Please sign this petition to force GPU scalpers to sell at MSRP
As you have all seen, it is really hard to buy a graphics card at MSRP, in fact it is nearly impossible. For the reason that scalpers are going out and buying out the MSRP GPU market and reselling it third party for 3 or 4 times the average value. With this new RTX Technology which supports native ‘in card’ raytracing that gives enormous power into the workflow of CGI work and game creation; this technology is and its power is immense for some of these high end cards at affordable MSRP. Which is extremely fun and cool to have. And it seems that the fastest way to affording one is through a petition to force these third-party sellers, known as 'scalpers' to sell at MSRP, same for anyone selling anything that is used which would force it below that and open up the hoard of a market that is being kept from so many including myself. It is not fair to the consumer and it is not fair to the developers of this GPU technology that scalpers should be allowed to do this to the GPU market. So, I started this petition. I would be very grateful, if everyone would sign it and get as many others to sign the petition as they can. I would really like to be able to purchase graphics cards with ease at MSRP and I hope you do to. Here is the link to the petition. We need 10,000 signatures to force the American government to address it and 100,000 signatures to force it into debate into Congress. http://chng.it/RWp42VmWCs
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Even if one government decided to do something about scalpers for luxury goods companies would likely just move most of their product shipments to other countries where they sold faster.
The only good solution is for demand to go down, and that wont happen unless crypto becomes unprofitable or GPU manufacturers offer better alternatives for miners.
Also it's pointless
Nvidia has a GPU specifically build for mining (you can't game on it or what so ever, doesn't even have monitor ports). But they are kind of on the down low with it for some reason....
Crypto prices have nothing to do with the demand of GPUs for crypto miners.... GPU prices have been steadily increasing and it's not slowing down. The problem is not only scalpers and miners...
Yeah the government isn't going to fix this issue, they can't do anything about it. If they put up regulation etc. it will probably have adverse affects and people would just mine illegally or circumvent the system.