HappySqurriel said:
kitler53 said:
Augen said:
FrancisNobleman said:
This works every gen with every console, yet I keep skipping this goldmine...
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I just would not feel good making money this way, no offense to others. I just have been someone desperately wanting a system in early days and having to wait 6-12 months to get one at the store.
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buying something at a price and finding/providing the consumer that is willing to pay a higher price?
All retailers (like Target or Walmart) do it. All of these import/export companies do it. not sure why that is to be looked down upon. it is a pretty fundamental part of our economy. you won't have coffee or banannas or video games or really just about anything not crafted by yourself and immediate (walking distance) neighboors.
don't get me wrong...i'd never pay scalper prices for a video game system but i have payed them for things like packers playoff tickets last year. without scalpers i'd never been able to go to that game so in a way ... i appreciate them. i have increased access to stuff provided i value it enough to pay the premium.
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The difference is that retailers and importers take their cut for providing a service to customers, while there is never any real value provided by scalpers. It is not a common thing, but I have been told about concerts that "sell out" almost instantly and then end up being 80% full, with half the people who went to the concert having been forced to pay scalper prices.
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Excuse me?
A "scalper" offers a service to customers, who are more than willing to spend money to use that service. Last time I offered this service, I actually got a postcard after christmas. It was a picture of a very happy kid playing with his Wii and my valued customer expressed his sincere gratitude for my service. I guess he had that "real value" from my service.
Heck, I was so flattered of that card that I sent the kid one of my extra copies of Wii Play in return for free.
