Valve recently raised the price on the Steam Deck, making the handheld gaming PC cost up to $949 for the 1TB OLED model. While that’s a massive $300 increase over its original price, the Steam Deck is once again sold out.

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    15 hours ago

    I’m not a scalper so idk what is normal, but I wouldn’t think it would be smart to buy something $300 over face value in an attempt to resell it for more? Especially hardware that is already long in the tooth internally. Aaaand from Valve who typically has consistently restocked these over time.

    Idk though maybe there is a market for $1300 SD OLED resellers 🤷‍♂️

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      10 hours ago

      Used Decks were priced very far above MSRP on Facebook Marketplace a couple weeks ago. I assume that means that the demand is there.

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        10 hours ago

        That’s awful. I wish valve would limit it to one per account and just be done with it.

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      13 hours ago

      Anything to create scarcity in the market. If they can buy high and sell it to some idiot that pays higher, thats all they care about.