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Super-Rare 3DFX Voodoo 5 6000 Prototype Hits Nearly $10,000 on eBay!
For those of you with good memories, you may recall that the last time something regarding 3DFX came up in the news was when someone managed to hijack their official Twitter account and then went on to make various posts about a supposed comeback. – It was, of course, not…
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Intel Arc A770 Drops Hugely Below MSRP – But It’s Still Too Expensive!
It’s been a little over three months now since Intel announced the launch of its Arc A7 series of graphics cards, and, to be honest, I sometimes need reminding that they actually exist given that they hit the market with more of a whimper than a bang. – Yes, we…
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Nvidia 4080 Scalpers Suffer as Consumers Show Little Interest in the GPU
While the graphics card market has undoubtedly calmed down a lot when compared to this time last year, following the launch of both the Nvidia 4090 and 4080 it was hardly surprising that scalpers were looking to turn a quick buck by buying the GPUs at their retail price and…
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Graphics Cards Prices Continue to Fall on eBay!
While certainly still being a long way from getting out the bunting and throwing a party, it’s hard to deny that the situation regarding both graphics card prices and availability has been improving since the start of the year. A factor possibly represented by the fact that resellers on eBay…
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Graphics Card Scalpers MAY Be Feeling the Pinch as Prices Get Lowered By 10%
There have been more than a few indications since the start of the year that retail graphics card prices and availability have, slowly but surely, been getting better. Now admittedly, things are still a long way away from being great. With the value of Bitcoin having fallen quite significantly since…
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eBay Confirms They Accidentally Suspended a Number of Accounts!
With Christmas approaching alarmingly fast, we daresay that many of you are likely heavily invested in eBay at the moment as you either look to secure a last-minute gift or are perhaps trying to generate a bit of much-needed festive cash through selling some items. However, earlier this week, reports…
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Unreleased Intel i5-12400 Processors Hit eBay!
Officially speaking, Intel has not yet confirmed the launch of its Core i5-12400 processor. I mean, we all know it’s coming, and almost certainly at CES 2022 (which kicks off on January 5th), but in terms of an official rubber stamp? No. Intel is making us wait for that one!…
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eBay Bans the Sale of ‘Adult Only’ Video Games
When it comes to what we might politely describe as ‘adult only’ products, eBay has often been more than a little vague about what is allowed and what is not. Following a new update to their official guidelines, however, it would appear that something of a moderate purge is on…
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Gold Nintendo Wii Made for Queen Elizabeth II Goes on Sale!
I daresay that some of you reading this might have purchased some form of an exceptionally exclusive piece of hardware, or perhaps some kind of limited-edition gaming peripheral. Did you ever own a gold Nintendo Wii, though? Well, if the answer is no (and I suspect it probably is), then…
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G APU Engineering Sample Hits eBay
Officially speaking, AMD has not yet officially launched their Ryzen 5000G APUs. In fact, although I stand to be corrected, I don’t even think they’ve even gone as far as confirming they exist yet. Following a significant number of leaks seen over the last month, however, it’s well known that…
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Working Apple-1 Computer From 1976 is Listed for $1.5M
There has, and always will be, a solid market for retro technology. Even I myself own more than a few ancient systems and take great pleasure in throwing in a floppy disk every now and then for some good old fashioned gaming action. However, if you were looking for something…
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Scalpers Made $5.88M Selling AMD Ryzen 5000’s on eBay
It’s been pretty well known that following the launch of various new tech products late last year, actually getting hold of one of them (any one of them) has proven to be more than a little difficult. Of course, this is thanks in no small part due to scalpers looking…
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eBay Scammer Sends a Concrete Block Instead of a PS5
If you were not lucky enough to get your pre-order in place, then the realization is possibly dawning on you (or, at least, it should’ve by now!) that getting a PS5 this side of Christmas is looking increasingly unlikely. Demand is high, supply is low, and scalpers are pretty much…
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eBay Warns of PS5 Scammers Selling Photos As Consoles
It’s not exactly a secret that with the release of the PS5 earlier this month, there has been a huge problem with scalpers decimating the stock levels available to real consumers. Albeit, that doesn’t always work in their favor as one such person recently had their entire stash stolen at…
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Scalper Bots May be Compounding Nintendo Switch Shortages
If you’ve recently been looking to get a Nintendo Switch console, you’ve probably discovered that, in terms of mainstream retailers, they’re currently rarer than hen’s teeth. With even the house of Mario declaring that all current stock levels were out, put simply, the chances of seeing one at a reasonable…
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