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> There is a third option, a queuing system similar to what Apple does for their product launches. It would not eliminate scalping entirely. I don't see how th

• babypuncher 4y ago
  > I don't see how this solves the problem: what prevents the people who want their iGadget faster paying a larger price to a scalper? >> > But being able to put your money down today and see that your new iShiny will be delivered in 6-8 weeks helps mitigate FOMO That is my answer. > As far as I am aware, there do exist (even quite some) vendors who offer the option of paying immediately and sending you the new XBox or PlayStation as soon as they get their delivery. This is a queuing system. The difference between those and what Apple is doing is that Apple gives you fairly accurate estimate on when your iShiny will ship, and Apple prioritizes their direct to consumer inventory to make sure those ship times remained reasonable even for their most in demand products at the height of the silicon shortage in 2021. Most of the online stores I've seen offering queues are smaller retailers without enough pull to get consistent inventory from manufacturers, and being the only sellers offering a queue at all meant they got flooded with more orders than their meager allotments from those manufacturers could ever hope to fulfill.