Internet Mock Desperate Scalpers Who Must Now Sell PS5 Consoles At A Loss

[@YongYea]

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[@ASVP-_-REALITY]

Sup

[@AGuywhohasGoodTaste]

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[@setsers1]

Finally. SOME Justice

[@Steampunkdz]

The uk made scalping illegal for concert tickets. But nothing massively changed on others product points

[@RobbazCorgiPikaPikaMadaFaka]

It is genuinely shocking seeing Yong without their glasses. It's like two different people, like Super man and Clark Kent.

[@blackmist3851]

Shoutout to everyone who didn't buy a PS5 or a video card when the prices were mad unreasonable. You deserved better.

[@fukaze2021]

Shoutout to me who participate the move because i totally definitely not a lie have a money to buy it but chose not to

[@randomanonymousperson3603]

Both my PS4 and PC are nearing their end-of-life. Probably clocked in several thousands of hours in use. I was very worried that prices skyrocketed during the pandemic and would have to replace them that time, and I'm quite happy they both held on.

[@daoyang6055]

Thank god I bought my tower for 900 dollars. Running an I7 2080 graphics card. It was so nice.

[@doop00]

I wouldn't be able to afford it anyway.

[@issahumps]

Got my 3080 launch day for msrp. I’m still shocked 😂

[@Sicarius888]

Congratulations to everyone who waited and didn't give money to scalpers. Let's hope these scammers loose much more cash than they gained thanks to our patience.

[@GamerBoy870]

Yep can confirm got a ps5 and xbox series S

[@RogueDragon05]

The smart ones moved on long time ago sadly, they profited plenty but I'm glad these didn't

[@MJBManon]

I got both my sis's PS5 and mine through retail, & my Xbox from Microsoft directly. Scalpers can all shove it

[@AkarZaephyr]

Sincerest congratulations, I've been waiting a long time as well and though I still don't have, I have resisted their inflated prices. Fuck these parasites.

[@Dabobob]

Got my PS5 a few months ago. Scalpers can suck it. Hope they go broke.

[@478Johnnyboy]

Its almost like being a scum bag had an expiration date. They had a good 2 1/2 year run taking advantage of shortages. I don’t feel bad for any of them.

[@mikev8746]

This rule is universal I’d say. Tricks and schemes will get you so far. Until people are clued into your bullshit. And now you have a price on your head from the people that had to deal with your shit the past years.

[@thomaskrogh1244]

Sadly is like dynamite or uranium the longer, the more dangerous and volatile.

[@Volker_A4]

Ready for the used PC market to normalize. It was so bad.

[@israelruiz8706]

Lasted longer than it should've.

[@thundageon5962]

Let's hope evil corporations face a bigger karma

[@sleepy3849]

Screw these guys. When I worked in the electronics department these same group of scalpers would come in as soon as we had a fresh stock of PS5s They’d each buy one and then demand I accept their tax exempt cards. So they wouldn’t have to pay the sales tax. I tried so hard to deny sales to them, pretend we didn’t have any or stock them later in the day so regular people had a chance of being able to buy them. I got into several arguments with them and had my store manager turn them away. They made my life miserable.

[@ericboadu8525]

U tried ur best and that’s what matters

[@MezzoForte4]

You'd think that with all the effort they put into they'd get real jobs.

[@hfactor66]

You my friend, are proof that not all heroes wear capes. Hats off, mate.

[@victorvargas9330]

Tax exempt cards, interesting. Let's track how, where, and whom they were issued by~

[@sleepy3849]

@@MezzoForte4 in my last argument with them I did tell them to get a real job. They laughed and mocked me saying “Oh, yeah cause Walmart is a real job? You’re just jealous that we actually make money.” Such assholes.

[@bradley478]

I was at the mall yesterday and saw a kid happily carrying a ps5 home with his parents. It made me happy to see it finally in stock and no scalpers to buy off of

[@ZERO-Shinkai]

You didn't really care stop lying.

[@theunknowman12]

@@ZERO-Shinkai and what would makes you think that he didn't care or lying? Go somewhere else please, we have a celebration here

[@Zylo82]

Heck yeah. To see it happen with no involvement of dealing with the internet. Just walk into the store. See the console on the store shelves and buy it. That's how it should always be.

[@pyroflare7774]

​@@ZERO-Shinkai failure parents

[@SaraphDarklaw]

@@ZERO-Shinkai I understand your parents didn’t hug you enough. I feel sorry for you.

[@HeisenbergFam]

Hearing YongYea say "scalpers are struggling to sell PS5s" puts a smile on my face

[@Tom-yz3op]

30-40% of ps5 sells are from scalpers.

