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Prices for the CMP 170HX as members reported them on the Discord, each with the date it was posted. This is not a price list. Most rows are one person's quote, listing or purchase, in the currency that person used; no conversions were added. For what to buy, how to pay and how to check a card, see Buying and Acceptance checklist.
Names as posted: Alifond (also written Ailfond, alifond) is the Alibaba volume seller most members mention; @kellertreppe123 says Huateng Technology is the same company under another name. Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-23
Price table
Reported One row per report, earliest first. "Variant" is what the post or its thread says; "not stated" means the post did not say which card. "Condition" says whether the price was listed, quoted, offered, paid, sold, delivered (shipping and taxes included) or recalled later, and whether the card was cap-modded (PCIe x16 capacitor mod) or unlocked. A recalled price sits at the period it describes; the Source date is the day it was posted.
| Date | Variant | Price | Currency | Where | Condition | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-01 | not stated | 4,299 (MSRP); about 4,700 asked | USD | China, where the card first appeared | launch price, from the 170th Street history and specification pages; @kellertreppe123 recalls "4k at launch" | Source: repo github.com/amoghmunikote/170th-Street by amoghmunikote on GitHub, posted by @markshowa, 2026-10-18 Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-23 |
| 2021-11-25 | not stated | 4,700 | USD | bought for a Linus Tech Tips video | paid | Source: repo github.com/amoghmunikote/170th-Street by amoghmunikote on GitHub, posted by @markshowa, 2026-10-18 |
| 2022-09 (after the Ethereum Merge) | not stated | 400-500 in China; 300-500 on eBay | USD | secondhand markets | listed; club-170hx gives 250-500 | Source: repo github.com/amoghmunikote/170th-Street by amoghmunikote on GitHub, posted by @markshowa, 2026-10-18 Source: repo github.com/PixelML/club-170hx by PixelML on GitHub, posted by @c133, 2026-10-20 |
| 2026 (before the unlock tool) | not stated | 100-300 | USD | mining market | traded as mining cards | Source: repo github.com/PixelML/club-170hx by PixelML on GitHub, posted by @c133, 2026-10-20 |
| 2026 (a couple of months before 10-23, recalled) | not stated | 300 | USD | not stated | "people pleaded to sell this GPU for 300usd" | Source: @odide_36591, 2026-10-23 |
| 2026-06 (recalled) | 10 GB | 200 each | USD | not stated | paid; @cuddylac997 bought four before the unlock news | Source: @cuddylac997, 2026-10-07 Source: @cuddylac997, 2026-10-07 Source: @mlx4, 2026-10-25 Source: @mlx4, 2026-10-25 |
| 2026-07 (mid, recalled) | not stated | 550 each for the first four; passed on 700 each | USD | eBay and Newegg | paid; 12 of 16 later orders were cancelled | Source: @gnasherrr, 2026-10-14 Source: @gnasherrr, 2026-10-14 Source: @gnasherrr, 2026-10-14 Source: @gnasherrr, 2026-10-14 |
| 2026-07 (day one of the public unlock, recalled) | 8 GB | about 580 each; 800 the next day | USD | not stated | paid two at 580 | Source: @phoenixone7, 2026-10-07 Source: @phoenixone7, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-07 (same period, recalled) | not stated | 2 at about 580, 2 at 800, 4 at 900 | USD | not stated | ordered eight, received two; the other orders were cancelled as "out of stock" | Source: @sojun80, 2026-10-07 Source: @sojun80, 2026-10-07 Source: @sojun80, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-08 (about a month after the unlock, recalled) | not stated | "the same price as a 3090" | not stated | Alibaba, Alifond | sold | Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-08 |
| 2026-08 to 2026-09 (recalled) | not stated | about 800 early; 1,300-1,400 average | USD | not stated | paid | Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-04 Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-08 to 2026-09 (recalled) | not stated | about 1,000 | USD | import quotes | quoted | Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-04 |
| 2026-08 to 2026-09 (recalled) | not stated | 1,300; buyers wanted 1,000 at most including shipping and import duties | USD | Alibaba, Alifond | quoted "back in the day"; an EU group buy failed on price expectations | Source: @cute_sc2, 2026-10-04 Source: @cute_sc2, 2026-10-04 |
| 2026-09 to 2026-10-05 (recalled) | not stated | 1,600, then 2,100 | USD | Alibaba seller | waited at 1,600 thinking it was a bluff, paid 2,100 | Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-05 Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-05 |
| 2026-09 (before the October holiday, recalled) | not stated | 2,199 | USD | not stated | "everybody will wish they bought at US$ 2199" | Source: @persona_80337, 2026-10-05 |
| 2026-10 or earlier (date not given) | 8 GB; 10 GB | 8 GB 800 "way back"; two 10 GB at 1,500 each "when 8Gb was 2500" | USD | not stated | paid | Source: @tokukarin, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026 (dates not given, posted 10-23) | not stated | 1,000 each for three, 2,100 for the fourth | USD | not stated | paid | Source: @lia_oc, 2026-10-23 |
| 2026-10-01 | not stated | 1,900 | USD | eBay | sold (screenshot) | Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-12 Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-12 |
| 2026-10-04 | not stated | 2,400 | USD | Alibaba, Alifond | quoted | Source: @cute_sc2, 2026-10-04 |
