NVIDIA failed to add bot protection to its site, and scalpers are now selling RTX 3080 cards for thousands of dollars on eBay.
What you need to know
The RTX 3080 Founder`s Edition was on sale for just a few seconds at NVIDIA, with scalpers picking up most of the orders.
The cards are now reselling for upwards of $2,000 on eBay, three times their retail price.
The RTX 3080 Founder`s Edition and aftermarket options are sold out everywhere in the U.S.
NVIDIA kicked off sales of the RTX 3080 earlier today, with the RTX 3080 Founder`s Edition up for sale on its website and over a dozen AIB (add-in board) cards with custom cooling and overclocked designs from the likes of ASUS, MSI, EVGA, Zotac and others hitting major retailers.
But just a few seconds after sales kicked off on NVIDIA`s website (at 6am PT on September 17), the RTX 3080 went out of stock. That was the case over at Amazon, Best Buy, and Newegg, with Newegg noting that it saw more traffic than the morning of Black Fri...
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