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Remember to bring cash or surcharge will apply. (Surcharges: 1.2% Card, 2% AmEx.) Centrecom is doggy AF! If you refund an item they don't refund your surcharge like WTF? Which Australian retailer do that? They are in a class of their own.
30 series released late 2020, 40 is late 2022. So 50 series is probably late 2024. So according to this logic, we might as well as skip the super refresh and get the 50 series.
lol the 4080S MSRP will be $1870 mate. AIB models will easily be 2k
Rrp for 4080 super is $200 less then 4080 when it came out
If you can get 4080 for $1500 now there is no reason 4080s won't get to that or even less
Sure, when the 5000 series is released.
4080 MSRP was 2.2k mind you. It's 1600 btw don't let the 1599 fool you.
In the short term, please let me know how a 4080 super will be $1500 or less if the MSRP is 1870.
https://www.nvidia.com/en-au/geforce/graphics-cards/40-serie…
@Nathan9999: Yeah if they are releasing new phones at $2400 there will be no qualms with throwing gfx cards at $1800+.
Logic and RRP are thoroughly divorced from reality now
It's only $1599 because they're clearing them before the super launches. They've never been this cheap before
@groook: This is blatantly incorrect. It's been $1599 and even a little bit less several times before
At launch. Wait til dust settles. I reckon there’s plenty of initial Nvid phat in those RRPs. See nebula pc deal today - 70 S in a prebuilt for <1400, of which the GPU is meant to be like 1k or 1.1k
What behaviour?
Adding surcharge for cards, it's not a centrecom exclusive 'thing' but I don't like it. I suppose the argument is with the bank and it gets complicated, I still don't like it, especially where they don't give it back for refunds (allegedly).
I think it's going to be a bit of a lottery, the 4080's will just get bought because people cannot afford the 2K asking of the 4080S.
So saying to wait might mean you miss out altogether.
nVidia wont allow stock to sit, they want it all gone when it's EOL.
You'll be able to pick up RTX 4080 Supers for ~$1600 you doofus. The $2K+ RRP from Nvidia is just dreaming
Really, in Japan?
That's your argument, to try to insult someone?
This paints a dour pic of the 4070S atm.
Not to say that the 4080S will be the same, but you somehow think the RTX 4080S will drop so quickly, somehow I think it's you who is dreaming.
4080 currently on eBay.
Do you ever research anything before posting?
Cheapest 4080 online. Nothing to do with any of your conjecture, it's to make way for the 4080 Super.
But in your mind, it's a simple trip to Japan in April that makes them all cheaper LMFAO
What lies do we need to tell the Banks now to withdraw our own cash?
Banks ask why you are withdrawing cash?
Tell them it's Valentine's day soon and you're buying you're partner a GPU.
I'm using the (profanity) bleaching as my reasoning from now on
Tell them you're trying to save money
Yups absolutely right, hard cash don't vanish into thin air like digital ones. haha!!
I pity our "Future Self"
Tell them you're playing the pokies
Adult pokies or normal ones?
you do realize surcharges exist because you're using those payment services in the first place? (visa, mastercard, etc.) nowhere in the acl states surcharges are to be included in refunds. centrecom and other business can in fact act in their own terms when it comes to surcharge refunds.
It’s against both VISA and Mastercard’s policy to withhold surcharges from refunds. But their customers are the merchants, not you, so no surprise they’d look the other way when it’s only Centrecom doing it, not JB for example
https://usa.visa.com/content/dam/VCOM/download/about-visa/vi…
1.5.4.15 Credit Refund Requirements
In the AP Region (Australia, New Zealand), Canada Region, Europe Region, LAC Region (Chile), US Region, US Territory: The Merchant must refund any surcharge assessed on the Transaction amount. For partial refunds, the surcharge amount must be pro-rated.
https://www.mastercard.us/content/dam/public/mastercardcom/n…
3.14.1 Refund Transactions
In Australia, the Rule on this subject is modified as follows.
When the original purchase Transaction includes a surcharge, the refund Transaction must include the full or prorated surcharge amount.
Doesn't matter. ACL overshadows and has full authority in this matter and they say NO
Where?
First you say it doesn’t say anything about it, now you’re saying it says no. Which one is it?
You do not understand how ACL works, they set a minimum required threshold for businesses to adhere to.
ACL does not remove protections given to you by payment processors. ACL also doesn’t “overshadows and have full authority on the matter”, there is a reason it goes to the courts.
If the ACCC could penalise violations at the flick of a switch they’d be doing it a lot more, not spending millions in court
Centrecom is doggy AF
Woof
Sticking with my rtx 2080 Super. Can’t justify the price for an upgrade.
In think the 4070ti s will be better value on sale.
Went into the Adelaide store today the Sale person didn't know about the sale at all. left disappointed :(
Dang!
Yes, dang, exactly.
I want to go there tomorrow to get a trouter. I mean router. Left the typo there because it's funny.
Well I got my router at the Adelaide store. They didn't seem to really know about the sale - dang indeed.
They wouldn't give me the discount based on the photos linked from this deal. I don't blame them. Said they would get in trouble for fraud if they matched it without good reason. They also wouldnt match MSY, whose price was the same as the deal price (though no stock near me).
At least I was armed with cash and avoided the 1.2% surchgarge.
Not surprise, Centrecom & Scorptec both are dodgy, just have these printouts to bait you go there
Yeah, no sign of 4070 Super on sale at Nunawading today either. Neither were the RC cars.
You will need to ask them to manually override it
$15 for the Logitech C270 (bottom of page 3) is pretty good, but probably not worth going out for a single low-value item like that unless it's right next door to you or something.
What is this? MSY?