[@krayven7638]

Best news of This year

[@redohealer2]

Sucks to be them.

[@raider_reaper_4194]

You realize Heisenberg was a scalper right ? But with meth

[@jimjamjon2285]

@@raider_reaper_4194 PS5 scalpers aren’t making their own better versions of PS5’s though…they’re just selling normal PS5’s at an insane markup, Walter white made his own meth that’s 99.1% pure which was far above anything else on the market.

[@Bhnbhn]

I’d say those who brought from scalpers are part of the problem themselves. There’s absolutely no reason why you need a PS5 that urgently and have to support the scalpers. Sony also needs to do better, they can just set anti-bot measures and put people on waitlist if they can’t meet the crazy demand.

[@nandoginkaku7610]

But people wanted to play god of war ragnarok on launch day and ratchet and clank on launch day Lmao no but forreal. There really is no reason to buy one at a higher price. They could have gotten it at msrp and get the games for cheap too since they'd wait to get a ps5 and people selling off their games

[@kobba932]

Why aren't you running a business? instead of smacking your keyboard because you clearly know so much about it. Some people can simply spare the expense. Don't be mad because others are more successful than you and they can afford more than the "bare necessities"

[@Asageun]

​@@kobba932scalper detected

[@MrFutago87]

What always got me was when the backlash happened and the scalpers went "we are only the middleman". Like bitch the stores are already the middleman!

[@RusticRonnie]

It’s because no one wants to be the bad guy, they wanted to be seen as a good guy well committed to scamming people.

[@laurencefraser]

not just the retailers, but also the Distributors. There were Already Two layers of middlemen (both of which were providing Actual Utility) before the scalpers (who absolutely were NOT) got involved.

[@chefmoogleomega]

@@namelessliberty9869 my favorite superhero

[@MarkDeSade100]

It's honestly terrifying when scumbags start shamelessly trying to defend their actions with BS rhetoric, because I know some people are dumb enough to believe anything if criminals or politicians say it enough times. I don't want a future where scalping is normalized.

[@Hillthugsta]

​@@namelessliberty9869 Doesn't quite have the same ring to it...

[@kevbu4]

The bitter irony is that this could have ended in a month or two. All it would have taken was for EVERYONE to refuse to buy from scalpers from day one.

[@drewtheunspoken3988]

FOMO can be a powerful tool.

[@actually5004]

You think that's bad? Go work at a car dealership, they're basically government-mandated scalpers.

[@jmd1743]

It's actually better it took this long because of larger accumulated losses. Instead of 5 Playstations it's now 50 units.

[@BeretBay]

​@@drewtheunspoken3988 What is that

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Exactly

[@Streggae9961]

Scalpers taking Ls? You sir have just made my day.

[@kazi1]

Fr

[@nocomprendo1409]

They take L on the old Leaking models.

[@misterymisterio8778]

Its good news, but wont last for long. Just wait for the new switch and scalpers will return.

[@furydeath]

Right the people who been selling ps5s for 800-1000 are taking an L 🤣

[@kenosabi]

​​@@furydeath except they aren't selling them dipsht that's what the entire video is about 😂💀

[@zDarkWind5]

The middleman excuse only comes into play if there is a barrier other than people buying them to scalp them. Like, if someone was selling them in a rural area with no stores that would sell them and it was a pain to get things delivered (or pre-internet days), then it’s at least an excuse.

[@SCIFIguy64]

Even then the locals who wanted a product they couldn’t get would just drive to a larger town. My folks grew up in small farming towns in Iowa, if they wanted a top of the line TV or VCR they would just go to Des Moines and buy it at MSRP in a Sears. Most towns would have appliance shops you could order limited products in anyways, with few markups except maybe a delivery fee.

[@vplasmatm]

“we’re just trying to help people get items during a shortage!” my brother in christ, you CAUSED the shortage

[@CapitalCLYDE]

I had one tell me once that they’re paying for his time. And I was like YOURE THE REASON THIS IS HAPPENING AT ALL

[@gorilladisco9108]

Price is a rationing force. It will determine if you really really really want the merchandise. Instead of crying and throw tantrum on scalper, blame should be placed on the production and distribution of the scalped merchandise. If production and distribution can flood the market at will, scalpers will stay at sideline.

[@ocean_0602]

@@gorilladisco9108 You can rationalize it however you want, doesn’t change how ethically pathetic it is to purposefully eliminate people’s market access to a product in order to profit off of their desperation. Martin Shkreli used your exact logic with Daraprim and it’s a damn shame.

[@gorilladisco9108]

@@ocean_0602 The Shkreli case is different. The government prevent the importation of the product, made his company a monopoly. And then you surprise when a monopoly acted monopolistic?

