Side project: scraping 4 EU GPU retailers (Alternate, Coolblue, LDLC, Azerty)
every 6 hours since March 9.
Stack: FastAPI + SQLite on Hetzner, Next.js on Vercel
SKUs tracked: 38
Price points: ~3,000
Results:
RTX 5090 (ASUS TUF OC)
Alternate: €3,749 → €4,089 (+€340, +9.1%) since Mar 13
In-stock range: €3,899–4,089 vs €1,999 MSRP
Demand appears inelastic — likely LLM/AI workloads, not gaming
RTX 5070 / 5070 Ti
Down 5–7% across most stores over 14 days
Inventory is sitting. Waiting is being rewarded.
Store arbitrage (same SKU, same day, in-stock only):
ASUS TUF 5080: €1,409 (Alternate) vs €1,650 (Coolblue) — €241 gap
MSI Gaming Trio W 5080: €1,459 (Alternate) vs €1,717 (Coolblue) — €258 gap
Cheapest store by SKU count (38 total):
Alternate: 18 Azerty: 15 Coolblue: 2 LDLC: 2
LDLC is 50€+ above cheapest alternative on 32/38 SKUs.
Live tracker (6hr updates): PriceSquirrel.com
Happy to discuss scraping setup, data model, or methodology.
Side project: scraping 4 EU GPU retailers (Alternate, Coolblue, LDLC, Azerty) every 6 hours since March 9.
Stack: FastAPI + SQLite on Hetzner, Next.js on Vercel SKUs tracked: 38 Price points: ~3,000
Results:
RTX 5090 (ASUS TUF OC) Alternate: €3,749 → €4,089 (+€340, +9.1%) since Mar 13 In-stock range: €3,899–4,089 vs €1,999 MSRP Demand appears inelastic — likely LLM/AI workloads, not gaming
RTX 5070 / 5070 Ti Down 5–7% across most stores over 14 days Inventory is sitting. Waiting is being rewarded.
Store arbitrage (same SKU, same day, in-stock only): ASUS TUF 5080: €1,409 (Alternate) vs €1,650 (Coolblue) — €241 gap MSI Gaming Trio W 5080: €1,459 (Alternate) vs €1,717 (Coolblue) — €258 gap
Cheapest store by SKU count (38 total): Alternate: 18 Azerty: 15 Coolblue: 2 LDLC: 2
LDLC is 50€+ above cheapest alternative on 32/38 SKUs.
Live tracker (6hr updates): PriceSquirrel.com
Happy to discuss scraping setup, data model, or methodology.
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