u/Playful-Smell3217

The whole issue is about “allocation.” Stores keep telling us they barely get any stock because their allocation is so low.
Then you see a picture like this and it makes you question everything. If stores are getting this much stock, why are we constantly being told there’s no allocation?
Honestly, something needs to be done. We deserve some transparency from these distributors and stores instead of being given excuses every time. Or just let the whole hobby die in vain

They’re basically just taking your money as a free loan so they can use it to buy the stock, and then the week before release, they’ll refund you because they “didn’t get an allocation.” Or they’ll say the price has gone up and then charge you market price anyway. What’s the point of pre-ordering if the price ends up being the same as an eBay listing when the product actually releases? This is wild.

Someone actually bought this card for 550 USD, what do you think?