| 2026-10-04 | not stated | 2,299-2,599 | USD | Alibaba, Alifond | quoted | Source: @lenxtroz, 2026-10-04 |
| 2026-10-04 | not stated | +300 per card the same evening | USD | Alibaba, Alifond | price increase (screenshot) | Source: @busulle, 2026-10-04 Source: @busulle, 2026-10-04 |
| 2026-10-04 | not stated | "over $2,800" | USD | Alibaba, Alifond | paid by Korean buyers; Korean enquiries got higher quotes, an enquiry in Chinese a lower one | Source: @artistosu, 2026-10-04 Source: @artistosu, 2026-10-04 Source: @artistosu, 2026-10-04 |
| 2026-10-04 | not stated | about 1,850 | USD | Xianyu, a large mining operation claiming 2,000 units | quoted before import duties and shipping; the seller wanted USDT | Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-04 Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-04 Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-06 |
| 2026-10-04 | not stated | 2,600 from China; 3,000 domestic | USD | Alibaba, Alifond, DDP to the EU; EU domestic | quoted with the cap mod included (posted as "2,6$") | Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-04 Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-04 |
| 2026-10-04 | not stated | about 2,800 | EUR | Austria, a company (the only EU seller found) | listed | Source: @busulle, 2026-10-04 |
| 2026-10-04 | 8 GB | 2,500 each, lot of 12 | USD | eBay, a US seller | listed | Source: @mrmannyatx, 2026-10-04 |
| about 2026-10-04 | not stated | 2,150-2,200 | EUR | Alibaba, Alifond, DDP | paid ("3 days ago or so", posted 10-07) | Source: @quark2world, 2026-10-07 Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-10-05 | not stated | 2,599 | USD | Alibaba sellers | quoted; Alifond cancelled an earlier order "due to price increases" | Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-05 Source: @busulle, 2026-10-05 |
| 2026-10-06 | not stated | +500 | USD | Alifond only, per @voidgiraffe | price increase | Source: @gitanos, 2026-10-06 Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-06 |
| 2026-10-06 | not stated | 1,800-1,900 | USD | Xianyu, two sellers | quoted | Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-06 |
| 2026-10-06 | not stated | about 4,000 each | AUD | eBay, Australia | listed | Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-06 |
| 2026-10-06 | two cards in a system | 18,000-20,000 | AUD | a prebuilt dual-card rig, expandable to four | offered; answers called it overpriced | Source: @truneski, 2026-10-06 Source: @persona_80337, 2026-10-06 |
| 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-07 | not stated | 2,000-2,100 | USD | Alibaba sellers | offers accepted "last week"; "accepting offers for 2100$" | Source: @dany0_, 2026-10-07 Source: @_____josh_____, 2026-10-07 Source: @_____josh_____, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-10-07 | not stated | 2,100 each, eight cards | USD | eBay | paid | Source: @locs_locs, 2026-10-07 Source: @locs_locs, 2026-10-07 Source: @locs_locs, 2026-10-07 Source: @locs_locs, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-10-07 | not stated | 2,375 | USD | eBay, the same seller | offered | Source: @analyticeth, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-10-07 | not stated | 2,300-2,600 | USD | eBay US | listed; "more like $2300 by the looks of it" | Source: @lia_oc, 2026-10-07 Source: @monroestreet, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-10-07 | not stated | 2,700 | USD | not stated | asked "since the ecc unlock" | Source: @junsulee119, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-10-07 | not stated | 2,699 | USD | Alibaba, Alifond | "the official price" | Source: @cibernox, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-10-07 | 8 GB, unlocked to 64 GB | 3,000 | USD | Czechia | listed | Source: @dany0_, 2026-10-07 Source: @dany0_, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-10-07 | not stated | 2,180 DDP | USD | a Shenzhen seller, named as xiulianjesen (nobody reported buying there) | quoted | Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-07 Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-10-07 | not stated | 850 | USD | Alibaba listing "LEGIT DEAL For New CMP 170HX" | listed; wire transfer only; see #Scam price signals | Source: @forte9000, 2026-10-07 Source: @domrockt2, 2026-10-07 |
| 2026-10-11 | listed as 8 GB; PG199-origin cards | 9,999 (about 1,500 USD, as posted); earlier 7,499 | RMB | Taobao, a large store with 1,000 cards | listed; the small print showed "cmppg199hx" origin cards | Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-11 Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-11 Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-11 Source: @dalzyyy, 2026-10-11 |
| 2026-10-11 | not stated | about 14,000 | RMB | Taobao | "minimal retail that it goes for" | Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-11 |
| 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-12 | not stated | 1,700-1,800; 1,750 | USD | China, direct from a miner | quoted; @wakeupmbrc1 warned such a card might be a 32 GB PG199 board | Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-12 Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-12 Source: @dany0_, 2026-10-12 Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-12 |
| 2026-10-12 | 8 GB | 13,000 (about 2,000 USD) | RMB | China, buyout price | withdrawn by the poster the next day ("i was mistaking") | Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-12 Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-12 Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-13 |
