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		colejohnson66 on May 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nvidia cripples cryptocurrency mining on RTX 3080 ... Because the scalpers won’t go away. There will always be some poor sap willing to pay double market value for a scalped product.

drdeca on May 18, 2021 [–]

If they were being auctioned in the first place, why wouldn't that person just buy it in the auction originally?

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