[@cruelcimmcia859]

I got so mad when an “ex” friend did this. She didn’t even play video games. She should be glad I didn’t hit her for it.

[@C0ffeeGremlin]

When I worked for Walmart it would piss me off when the store managers would communicate with each other to gather up stock for scalpers. I still remember the limited edition 3ds's. The store manager would come up to us and show us a text message from the district manager communicating to other store managers telling them to give the customer (scalper) whatever he wanted as he is spending loads of money on the items. He pulled me and the dept manager to the back room and had us load everything onto a cart and when the guy showed up he bought our entire inventory of 3ds's and the games that came out that day. Same thing happened with switches. Whenever I asked them what he needed all the consoles for they would respond with "oh im donating them to a shelter for kids" mhm yeah okay buddy.

[@bw1678]

I worked at Target when they had the limited edition Spider-man PS4s. Thankfully I lived in a small town with limited foot traffic, I clocked in the morning and only bought one at the end of my shift. Played it fair, didn't take one off inventory and hide it for myself to buy later. At the end of my shift there was still one left after I got mine. All the customers that walked in only got one for themselves, this was like a year or two before online ordering really became a big thing. It's nice when everyone played it cool and everything was chill.

[@vincenthammons-kd9du]

think that is illegal and you should of reported your manager.

[@WalterJHuaman]

@Fishy I agree, honestly he should face jail time for enabling this behavior

[@ChristopherCobra]

@Fishy First, that's not what "an enabler" means. He wasn't making excuses for anyone. A person that buys from a scalper is more of an enabler (though, even then that's not exactly what that term means). My guess is he needed a job more than he needed to stand up for our freedom to get new gadgets as cheap as possible. Who knows....maybe he was one of those people that needed to eat sometimes. You don't work at Wally World because you are rolling in gravy. Second, I think the world would be a far better place if folks didn't go around looking for reasons to call others names.

[@GordonSeal]

Yeah report your manager to the shareholders and news outlets. This is illegal.

[@StramSaturdayDBDBDIB]

Im proud to say I'm part of the patience/holding off gang Not giving into scalpers is a good feeling knowing this

[@cecilbigman4250]

Broke

[@ladynikkie]

😊 patients truly does pay off

[@djinsh626]

​@@cecilbigman4250*Smart

[@drakkenmensch]

And your reward for that patience is kicking scalpers in the balls, well done!

[@xxvi382]

Same

[@ToastyFruitcake]

Retailers in my town completely shut down online orders for PS5s during the scalper plague. Only way to get them was to call up, check for stock and then go in and order face to face. They took note of you and enforced the one per customer rule. The scalpers would have to have recruited a LOT of people to get stock lmao. One store even put up fake stock online and took note of every inhumanly fast order and blocked them from further purchase attempts, alledgedly the scalper responsible whinged about that on instagram later that day (story from a friend, accuracy may vary).

[@SilverSpireZ]

Every time a scalper gets screwed over, an angel gets its wings.

[@QuarterKnight01]

I'd rather the scalpers become angels, if you get my drift.

[@revolverocelot1380]

What flavor wings? Buffalo? Garlic Parmesan? Lemon pepper? Garlic Pepper? BBQ? Edit: also how many pieces? 6? 10? 15? 20?

[@Grim_Concept]

@@QuarterKnight01 they're leeches, they don't get to be angels.

[@Blitterbug]

​@@QuarterKnight01 heh good one

[@KiriChan99]

A *GAMER* gets their wings, maybe?

[@cybermonkey4985]

"Good things come to those who wait." Congrats to everyone who was able to hold the line and get a ps5 at retail stores. GAME ON MY DUDES!!!

[@michaelmonstar4276]

Scalpers still won by making profit for two-plus years...

[@michaelmonstar4276]

@seth - Depends if there's a shortage and if there's more stuff in place to prevent buying many units. - I'd sooner think that a "pro" version would be more interesting for both consumers and thus scalpers. - A "slim" version would usually come later, towards the end of a console's life-cycle, so you could be waiting years anyway.

