XFX Million Dollar Card Viral Marketing

GSquadron · Apr 27, 2010

Hello guys!
I was looking through the internet a week ago a card which is going to be sold for OMG BUCKS!!!
Anyway it is the 5970 version, secret weapon one. But to sey the truth, even 1000$ is a bit overpriced. Look yourself the bids in ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/XFX-HD-5970-Bla...&ps=63&clkid=8940248777987759551#ht_916wt_958
Even asus had the mars one in limited edition, but they didnt sell that much!

Edit: this is a stupid xfx marketing campaign, don't fall for it

Mussels · Apr 27, 2010

isnt that the stolen one?

lol it is! #68!

DriedFrogPills · Apr 27, 2010

or the one XFX said was stolen for the lulz then slapped it on ebay themsleves

GSquadron · Apr 27, 2010

I dont really know, but who stole that.... is dead i think

If you say about that video, yes! that is the one! XD
Stupid video though. The guy should get killed in order to make the card more tempting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dWziA_u5OU (part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJtgg-qeeEA (part 2)

TIGR · Apr 27, 2010

Aleksander Dishnica said:
I dont really know, but who stole that.... is dead i think
If you say about that video, yes! that is the one! XD
Stupid video though. The guy should get killed in order to make the card more tempting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dWziA_u5OU (part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJtgg-qeeEA (part 2)

I've only watched part one so far but I thought it was pretty awesome.

t_ski · Apr 27, 2010

It's listed at 11,000 USD now, but was over 500,000 the other day when I saw it. Must have had some fake bids.

W1zzard · Apr 27, 2010

it's a stupid marketing campaign, added a note to your first post

WhiteLotus · Apr 27, 2010

damn XFX even going to honour the warrenty.

TIGR · Apr 27, 2010

W1zzard said:
it's a stupid marketing campaign, added a note to your first post

Were there people who thought it was real? Really?

DriedFrogPills · Apr 27, 2010

WhiteLotus said:
damn XFX even going to honour the warrenty.

because its XFX selling it is my theory

Radical_Edward · Apr 27, 2010

XFX ad campaign = WIN

Better than some other junk I've seen lately.

Mussels · Apr 27, 2010

t_ski said:
It's listed at 11,000 USD now, but was over 500,000 the other day when I saw it. Must have had some fake bids.

the original sellers item was taken offline, theres a comment about how he's re-selling it on his friends account.

mdsx1950 · Apr 27, 2010

I rather buy an alienware lmao.

mdsx1950 · Apr 27, 2010

Though i wonder whose gonna pay 10,400 bucks to get it.

PaulieG · Apr 27, 2010

mdsx1950 said:
Though i wonder whose gonna pay 10,400 bucks to get it.

Let's hope that it's XFX that ends up buying it. If any individual does, they are simply a moron. I gotta give XFX credit though, they are trying to be creative. Maybe it's corny, but at least they are trying.

t_ski · Apr 27, 2010

Mussels said:
the original sellers item was taken offline, theres a comment about how he's re-selling it on his friends account.

No, that's the same listing I saw. Bids must have been retracted.

mdsx1950 · Apr 27, 2010

Paulieg said:
Let's hope that it's XFX that ends up buying it. If any individual does, they are simply a moron. I gotta give XFX credit though, they are trying to be creative. Maybe it's corny, but at least they are trying.

Most probably. For that price you can get a fully loaded Alienware. Probably XFX is transferring their money from one bank account to another lol.

GSquadron · Apr 27, 2010

I saw in a site that it is going to sell it for 1000$ each. I am sure that thing of a trade is fake. The persons who bid have names like: t***k, p***s etc. Better buying an alienware SERVER

TIGR · Apr 27, 2010

Aleksander Dishnica said:
I am sure that thing of a trade is fake. The persons who bid have names like: t***k, p***s etc.

That's how Ebay always displays other bidders' user names.

epicfail · Apr 27, 2010

Aleksander Dishnica said:
I saw in a site that it is going to sell it for 1000$ each. I am sure that thing of a trade is fake. The persons who bid have names like: t***k, p***s etc. Better buying an alienware SERVER

wouldnt be that surprised a 2gb 4870x2 when it came out was about 700$

The item listing of Product #68 eBay is a valid auction. The winning bid is a binding contract and the winner will be committed to purchasing the item. This particular card will be a fully warranted product from XFX. In addition, this highly collectible merchandise comes with the wooden crate featured in the videos and signed by the XFX girls and cast of the promotion.

Please serious bidders only.

haha

mdsx1950 · Apr 27, 2010

The item listing of Product #68 eBay is a valid auction. The winning bid is a binding contract and the winner will be committed to purchasing the item. This particular card will be a fully warranted product from XFX. In addition, this highly collectible merchandise comes with the wooden crate featured in the videos and signed by the XFX girls and cast of the promotion.

Just signed by XFX girls? If they let you keep one of those chicks i'll bid 20,000 lmao!!! :roll:

t_ski · Apr 27, 2010

Aleksander Dishnica said:
I saw in a site that it is going to sell it for 1000$ each. I am sure that thing of a trade is fake. The persons who bid have names like: t***k, p***s etc. Better buying an alienware SERVER

TIGR said:
That's how Ebay always displays other bidders' user names.

This protects the bidder's identity.

The retail card will sell for about $1000 when released. However, this special edition card with signatures, etc. becomes a little bit of a collector's item, especially since it was used in the marketing campaign. I'm sure there will be bragging rights to getting this card before the retail cards are released, for whatever that's worth.

DTV DRAGON · Apr 27, 2010

geez I would have better ways of spending ten grand, my wife got on my back about spending $40.00 for a w/c pump I bought off ebay the other day lol

D007 · Apr 27, 2010

ug again? seriously? Can we stop talking about this lame marketing scheme now?
This is only like the dozenth thread I've seen about it..

JATownes · Apr 27, 2010

D007 said:
ug again? seriously? Can we stop talking about this lame marketing scheme now?
This is only like the dozenth thread I've seen about it..

+1

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