Taking Bets- GPU Price Normalization in Canada

[MahtXL]

So who wants to drop a bet of when the prices are going to be more reasonable (the card i want is 350 in the states 550 for me up here)

Roll em in and we will see if you are right.

side note should i wait for better prices or just go for it now? Im not in any rush and winter is coming (heh) so i dont mind putting that money into my 680 Polaris.

[Bim Job]

What's the card u want? 

[Bim Job]

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follow ur posts. 

[MahtXL]

What's the card u want? 

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_558&item_id=085211

[DarrenP]

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_558&item_id=085211

There's your first problem. Canada Computers is always over-priced.

 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127872&cm_re=R9_390X_GAMING_8G-_-14-127-872-_-Product

[Oshino Shinobu]

Is that $350 USD and $550 CAD? If so, go for it. It's really not that bad of a difference compared to other places. 

[Bim Job]

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_558&item_id=085211

What're you talking about, on newegg they're nearly the exact same price. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127872&cm_re=390x-_-14-127-872-_-Product   http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127872&cm_re=390x-_-14-127-872-_-Product    429.99 USD= 568.90 CAD

[MahtXL]

There's your first problem. Canada Computers is always over-priced.

 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127872&cm_re=R9_390X_GAMING_8G-_-14-127-872-_-Product

559 still isnt much better lmao. compared to the states anyways.

[AFlyingBuffalo]

So who wants to drop a bet of when the prices are going to be more reasonable (the card i want is 350 in the states 550 for me up here)

Roll em in and we will see if you are right.

side note should i wait for better prices or just go for it now? Im not in any rush and winter is coming (heh) so i dont mind putting that money into my 680 Polaris.

Never  ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[MahtXL]

Is that $350 USD and $550 CAD? If so, go for it. It's really not that bad of a difference compared to other places. 

its still 550 bucks though is what people dont understand. we dont make more money because our dollar is worth less and things cost more. 550 bucks is still 550 bucks, same as it would be to an american, its a lot of dough for a dinky little computer part.

[TheRower]

Is that $350 USD and $550 CAD? If so, go for it. It's really not that bad of a difference compared to other places. 

Well I just checked the latest conversion. $350 USD= $460 CAD. So its still way overpriced.

[MahtXL]

Never  ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

with the clowns that run this country, wouldn't be surprised.

[MahtXL]

Well I just checked the latest conversion. $350 USD= $460 CAD. So its still way overpriced.

yup they jack the price up and blame it on the dollar.

[DarrenP]

559 still isnt much better lmao. compared to the states anyways.

The Canadian dollar is also very weak right now. As well us Canadians have always had higher prices. 

[MahtXL]

The Canadian dollar is also very weak right now. As well us Canadians have always had higher prices. 

I might wait until it evens out and then buy in the states and save 100 bucks.

[DarrenP]

I might wait until it evens out and then buy in the states and save 100 bucks.

If you look at the last time our dollar took a tumble. I doubt it's going to come back before the video card you're looking at will be obsolete. I'd suggest just sucking it up. It is what it is and there's nothing you or I can do about it. 

[TheRower]

So who wants to drop a bet of when the prices are going to be more reasonable (the card i want is 350 in the states 550 for me up here)

Roll em in and we will see if you are right.

side note should i wait for better prices or just go for it now? Im not in any rush and winter is coming (heh) so i dont mind putting that money into my 680 Polaris.

To answer I would wait. This actually opened my eyes to how overpriced cards are today. I was planning to buy but I'm definitely waiting till Black Friday or Christmas.

[Oshino Shinobu]

its still 550 bucks though is what people dont understand. we dont make more money because our dollar is worth less and things cost more. 550 bucks is still 550 bucks, same as it would be to an american, its a lot of dough for a dinky little computer part.

Then don't buy it?=

 

Well I just checked the latest conversion. $350 USD= $460 CAD. So its still way overpriced.

If you compare it, $350 USD = £228 but the 390X is still £330 ($504 USD and $668 CAD) over here. I'd say the price for Canada is pretty good. 

[MahtXL]

Then don't buy it?=

 

If you compare it, $350 USD = £228 but the 390X is still £330 ($504 USD and $668 CAD) over here. I'd say the price for Canada is pretty good. 

You cant just tell an enthusiast of a hobby to NOT buy something , it doesnt work that way, its like crack you cant help it.

[W-L]

Stuff in Canada always costs more than the US it's not really that big of a surprise, the $560CAD from newegg is expensive but inline with the current prices.

[TheRower]

Then don't buy it?=

 

If you compare it, $350 USD = £228 but the 390X is still £330 ($504 USD and $668 CAD) over here. I'd say the price for Canada is pretty good. 

Hey man, I'm not saying we're the ones having the worst time over here. I always wonder how Canada can differ so much from the the US when  were so close to it. I guess that's just how the world works.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Hey man, I'm not saying we're the ones having the worst time over here. I always wonder how Canada can differ so much from the the US when  were so close to it. I guess that's just how the world works.

Well, the US tends to get the better end of the stick, due to the fact that a lot of the companies making the products are based there, so shipping and tax costs get put on the price in other countries to cover the costs of importing/exporting them. 

 

Canada is also a huge (spread out) country with a relatively small population. Hell, you have almost half the UK's population but over 40 times the land mass, things have got to travel a long way. Not to mention most of the major Canadian cities are on the coasts. It's a long way for stuff to travel, so prices are pretty certain to be higher. 

 

Still, I like Canada. Went to Ontario a few years ago, Toronto is a very nice city (nicer than NYC if I may say so), though very hot when I went. It's all very different than here in the UK, you can drive from one end of the country to the other in a day, and London doesn't have you constantly looking up at massive buildings like a lot of US and Canadian cities. 

[TheRower]

Well, the US tends to get the better end of the stick, due to the fact that a lot of the companies making the products are based there, so shipping and tax costs get put on the price in other countries to cover the costs of importing/exporting them. 

 

Canada is also a huge (spread out) country with a relatively small population. Hell, you have almost half the UK's population but over 40 times the land mass, things have got to travel a long way. Not to mention most of the major Canadian cities are on the coasts. It's a long way for stuff to travel, so prices are pretty certain to be higher. 

 

Still, I like Canada. Went to Ontario a few years ago, Toronto is a very nice city (nicer than NYC if I may say so), though very hot when I went. It's all very different than here in the UK, you can drive from one end of the country to the other in a day, and London doesn't have you constantly looking up at massive buildings like a lot of US and Canadian cities. 

All very valid points. I guess import costs and such could be the cause of  that price jump, but I thought with NAFTA (some north american national trade deal) tariffs and import charges wouldn't add 15-20% to a ticket price.

 

Also I'm like 30 min from Toronto, and ya I guess its a pretty nice place. I'm not much of a city boy myself. More of a country bumpkin that uses manure generated electricity to light my house and my power computer. When I want more FPS I give the cows taco bell for an energy boost.

[TheRower]

NAFTA only applies for products manufactured in NA.

Oh ok good to know. It all makes sense now.

[AFlyingBuffalo]

with the clowns that run this country, wouldn't be surprised.

Yep