You can thank bots like the one from Bounce Alerts that help resellers vacuum up stock for big product launches.
The screenshot below shows one reseller who managed to buy 42 video cards with Bounce Alerts tools, and they’re not the only one — numerous Tweets mentioning Bounce Alerts claimed a dozen or more verified orders for the $699 video card.
Nvidia claims it has a policy of limiting purchases per customer, but it would appear Bounce Alerts found a workaround.
Nvidia’s hotly anticipated RTX 3080 video card when on sale this week, and most of the people who wanted to buy one were unable to do so.