The argument that every PS5 scalped means PS5 consumed and thus lessened competetion can also be run backwards. For every PS5 bought with mark-up on ebay there was a scalper competing for drops before the consumer had made an aquisition decision. With scaplers you are competing against the future and without them you would only be competeting with the present. This seems like a deal type opposite that of a “future”. And the relevance of it is because the “the present” ie synchronous decision to consume and to buy is not available.
The argument that every PS5 scalped means PS5 consumed and thus lessened competetion can also be run backwards. For every PS5 bought with mark-up on ebay there was a scalper competing for drops before the consumer had made an aquisition decision. With scaplers you are competing against the future and without them you would only be competeting with the present. This seems like a deal type opposite that of a “future”. And the relevance of it is because the “the present” ie synchronous decision to consume and to buy is not available.