RAM scalping takes hold on eBay, some DDR5 selling for more than $2,000 — price-gouged kits fetch 7x their original value, adding almost double the markup on already inflated prices

Historically, the best RAM was not necessarily the most expensive; however, in the present market landscape, the two are now synonymous thanks to the global memory shortage. Retailers aren’t the only ones capitalizing on the current situation through price gouging; Scalpers are also taking advantage of the situation on platforms like eBay, selling memory kits for up to twice the retail price.

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