PS5 Sellers Caught Scalping Way Too Many Consoles On A Snowy Street
A small group of PS5 scalpers were caught standing on a snowy sidewalk with an overwhelming number of boxed new-gen consoles surrounding them. PS5 scalpers on the reseller market have posed a problem since the console launched in November 2020. In February 2021, an analysis from DEV Community user and Avant Senior Associate Michael Driscoll estimated that roughly 10 percent of current-gen PlayStation consoles sold at the time were thanks to scalpers.
Resellers continue to buy up available stocks of pretty much anything in scarce supply. This not only includes PS5, of course, but also Xbox Series X/S consoles, coveted graphics cards, and even Pokémon and Animal Crossing amiibo cards. It seems the reseller market appeals to all shapes and sizes, too, with one teenager managing to rake in well over $1 million in revenue by exploiting shortages on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Pokémon cards. Since PS5 supply shortages are expected to persist throughout this year, the reseller market is bound to continue thriving for the foreseeable future.
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Recently, TikTok user joeybagadonutswz (via ThomasMightSnap on Twitter), captured footage of scalpers apparently taking stock of the massive PS5 inventory on a snowy street. The brief video shows four people standing around a stack of PS5 digital and disc consoles, with a pickup truck and van full of even more consoles off to the side. ThomasMightSnap added in a follow-up tweet that police were reportedly watching the scene nearby, though that much has not yet been confirmed by any reliable sources.
It has been brought to my attention that the cops were right across the street
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