably because they benefit from pushing prices higher