I read recently that GPU manufacturers are asking retailers to limit sales to 2 per customer in an attempt to somehow show that they care for their main customer base who are feeling the pain of insane prices that IMO are being artificially hyped with this crypto currency thing.
Yeah, pass the buck to the guys who have the least incentive to reduce prices! Brilliant idea!
No, the solution comes from the source.

If EVGA wants to truly make a difference and keep customers, how about they sell directly to customers, limiting to one unit per customer.
BUT AT THE ORIGINAL MSRP.

Then we will see where the focus is, and if there's really good intent. Of course miners will buy too but since miners are a tiny percent of total customers, this should quickly see change behind to happen again.
Sure, there's always the people who will try to resell for massive profit, but if EVGA keeps production to supply one unit per customer then the majority of customers (regular PC gamers etc) will get a new card and the price gouging stops.
It's also likely to make EVGA much more popular as a brand and will cause other manufacturers to follow suit.

But we won't see that happen will we?
Exactly, because this frenzy is good for business.
Or maybe EVGA actually cares and will do something about it before they kill off the PC gaming community.
I won't buy another card at these prices out of pure principal. And many just can't afford to spend that money.
Great news for the console industry, the Xbox One X sitting in my media room just got a whole bunch more interesting from a value for money perspective, and with 4K gaming and coming keyboard and mouse support, what's the point of having a $3K PC moving forwards?

GPU manufacturers need to drive the change they want to see. It's really a question of whether they really want to or not.
Anyone else thinking the same thing?

I think the best way to solve this is for manufactures to ramp up production and meet demand.
Not sure but I'll bet they are gearing for production of the next series of GPUs and had to cut production of the last series to do so.
I put the blame for this on the manufactures who are not meeting demand.
With a high demand for the product they make now seems silly not to make more, sell more, make more $$
It is not like stores get more and sell out, no one anywhere seems to be getting stock in. I am not getting any in stock notices.
To limit people to one or two cards is not fair either, what if I want to build 3 systems with GTX10XX sli so my two kids and I can play "games" together in the house. I need six cards then.
I think it is bad business practice to not meet demand. They need to make more cards.

A more novel idea: Everyone in the world, stop paying more than MSRP. If no one buys it for greater than MSRP, gougers will stop gouging. Ok, world, do your part. Lol.

Market hysteria is just that. No way to control it. Not sure this is truly nVidia’s fault. If I remember correctly the limited supply was from GDDR5 and HB memory. If you try and buy anything today with a RAM chip the prices are very high. There was a glut a few years back, so the manufacturers pulled back. That would have been fine, but then the mining craze hit that no one anticipated. Market forces do crazy things. With HB2 there are also production problems. As with most new technologies, being able to gauge production efficiency, output and timing can be difficult. This will calm down. If you are in a rush to build a PC, then that is a problem, but if you can wait then prices will normalize. The next generation will help. Another thing is that I will not buy a used GPU from this point forward. Do not want one that has been beat to almost death before me.

bill1024

ty_ger07
A more novel idea: Everyone in the world, stop paying more than MSRP. If no one buys it for greater than MSRP, gougers will stop gouging. Ok, world, do your part. Lol.

Ding ding ding we have a winner!
That goes for GPUs, concert/sports tickets and everything else scalpers get involved in.
Would be nice if they buy a couple dozen cards to scalp and get stuck holding the bag if prices drop.

Enthusiast Computing is what EVGA is Know For and now we are being stopped Dead in our tracks because of Miners, IMO
The Only Reason I got back into it and stopped buying Dell and HP.
EVGA (This Forum) got me into Folding at Home and BOINC and now our hands are being tied, I know this is NOT EVGA Fault or can do anything about.
It is just sad for The Enthusiast and Even Benchmarking is being hit hard, oh I forgot the Gamers. Sorry

I have managed to get a 1080ti through EVGA directly which saved me some cash over Newegg and the lot. It was worth the wait for it to come in stock than rather go to another retailer.

Blitqz
I support this idea

What Idea?

Pricing across retailers and online sellers is through the roof. 2x the MSRP in many cases. Mirco Center jacked their prices this week and now inventory is sitting. 

From my experience everything that comes in stock is gone before you can actually complete through the checkout process.....it seems to me it goes in stock, you add to cart, sign into paypal, last screen...out of stock.  So they must be using bots or something.  Can't they just add more captcha type technology to stop the bots?

 

chachilongshot
New stock was added, but only for Elite members :(

This is the Only Card I see in stock
EVGA GeForce GT 1030 SC, 02G-P4-6338-KR, 2GB GDDR5
As far as Elite Members Having any Stock is not really the case.

I personally think the EVGA Elite Exclusive stuff is only hurting the situation. Miners who already have managed to nab a card before it goes out of stock and registered can more easily purchase another card than someone who just wants their first one for gaming.

Nvidia needs to do something and fast, i cant imagine these 10 series cards to continue to be sold at this rate. GP104 is nearly 2 years old, and a refresh is in dire need. However, they maybe playing it safe with all this crypto and building stock or other variation, which in turn is making there profit continue while milking pascal cards to death. All in all, when 11 series comes, we will be in the same boat of demand, unless they miraculously have an over abundance readily available and with wishful thinking, as a reasonable msrp.

bill1024
I think the best way to solve this is for manufactures to ramp up production and meet demand.
Not sure but I'll bet they are gearing for production of the next series of GPUs and had to cut production of the last series to do so.
I put the blame for this on the manufactures who are not meeting demand.
With a high demand for the product they make now seems silly not to make more, sell more, make more $$
It is not like stores get more and sell out, no one anywhere seems to be getting stock in. I am not getting any in stock notices.
To limit people to one or two cards is not fair either, what if I want to build 3 systems with GTX10XX sli so my two kids and I can play "games" together in the house. I need six cards then.
I think it is bad business practice to not meet demand. They need to make more cards.

I really hope this is the case, because the inflation is massive right now. Hopefully they do meet demand by going full force on the next gen cards coming out because like you said, it seems stores aren't getting anything in stock at all, not just simply selling out after each shipment.

 
It's not just GPU's - the GPU prices now are a result of an inability to meet unexpected demand, but look at RAM prices, what's their excuse? I purchased 4 x 8GB 3000MHz Corsair Dominator Platinums [link] for $250 in March 2017. They are now $450, less than a year later (and have been priced like that for months).
 
I wish my salary would increase like that!