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I've noticed a new wave of neo-capitalists who seem to be actively sympathising with (if not encouraging) scalping. "It's just the way the free market works!" "
by King-Aaron 5y ago
I've noticed a new wave of neo-capitalists who seem to be actively sympathising with (if not encouraging) scalping. "It's just the way the free market works!" "That's how retailers always worked!" "It levels out demand!".
Such grubby people.
In basically all my hobbies, scalping has become the norm now. Computers, Japanese cars, tabletop games, hell even kids toys. It does feel like there's been a massive increase in the number of people with enough capital to see a trend and basically buy the market out with the intention of making a profit.
- bluecalm 5y agoSo what's your solution? If there is limited number of 3090 GPUs should they be allocated to those who order them first? By random? Auction? Scalpers at least ensure you can get it of you really need it (that is willing to pay a lot).
- King-Aaron 5y agoI don't have a solution nor do I think I need to offer one, I just think that people who engage in (and sympathise with) scalping are grubby people.