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> I can't buy a Ryzen 3900X without paying substantially inflated ebay prices. I'm experiencing the opposite. There has been so many deals on 3900X that I have

> I can't buy a Ryzen 3900X without paying substantially inflated ebay prices. I'm experiencing the opposite. There has been so many deals on 3900X that I have to constantly tell myself I don't need an upgrade.

snazz 7y ago
Same here. Find nearest Micro Center, see wonderful deal, spend more than you came in looking to spend, repeat. Unless you don’t have any kind of physical computer store near you, I don’t see why buying it on eBay would be useful.
- gwicks56 7y ago
  Damn, I have been desperately trying to get one since launch. Think the USA is getting them all, and the rest of the world is getting screwed. I paid on launch day, my store is getting 2 3900x's this month, they have 78 people who have paid in full and are waiting.
  - wyldfire 7y ago
    Arbitrage to the rescue?
  - tooop 7y ago
    I am in Europe and a reputable local online shop shows that i can get it after a week for 690$ but that is including VAT (575$ without VAT).
    - Macha 7y ago
      I am in Europe and a (previously?) Reputable online retailer showed me the same 2 weeks ago, but 1 week ago ( 2 days after the expected ship time) updated the expected time to a month and just said they didn't get the shipment expected, deal with it
  - snazz 7y ago
    My original comment was quite ignorant, then, and I apologize for it. They’ve got quite a few at my Micro Center for $449 if you purchase a compatible motherboard, so I was (incorrectly) assuming that this applied to the rest of the world too.
devonkim 7y ago
I am genuinely intrigued. I've been going to my local Microcenters in the DC VA area for weeks now and they said they have gotten ZERO shipments in since release day of the 3900X and have a couple 3700X maybe on shelves. This doesn't necessarily completely invalidate my point though - distribution by AMD is clearly needing some work when one region is drowning in 3900X processors and a very wealthy metro area has none in retail channels.
- ckozlowski 7y ago
  Same. The Nutley St. location sold out on the first day and hasn't been any since.
- Teknoman117 7y ago
  Odd. I was in Microcenter on Tuesday and they had a few 3900X's in the case. When I was there closer to launch, there weren't any and they told me that people would come in and ask for them before they even hit the shelf.
  - devonkim 7y ago
    Which Microcenter location though? The Fairfax one the employee in the section on Sunday said the two boxes in the floor cases were 3700X and not 3900X because the boxes for the 3900X are larger.
    - Teknoman117 7y ago
      Tustin, CA
- 0x8BADF00D 7y ago
  Consumer doesn’t really matter. Pretty much any IT admin I know is ordering one directly through wholesalers. I’m actually surprised people physically go to stores anymore.
- ksec 7y ago
  Or may be ( cough ) someone in your local Microcenters hasn't been ordering to fulfil those stocks. This strategy is quite widely used in many other industry as well. Although given it has only been launched for less than a month and demand is actually through the roof ( I have been seen reviews being so Pro AMD, even in the AMD Athon 64 days ). So I think it is simply supply is a little tight while TSMC are working hard.
DuskStar 7y ago
Where have you been able to find them? PCPartPicker hasn't exactly shown great availability on the 3900X so far [0], Amazon is full of scalping [1] and Ebay... Well, $700+ is what I'm seeing there. This is the CPU that'll probably be powering my next build, so if you've got a source close to MSRP I'd love to hear it! 0: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tLCD4D/amd-ryzen-9-3900x-36-ghz-12-core-processor-100-100000023box https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tLCD4D/amd-ryzen-9-3900x-36... 1: https://smile.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3900X-24-Thread-Processor/dp/B07SXMZLP9 https://smile.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3900X-24-Thread-Processor...
- Apotheos 7y ago
  Check out the buildapcsales subreddit, that's where I consistently find the biggest discounts.
  - DuskStar 7y ago
    I don't care about getting it at a discount, I care about getting it at MSRP...
    - y4mi 7y ago
      Then check out the discounted deal and mail them you'd like to pay extra
      - notmyaccount 7y ago
        Good Morning Sir, I hope this letter finds you in good health. Since I've seen that you are offering AMD 3900X at a discount, I'd like to inform you that I am not like those pleebs and would therefore like you to pay in full MSRP. Please let me know where I can send the goats. I have the honor to be your obedient customer. N. Pleeb
        jotm 7y ago
        Funny enough, I had two buyers saying pretty much this. "I'll pay 49" on a £35 item. Why? Because apparently that's "what it's worth". I appreciate the thought, but it just looks insanely suspicious...

