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Well... they could just make enough stock for everybody, and there would be no need for scalpers. Just delay the launch a bit, fill up the warehouses, and when
by ajsnigrutin 2y ago
Well... they could just make enough stock for everybody, and there would be no need for scalpers. Just delay the launch a bit, fill up the warehouses, and when they start selling, everyone gets one, and the scalpers lose.
But no, any scarcity is a must in modern times, so people don't think twice before buying if they see it in stock somewhere.
- dingnuts 2y agoisn't the whole issue that they have no good way of knowing how many to make until launch? you don't want to wind up like Atari burying copies of ET in the desert
- mitthrowaway2 2y agoTell me you don't work in the hardware business without telling me you don't work in the hardware business!
- numpad0 2y agoThey create artificial scarcity by buying up all stocks everywhere nationwide. They've got capitals to do so. The gray market price under presence of organized scalpers just isn't the natural point of equilibrium on supply-demand curve.