I don’t think the ram manufacturers (like corsair, kingston etc) buy it at spot price, they have contracts and all for fixed price. since that’s the case, shouldn’t prices be sticky at least for the day?
Yea i think retailers are trying to vibe-price. Since the Spot DRAM price is completely irrelevant to them and there is no ‘free’ market for final DRAM DIMM sticks.
It’s less about the market and more about increasing prices as stock goes down during the day. With other products people would be pissed, but they have their excuse created for them by the bubble and being a slightly niche product.
The usual word for this is just price gouging. It’s a shortage.
I don’t think the ram manufacturers (like corsair, kingston etc) buy it at spot price, they have contracts and all for fixed price. since that’s the case, shouldn’t prices be sticky at least for the day?
they should but economics are fake
Yea i think retailers are trying to vibe-price. Since the Spot DRAM price is completely irrelevant to them and there is no ‘free’ market for final DRAM DIMM sticks.
It’s less about the market and more about increasing prices as stock goes down during the day. With other products people would be pissed, but they have their excuse created for them by the bubble and being a slightly niche product.
The usual word for this is just price gouging. It’s a shortage.