Right, the console isn't the source of most of the revenue (or any, some have been losses). The point is to get them being used with newly purchased games/acces

Right, the console isn't the source of most of the revenue (or any, some have been losses). The point is to get them being used with newly purchased games/accessories. The scalpers are actually taking money away from the console manufacturer for the period of time the console is held by the scalper. They're also scalping revenue off the top of the console and having a negative income effect upon the end user/customer of the console - which definitely negatively affects how much the end user/customer winds up sending to the manufacturer.