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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
I think my pushback there would be did it literally ever sell at that price? I get covid silicon shortage miners etc etc but  even after the mining crash I don't know that I ever saw it sell for 700, or even particularly close. The 3060 Ti (eventually) did at least come down close to MSRP. Even now the cheapest I can find for the 3080 10GB on a quick check is $988
gpt
3080 sold at MSRP all the time for the first 6 months or so. Only reason I never pulled the trigger on it was my 980 Ti was still doing me fine.

Then of course it went Krakatoa right after they started selling out.