| 2026-10-12 | not stated | 1,800 | USD | a seller who refused video testing | offered; @ob88594: "cheap", likely hidden issues | Source: @programmer_007, 2026-10-12 Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-12 Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-12 |
| 2026-10-12 | 8 GB | 2,500+ | USD | general | "you can use this as a base price" | Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-12 |
| 2026-10-12 | not stated | about 2,500 including shipping and tax; "around 3k now" | USD | not stated | paid, in transit | Source: @programmer_007, 2026-10-12 |
| 2026-10-12 | not stated | 2,400 | USD | eBay | cheapest seen | Source: @cannibaltoast., 2026-10-12 |
| 2026-10-13 | 8 GB | 18,000-19,000 | RMB | China | "Don't see 13k rmb anymore" | Source: @tony_smartecom, 2026-10-13 |
| 2026-10-13 | 8 GB; 10 GB | 8 GB 17,000-18,000; 10 GB 20,000 | RMB | China; about the same on Goofish | market price | Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-13 Source: @douya4305, 2026-10-13 Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-13 |
| 2026-10-13 | PG199-origin card sold as a 32 GB "170HX ES" | 9,000+ | CNY | China | paid; another member called 9,000-10,000 reasonable, the buyer thought 13,000-14,000 | Source: @douya4305, 2026-10-13 Source: @douya4305, 2026-10-13 Source: @tony_smartecom, 2026-10-14 |
| 2026-10-13 | 8 GB, "64GB" | 3,000 | USD | China | listed as 64 GB; plain 8 GB cards much cheaper | Source: @endbr64, 2026-10-13 Source: @bayley_w, 2026-10-13 |
| 2026-10-13 | 8 GB | 3,000-3,500 | USD | Western markets | market price | Source: @lenxtroz, 2026-10-13 Source: @lenxtroz, 2026-10-13 |
| 2026-10-13 | not stated | 3,000 | USD | a member's listing | listed, no bites | Source: @_orrorin, 2026-10-13 |
| 2026-10-14 | not stated | 2,600 each | USD | US, landed | paid, after fees and shipping | Source: @gnasherrr, 2026-10-14 |
| 2026-10-14 | not stated | 3,500 | USD | not stated | quotes "jump 1k" while an order was in transit | Source: @programmer_007, 2026-10-14 |
| 2026-10-14 | not stated | 3,100 each | USD | Alibaba, Alifond | quoted ("ailfond is trolling") | Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-14 Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-14 |
| up to 2026-10-14 | 8 GB | 1,200, 1,250, 1,500, 1,900 | EUR | Alibaba listing "CMP 170HX 8GB to 64GB HBM2e" | paid, four cards in sequence, all Gen2 x16 | Source: @domrockt2, 2026-10-14 Source: @domrockt2, 2026-10-14 |
| 2026-10-14 | not stated | 2,500 | USD | eBay | paid, first card | Source: @ybryany, 2026-10-14 |
| 2026-10-14 | not stated | 700 | USD | AliExpress | listed, crypto payment only; see #Scam price signals | Source: @ybryany, 2026-10-14 |
| 2026-10-14 | 8 GB, listed as "16x PCIe 64GB Unlock" | 1,200 each | USD | Facebook Marketplace | paid 3,000 USD for two; fake delivery, refunded by PayPal; see #Scam price signals | Source: @mfj4, 2026-10-14 |
| 2026-10-15 | not stated | at least 3,000 | EUR | eBay | listed | Source: @reala7096, 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-10-15 | not stated | about 2,500 USD; 17,000 RMB minimum in DMs | USD; RMB | Xianyu | quoted | Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-15 Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-10-15 | 8 GB | 2,400 each, four cards | EUR | a member, EU only, free shipping | listed; tested, no cap mod | Source: @reala7096, 2026-10-15 Source: @reala7096, 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-10-16 | not stated | 2,390 each | USD | Taobao or Goofish, collected in Horgos | paid; x16 soldered already | Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-16 Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-16 Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-16 Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-17 |
| 2026-10-16 | not stated | 17,500 each for 10 pieces (about 2,650 USD, as posted) | RMB | China, seller DMs | lowest quote seen | Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-16 Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-16 |
| 2026-10-16 | not stated | 2,800+ | not stated | the poster's local market | asked | Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-16 |
| 2026-10-16 | not stated | "cmp 5K era" on Alifond's own price; its eBay listing still 3,000 | USD | Alifond direct; Alifond on eBay | listed | Source: @junsulee119, 2026-10-16 Source: @junsulee119, 2026-10-16 Source: @_arcanum_, 2026-10-16 |
| 2026-10-17 | 10 GB | nothing below 2,500 | USD | eBay | listed | Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-17 |
| 2026-10-17 | 8 GB | 3,000 lowest, some 4,000 | USD | eBay | listed | Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-17 Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-17 |
| 2026-10-17 | 8 GB; 10 GB | 8 GB 2,500-3,000; 10 GB about 2,000-2,300 | USD | eBay | sold; Contested the 10 GB figure was questioned as old data | Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-17 Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-17 |
| 2026-10-17 | 8 GB (two), 10 GB (one) | 200 below eBay | USD | a member, Chicago area | offered | Source: @vektor_prime, 2026-10-17 |
| 2026-10-18 | not stated | about 2,100 each, four cards | USD | private sale, PayPal Goods and Services, insured | paid; one arrived damaged | Source: @globalapathy, 2026-10-18 Source: @globalapathy, 2026-10-18 |
