Those prices are ridiculous, especially for used hardware... Jus' saying.
Heh. For 1 month used video cards? 99% of other people are marking UP their cards. Mine are sticker value from NewEgg. So, fuck off. Jus' saying.
Not to mention who knows what the fuck is going to happen with BTC value once Mt. Gox reopens.
Why would anyone mark up their cards? Is supply really getting that bad? Except for the 6990 I can get any of these from a couple of places. Waterblocks et. al I'd obviously have to order. If things are that bad in the boondocks then I hope ATI buys Satoshi something nice for Christmas because he has obviously delivered them some unexpected demand.
$0.26/KWh!! - crap on a cracker! Man that is rough. Is that the residential rate? I'm less than a third of that.
Where you been? Almost impossible to find 5830s, 5850s, and 5870s. Anyways, not every card is at cost. The 6950, 6970s are discounted. I might lower the 6870 but probably not. It has more value then just mining. I'll more then likely just ebay them as people expect a lower price here because they aren't as fast miners.
Kylesaisgone was offering 130$ for a 6870 in another post which is just plain ridiculous.
And the power is residential rates.