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Not sure if this helps...but try Amazon for a used card.
My 7970 died recently (reference card) at a really bad time as I could not afford to replace it or upgrade. A similar card would be the R9 280X but they go for $300+ new. I checked Amazon and found a 7970 GHZ edition for $200. That is essentially the same card as a R9 280x and a heckuva lot faster than a 270 (280x is a rebranded 7970 GHZ). $200 is a good deal and it comes from Amazons warehouse so you know its gonna have fast shipping, packaged well and if something is wrong w/ it, Amazon looks after its customers. My XFX 7970 GHZ card arrived in great shape and was only missing the cables, if it were not for a finger print on the card I would have guessed it was new. So try Amazon...they have good deals for used/refurbished cards.
(try to make sure you are getting the deals from Amazon directly and not third party sellers...a 3rd party seller tried to send me a broken card)
But... What about Mantle? It's the future!