| 2026-10-18 | not stated | 2,750 plus tax | USD | eBay | listed | Source: @globalapathy, 2026-10-18 |
| 2026-10-19 | not stated | 1,900 | EUR | a local deal (EU) | offered; unmodded, unlock untested | Source: @shudza, 2026-10-19 |
| 2026-10-19 | 8 GB | 100,000 for 18 cards | USD | Facebook, a seller in Tampa | asked | Source: @ghostinthedatacenter_87281, 2026-10-19 Source: @con3po7016, 2026-10-19 |
| 2026-10 (several weeks before 10-19) | a built server | about 20,000 ("20g") | not stated | Alifond | advertised; card count not stated | Source: @endsjeremy, 2026-10-19 Source: @endsjeremy, 2026-10-19 |
| 2026-10-21 | 8 GB | about 3,000 on average | USD | the poster's local market | market price; nobody selling 10 GB there | Source: @akkerstone, 2026-10-21 |
| 2026-10-21 | not stated | 3,333 | USD | an Alibaba sales contact | quoted (screenshot) | Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-21 Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-21 |
| 2026-10-22 | not stated | "almost 3K a card" | USD | general | market price | Source: @deejay9983, 2026-10-22 |
| 2026-10-22 | 8 GB | 18,500 regular; 24,000 per card in bulk lots of 10 | CNY | China | orders seen; bulk about 20 % above regular | Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-22 Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-22 |
| 2026-10-22 | 8 GB | up to 3,700 sold out; one bought at 2,380 "arrived for 3600+" | USD | CIS | sold out; paid | Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-22 Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-22 Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-22 |
| 2026-10-23 | not stated | 3,600 | USD | China | market price | Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-23 |
| 2026-10-23 | not stated | 3,000-3,600+ | USD | China, Alifond and similar | listed | Source: @lia_oc, 2026-10-23 |
| 2026-10-23 | not stated | 2,600-3,000 and up | USD | general | market price | Source: @lia_oc, 2026-10-23 |
| 2026-10-23 (recalled) | not stated | 2,000 | USD | general | "i remember when 170hx were 2k" | Source: @amishrakefightr, 2026-10-23 |
| about 2026-10-23 | not stated | 3,199 / 3,099 (two tiers) | USD | Huateng price sheet | listed | Source: @legitsplit, 2026-10-26 Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-26 |
| 2026-10-24 | not stated | 14,000 for four | USD | private sale | sold | Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-24 |
| 2026-10-24 | not stated | about 700 | USD | AliExpress | listed, ETH or BTC only; see #Scam price signals | Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-24 Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-24 |
| 2026-10-25 | 10 GB | 1,200 | USD | eBay, listed "for parts" | paid; verified working, unlocked to 40 GB | Source: @programmerboi, 2026-10-25 Source: @programmerboi, 2026-10-25 Source: @programmerboi, 2026-10-25 |
| 2026-10-25 | not stated | 2,600 | USD | Alibaba, Alifond | cheapest listing; see #Listed versus delivered | Source: @manicraft1001, 2026-10-25 Source: @manicraft1001, 2026-10-25 |
| 2026-10-25 | 8 GB | 3,300-3,600, plus about 100 USD Alibaba payment fee | USD | international dealers | delivered (shipping and taxes included) | Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-25 Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-25 Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-25 |
| 2026-10-25 | not stated | about 2,500 | EUR | Xianyu, legitimate offers | listed, before DDP shipping to Europe | Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-25 |
| 2026-10-25 | not stated | 4,000+ | USD | EU | "you can still buy it for 4k + dollars" | Source: @gitanos, 2026-10-25 |
| 2026-10-25 | 8 GB | 3,000 each; 2,800 offered for three | EUR | EU, between members | offered | Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-25 Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-25 |
| 2026-10-25 | not stated, sold liquid-cooled | 3,000 when bought; +500 a week later; 4,300 now | AUD | Sydney, a local seller | paid; current price | Source: @zingy90210, 2026-10-25 Source: @zingy90210, 2026-10-25 Source: @zingy90210, 2026-10-25 |
| 2026-10-25 | eight cards | 23,000 for the eight | not stated ("$23k") | an offer to a member | offered; Gen2 x16 cap mod done, factory tested | Source: @siriusrhi, 2026-10-25 Source: @siriusrhi, 2026-10-25 |
| 2026-10-25 | not stated | 16,000+ per card | CNY | China, sourcing cost | "no major mining farm is willing to ship" | Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-25 |
| 2026-10-26 | 8 GB | 2,500 each for three | USD | EU, between members | offered | Source: @zingy90210, 2026-10-26 |
| 2026-10-26 | not stated | past 3,000 | USD | general | "prices of cmp has officially crossed 3k" | Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-26 |
Reported A lab research digest of public sources, written before buying, put tested x16 cards at about 2,000-2,700 USD (secondhand figures, not a purchase). Source: @darkmaniac7, 2026-10-12 (lab notes)
Trend by month
Before the unlock
Reported The card launched in 2021 at a 4,299 USD MSRP and was priced at about 4,700 USD when it surfaced in China. After the Ethereum Merge in September 2022 it fell to 400-500 USD on Chinese secondhand markets and 300-500 USD on eBay. Source: repo github.com/amoghmunikote/170th-Street by amoghmunikote on GitHub, posted by @markshowa, 2026-10-18 Before the 2026 unlock tool it traded around 100-300 USD as a mining card. Source: repo github.com/PixelML/club-170hx by PixelML on GitHub, posted by @c133, 2026-10-20 A 10 GB card cost 200 USD before the unlock news. Source: @cuddylac997, 2026-10-07