[@ProsecutorValentine]

Ha! Ha! Ha! Come-

[@RexGameplayChannel]

Let’s goooooo!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@togucvinw7]

I waited and waited and waited AND waited some more but now I can say that for the past 2 months Im the proud owner of a ps5 ❤ fuck them scalpers

[@Beebles190]

I remember the time where Games Workshop was selling Warhammer 40,000: Indomitus game sets. At first, they had supposedly limited stock for the sets, which were near-instantly snatched up by scalpers and instantly put on ebay for like twice the price (these sets were already like $200 as a base price). And then, after being "out-of-stock" for a while, suddenly the game sets all became made-to-order. Scalpers were now stuck with actual walls of $200 boxes of plastic miniatures while everyone else, after buying their regularly-priced sets, flocked to reddit to meme on them . T'was a joyous occasion

[@joshhorley2116]

that’s also a genius play from GW. could practically double their sales if they carefully timed the switch to made to order

[@adrenjones9301]

Evil GW accidently doing something Good lol

[@AAhmou]

@@adrenjones9301 Still didn't solve the scalper problem for their other products with limited release.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

My kind of corporate activism

[@landotucker]

The boarding patrol boxes were limited releases and a couple had miniatures that hadn't been released yet, I believe? I think it was the Tau and Orks. Anyway, they were being flipped on ebay for more than double the rrp

[@yellowblanka6058]

I was not looking to buy a PS5, and have no interest in picking one up in the near future, but scalpers having to sell at a loss definitely brings a wide smile to my face. Of course there would be no scalping in the first place if the gaming public at large could exercise a scintilla of willpower and wait to buy things at MSRP.

[@indecision6326]

Scalpers calling their market an important one was one of the best things I've heard this year. What's more important than making it harder for end users to buy consoles?

[@FelipeKana1]

And they're not even helping transit or delivery. They're literally just a "middle man". The troll in the bridge collecting taxes.

[@504godzilla]

The way the coped was something worth documenting.

[@TallicaMan1986]

​@@FelipeKana1 the retail store is the middleman. Scalpers are more like parasites.

[@mellowdarkness3344]

As a police officer said to a man trying to resell hand sanitizer. Price gouging illegal

[@ailemoonstream7505]

@@TallicaMan1986 They are just another store simply selling higher. They wouldn't do it if it didnt work.

[@ThegodisAbraxas]

I work at Target and I was so frustrated with how our management would just let one person buy an entire pallet of PS5s through our OPU system. They knew exactly what was happening because the same person would come in and pick up multiple consoles under different names meanwhile I had to constantly explain to our customers why we didn’t have any in stock.

[@BederikStorm]

You should have taken a photo of that scalper and whenever customers asked show them the culprit

[@alegomanYTPs]

i would have doxxed him and went to his house with a little 'warm' surprise ;)

[@Prozzy747]

It’s funny they allow that but will limit customers to 3 packs of Pokémon cards. Oh the world we live in

[@AustynSN]

Should have made a complaint to Target corporate.

[@BansheeN0rn]

U work at target? Lol minimum wage jobs

[@jennyperpa5302]

Moments like this remind me of how patience is a virtue. It's worth not playing games day one when it hurts a scalper.

[@MaoRatto]

Day one gaming is a bad in the modern day unless you lived in the 90's or 2000's

[@Allustar]

Day one gaming is overrated.

[@Walker-ow7vj]

@@MaoRatto yeah last time it mattered was when gta 5 and rdr2 came out and ironically both made by rockstar

[@cocacola3269]

😂😢

[@gokux75]

Being a PC gamer helps too because you can still play all the new games too while you wait.

[@revanstarbrow6099]

This isn't just the retailers 'failing to provide security' from bots. You'd have to be crazy to think the retailer management themselves (higher up) aren't in on this scalping. They'd be crazy NOT to be in on it, scalping their own company's products. It makes their company sales look good, then they can try to resell at a much higher price point for additional personal profit.

[@landotucker]

Good point. Either themselves or friends could profit from it.

[@cherrydragon3120]

​@@landotucker such fuckery is not unheard of. To think we got scum like that around and not yet in jail

[@Kmosely42]

Even if that's not the case... companies still profit the same from scalpers, almost doubly so in these kind of scenarios.

[@koganeitou]

Great way to look at it. This is exactly how the Pokemon TCG scalping has been happening. FOR YEARS. People got exposed in a Facebook group and on Tiktok showing off their literal STACKS of dozens of the same holo and extremely rare cards. ㅑｕㄷＫ all these people

[@ShadowmancerLord]

@@Kmosely42 They actually don't. Retail makes way more money off game sales than they do off consoles. So all these consoles sitting with scalpers means they're losing out on sales of games, accessories etc And even when people were buying them from scalpers, that's an extra ~$200-$300 that they aren't spending on those things either.

[@OnasaD]

Patience was key since release, thankfully developers supported last gen with games until now that consoles are easy to come by at Walmart, Target, GameStop and other official retailers therefore making the need to upgrade during that time period unnecessary… I finally bought a series X at Target by simply walking in to the store 🏆

[@Gotterdamerung]

I was so stoked when Sony themselves sent me an email to ask if I wanted to buy a PS5. Took em up on it, bought at MSRP, and had it in hand two days later. No need to go to a store, no reseller, just direct to consumer sale.

