> Oh boy do I have news for you: It does work, and has been done before. It's just illegal now. It's also easier to impose limits on purchase now, in the digit

> Oh boy do I have news for you: It does work, and has been done before. It's just illegal now. It's also easier to impose limits on purchase now, in the digital era. Both online and physical stores tend to have limits on in-demand items (not sure if these are imposed manually or automatically, based on demand), so you're unlikely to be able to purchase anything but a few % of the total available inventory, at least not without significant time investment and involving other people.