Source: @mlx4, 2026-10-25
July 2026
Reported The first buyers after the Reddit post on the unlock paid 550-580 USD per card in mid July; within a day of the post prices were 800 USD, and sellers cancelled many orders (one buyer received 4 of 16, another 2 of 8). Source: @gnasherrr, 2026-10-14
Source: @gnasherrr, 2026-10-14
Source: @gnasherrr, 2026-10-14
Source: @phoenixone7, 2026-10-07
Source: @phoenixone7, 2026-10-07
Source: @sojun80, 2026-10-07
August and September 2026
Reported Prices climbed from about 800 to about 1,000 USD and then 1,300-1,400 USD on average. Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-04
Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-04
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-07 Alifond asked 1,300 USD at one point and buyers would not pay more than 1,000 USD all in; @spectakkular says Alifond sold at RTX 3090 prices a month after the unlock. Source: @cute_sc2, 2026-10-04
Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-08 By late September one buyer waited at 1,600 USD and paid 2,100 USD, and 2,199 USD was the price before the October holiday. Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-05
Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-05
Source: @persona_80337, 2026-10-05
1 to 7 October 2026
Reported An eBay sale at 1,900 USD on 10-01. Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-12
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-12 Alifond quoted 2,400 USD on 10-04, then 2,299-2,599 USD, and raised the price by 300 USD per card that evening; on 10-05 Alibaba sellers quoted 2,599 USD and Alifond cancelled an earlier order over the increase. Source: @cute_sc2, 2026-10-04
Source: @lenxtroz, 2026-10-04
Source: @busulle, 2026-10-04
Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-05
Source: @busulle, 2026-10-05 On 10-06 cards rose about 500 USD more, which @voidgiraffe put down to Alifond alone while two Xianyu sellers still quoted 1,800-1,900 USD. Source: @gitanos, 2026-10-06
Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-06
Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-06 On 10-07 Alifond's official price was 2,699 USD, eBay buyers paid 2,100 USD with listings at 2,300-2,600 USD, and one member quoted 2,700 USD "since the ecc unlock". Source: @cibernox, 2026-10-07
Source: @locs_locs, 2026-10-07
Source: @monroestreet, 2026-10-07
Source: @junsulee119, 2026-10-07
8 to 17 October 2026
Reported On 10-11 @ob88594 said the price had "surged by another 30%". Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-11 On 10-12 he set 2,500 USD and up as the base price for an 8 GB card, while direct-from-miner quotes in China were still 1,700-1,800 USD. Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-12
Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-12
Source: @dany0_, 2026-10-12 By 10-13 China was at 17,000-19,000 RMB for the 8 GB card and Western markets at 3,000-3,500 USD. Source: @tony_smartecom, 2026-10-13
Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-13
Source: @lenxtroz, 2026-10-13 On 10-14 two cards landed at 2,600 USD each, quotes reached 3,500 USD during another buyer's shipping, and Alifond quoted 3,100 USD. Source: @gnasherrr, 2026-10-14
Source: @programmer_007, 2026-10-14
Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-14 On 10-15 eBay showed at least 3,000 EUR. Source: @reala7096, 2026-10-15 On 10-16 Alifond raised its own price ("cmp 5K era") while its eBay listing stayed at 3,000 USD. Source: @junsulee119, 2026-10-16
Source: @_arcanum_, 2026-10-16 On 10-17 sold 8 GB cards on eBay were 2,500-3,000 USD against listings of 3,000-4,000 USD. Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-17
Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-17
18 to 27 October 2026
Reported A private sale at about 2,100 USD each against 2,750 USD plus tax on eBay (10-18). Source: @globalapathy, 2026-10-18
Source: @globalapathy, 2026-10-18 About 3,000 USD on average by 10-21 and 10-22. Source: @akkerstone, 2026-10-21
Source: @deejay9983, 2026-10-22 In China on 10-22 regular orders were 18,500 CNY and bulk lots of 10 were 24,000 CNY per card, @ob88594 reported Russian buyers buying the 8 GB card aggressively, and in the CIS everything up to 3,700 USD sold out; @djpandaman saw no change in the US yet. Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-22
Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-22
Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-22
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-22 China was at 3,000-3,600 USD on 10-23, and Huateng's sheet from about the same day listed 3,199 and 3,099 USD. Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-23
Source: @lia_oc, 2026-10-23
Source: @legitsplit, 2026-10-26 @busulle saw eBay prices dropping on 10-24; on 10-26 @feralzi wrote that prices had "officially crossed 3k". Source: @busulle, 2026-10-24
Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-26 The trade-in rate against an RTX PRO 6000 went from about ten 8 GB cards a month earlier to about six with bargaining on 10-25. Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-25
Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-25
Why prices moved
Contested Explanations offered for the rise, in the order posted. None came with sales data.