[@depressedtraingirl1056]

Oh same thing here, Sony sent me and email wanting to know if I would he interested in buying a PlayStation 5 and I left the whole process to my brother. He sent me a text later showing the order confirmation

[@dudeoftheyear1260]

What is MSRP?

[@amazingstuffbyyourphone3842]

@@dudeoftheyear1260 msrp is the original price for a product (as far as I know)

[@tydshiin5783]

​@@dudeoftheyear1260"Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price"

[@Fetidaf]

I actually got kinda lucky with mine. I don’t remember how I ended up there but I noticed that they had some in stock on the website (MW2 bundle) and I added it to my cart and I second guessed myself before actually ordering it. A week or two later I was back on the website and everything was sold out and I was regretting not buying it the first time… that’s when I noticed there was something in the cart. Click on it and sure enough, the PS5 was still there… go through the process and get a confirmation expecting it to bounce back at some point and throughout the next week or two I was constantly checking the tracker and it never updated and I thought for sure they canceled it and that follow-up was coming. The morning it was supposed to be here at home in Illinois, I was in North Carolina for work in my way back when I check my email and it was shipped like 20 minutes before i checked it. I have never been in a bigger hurry to get home before in my life. By the time I got home it was sitting in my garage. Those couple weeks were like an M. Night Shyamalan movie I swear…

[@ryanwalsh5019]

One thing not mentioned is the fact that if you buy from scalpers now, there's a good chance you are getting a console that's been sitting around in who knows what conditions, so the longevity is going to be decreased.

[@kenosabi]

Stashed in some dudes garage for multiple seasons.

[@waterking74]

@@kenosabi full of mold and corrosion

[@wolfspider2034]

@@waterking74 Got a colony of bugs in it

[@victoralexandervinkenes9193]

Potentially unpopular opinion incoming Even if the ps5 was from amazon in Mint Condition and everything, it wouldn't be worth a single penny, like the x box would be a better choice than something coming from S*NY.

[@waterking74]

@@victoralexandervinkenes9193 which one?

[@BKPrice]

Being a hitman also puts food on the table. Putting food on the table isn't a good enough excuse.

[@xfunkypicklex]

Haha for real. These degenerates could also try working a normal job like everyone else

[@RandyBobasek]

Yep, "Iceman" Kuklinski really loved his family...

[@cowel8734]

Great point. Like, "Don't judge me for selling CP online. It puts food on the table"

[@MarkDeSade100]

More importantly, they're taking food OFF the table of regular people by making them pay exorbitant prices. He should've said, "We're putting food on our table by stealing it from yours".

[@TheInfiniteNine]

Yup people do way worse for the excuse of putting food on the table but scalping is definitely still a POS thing to do

[@TheOnesmallwhisper]

I remember hearing about this and thinking wtf, and was talking about how I’m not gonna pay such a huge mark up price for a ps5 it was like between 800 and 1k dollars or something absurd. My friend tried to recommend a friend that was doing this whole scalping thing saying he would give me a good price. I looked at him and said I’m not that desperate for a “good price” I’ll wait. Still don’t own a ps5 though lol, I have been considering on getting one lately though.

[@YAH2121]

imagine being a scalper, then developing an undeserved ego around it

[@SoyAntonioGaming]

it is a job like anything else, nothing bad about it but nothing to brag about either. i made over $13 000 in profit from reselling PS5s to consumers in need. if people really wanted it, they were willing to pay an additional price to get it right away and I was glad to assist them. i stopped reselling ps5s in 2023 though so I never had any problem with unsold units. it was a good run to earn a little extra money, nothing that really changes ur life big financially.

[@bruhmomento3105]

@@SoyAntonioGaming The name fits.

[@thegrove5259]

​@@SoyAntonioGaming nah bro thats scummy.

[@SoyAntonioGaming]

@@thegrove5259 it is just business. Btw i have 20 copies of Sackboy if ur interested.

[@thegrove5259]

@@SoyAntonioGaming its not business at the expense of others. Thats called extortion

[@AzureKaizen]

As a trucker as I was traveling the USA I would buy PS5's and sell them to friends that couldn't get them at cost plus shipping just cause we all were so tired of the scalpers. Managed to get 4 total over the years. Great times for me and friends as a result.

[@tytytut435]

Huge W, I've been thinking of doing this too but with bots just like them scalpers. But instead of marking up price I'll just sell them at retail, basically anti-scalping

[@smokelord2002]

Amazing.

