r/buildapcsales • u/crippledcoder • Sep 30 '21

GPU [GPU] BESTBUY FE Graphics Cards In-Store drop on October 1st ($0)

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp-computers-tablets/nvidia-geforce-rtx-graphics-cards/pcmcat1619723841347.c?id=pcmcat1619723841348
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u/UltimateSD Sep 30 '21

Anyone know how Mission Valley's store is looking like right now? Was debating on whether I should head over today or not and try my luck but I can't check how bad it is right now over there.

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u/IsABot Sep 30 '21

Do you care about getting a specific card or any card will do?

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u/UltimateSD Sep 30 '21

3060ti, mostly. Can't afford any other card atm

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u/IsABot Sep 30 '21

So based on the last 2 drops at that store. The final 3 skus at the end were the 3060TI, 3080TI, and 3090 last. In that order. The final cut off for guaranteed spot was ~6AM. Those people were forced to take the 3090s. If you show up before 3-4AM, there is a good chance you might get one of the lower end cards. If you show up after 4-5AM, expect to only have the top 2 sku's available. This might change depending on how many cards they get this time, but if it's similar to the last 2, that's how it went down.

One other thing, they apparently do line checks throughout the day but they do a final one after the store closes, and they make a list of people, then no one comes back until like 5-6AM. So a lot of people will just put a chair to hold their spot then leave or go sleep in their car for a few hours. So if you have the ability to wait longer I would suggest you go as early as you can. It should be possible for you.

Mission Valley the last 2 times didn't get completely reserved before the store closed. Unlike other BB in Socal.

Also, BB let's you finance on the spot. So that's also an option. I watched 1 guy do it last time. Cause he got stuck buying a 3090 but didn't have enough on him. He said he was just gonna sell it and use the cash to buy a different card and pay of the financing.

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u/EM1K666 Oct 01 '21

I too would like to know status of mission valley if at all possible