I wouldn't say it's the same. What these shops are doing is create scarcity based on real demand. While it is somehow artificially created, the customers are r

I wouldn't say it's the same. What these shops are doing is create scarcity based on real demand. While it is somehow artificially created, the customers are real. The exclusivity of the experience then creates more demand. What the article describes is different. They would be the same only if these restaurants would be paying friends to keep the restaurant busy, to later sell it at a higher price.