[@carriere888]

then your an awesome friend nice to see someone decent :)

[@stevehaire6324]

​@@tytytut435 My friend actually did this (kind of). He'd managed to get his own early on, then stumbled on a retailer with them in stock. He called me to see if I wanted one, which I did, but he also bought another two. His plan was to sell them at cost price plus whatever it would cost to ship them, or free for collection (as we both hate scaplers due to event tickets etc). Anyway, he listed them for sale at retail price, explaining why he was doing it and also included the receipts with them. Long story short; the (understandable) mistrust was unbelievable. He only managed to sell one this way about a month later. The other was bought by a mutual friend a few months after that.

[@tytytut435]

@@stevehaire6324 damn that’s interesting, never came into my mind about that mistrust. But now I get it, most people will think that we’re scammers if we sell at retail when others sell at 70% markup lol

[@alexpalette]

I got mine in the middle of the madness when they were impossible to find. I helped this guy outside of Walmart blow up a tire with my portable air pump. About ten minutes later the same guy approached me in the store except for this time he was wearing a Walmart vest. He asked me if I had any kids and I told him yes two teenagers. He said follow me to the back of the store. We walked back by the fishing gear, he opened a blue door to the back and handed me a PlayStation and said we got this in today. I fist-bumped him and proceeded to check out and leave. It wasn't until I got home and gave it to my son that I realized how much of a unicorn I had scored. He literally broke down. I knew they were scarce but didn't know how much of a score it was.

[@gaming.1089]

Quest reward

[@TaserFacer]

Bro did a side quest at Walmart

[@societyisboring]

They were never scarce, just assholes buying em all same thing is happening with pokemon games

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

​@@societyisboring Sooo;thus, making them scarce.....

[@Mostbaleia]

And everyone clapped.

[@seanpeacock4290]

A simple solution is for retailers to not sell online for the until the supply stabilizes and limit the number of consoles to 1 per person and record the state ID for each purchase. It won't stop someone from getting 2 or 3 with the help of non gamer friends but it will stop large groups from driving up the prices. The manufacturer could also charge more for the first few months and bring the prices down over time so that it is clear to scalpers that they need to have a quick turnover or suffer a loss.

[@blackflame4506]

Finally bought one myself at a local Best Buy and walked out feeling super proud not giving in to those scalpers.

[@danedefense2046]

Same here. They call it “paytience”

[@darknesswave100]

Got mine early December last year off the playstation website for retail price. No way in hell I was gonna pay some loser scalper for it

[@ryansurgison3618]

Got mine in march 2022. Very fortunate to get it in a short window of opportunity. Never give into people like the scalpers.

[@xxvi382]

I’m gonna walk out of Best Buy this Monday with a PS5 :) Those scalpers can eat shit

[@LPetal86]

As you should be. I hope everybody who patiently waited enjoys their PS5s!

[@johnblackmouth]

It’s as if you’re standing in line at a retail store. You’ve been waiting all day and you’re next in line. All of a sudden someone cuts in front of you and nabs the last one and then turns around and says you can have it for $1000. No difference. This is exactly what they were doing.

[@Just_Mark_The_Music]

Yeah, at least I can kick his ass as he cuts in front of me in the line.

[@SomeRandomJackAss]

It's more like you're fifth in line right before the store opens, and right as they open someone cuts in line, buys the entire stock of the store's product, then sets up a booth right next to the line selling them for $1000 a piece. Even scummier because no one gets one except the scalper.

[@cycy9154]

While scalpers suck they don't "cut in line". You're just not in time to be in the line before them.

[@oPurpleGorillao]

@@cycy9154What a terrible hot take this is. Scalpers use bots to snag consoles faster than humans possibly could. That literally IS the equivalent of cutting in line

[@tjango20]

Good analogy!

[@CoryRwtfyt]

I've lost friends over them becoming scalpers. This warms my frozen heart.

[@hhuntteri]

Dang this world is so fast and crazy. I've seen people I knew in high school fall to crypto scams and have their Instagrams gutted and filled with crypto ads its really wild to see what people are willing to do for money.

[@manwithoutmercy]

It’s not that deep. I wouldn’t scalp but I don’t think it’s evil. Same thing as scalping shoes to me 🤷‍♂️

[@professortree9387]

@@manwithoutmercy look at it this way: people want to pay for a luxury item that provides happiness. People have been waiting for this item for years. They’ve been looking forward to it, some way more than others. Then you have scalpers come in to essentially take away their chances of receiving said happiness and hold them ransom until they cave and pay a hefty price tag for an item that isn’t the scalper’s own original content. The scalpers know this. The scalpers intentionally take advantage of the desperation that the consumer is feeling, and wishes to profit off of it. Anything more than that is extra added onto of a mountain of inevitable karmic payback. If robbing people of their chances of happiness isn’t evil to you, I wonder what your standards are.

