XFX Alert Stolen 5970 Black Editions

[thefabe]

Just noticed it's gone off ebay?? Wondering if some shill bidding was going on? Fabe

 

[Zepher]

Did nobody watch the videos I linked on the bottom of page 1?

 

[joel406]

ebay shows 9 of these available. One is holding at $500 with 11 hours left to bid. Its location is listed as Michigan. The rest are rangeing from $800~$950.

I'm a Nvidia fan anyway.

 

[thefabe]

The one that was at 5.600.00 is now relisted on another account since it ws his first tranaction on ebay they took it down. It is a legitimate card and deal as per XFX's latest email seems that since I responded to their securityatxfxforcedot com addrress I was entered into XFX TV Gametainment promo contest witha chance to win one of thse cards.
It states Thank you for responding to our latest XFX HD 5970 Black Edition Limited marketing campain. Thanks to you, our Gamertainment Campain was a huge sucess.
we recieved thousands of emails from fans giving us leads to where to find the illusive product #68
In return for your rabid (in my case more then others) participation one lucky winner will be chosen at random from our worldwide database of fans will recieve one of these coveted XFXHD5970 Black Edition Limited Graphics cards . So if this email has been sent to your email address no further action is required. Goes on to tell where to find the officl rules and where to check out the announcement of the winner, also that the ebay listing is valid sincerely XFX blah balh blah. The hook doesn't hurt so much in my mouth now. Articale provided from XFX through my email address. Fabe item is up to $10.100.00 come on

 

[DarkDavil]

The one that was at 5.600.00 is now relisted on another account since it ws his first tranaction on ebay they took it down. It is a legitimate card and deal as per XFX's latest email seems that since I responded to their securityatxfxforcedot com addrress I was entered into XFX TV Gametainment promo contest witha chance to win one of thse cards.
It states Thank you for responding to our latest XFX HD 5970 Black Edition Limited marketing campain. Thanks to you, our Gamertainment Campain was a huge sucess.
we recieved thousands of emails from fans giving us leads to where to find the illusive product #68
In return for your rabid (in my case more then others) participation one lucky winner will be chosen at random from our worldwide database of fans will recieve one of these coveted XFXHD5970 Black Edition Limited Graphics cards . So if this email has been sent to your email address no further action is required. Goes on to tell where to find the officl rules and where to check out the announcement of the winner, also that the ebay listing is valid sincerely XFX blah balh blah. The hook doesn't hurt so much in my mouth now. Articale provided from XFX through my email address. Fabe item is up to $10.100.00 come on

Lol! Thats awesome (and fail @ same time) But, i really, really want one of these!! AHHHH! And just an off-topic question, if it possible to have 2x crossfire(so 4 cards)?(on 1 motherboard)

 

[Lordbob75]

And just an off-topic question, if it possible to have 2x crossfire(so 4 cards)?(on 1 motherboard)

Yes.

The EVGA X58 motherboard does x4 SLI, so someone has done it I am sure.

~Lordbob

 

[seekermeister]

Please be aware that the person responsible will be subject to persecution by law.

In return for your rabid(in my case more then others) participation

Curious wordings.

 

[thefabe]

Yeah in my opinion kinda a sleazy marketing schema. Fabe But of I won I would probably say it was a great idea. So...?? Just checked it has 44 bids to 999.999.99 No S**T

 

[Everlong]

Yeah in my opinion kinda a sleazy marketing schema. Fabe But of I won I would probably say it was a great idea. So...?? Just checked it has 44 bids to 999.999.99 No S**T

Is it still on ebay? I can't find it.

 

[ThePizzaMan]

here it is
XFX HD 5970 Black Edition LIMITED - Serial #68 - eBay (item 290428376868 end time May-03-10 15:57:44 PDT)

 

[joel406]

Nobody could be stupid enough to fall for that. No matter how good or how few of these there are they arent worth $950,850.

Its obviously a marketing ploy to hype the card.

I will stick with Nvidia.

 

[Everlong]

I don't mind a viral campaign to promote a card, but doing something like "One has been stolen, contact us with information", then 2 minutes late the card is found on ebay...

 

[thefabe]

Something is going on cause when I posted, I have it being watched on my page and it was up to what I posted. But then bids can be retracted up to the last 12 hours. Still in this economy who would buy a video card instead of a house? Crazy times we live in. The lamest thread i ever started has the most repies??? Fabe

 

[Everlong]

Well the new user with 0 feedback pushed it from $1,600 to $10,000, then straight from there to $500,000

I can't see most of them more expensive bids being legitimate. Like you said, who would spend that much on a graphic card?

 

[thefabe]

Here it is now as I type XFX HD 5970 Black Edition LIMITED - Serial #68 - eBay (item 290428376868 end time May-03-10 15:57:44 PDT) And it's not like the fan and heatsinks,cover and dualslot are made of gold and incrusted with diamonds. Fabe

 

[Heroxoot]

Here it is now as I type XFX HD 5970 Black Edition LIMITED - Serial #68 - eBay (item 290428376868 end time May-03-10 15:57:44 PDT) And it's not like the fan and heatsinks,cover and dualslot are made of gold and incrusted with diamonds. Fabe

You beat me to it. Darn yooooh.

 

[Heroxoot]

AHAHA its fake? XFX's Stolen HD 5970 Black Edition Limited Video Card Mere Promotional Crusade | TopNews United States. Its advertising their cards. Funny stuff.

 

[thefabe]

Yes we know the email was a viral marketing plan. The strangest thing now is the card on ebay has been taken down once "because it was listed by a member with 0 listings". Now it has been moved to " a friends more reputable account" Only the amount of bids and the price of the card continues to change. When I posted above it was 999.999.99 with 41 bids now it's got 18 bids at $10.100.00 So it would seem they are still using this as an advertising and marketing gimmick. If you got their original email and reported the card to the address on the email as being on ebay, you were automatically entered into a contest to win 1 of these cards. The winner will be announced on facebooks XFXGirl. Fabe

 

[Heroxoot]

Yes we know the email was a viral marketing plan. The strangest thing now is the card on ebay has been taken down once "because it was listed by a member with 0 listings". Now it has been moved to " a friends more reputable account" Only the amount of bids and the price of the card continues to change. When I posted above it was 999.999.99 with 41 bids now it's got 18 bids at $10.100.00 So it would seem they are still using this as an advertising and marketing gimmick. If you got their original email and reported the card to the address on the email as being on ebay, you were automatically entered into a contest to win 1 of these cards. The winner will be announced on facebooks XFXGirl. Fabe

Jeeze I thought it was real for a bit. I have never heard of a company faking a robbery to up hype.

 

[Rhammstein]

So, how are these cards different than my XFX Radeon HD 5970 Black Edition.....?...

EDIT: Never mind, I looked it up. I didn't realize the extra design details....eh, I may possibly have considered it...I just don't know. It's a bit much for my needs, hell what I have is, but it was actually necessary for some things I do.