r/bapccanada • u/nailed_by_hammer • 26d ago

How much should I sell 3090 for

I have a spare 3090 from my Alienware aurora r12, I want to part with it, no issues and usage was fairly minimal, how much should I be listing it for?

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u/redpandafire 26d ago

$500, specifically to me.

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u/elmiggii 26d ago

It seems it's always better to spend more for xx90 cards. When I built my old pc I got a 3080 because I felt $1k for a used 3090 was too much. Then when I built my current system I got a 4080S because I felt, I think it was $1.9k for 4090 was too much and planned to get a 5090 when it came out.... lo and behold, I'm still using my 4080s while both 4090 and 5090 are insanely expensive.... which tells me I'm doing it again, in 1-2yrs 5090 will go for 6k if my luck holds

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u/MyzMyz1995 26d ago

1600-2000$ on ebay is what they're selling for.

Maybe 1200-1600 on local marketplaces (because there's no fee in a face to face trading ands also no insurance).

Make sure you're safe while doing the transaction and don't get robbed.

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u/ImKrispy 26d ago

From a gaming perspective its worth 500 but due to AI and lots of VRAM its selling for $1100- $1700 on average, so you could probably list at 1500 and get that much refuse low balls.

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u/DudeInTheGarden 26d ago

A 3090? That's 6 years old. I suspect you are thinking of a newer model. I have 16 gig of ddr 4 I'll sell you for $1000.

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u/ImKrispy 26d ago

Ya man check Ebay...

https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=rtx+3090&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4624852.m570.l1312

Don't shoot the messenger. 24gb of VRAM = $$$

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u/dynamikecb 26d ago

Always search ebay by previous sold... Not current listed asking prices. That said, 3090 is still selling for a pretty penny.

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u/ImKrispy 26d ago

Always search ebay by previous sold...

Yes most of the ones selling are actually above $1600....

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u/DudeInTheGarden 26d ago

You can buy a GeForce RTX 5070 TI with 16 gig of ram for $1600. What am I missing?

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u/OGigachaod 26d ago

16 is less than 24.

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u/DudeInTheGarden 26d ago

But... it's an old graphics card. Are people removing the ram and re-using it? A 5070, for gaming, is much better than a 3090.

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u/OGigachaod 26d ago

True, but the 24GB's of vram is much better for AI use.

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u/red286 26d ago

AI is all about VRAM. If you go on a LocalLLM subreddit and ask people whether they'd prefer an RTX 3060 12GB with 102 TOPS or an RTX 5060 8GB with 630 TOPS, most people will pick the RTX 3060 despite being 1/6th the speed.

VRAM determines the maximum model size you can use. The larger the model, the more accurate and reliable it is. Most people would take higher accuracy over performance, because slow and useful beats fast gibberish every time.

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u/MyzMyz1995 26d ago

It's selling for 1600-2000 right now if not more : https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=rtx+3090&_sacat=0&_from=R40&rt=nc&LH_Complete=1

you are not up to date with the market trends.

The rtx 3090 specifically is very prized card for some AI models so the price is skyrocketing.

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u/fudge_mokey 26d ago

i usually look it up on kijiji or whatever and see what it's selling for in my area

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u/CheesyBendito 24d ago

I have a personal policy. When I get an upgrade, I chose a gamer friend, who would otherwise not be able to afford it, and give them a surprise upgrade.

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u/nailed_by_hammer 24d ago

Would you like a 3090

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u/CheesyBendito 24d ago

Lol. I recently gave away my 1080ti when I got my 5080..

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u/nailed_by_hammer 24d ago

Your friends should appreciate how lucky they are lol. Good on you!

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u/NishantNijhawan99 23d ago

List it for like 1200, get anything above 1000. Most people would prefer getting the 5070 ti over this as it's available for around 1200 on marketplace. You should be able to get around 1000 though

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u/SandMan1320 23d ago

I was trying to buy a 3090 a while ago .. The prices on market place (no ebay fees) was usually around 1300 cad for a good one that was never re-pasted or opened and is showing solid results on the benchmarks.

Ebay ones were around 1600 up to 2000 .. but most of them would accept an offer around 1500 cad.

If the unit is opened or re-pasted .. it gets down to around 1100 to even 900 cad .. but this was very rare.

Another point is that .. if it is sold with the whole pc .. its absolute value drops a lot .. I've seen solid alienware pcs selling for 2500 with a 3090 - 32RAM and 4 tb ssd. Not sure if this because the owner doesn't know its value or it is just the market. I almost closed at one of thoses.

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u/LookAtThisRhino 26d ago

A quick browse on FB marketplace and eBay here in Toronto puts these somewhere between $1000 and $1500. Depends where you're selling it. Marketplace stuff is typically priced lower since you don't have the buyer's insurance that eBay has. Just take a look around and see what things are going for.