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People are paying $500 for bots used to buy the latest Nike/Adidas/... limited edition sneakers. Or videocards a few years ago (for crypto mining). It's a whol
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People are paying $500 for bots used to buy the latest Nike/Adidas/... limited edition sneakers. Or videocards a few years ago (for crypto mining).
It's a whole industry.
> If we consider a user base of ~175 users, and a minimum bot price of 200 euros (175 users x 200 euros), then the bot developers made at least 35K euros (~$37K USD) in initial bot sales.
https://datadome.co/threat-research/inside-sneaker-bot-business/ https://datadome.co/threat-research/inside-sneaker-bot-busin...
- waynesonfire 4y agoArtificial scarcity in sneakers is their design decision. These shenanigans should have zero impact on browser policy.