A new rumour online states that it will be a tad easier to get your hands on an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 on January 27. Nvidia seems to have a large batch at its disposal to keep up with launch day demand.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nvidia-has-reportedly-prepped-a-large-batch-of-GeForce-RTX-3050-graphics-cards-ahead-of-January-27-launch.592405.0.html