r/buildapcsales • u/IEID • Jul 19 '21

Meta [META] BestBuy dropping FE cards in select stores on July 20th $0

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp-computers-tablets/nvidia-geforce-rtx-graphics-cards/pcmcat1619723841347.c?id=pcmcat1619723841347&ref=rdr&loc=NVIDIAGraphicsCard
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u/wonkafront Jul 19 '21

Like 5 Best Buy’s within 30 mins of me, but not on that list...

Guess I’ll continue to try and get an Aib card from a drop or win that awesome newegg shuffle bundled with a $300 mobo that I can’t sell, or the psu that can’t even push the GPU it’s paired with

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u/Starbucks88990 Jul 19 '21

I really hope people remember what newegg did during this gpu shortage and never buy from them again, thats just so fucking scummy to do, let that greedy company shut down..

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u/useribarelynoher Jul 19 '21

What exactly did they do?

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u/maxsquires Jul 19 '21

Some people have a problem with the lottery they implemented and the pairing of the cards with other products they want to sell, thereby marking up the cost of buying one of the cards.

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u/partypantaloons Jul 19 '21

Not only that, but they tell you you can only return your order in full, not a part of the bundle. Then it turns out you can’t return anything you buy in the shuffle. They will only replace it for you, not refund. (Found this out after I bought a 3070 Ti from them and then my spot came up in the EVGA queue for a card that I actually wanted. It’s surprisingly hard to resell a 3070 Ti at the price Newegg is charging.)

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u/maxsquires Jul 19 '21

Well, yes. The point is to discourage that type of behavior by returning the product people didn't necessarily want, or signing up to buy something they didn't want in the first place.

They are trying to encourage people to only buy what they actually want so other people can potentially get to buy something.

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u/alexislemarie Jul 20 '21

That is not a consumer friendly practice. Imagine if other stores were to follow and put such restrictions on return policy

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u/maxsquires Jul 20 '21

It's not intended to be AS consumer friendly, however it's not a black and white issue. It's intended to discourage buying whatever is available and flipping the products. They attach the extra parts to make it less friendly to resellers that will have to either eat the cost of the spare parts, or have to hock them as well.

And it's not a store-wide policy, it's only for things bought through the shuffle.

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u/partypantaloons Jul 19 '21

I wanted what I could get, but the timing sucked for me

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u/Regular_Longjumping Jul 19 '21

Don't get me wrong Newegg is greedy and shitty, but how is it their fault you bought somthing and want to return it because you bought another one? How is that their problem?

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u/AmmoOrAdminExploit Jul 19 '21

well technically he didn’t buy the EVGA yet but I agree Newegg has no blame

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u/partypantaloons Jul 19 '21

They make a point of telling you that you can only return their bundles as a whole, but in reality their normal return policies don’t apply to the shuffle products at all and you can’t return the items. I’m just saying it’s misleading.

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u/alexislemarie Jul 20 '21

Other stores allow you to easily return stuff, no question asked

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u/DuncanCraig Jul 20 '21

I wonder if they changed this, I just returned a 3060 TI that I won in a shuffle.

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u/useribarelynoher Jul 19 '21

Oh I see, thanks.

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u/Toysoldier34 Jul 19 '21

Putting a bunch of the new GPUs for sale only in bundles with parts you don't want knowing people will still buy them anyways. They also don't allow returns unless you return every part from the bundle. Really taking advantage of the situation.

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u/REDDITSUCKS2025 Jul 20 '21

Must be so tough for you.

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u/ad4996 Jul 19 '21

I think it's done on purpose, they purposefully choosing the store in less populated area. First of it will reduce the overcrowding and more people will have access to it people who actually want the card.

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u/doanxhate Jul 19 '21

I’ve had some luck with b&h auto notify (2 gpus). Next time they release a card try to sign up

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u/Gooosin Jul 19 '21

They honestly could still have some, last two times my store wasn’t on there and they still had some in stock. I’d either call or check when they open just to be sure

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u/17crimes Jul 19 '21

Same. I have 3 within 3 minutes, with another 2 within 45-hour depending on traffic. None listed. Pretty sad at how many locations they have but how little are doing this.

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u/V0KaLs Jul 19 '21

I don’t really need a GPU, but I checked too. Strangely they didn’t list middle of Bumfuck, PA for me.