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The PlayStation 5 is finally out and scalpers are already selling the new Sony console for well over its standard price, with some price tags stretching as high as $1700. Let’s discuss.
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Yes scalping needs to be outlawed and they need a cruel punishment for the act especially if they are bragging when people are disappointed because they can't get their hands on on system if your your going to do that atleast have intent of helping people get the ps5 and xbox series x
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I bought 22 already
Buy GameStop shares, keep the brick and mortar company in business so they can store PS5 for actual gamers
It’s still in stock here in the Middle East because no one here can’t afford it
I spent hours on the phone with walmart and I finally got through to someone who seemed to know what they were talking about and she told me they would NOT have ANY physical consoles in ANY store for atleast another 6 months.. why did they even release it..?
(I called January 23rd 2021, she said 6 Months from Then, so late JULY)
series s is easy to get but no one wants it lol
I don't think they are charging enough! This console has offered me so much entertainment without me buying it. I want to hear about people buying $3k bricks!
Something people always seem to miss out with scalpers is they are actually providing a service and they are taking a risk themselves by buying stock. Scalper market makes it convenient and even possible for people to buy a PS5 of they are willing to pay. They also take the risk that they will have to sell for a loss because the moment Sony gets stock out, they're sitting in stock that they'll likely have to take a loss on each sale
Holding on isn’t working in UK there are none until next year they have hacked the Bot to crash websites for everyone but them but I pay some dirty scumbag rich when they buy it it become second hand mean value is half retail so definitely not worth buying of Ebay or stock X
Been seeing them for 2000 on ebay its like only place they're available when I look and im not paying that much .
Please don't support scalpters.
For me its not the profiteering, we live in a world of sickening profiteering that goes unquestioned everywhere often viciously defended.
It is the utilisation of bots to secure the stock that is nefarious.
I hate resellers in shoes and in games. I will not purchase a ps5 from a scalper. I'd rather not have one.
Scalping should be Banned.
Scalping is outlawed…people just have to not buy from these guys.
I've bought every playstation on the day of release by camping out at the store I bought it from and, being the 1st in the door. Walmarts and best buys aren't closed? They aren't even curbside pickup only here because I'm in fucking Georgia. So, why couldn't I just sleep in my car in front of best buy? I would have bought a cam, headset, and expanded HD too….I bet the scalpers bot didn't buy the add-ons, this isn't even a profitable way to do buisness.
I LEGITIMATELY THINK AS PATHETIC AS IT SOUNDS- BECAUSE YOU KNOW NOT MUCH GOING ON WITH shck deadbeat stenchy gps etc. stalked guy-
APART FROM PS4 MOMENTS THIS MOMENT COULD BE MY MOST EXHILARATINGLY HAPPY MOMENT ^o^!!!! WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS PS5 SITUATION ALL DAY!!!!!!!!!!
I TRIED FUCKIN LIKE 4 TIMES I THINK? MAYBE 5 EVEN? FIRST TIME I GOT THE CLOSEST OTHER THAN JUST NOW OBVIOUSLY WHERE I GOT IT SUCCESSFULLY- I WAS IN SUPER CLICK MODE TO BEAT EVERYONE ELSE CHECKING OUT HAD TO USE MY FINGERS TO TYPE IN THE 3 DIGIT CVV CODE WHICH I MEMORIZED NEXT 2-3 DIDN'T EVEN GET THAT FAR
THIS TIME HAD CVV NUMBER COPIED AND CTRL+P'ED THE BOX THAT LIKE 0.1 SECOND MAY HAVE BEEN THE DIFFERENCE TO CHECKING THAT BAD BOY OUT!!!!!!!!!!!
PS5 = SUCCESS ^O^!!!!!
EVERYONE!!
Let's Make A Promise To Each Other To Never Buy A PS5 From A Scalper!!!
1mililions*
Best way to stop scalpers is by robbing them like we do in Toronto 👍🏻
Actions have consequences.
I want to tell you a fun story, Egyptian customs has set 60% tax on all consoles, after that add another 14% VAT, also there are some micro taxes for currency exchange and delivery. Guess how much "official retailers" in Egypt sell PS5? 30,000 EGP, about $2,000.
I'm not speaking about scalpers, these are official retailers prices. As a gamer based in Egypt my head will explode, there is actually a supply of PS5s here but IT IS FU**ING RIDICULOUS! Been saving up for this console since they announced it and all of the sudden I have to pay x4 the price to get one.. And of course, Sony does not give a s*it about our region.
