Christmas is over, but the latest game consoles and high-end gaming GPUs are still out of stock at retailers, selling for high premiums on eBay.
While aftermarket prices for Sony’s (SNE) – Request report PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s (MSFT) – Request report Xbox Series X have fallen from the highs they hit after the consoles went on sale in November, they’re still comfortably above list prices.
The standard PS5, which has a suggested retail price of $ 499, is still selling for over $ 800 on eBay (EBAY) – Request report, for example. And the PS5 Digital Edition, which has no optical drive and has a suggested retail price of $ 399, usually goes for around $ 700.
The Xbox Series X retails for around $ 700 on eBay. That represents a decent premium over the console’s $ 499 MSRP, albeit less than what’s driven by the PS5, which from all indications (using an arguably superior array of exclusive launch titles) has seen greater interest from gamers.
Meanwhile, the Xbox Series S, which lacks an optical drive and has a less powerful GPU than the Series X, typically retails for $ 350 to $ 400. That represents a modest premium over the series’ $ 299 MSRP.
Nvidia’s (NVDA) – Request report RTX 30 series gaming GPUs also remain popular after their September and October launch. The top-of-the-range GeForce RTX 3090 often changes hands for around $ 2,000, well above the suggested retail price of $ 1,499, as you can see below.
Recent eBay sales of graphics cards powered by Nvidia’s RTX 3090 GPU. Source: eBay.
The RTX 3080, which has a suggested retail price of $ 699, typically retails for around $ 1,200 to $ 1,300. And while Nvidia delayed its October launch by two weeks in an effort to avoid major shortages, the RTX 3070 is still selling today for $ 750 to $ 800, well above its suggested retail price of $ 499.
The story is similar for AMDs (AMD) – Request report RX 6000 gaming GPU line, launched in November and early December. The flagship Radeon RX 6900 XT typically retails for $ 350 to $ 400 above its $ 999 list price; the RX 6800 XT retails for $ 400 to $ 500 above its suggested retail price of $ 649; and the standard RX 6800 retails for $ 200 to $ 300 above its suggested retail price of $ 579.
While such shortages and aftermarket premiums for high-end gaming hardware are unlikely to last through 2021, it looks like they’ll be in place early in the year as chip and hardware vendors take care of both. chain restrictions and enormous demand from consumers who, because of COVID, spend more time at home than ever.
Sony and Microsoft have both warned they expect shortages for their latest consoles to continue in early 2021. In November, Xbox CFO Tim Stuart predicted that the Xbox Series X and S shortages would last until Microsoft’s June 2021 quarter.
Likewise, in October, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicted that RTX 3080/3090 graphics card shortages would last until 2021. And in late November, AMD reportedly predicted that it would take 4 to 8 weeks for RX 6800 graphics card prices to continue. series would drop to their MSRPs.
Considering what the balance of supply and demand currently looks like for both AMD and Nvidia’s most powerful gaming GPUs, gamers in the market for a RX 6800 series card probably shouldn’t hold their breath waiting for a quick return to MSRPs.
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