snazz 7y ago

Same here. Find nearest Micro Center, see wonderful deal, spend more than you came in looking to spend, repeat. Unless you don’t have any kind of physical computer store near you, I don’t see why buying it on eBay would be useful.

gwicks56 7y ago
Damn, I have been desperately trying to get one since launch. Think the USA is getting them all, and the rest of the world is getting screwed. I paid on launch day, my store is getting 2 3900x's this month, they have 78 people who have paid in full and are waiting.
- wyldfire 7y ago
  Arbitrage to the rescue?
- tooop 7y ago
  I am in Europe and a reputable local online shop shows that i can get it after a week for 690$ but that is including VAT (575$ without VAT).
  - Macha 7y ago
    I am in Europe and a (previously?) Reputable online retailer showed me the same 2 weeks ago, but 1 week ago ( 2 days after the expected ship time) updated the expected time to a month and just said they didn't get the shipment expected, deal with it
- snazz 7y ago
  My original comment was quite ignorant, then, and I apologize for it. They’ve got quite a few at my Micro Center for $449 if you purchase a compatible motherboard, so I was (incorrectly) assuming that this applied to the rest of the world too.

devonkim 7y ago

I am genuinely intrigued. I've been going to my local Microcenters in the DC VA area for weeks now and they said they have gotten ZERO shipments in since release day of the 3900X and have a couple 3700X maybe on shelves. This doesn't necessarily completely invalidate my point though - distribution by AMD is clearly needing some work when one region is drowning in 3900X processors and a very wealthy metro area has none in retail channels.

ckozlowski 7y ago
Same. The Nutley St. location sold out on the first day and hasn't been any since.
Teknoman117 7y ago
Odd. I was in Microcenter on Tuesday and they had a few 3900X's in the case. When I was there closer to launch, there weren't any and they told me that people would come in and ask for them before they even hit the shelf.
- devonkim 7y ago
  Which Microcenter location though? The Fairfax one the employee in the section on Sunday said the two boxes in the floor cases were 3700X and not 3900X because the boxes for the 3900X are larger.
  - Teknoman117 7y ago
    Tustin, CA
0x8BADF00D 7y ago
Consumer doesn’t really matter. Pretty much any IT admin I know is ordering one directly through wholesalers. I’m actually surprised people physically go to stores anymore.
ksec 7y ago
Or may be ( cough ) someone in your local Microcenters hasn't been ordering to fulfil those stocks. This strategy is quite widely used in many other industry as well. Although given it has only been launched for less than a month and demand is actually through the roof ( I have been seen reviews being so Pro AMD, even in the AMD Athon 64 days ). So I think it is simply supply is a little tight while TSMC are working hard.

DuskStar 7y ago

Where have you been able to find them? PCPartPicker hasn't exactly shown great availability on the 3900X so far [0], Amazon is full of scalping [1] and Ebay... Well, $700+ is what I'm seeing there. This is the CPU that'll probably be powering my next build, so if you've got a source close to MSRP I'd love to hear it! 0: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tLCD4D/amd-ryzen-9-3900x-36-ghz-12-core-processor-100-100000023box https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tLCD4D/amd-ryzen-9-3900x-36... 1: https://smile.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3900X-24-Thread-Processor/dp/B07SXMZLP9 https://smile.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3900X-24-Thread-Processor...

Apotheos 7y ago
Check out the buildapcsales subreddit, that's where I consistently find the biggest discounts.
- DuskStar 7y ago
  I don't care about getting it at a discount, I care about getting it at MSRP...
  - y4mi 7y ago
    Then check out the discounted deal and mail them you'd like to pay extra
    - notmyaccount 7y ago
      Good Morning Sir, I hope this letter finds you in good health. Since I've seen that you are offering AMD 3900X at a discount, I'd like to inform you that I am not like those pleebs and would therefore like you to pay in full MSRP. Please let me know where I can send the goats. I have the honor to be your obedient customer. N. Pleeb
      - jotm 7y ago
        Funny enough, I had two buyers saying pretty much this. "I'll pay 49" on a £35 item. Why? Because apparently that's "what it's worth". I appreciate the thought, but it just looks insanely suspicious...