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I got tired of scalpers always doing the same s h i t every time a new Nintendo product comes out. I'm also bored, so I created a fake Offerup account and I'm making offers to a lot of scalpers and agreeing to meet up at a specific place. Guess who is not going to show up!!! lol




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NATO said:
Does it put those units back on shelves at RRP?
Nope, all it does is delay the sale, and the longer they have them the higher the price will go.

Congratulations, you assisted the scalpers.

They will increase prices regardless, and still it is fun to mess with them.




 

 



NATO said:
darkrulier said:

They will increase prices regardless, and still it is fun to mess with them.

You are missing my point, yes they will increase in price, but the people that actually want to buy one now, and willing to pay the current scalp price, miss out.

So...?




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I like to lowball them (offers as ridiculous as $40) and see their hilarious reactions where they teach me to 'not rip others off'.



monocle_layton said:
I like to lowball them (offers as ridiculous as $40) and see their hilarious reactions where they teach me to 'not rip others off'.

That's also entertaining!




Honestly I do not understand what people have against scalpers. If someone puts out the effort to get a rare product and can sale it for a profit mofe powerto them. I still have 2 NES Classics that are unopened I intend to sell around Christmas. I got them because I watched Brickseek and went out at 4AM and waited for the manager who could sell them to me at 6AM. Anybody could have done the same thing but they did not. 



rolltide101x said:

Honestly I do not understand what people have against scalpers. If someone puts out the effort to get a rare product and can sale it for a profit mofe powerto them. I still have 2 NES Classics that are unopened I intend to sell around Christmas. I got them because I watched Brickseek and went out at 4AM and waited for the manager who could sell them to me at 6AM. Anybody could have done the same thing but they did not. 

That's the thing, everybody did the same thing and that's why there are none left at the stores, the only thing it was the greedy ones who got the vast majority of them not leaving any for the people who are really interested in getting one.