yup, bought my 680 for $499 on release over a year ago now, and prices are still very much the same to this day
bought a 5850 when it first came out for $269, and then was witness to seeing its MSRP actually increase over the following months
early adoption some times pays off
I ordered a 680 before the reviews went up the moment they were available online, and by the time it got to me a couple days later people were buying them second hand for $100+ more than I paid. And like you said, a year later and they have maybe dropped $30
