EVGA Updates Queue System That Rewards Loyal Customers to 3.0

[Peter_Brosdahl]

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EVGA has finished updating its queue system for purchasing hard-to-find products such as graphics cards to 3.0. The queue system has been a huge success among PC enthusiasts seeking to avoid the volatile aftermarket where scalping practices have become the norm. The revised system does have a new and potentially controversial caveat.



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Designed to Reward Loyal Customers



How is EVGA Queue 3.0 Different?EVGA Queue 3.0 system rewards loyal EVGA customers, while still giving new customers an opportunity to purchase. In Queue 3.0, your queue position will be determined first by EVGA Score, then by the date/time of notification sign-up, and lastly by...

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[Brian_B]

 

[Space_Ranger]

 

[Dogsofjune]

Yes, this.

 

[Ditchinit]

Instead of playing "hard to get", they're playing "hard to want".

 

[LeRoy_Blanchard]

Is EVGA really this stupid? This helps scalpers 100% over the average gamer. A scalper who buys many cards from them will hve a much higher score than the average Joe who wants to update his 3 year old PC to a new graphics card.

So essentially, they've just made it easier for scalpers and miners who buy lots of cards to get their products.

Wow.

 

[Dogsofjune]

Is EVGA really this stupid? This helps scalpers 100% over the average gamer. A scalper who buys many cards from them will hve a much higher score than the average Joe who wants to update his 3 year old PC to a new graphics card.

So essentially, they've just made it easier for scalpers and miners who buy lots of cards to get their products.

Wow.

Bingo, this is not EVGA being helpful at all.

 

[Brian_B]

Every change they have made to the queue seems to be in the wrong direction, and I had my doubts the queue was even being used as advertised in the first place.

Now you have to go load up on crappy power supplies to boost your spot in the queue.

 

[Grimlakin]

The only ones being rewarded or those flipping cards or buying in bulk for other reasons. Unless there are different queues for "whales" and "little fish" there will be a disparity.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Sounds like someone at EVGA really, really, took Jensen to heart; "The more you buy, the more you save!"