ManicDan said: Goreopsy said: ManicDan said:I tried it with the 6800xt and found out this morning that they received zero and have no idea when they are getting any. So basically the only way to actually be put onto a waiting list has no waiting list and we all get to enjoy the random luck of being in the right place for a very long time hoping its the right time. I checked every site I could and found most websites not list any products, or never showed them as in stock. I'm doubting there are less than a hundred 6800xts in the states. Probably somewhere between 75 and 150 total across all Microcenter stores, at least for the launch. But it's hard to say how many for the remaining retailers, since the forsaken scalpers are hoarding them up. Anyway, it would be just either an asinine way to waste life on trying to get that lucky crumb of a flagship GPU through regular stores for some time without paying scalpers or one should be very lucky to catch one with normal price... 75-150 6800s or 6800xts?, cause the numbers listed in this thread show that being a total between both with 90% being non-xts
Goreopsy said: ManicDan said:I tried it with the 6800xt and found out this morning that they received zero and have no idea when they are getting any. So basically the only way to actually be put onto a waiting list has no waiting list and we all get to enjoy the random luck of being in the right place for a very long time hoping its the right time. I checked every site I could and found most websites not list any products, or never showed them as in stock. I'm doubting there are less than a hundred 6800xts in the states. Probably somewhere between 75 and 150 total across all Microcenter stores, at least for the launch. But it's hard to say how many for the remaining retailers, since the forsaken scalpers are hoarding them up. Anyway, it would be just either an asinine way to waste life on trying to get that lucky crumb of a flagship GPU through regular stores for some time without paying scalpers or one should be very lucky to catch one with normal price...
ManicDan said:I tried it with the 6800xt and found out this morning that they received zero and have no idea when they are getting any. So basically the only way to actually be put onto a waiting list has no waiting list and we all get to enjoy the random luck of being in the right place for a very long time hoping its the right time. I checked every site I could and found most websites not list any products, or never showed them as in stock. I'm doubting there are less than a hundred 6800xts in the states.
Dfmiske said: @Hypnotini this person legit saw this because they posted new pics on eBay without the micro center bags lolstill on blast.makes me think employee....disgruntled fired snuck out backdoor whatever but that is 2 cards arbitrated from micro center. People like this can be easily tracked and banned from the store i demand it....how many people in line were allowed to buy two of the very limited stock. Super easy to trace. Maybe the boss said yoooooo dumb@$$ take the bags out gonna get us busted.
SLySToNE said: All I can say, this constant BS mishandling by Microcenter needs to stop period. As a business customer or regular customer, to be expected to sit in COVID cold weather for a Card or CPU is beyond dumb and dangerous. I've been to and been apart of many launches over my 5 decades as a business and hobbyist, never seen anything to this degree of bs this year. There was a person that was "number 6" in line in Columbus that was out in the cold for 14 hrs that got fleeced with a voucher in hand after he walked into the store with it, just to be told there were no cards out of the 12 disclosed. What kind of shady crap is that? They need to list the amount of stock the night before, take all the names they can get, do a lottery on the items by randomly picking peoples names out of a box to be fair. This would keep people from wasting time driving, camping, no extra expense by the company and a very simple solution. This is just trash tbh the way this has been handled. Now, we see people that camped as well, that immediately listed 5000 series CPU's and 6000 Series GPU's on Ebay for scalper prices. I know it is impossible to stop this, but measures need to be put in place to mitigate or discourage the activity. Even with the bots on others websites, that needs to be resolved as well and it is a pretty simple solution. This needs to stop! Also, you have employees at ALL locations that we have been to holding parts for "special" customers, friends and themselves when they can and this is unacceptable by any legitimate business standards. We purchase many items from Microcenter all the time for years, this will now stop and we will take business elsewhere. Everyone we know, has now decided to bug out and shop elsewhere as well. Sad part is, my youngest brother is an Engineer for AMD, knows how much inventory was released from internal meetings, waited all night in Columbus and reported this activity back to AMD. We shall see what comes from that info that was sent back. Either get your crap together or get out of the business and stop doing your customers this way.Anybody defending this madness, is part of the problem and should silence themselves. As I stated, I've done more launches than most out there over 50 years, but the way Microcenter constantly mishandles them are on another level of ridiculousness. Good Day
Hypnotini said: And one guy in atlanta georgia got two
Guest said: I think its fun to submit an offer of at most MSRP to all the scalpers on Ebay that "Accepts offers". I support capitalism but I for one will never buy from one of these scalpers and if everyone was like that, scalpers wouldn't exist so I'll just wait. All that said, its pretty annoying for all of us that want to purchase a GPU or CPU for our personal use and can't.
MJLSr said: Towson East did have multiple shipments, at least two (2) that I am aware of. I heard there was a 3rd later in the day. There was the pre-opening stock and another truck shortly after 10a (ET) with as much, if not more than what was available at opening. There were no 3080s AFAIK, but quite a few [dozen] 3090s and 3070s in addition to the limited 6800, 2x XT and maybe a dozen 6800 in each truck, not even 30 cards total. Ironic they had more 30 series there on AMD’s 6800 release day. They also had some Ryzen 9s available.I have to say that the people at the Towson East store have been great! They are polite, have kept crowds updated, and it is obvious they are working as fast as they can to help those fortunate enough to get cards and inform those who do not - Thank You!
CHRONOBODI said: Managed to snag the last XT. I was 2nd in line of 70 people and there was only two 6800xts.But... im not camping ever again ow. 20 hours is easy when store is open to walk in and warmup, but the night is bruutalll. Getting that voucher though, melted away all the camping frustration. Ahhhhh so good.
SLySToNE said: The scalpers that are outside the Columbus store every morning need to be ran TF off. Same first 4-8 dudes every day buying up the stuff so others can't get it. They have the nerve to stand here talking about it being all smug while I'm listening to them being 7th in line SMDH. They are talking about getting their second or 3rd 3080, 3070's or 2nd/3rd Ryzen. One idiot that's not a scalper though was talking about getting his 2nd 3080 to run Sli, they can't run Sli...morons, only the 3090. If we can see this, the store can see this and the damn store is not enforcing the 1 per household and the manger needs to get off his ass.
LandShark said: CHRONOBODI said: Managed to snag the last XT. I was 2nd in line of 70 people and there was only two 6800xts.But... im not camping ever again ow. 20 hours is easy when store is open to walk in and warmup, but the night is bruutalll. Getting that voucher though, melted away all the camping frustration. Ahhhhh so good. Impressive! Congrats on your new XT! Enjoy it. Hopefully, its enjoyment melts away more of that frosty cold. 😁 SLySToNE said: The scalpers that are outside the Columbus store every morning need to be ran TF off. Same first 4-8 dudes every day buying up the stuff so others can't get it. They have the nerve to stand here talking about it being all smug while I'm listening to them being 7th in line SMDH. They are talking about getting their second or 3rd 3080, 3070's or 2nd/3rd Ryzen. One idiot that's not a scalper though was talking about getting his 2nd 3080 to run Sli, they can't run Sli...morons, only the 3090. If we can see this, the store can see this and the damn store is not enforcing the 1 per household and the manger needs to get off his ass. I'd recommend politely sharing this info with the store management. I'll share your feedback here with our store management. We do have several managers, and it's quite possible that they haven't seen the person you are referring to purchase an item before. Sharing the info with store management will allow them to make the appropriate decision for the circumstance. This is something we'll look into. Thanks for sharing!
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