One cost of having prices raised by scalpers rather than retailers is that it’s easier for scammers to impersonate scalpers than large retailers, so this raises the rate of scams. I don’t really care what price PS5s sell for, but increasing the rate of theft-by-scam seems really bad.
One cost of having prices raised by scalpers rather than retailers is that it’s easier for scammers to impersonate scalpers than large retailers, so this raises the rate of scams. I don’t really care what price PS5s sell for, but increasing the rate of theft-by-scam seems really bad.