Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant until 2022

Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by bluecalm on Friday October 01, 2021 @03:03AM (#28715510)

So what's your solution? If there is limited number of 3090 GPUs should they be allocated to those who order them first? By random? Auction?

Scalpers at least ensure you can get it of you really need it (that is willing to pay a lot).

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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by King-Aaron on Friday October 01, 2021 @03:27AM (#28715648)

I don't have a solution nor do I think I need to offer one, I just think that people who engage in (and sympathise with) scalping are grubby people.

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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by enaaem on Friday October 01, 2021 @06:08AM (#28716528)

Let’s say resources are allocated first come first served. What if I could pay someone to camp in front of the store and wait in line for me?

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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by chii on Friday October 01, 2021 @06:50AM (#28716774)

It's not illegal to be an asshole. At least scalpers reveal the true cost of the product.

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