- Sellers read the Discord and reprice on unlock news. Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-04
Source: @quark2world, 2026-10-05
Source: @endsjeremy, 2026-10-09 - The ECC unlock in cmpunlocker 0.5. Source: @junsulee119, 2026-10-07
- Only weak cards are left and suppliers price in returns. Source: @_____josh_____, 2026-10-20
- Large mining farms hold most of the supply and charge what they want; or "mostly just greed, there's still lots of supply". Source: @lia_oc, 2026-10-23
Source: @lia_oc, 2026-10-23 - Sellers are waiting for the mod to mature and will then sell at 4,000. Source: @odide_36591, 2026-10-23
- A card that earns its price back in two months will not be sold as a 1,000 USD mining card. Source: @cute_sc2, 2026-10-23
- PRL mining made the cards profitable again; see #Supply side. Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-25
- At 2,500 USD on eBay buyers stopped buying each time, "psychological or just low demand". Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-17
10 GB versus 8 GB
Contested Whether the 10 GB card costs more or less than the 8 GB card changed over time and posters disagreed. In the order posted:
- In July the 10 GB card was worth more because the Reddit post said it could reach 80 GB (recalled). Source: @gnasherrr, 2026-10-14
- 10-07: a buyer paid 1,500 USD each for two 10 GB cards "when 8Gb was 2500"; @wakeupmbrc1 said the 10 GB card was "more expensive than 8gb at that moment". Source: @tokukarin, 2026-10-07
Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-07 - 10-07 to 10-09: all 10 GB cards disappeared from the market and Xianyu was out of stock "especially the 10G version"; @_____josh_____ said 10 GB sellers were "in delulu land". Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-07
Source: @_____josh_____, 2026-10-07
Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-09
Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-09 - 10-12: @ob88594 says unknown buyers in China have been buying the 10 GB card since the unlock information circulated among merchants in early August. Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-12
- 10-13: @lenxtroz put the 10 GB card 500-800 USD below the 8 GB card; @endbr64 said it is priced "way more higher" because of its other unlock. Source: @lenxtroz, 2026-10-13
Source: @endbr64, 2026-10-13
Source: @endbr64, 2026-10-13 - 10-13: in China the 10 GB card was 20,000 RMB against 17,000-18,000 RMB for the 8 GB card, about the same on Goofish, while eBay still had the 10 GB card cheaper. Source: @douya4305, 2026-10-13
Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-13
Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-13
Source: @froggao, 2026-10-13 - 10-16: asked why 10 GB cards were priced below 8 GB cards, @wakeupmbrc1 said "64gb is much more than 40gb" and @cute_sc2 said there was still no simple unlock for the 10 GB card. Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-16
Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-16
Source: @cute_sc2, 2026-10-16 - 10-17: no 10 GB card below 2,500 USD on eBay; sold data of about 2,000-2,300 USD was questioned as old. Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-17
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-17
Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-17 - 10-21: "When I bought my 8g card back in August, everyone was avoiding the 10g versions. Now, nobody is selling them at all in my local market." Source: @akkerstone, 2026-10-21
- 10-27: a seller offered @zagitta a 10 GB card unlocked to 128 SM, 40 GB and PCIe Gen3 for the same price as the 64 GB card he had ordered. Source: @zagitta, 2026-10-27
See Which card do I have for telling them apart.
Listed versus delivered
Reported Listings, quotes and what buyers paid often differ.
