LogFAQs > #947825005

To me it boils down to this: The manufacturer that makes the thing being scalped, when they put a price on something that they are the only makers of (IE xboxes, or another notable thing in its time was Nintendo Amiibos) has essentially said "this is what it's worth. You must pay this price to get it." Scalpers then take that and go "Nah actually, pay double/triple if you want the thing" despite having no authority from the retailer to do so. They are forcing people to pay more than the stated and understood value of an object to acquire said object.

Is that capitalism? Sure I guess, but to me personally this "level" of capitalism is unethical. A scalper has put in none of the work into the production, planning, or selling of the object as the retailer has done, and is actively taking advantage of other people who in some cases don't have the same level of technical acumen (as it's been stated, some people are writing actual code to snag all the product before "normal" people can), so to me it's just dishonest. If I am willing to pay the price that the retailer themselves have said is what is fair, and not willing to pay double that, that is not a me problem. That is a "scalper taking advantage of people" problem.
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