[@newerest1]

​@@professortree9387 holy shit you are so dramatic. You said it yourself it's a luxury item. Quit crying dude, it's so weak.

[@milten76]

really? you just threw away your friendship because they were scalping? i dont like scalpers but i would never end a friendship over that.

[@manlikegoon7707]

I am from the UK it got really bad here it took me over a year of trying to beat the bots. It was one of the best feelings getting to check out before any bots could grab them all. As a side note the most expensive ps5 I saw was £1200 and it sold that was insane.

[@theotherjared9824]

There was someone in my area who was trying to hoard and scalp every ps5 he could get and sell them on eBay and Craigslist. One of his deals ended with him getting shot and robbed. No one felt bad for him when he started complaining on social media about it.

[@ThellysTheOddBod]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

[@IDontModWTFz]

Whoever did that, I praise them.

[@jimthar17]

I think it'd be funny if people found out where these people lived and robbed them when they weren't at home, stealing all their scalped PS5s

[@Gnidel]

​@@IDontModWTFz Not cool. Scalping is bad, but it's not a crime that should be punishable by heavy injury.

[@TheYugilicious]

2 wrongs don't make a right.

[@shortperson20]

They really went with "we're solving the shortage by causing the shortage".

[@AraiDigital]

I love this because I work at a pawn shop and sometimes I get people coming in to try and sell us a PS5 for retail price, and of course we need to make money, so we can't buy them for that much. It's glorious seeing them get pissed because we offer them $175-225 since we sell them for about $300-325

[@iliketrains263]

yo my dog if yuou get another one in stock for that price can you hit me up? will pay shipping. cant find em in my city still and thats a good price

[@kasper188]

@@iliketrains263 im pretty sure the sony website always has stock 💀

[@renzup7114]

Bro you selling them closer to retail I bet

[@renzup7114]

Hopefully not cause I need one too at 200-300

[@terrylandess6072]

That almost sounds like your shop is in the selling business. Most pawn shops I know detest having to take ownership of collateral.

[@mylesnmore]

I went into a small "retailer" who was asking $1200 for a PS5, no way. It's a tough one, but I don't think they can do online sales for these, maybe only big retailers who only sell in person and by lottery. That will still delay you from getting one, but you would get one before availability and prices go down (3-years). It's madness.

[@XxSliphxX]

Im glad im finally at a point in my life where i no longer care about having to have the latest and greatest console, video card ..ect. Scalpers definitely helped get me to this point for sure. They sucked all the joy i used to feel for those things long ago. Now even with surplus I just no longer care.

[@randomchannel9331]

the bonus is you save money lol

[@Gay_Priest]

Nice Trinity Blood profile pic

[@alegomanYTPs]

I will never buy a new gen console ever again unless it's from nintendo. I still wont get this gen, not only because of this shit but almost 3 years later and we still don't have any decent exclusives, that is beyond depressing

[@gaminggladiator06]

Another thing about buying from scalpers is that they could tamper with the ps5s, so you might end up paying for a brick, or they might have downloaded something into it. It’s just a lot safer going retail than to a scalper.

[@iqbaalannaafi4944]

As if getting your PS5 bricked by accident isn't bad enough, somebody (scalpers) might've bricked it on purpose too...

[@Buzzkilljoy1248]

​@Iqbaal Annaafi Especially from the scalpers who claim they have "jailbroken" consoles, promising free/steeply discounted games or content you otherwise wouldn't (or shouldn't) have access to. "Bippity-boppity, your personal information is now my property."

[@JBrander]

THIS. No matter what price point the scalpers are willing to sell to you, NEVER buy from them. The risk of having a bricked PS5 and compromised personal info is never worth it.

[@neoqwerty]

@@JBrander I mean, if you're into console repairs and are foreseeing the future demand for repair parts, DO snap them up if you find them at a pittance, make the scalpers bleed and stock up on replacement parts!

[@cd6583]

@@neoqwerty its probably way cheaper to buy broken consoles and salvage the working parts rather than a "working" scalper unit

[@konradzukowski213]

The last time I was this happy was when I've heard of scalpers buying RTX 40XX series GPUs only to find out that there was a 50% chance they have bought faulty ones with melting power plugs and couldn't ask for replacements because there was the policy of "1 replacement per customer"

[@davidsauceda4971]

Oh shit, when did that happen?

