| irstupid said: glad e-bayers aren't making any money still don't know why doing that is not illegal when scalping tickets are. its essentially the same thing. |
Simple supply/demand principles apply here.
With tickets, they are a finite, one-time event resource, so it's reasonable to see why this should be regulated, particularly for any type of event that sells out.
With something like consumer electronics, particularly any video game related hardware, it's going to be made for years on a constant basis meaning any flipping is directly related to a manufacturer's inability to produce and ship enough units relative to demand at a given time.
In short, blame the manufacturer if and whenever this happens.
Of course it's still ridiculously annoying when you can't buy a common consumer item because people are making it a part time job to scoop up inventory to resell at inflated prices.