Yes MSY = Mainly Sentrecom Yeet
BPC is a dollar cheaper for 4080 and still a rip off at $1598 https://www.bpctech.com.au/product/rtx4080-ventus-3x-oc-16gb…
Centrecom always have in store deals, yet when you get in store they have the most miserable staff I've ever seen.
I used to work there, the moral is low because of lack of understand of customers.
Staff treat customers like shit. Staff think they're higher than mighty, thing is the job they're doing is boring af.
I got told off once because I spent too much time with 1 customer, mind you I had sold them a laptop and desktop in 1 go, like 5K worth.
I was told, you should only spend 15 mins with a customer, get them out the door.
So for an hours work, I had met 1/2 my daily quota, because I up sold a customer and spent time with them.
You only ever go to CC when you know what you want and they're cheaper than anyone else.
It sounds like your opinion on the matter is a bit biased.
I've never had a problem with the staff from Centrecom and I'd imagine the morale would fluctuate from shop to shop.
The person who told you off was likely speaking out of habit. I think if you had told your superior that the most recent discussion with the customer was about(or leading towards) purchasing additional RAM, a monitor or USB accessory, you'd be in the right no matter how you looked at it.
I don't think you know what you're talking about personally, they purchased a laptop and desktop, something that's not sold in 15 mins.
There is no bias here, just the reality that I spoke to the owner @ head office and he was just as rude as the owner where I worked.
If you only knew how these people spoke about customers, you might change your mind a little, but since you've never worked there, you wouldn't know.
I'm not asking you to believe me, but I am telling you that there is a side you haven't seen, also the wages what I was paid wasn't award wage.
They made up some story that I was a trainee so got paid x amount for the 1st month, x amount for the 2nd then full for the 3rd.
When I discussed this with Wage line, they advised me there was no such trainee rate and you had to be paid the award wage.
When I approached my bosses, I was given some bs story that I was paid bonuses which made up for the short fall.
If you have any real world experiences, I am all ears, but you're just a customer right?
@[Deactivated]: In regards to real-world experiences relevant to this situation…
I've worked at Myers in the Electrical department(TVs, Laptops, Speakers, Grooming), we didn't have sales quotas, but our sales figure per hour was monitored. When I'd sell a high-tagged item, I wouldn't think to myself "That's half my daily quota", but I'd continue progressing forward through the conversation with the customer, ask if they'd be interested in X or Y, if not, then I'd finalize the sale and move on to the backlog of people in the order of their arrival or eagerness for assistance. My average sales per hour was well above $1000, but I didn't have a chip on my shoulder about it, as far as I was concerned, I was just doing my job.
"If only I knew how these people spoke about customers"
Well, I used to work for myself as a computer technician doing troubleshooting and repairs primarily. So, not only was I in some way one of "those people", but I also had several friends who had "IT vendor" within their job descriptions.
-regarding getting screwed on pay-
Myers used to try and structure the shifts so we'd finish 15 minutes before we got our upcoming break.
When I was a bug tester, for nearly an entire year I was kept in the "trainee" category where I was paid less than minimum wage for a high-paying job.
You had a bad experience with your employment at Centrecom, you are now associating those unique experiences with your supervisors to make a blanket statement about the company as a whole. That sounds pretty biased to me.
I could continue to go on about this or that, but it just sounds like you're venting and aren't listing anything productive for me or the other users to read.
@Beyond: Myers has nothing to do with Centrecom, I have worked in Myers too, I know enough to understand that you're not aware how Centrecom operates.
I never made a blanket statement, I posted my findings, something you have not experienced 1st hand with Centrecom.
You are however a customer, excellent 1st hand story.
@[Deactivated]: Okay then, I know enough to understand that you're an idiot or at the very least, highly intoxicated.
For every paragraph point that you made, I gave an associated experience in response.
No wonder your bosses wanted to pay you as a trainee, you act like one.
The only excellent first-hand story I have for you is the one about me stupidly responding to a user whining about being told off on the same day he sold a PC and a Laptop. During this user's rant, he was completely oblivious to numerous sentence contexts that he had written while being what appeared to be incapable of absorbing or comprehending new information. ✅
@Beyond: I cant understand what this guy tried to prove? You was badly treated by Myers and tried to say that behavior from CC is ok? Look like u are an undercover CC boss?
Nuphy Air75 for $149 (page 2) is actually a solid deal, it's a well reviewed ultra-slim mechanical keyboard. They're probably trying to clear them out since the V2 was released pretty recently, but I don't think there are many differences from the original.
So I bought the 4080 gaming x slim for $1650
Here are my thoughts
-4070 ti super going to be $1500 with a bit lower performance ref-https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070ti-super-is-8-faster-on-average-than-rtx-4070ti-in-3dmark-tests
-$150 extra is not that much more for the extra grunt.
-gamble the 4080s won't be a huge jump as the major seller is the $200 less msrp
All risks worth taking in my opinion
If you refund an item they don't refund your surcharge like WTF? Which Australian retailer do that? They are in a class of their own.
I hadn't heard of anyone doing that either until the other day, noticed Adreno/Wetsuit Warehouse say it in their T&C's. Aside from them seeming to have a decent markup and should just include the fee in the price, it's crap too because pretty sure credit card companies refund the merchant fees on refunds. To make it worse the POS terminal only showed the fee-free price and so does the receipt, yet the charge on my card has a fee included. (Did have a sign stating CC fees but that seems pretty dodgy to me)
Advise against this, RTX 4080 should be cheaper than this once the RTX 4080 S launches, wait for the RTX 4070 S and RTX 4080 S, should shift the whole landscape.
Also I'd like someone to sort Centrecom out for that behaviour, but it may be legitimate.