It’s supply and demand; the emotional stories are irrelevant. Period. It’s not personal; it’s business.
I secured my console via Sony's exclusive store. They sent an e-mail back in July about pre-orders and I got on the list. You were assigned a number and had to wait about an hour to order up to 1 system, games, and accessories. No bots. No scalpers.
That's how you handle high-demand products.
F these people. I can only afford one right now
Mrbeast buys a ps5 from a scalper
Mrbeast: that's so cheap
I don't see any demand on the Series S… everything else, whoa damn. Needless to say, followed Wario64 – got a Digi for myself and a disc for my bro.
Can’t be mad at the scalpers…it’s the fucking idiots paying the insane amounts to get the product…people help but be fucking stupid….WELCOME TO MERICA
There is a fundamental problem with all the individuals on Ebay advertising the new Playstation 5 and Xbox S/X consoles as "new" or "brand new," when in fact they are no longer new since those who bought these systems (or any other retail item for that matter) and took them home are now selling used goods. Those people selling said consoles on Ebay, or any other site, are now the owners of those consoles, thus making anything you purchase from them a second-hand purchase. In other words, they are all selling USED , second-hand consoles. The extent to which these consoles were enjoyed does not matter. Granted, there is high demand for these systems this season and some are willing to pay, it still doesn't warrant the exorbitant prices these re-sellers are asking. They are not manufacturers, distributors, or retailers by definition therefore cannot ethically, morally, or possibly even legally (depending on state/province) label these consoles sitting in their living rooms, basements, garages, etc. as "new." Lack of time of used does not matter. Said sellers took delivery of the consoles, thus making them the primary owners. If you buy a Playstation 5 or Xbox X/S from one of the re-sellers featured in this video, or the many others like it, know you are buying a used console. Just a friendly PSA.
Meanwhile Microsoft has a more powerful console and is buying up studios for exclusives left & right.
It takes like 2-3 hours and $20-$40 to learn to use shopping bots. Seems alot easier than taking a week off work and sleeping in front of wal mart. Fight bots with bots not tears.
Let's punish the Scalpers, no one buy their stuff. It is simple as that. BTW, only buy from authorized retailers, let the Scalpers "enjoy" having so many consoles.
we absolutely need to outlaw scalping. It's always getting a lot worse every year!
Past couple times I've been in the electronics section I see panicked parents asking where they are, and the big box stores have no physical stock of them. I overheard a target employee blaming Walmart for the stock shortages, was pretty funny.
You know something…when the PS5 comes to my country it will be maybe around february or march, stores will sell it for around 800 – 1000 dollars, so i came to the states with my wife to see my mom and have thanksgiving along her..and also buy a PS5, i made it, i got one from best buy past sunday morning.. was way easier than trying to buying one from walmart..just waiting for next sunday to go and pick it up from a store 2 miles away from where i staying..the thing is…people from my country who get the chance to buy one ps5 here in the states are selling it for almost 1k$, im tempted to do the same, if you where in my position what would u do?
yeah this online only purchasing doesn't work to well with these console releases.
In Portugal scalping prices is from 800 to 1800€
Cex is encourage scalpers by buying ps5s for £600 and selling them for £750. They should be ashamed. many people are missing out on ps5s because Cex is buying them from scalpers that have stacks of games consoles in there living rooms. many people need a console to help them in this very difficult time when peoples mental health is higher than ever and Cex is making it even worse for people at this very difficult time. I will never buy anything from them again they should be ashamed.
I've gotten 4 ps5's. I took off work to get the first two. I kept one, sold the other to a buddy for cost. He would have done the same for me. The other 2 I just got at Kohl's this past weekend. I'm absolutely selling one for double cost and the other for probably just a couple hundred over cost. That will pay for my ps5 and series x and leave me a few hundred to put in the pocket for future games, controllers, etc. Hording is one thing. Working the system in your favor is another. I'm sure there's lots of people doing the same. Can't blame them. Bots ruin it all and if it weren't for bots this situation would be much different….
How is buying something just to sale it for more a bad thing in capitalism?
Rich tomorrow: I gave into the scalpers
XSX can play PS1, PS2, PS3 games also GameCube when you put it in Dev Mode.
Sony on suicide watch 😂
Just read this morning that a scalping group in the UK managed to get 3500 ps5s. Ridiculous. But we can’t blame them when people are buying these products off them.
Why buy a console from a scalper if they don’t have any warranties since there are numerous cases of problems? Keep that in mind
Guys have you ever heard of a Diamond? Ya, same thing. Supply and Demand
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