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by pedrogpimenta 1338 days ago
That's not what we're comparing.

> If there are no GPUs available for MSRP and dozens or hundreds available for 2-3x MSRP.

If you want to extrapolate, it should be

> Last year's $100 model has been selling for $500 on ebay. The new one would cost $110 but because of that, we'll now price it $550, because people pay for that.

But hey, if you agree with that, you agree with that. I don't.

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Why would I not agree with people or organizations choosing the price they sell their products and services for? Outside of discriminatory practices (and I don't consider price differentiation to be discriminatory) or emergency scenarios (gouging for gas in a hurricane for example) I don't find lowering or raising prices on what is unquestionably entertainment to be immoral in any way. Why do you?