- On 10-25 Alifond's cheapest listing was 2,600 USD; @wakeupmbrc1 said 2,600 "is not real for 8g", @kellertreppe123 put the "dear price" at 3,300-3,600 USD with shipping and taxes plus about 100 USD Alibaba payment fee, and listings around 3,000 USD were "75% they are out of stock or will scam you". The poster of the 2,600 figure expected extra fees. Source: @manicraft1001, 2026-10-25
Source: @manicraft1001, 2026-10-25
Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-25
Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-25
Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-25
Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-25
Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-25 - On 10-16 Alifond's direct price rose while its eBay listing stayed at 3,000 USD. Source: @junsulee119, 2026-10-16
Source: @_arcanum_, 2026-10-16 - On 10-17 eBay listings for the 8 GB card were 3,000-4,000 USD and sold prices 2,500-3,000 USD; @djpandaman asked whether listings were "actually selling at that price or just boosted listings with no sales". Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-17
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-17
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-17 - A member listed cards at 3,000 USD on 10-13 and got no bites. Source: @_orrorin, 2026-10-13
- All-in cost of an Alibaba card on 10-05: "2599 + trade assurance + oh dear treatment + pay all taxes in between + 100 for shipping", more than buying on eBay. Source: @_____josh_____, 2026-10-05
Source: @meatsus, 2026-10-05 - Prices moved while cards were in transit: quotes jumped 1,000 USD during one shipment (10-14), and a CIS card bought at 2,380 USD "arrived for 3600+" (10-22). Source: @programmer_007, 2026-10-14
Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-22 - Sellers cancelled orders after prices rose. Source: @gnasherrr, 2026-10-14
Source: @sojun80, 2026-10-07
Source: @busulle, 2026-10-05
Shipping, customs and tax
Reported
- Incoterms. A DAP quote to the US means the buyer pays customs and about 50 % tariffs; DDP sellers ship with their own forwarder, for example into Germany and on within the EU. Source: @lenxtroz, 2026-10-04
Source: @busulle, 2026-10-04
Source: @busulle, 2026-10-04 - Cap mod included. Alifond sold cards already x16 modded, and its 2,600 USD DDP quote to the EU included the cap mod. Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-04
Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-04 - US to EU. About 200-300 USD in transport and customs; many US eBay listings say "May not ship to Germany". Source: @quark2world, 2026-10-06
Source: @humandrone8721_60165, 2026-10-06 - Inside the EU. About 500 EUR in taxes on a card bought within the EU. Source: @matstatman, 2026-10-18 Swiss VAT is 8.1 %. Source: @shirogeek, 2026-10-18
- China. Sales between individuals on Xianyu are tax exempt in China, but the buyer pays import duty or VAT at the destination; a registered business seller adds Chinese VAT, which an export channel might recover (about 13 %). Xianyu itself takes 0.6 %, plus 1 % a month over a limit. Source: @lia_oc, 2026-10-06
Source: @lia_oc, 2026-10-06
Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-06
Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-06
Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-06 - Payment fees. A credit card costs about 3 % plus 2 % foreign-exchange fee, and Trade Assurance about 3 % more. Visa or Apple Pay came out about 300 EUR above a wire for one buyer. Source: @matstatman, 2026-10-04
Source: @_____josh_____, 2026-10-04
Source: @busulle, 2026-10-04 About 100 USD Alibaba payment fee on a delivered card (10-25). Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-25 After a refused shipment Alibaba still tries to take a 3 % transaction fee. Source: @endsjeremy, 2026-10-25 - Agents. Superbuy adds 5 % to the exchange rate in its foreign-currency estimates, and agents make their margin on exchange rates and shipping. Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-11
Source: @spectakkular, 2026-10-12 @djpandaman's Alibaba agent charges 10 %, and an in-country agent who checks hardware before export also charges about 10 %. Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-12
Source: @endsjeremy, 2026-10-25 Taobao forwarding carries a fixed shipping cost, so it pays off on larger orders. Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-24
China wholesale
Reported 8 GB card prices inside China as posted:
- 10-11: about 14,000 RMB minimum retail on Taobao; a 9,999 RMB listing turned out to be PG199-origin cards. Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-11
Source: @dalzyyy, 2026-10-11 - 10-12: 13,000 RMB "buyout price", withdrawn by the poster the next day. Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-12
Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-13 - 10-13: 18,000-19,000 RMB; 17,000-18,000 RMB. Source: @tony_smartecom, 2026-10-13
Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-13 - 10-15: 17,000 RMB minimum in seller DMs. Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-15
- 10-16: 17,500 RMB each for 10 pieces. Source: @wakeupmbrc1, 2026-10-16
- 10-22: 18,500 CNY regular, 24,000 CNY per card in bulk lots of 10. Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-22
- 10-23: 3,600 USD; 3,000-3,600+ USD with Alifond and similar. Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-23
Source: @lia_oc, 2026-10-23 - 10-25: sourcing cost 16,000 CNY and up; "At this price, you can't even buy it in China". Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-25
Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-25
@djpandaman's rule: the closer to the Chinese source, the cheaper, from eBay down through AliExpress, Alibaba, Taobao and 1688 to Xianyu; Taobao and Xianyu need a forwarder or a contact. Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-24
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-24
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-24
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-24
Supply side
Reported @ob88594 says the cards come from mining pools: before August 2026 there was nothing to mine (PRL was not available), so they sold cheaply; PRL made them useful again, upstream supply has been cut off most of the time, and no major mining farm will ship. Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-25
Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-25 Nobody in China or Hong Kong confirmed this in the export. Source: @_syn_thetic_, 2026-10-25 Members' own numbers point the same way: 12 cards mining Pearl at night make about 700 USD a month ("No wonder nobody's selling these cards"), miners are holding their cards, and one owner's cards paid themselves off in half a year. Source: @reala7096, 2026-10-23
Source: @68x0, 2026-10-21
Source: @cute_sc2, 2026-10-15 A holder of more than 100 8 GB cards in China finds them hard to sell abroad because eBay's seller threshold is high, and a Xianyu seller claimed 2,000 units. Source: @newman_08462, 2026-10-07
Source: @newman_08462, 2026-10-07
Source: @voidgiraffe, 2026-10-06
Scam price signals
Warning Far-below-market prices with crypto, wire or off-platform payment are the pattern behind the scams members hit. Paying one of these sellers means losing the money unless your card issuer reverses it. Details and what to do instead: Buying#Scam patterns.
