$4,429 order for a ROG Astral RTX 5090 cancelled by Nvidia due to a 'late' price increase, with Asus blamed ā marketplace buyer refunded after immediate $500 increase, with top-spec GPU now almost 2.5x higher than MSRP
ā” Quick Hits
- A marketplace order for the ROG Astral RTX 5090 was canceled at $4,429.
- The cancellation was blamed on Asus due to a "late" price adjustment.
- The GPU's price immediately surged another $500, reaching roughly 2.5x the base MSRP.
Greetings, deal hunters and hardware enthusiasts. The Tech Monk is back, and today we have a cautionary tale from the bleeding edge of the GPU market. If you thought securing a next-generation graphics card was going to be a straightforward affair, the current landscape is proving to be as volatile as ever.
In a frustrating turn of events reported recently in the hardware space, a marketplace buyer successfully placed an order for the highly coveted Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 for a staggering $4,429. However, victory was short-lived. The order was abruptly unfulfilled, canceled, and refunded. The marketplace cited a "late" price increase as the reason for the cancellation, pointing the finger directly at Asus for the sudden shift in pricing dynamics.
Immediately following the cancellation, the exact same top-tier graphics card was relisted with a brutal $500 price increase. This unceremonious markup means that the flagship GPU is now floating at nearly 2.5 times Nvidia's standard base MSRP.
Whether this is a side effect of severe supply chain woes, opportunistic marketplace algorithms, or genuine vendor price hikes, it serves as a stark reminder of the chaotic early-adopter tax on flagship tech. Stay vigilant, hold your ground on pricing, and remember: The Tech Monk is always watching the markets so you don't get burned.
