Console Gamer Buys RTX 5060 CyberPowerPC for $749 After Extra $100 Discount

Q: This shopper scored an extra $100 off a clearance PC; what secret Costco policies allow you to haggle on tech?

The extra $100 likely came from Costco’s store-level discretion on clearance or floor-stock merchandise, not from a formal “haggling” program open on every item. Costco does have a few shopper-friendly policies that can create room to ask. One is its markdown system: clearance prices often end in .97, and display, returned, or last-unit items may be reduced further by managers trying to clear space. On those items, especially when there is only one left, staff sometimes have authority to approve an additional discount. That is closest to what happened in the Reddit case. Another helpful policy is Costco’s price adjustment practice. If an item drops in price shortly after purchase, members can often request a refund of the difference within the adjustment window. That is not negotiation at the register, but it does protect buyers if they purchase just before a markdown. What Costco generally does not offer is broad price matching against other retailers. So shoppers usually have better odds asking about a warehouse item that is already marked down, is the last one, has damaged packaging, or is a display model than trying to bargain on a normal boxed product. In practice, the “secret” is simple: look for clearance cues, ask whether the item is the last one or a floor model, and politely ask if a manager can do better. It will not always work, but clearance electronics are one of the few areas where Costco staff may have some flexibility.

3 articles · Updated · Wccftech · Aug 17

$749 bought a console gamer a CyberPowerPC desktop with an RTX 5060, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD after store staff cut another $100 off an already discounted price.
The prebuilt had been marked down from $1,349 to $849, and the buyer said simply asking for a further reduction secured the final deal during a Costco visit.
The system pairs the GPU with Intel's Core Ultra 5 225F, a 10-core chip positioned as solid for 1080p gaming even if the RTX 5060's 8GB VRAM can limit newer titles to medium settings.
The bargain stands out amid a DRAM shortage because comparable parts alone are costly, with a 32GB DDR5 kit cited at $429.99 and a 1TB SSD around $189.99.