Redditor claims to have lucked out on a half-price Walmart RTX 5080
Pcgamer reports a Redditor on the PC Master Race subreddit claims to have picked up an RTX 5080 in-store at Walmart for $562.49, while the cheapest 5080s available online were coming in at over $1,300. The article explains there are said limitations on when Walmart employees can purchase discounted items, with employees reportedly having to wait 24 hours, and that items can be hidden behind other products on the shelf.
One implication is that the Redditor may have found a CVP'ed RTX 5080 someone at the store intended to buy, while others suggest the buyer might have been an employee, and some note Walmart closely monitors CVP pricing discounts and that approvals by senior staff are possible.
Pcgamer also raises the possibility of an algorithmic error and warns of return-swap risks, citing a case where a customer who bought an RTX 5080 from Amazon Prime received an RTX 5060 Ti in the box.