NewEgg Pricing makes no sense sometimes

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NewEgg Pricing makes no sense sometimes. Why would anyone pay these prices?

Rather have this:

Used AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor (2.9 gigahertz) Dual-Core Processor - $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103989

Or this:

New AMD Athlon II 455 Rana (3.3 gigahertz) Triple-Core Processor - $80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103911

Rather have this:

Used Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 (2.6 gigahertz) Dual-Core - $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116425

Or this:

New Intel Pentium E6800 Wolfdale (3.33 gigahertz) Dual-Core Processor - $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116371
 
That makes no sense either.

I am still baffled that people are paying $180 for an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual-Core Processor on NewEgg.

The AMD Phenom II 960T (3.0 gigahertz) Quad-Core Processor is only $125 presently.
 
I've seen the i7-975 for more than the 990X... I may have even seen the QC Extreme for more than the 980X.
 
For the last one, the core 2 dual is recertified, but then look at the AMD, the dual core is recertified and cost more than the triple core.

And one reason someone might not want to buy a whole new mobo and windows, and are stuck with a 775. (To the i5 vs c2q)
 
Sometimes it seems like price is based on popularity, sales, or inventory levels.
Someone looking for a specific item may not see or know to look at comparables.
 
only thing not make sense is Athlon IIx2 vs Althon II x3

E4700 vs E6800 is make sense.
Some old chipset like intel 945 would take E4700, but not 45nm E6800.
Same as Q9650 vs core i7 2600K. Different socket, no comparison.
 
A lot of it has to do with supply and demand. As Newegg gets down to the last few of a certain product they might jack the price up because there will always be someone who is looking for a specific model and doesn't bother to shop around.

Also, there is a sales tactic where some stores will display an overpriced model right next to a more reasonably priced model. It makes the cheaper one even more appealing and increases the likelyhood of a sale.
 
Price is definitely based on popularity sometimes. There are 2 versions of my Zalman 9900 Max cooler, one with blue LED's and one with red, and the price fluctuates all of the time. I've seen it where the red one is $69.99 and the blue one is $87.99, and then two days later the blue one is $69.99 and the red one is like $79.99... their pricing is weird sometimes.
 
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