- 700 USD on AliExpress, crypto only. Raised on 10-14 and again on 10-24, when the listings took only ETH or BTC; @kellertreppe123: "why would someone sell a atleast 3k$ gpu for 700$". @djpandaman: if something from China is cheaper on AliExpress than on Taobao or Xianyu, "something is fishy". Source: @ybryany, 2026-10-14
Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-24
Source: @kellertreppe123, 2026-10-24
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-24 No retailer sells these cards at 70 % off market. Source: @galygious, 2026-10-14 - 850 USD on Alibaba, wire only. A listing titled "LEGIT DEAL For New CMP 170HX" offered no secure payment and blocked the buyer who asked questions. Source: @domrockt2, 2026-10-07
- 1,200 USD each on Facebook Marketplace. A listing "CMP 170HX 8Gb 16x PCIe 64GB Unlock" took 3,000 USD for two cards, then faked a delivery; PayPal Goods and Services on a credit card refunded it. Another buyer hit by the same pattern was still waiting for a refund. Source: @mfj4, 2026-10-14
Source: @adusts, 2026-10-14 - Extra money after the sale. AliExpress sellers asked buyers for 500 USD more for shipping. Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-14
- Google Shopping. On 10-27 the low-priced CMP 170HX results, all from China, were called pay-by-crypto scams. Source: @feralzi, 2026-10-27
Source: @matstatman, 2026-10-27
Reported Cheap but not a scam: below-market cards in China are often the ones that fail to unlock, and 9,000-10,000 RMB "new" cards are PG199-origin boards that unlock to 32 GB. A seller offering 1,800 USD on 10-12 refused video testing. Source: @endbr64, 2026-10-13
Source: @bayley_w, 2026-10-13
Source: @douya4305, 2026-10-13
Source: @programmer_007, 2026-10-12
Source: @ob88594, 2026-10-12 See Which card do I have and Buying#Boards that are not what they seem.
Parts and services
Reported Prices of things people bought for these cards.
- NVLink bridges (for the 10 GB card): 500 RMB before the unlock; a Taobao quote of 780 RMB (about 116 USD) unbranded and 900 RMB (about 135 USD) NVIDIA-branded for the dual-slot 900-53651-0000-000, with no discount at 15, 30 or 50 units; 150 USD plus tax at US retail; 120 USD each on Xianyu. Source: @dalzyyy, 2026-10-08
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-08
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-08
Source: @djpandaman, 2026-10-07
Source: @_arcanum_, 2026-10-07 See NVLink. - Cap mod as a service: about 50 USD plus shipping (others charge 50-90), 100 USD per card, 120 and 160 per card at two Canadian shops, 45 USD per card paid, 175 USD per card quoted, 300 AUD for one card, 65 per card for 13 cards, about 900 for 8 cards; about 50 CNY (under 10 USD) in China; 500 USD at a paid service, against under 100 USD for the tools to do it yourself. Source: @gmzombie, 2026-10-04
Source: @ikyo, 2026-10-04
Source: @68x0, 2026-10-06
Source: @gpmickey, 2026-10-06
Source: @gnasherrr, 2026-10-27
Source: @danske1, 2026-10-27
Source: @cmurrayis, 2026-10-22
Source: @reala7096, 2026-10-22
Source: @impactic, 2026-10-22
Source: @lxtend, 2026-10-21
Source: @lxtend, 2026-10-21
Source: @globalapathy, 2026-10-16
Source: @endsjeremy, 2026-10-16 See PCIe x16 capacitor mod.
The same Huateng sheet that listed the 170HX at 3,199 / 3,099 USD listed the CMP 90HX and 50HX at 248 USD; see Other CMP cards and other NVIDIA GPUs. Source: @legitsplit, 2026-10-26 The reported price of a paid 10 GB unlock in China is on Rumours and claims to verify. Alternatives people priced (A100, V100, RTX PRO 6000) are on Buying#Alternatives people priced.