[@konradzukowski213]

@@davidsauceda4971 From what i could find, the earliest mentions of those faulty GPUs date to at least October last year. Most of the news mainly talked about how a manufacturing error in 1 of 2 companies of those GPU plugs caused them not to connect fully and leaving the gap wide enough to cause sparks to jump in between and melt them in the process, Nvidia's plans what to do and how recall would look like, etc. Then, some time later, i remember a video talking about scalpers getting into issues with a buttload of those GPUs. They couldn't test every single one of them, stores would refuse to replace those and a majority of official market sites (eBay for example) would basically make them pay extra if cards they sold would turn out to be faulty and they would have to pay back the whole cost of the card to any customer who would have purchased by using their site.

[@DavidRichardson153]

​@@konradzukowski213 Never would have thought that a lack of quality control would have been a good thing for us. I guess there really is a first time for everything.

[@testoftimegaming5219]

bit why would they care if they sold you faulty goods?

[@DavidRichardson153]

@@testoftimegaming5219 A GPU is going to be used for quite a few things. So if someone is looking for a particular GPU, odds are they are also going to know about any recalls of it. If there is someone still trying to sell it in the midst of the recall(s), especially if said someone is a scalper, then the potential buyer will likely suspect faulty goods from the outset and therefore not buy from the scalper, which is a massive L for the scalper.

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

I still have no interest in PS5 partially due to scalpers, partially due to the limited release, partially due to: the console's lineup just isn't impressive enough to justify buying it. Back when all the scalping was going on, I'd go on craigslist and flag every single scalped ps5 I saw - because fuck em. I did this nightly for a few months just because it was a fun little game to play before bed: scroll through 3000+ listings, flag the ones in my area, flag ones in other areas nearby, flag ones in random states, just generally be a nuisance to the garbage.

[@noelienoelie8425]

I owe the scalpers a debt of gratitude for helping me over my horrible video game addiction. I was hype for ps5, now I don't play any games anymore. Rip my 30 year hobby.

[@josephguzman4737]

Same. Its for the best. The gaming industry as a whole is garbage. Waste of time and money

[@legaltowter9811]

Just because no time or did you find something genuinely better?

[@noelienoelie8425]

@@legaltowter9811 No, I didn't fill the hole. There's a blackness now in the part of me that used to be taken up by my love of gaming. But I don't miss it. Like a gangrenous leg...

[@paulenciso]

Same the game industry grosses me out walking away from the gaming world was the best habit I decided to drop bless these greedy sharks for opening my eyes

[@legaltowter9811]

@@noelienoelie8425 have you tried indie games or anything other than the constant failures of triple A gaming

[@thedutchgamernl4844]

Karma is what we call this

[@ernestlemmingway1124]

That's what I was going post.

[@Road_to_Dawn]

This is fantastic news to hear. Truly heartwarming. I still haven’t bought a PS5 myself (can’t really afford one), but when I do, you can bet I’ll be going through Best Buy, Amazon, or the like. I know it’s hurting my wallet, but I’d prefer to spend the extra money through official channels instead of even putting $200 into the hands of a scalper.

[@sovietninja6865]

Wait until the pro, save your money $

[@Road_to_Dawn]

@@sovietninja6865 Good point! I'll have to keep an eye out for that.

[@Mike_Dubayou]

""""""""When I buy a console, best believe Im going to buy it through a corporation!!! Fuck these individuals who try to earn rent. Jeff Bezos needs more rent money for his 3rd yaught than any of you peons need for a bed"""""" -Road to Dawn

[@crunchyfrog555]

I haven't bought a PS5 yet as there's no games I really want for it, but I registered with Sony for press tuff many years ago and they consistently tell me if I wish to order through them I can easily get one. Glad to hear that users in the US are getting them more readily now though.

[@Mike_Dubayou]

@@crunchyfrog555 don’t worry. Just make a friend who can eliminate government sales tax. It’s apparently common for a minimum wage register employee to give you 10’% any purchase you say please on. Road to dawn, I would still like a confession for your lie. You won’t get into any trouble, as it follows government approved messaging, but why do you prefer supporting billionaires over people just trying to make it bye.

[@NovaSixx]

I managed to get one within 4 months of them coming out. First time trying to buy one too. Even then it was stressful bc you had to worry about employees or the mailman stealing the damn thing. It was worth it though. Loading up demons souls was insane.

[@Kunailover101]

I'm so glad to hear that, scalpers are one of the worst when it comes to in demand items. Props to everyone who are determined to stick to retail and wait to screw scalpers.

[@aahzmandiaz2767]

Without warranty these consoles are basically worthless.

[@drewtheunspoken3988]

The sad thing is that there was good economical reasons for retailers to fight this: if people can't get the hardware then they're not buying the software. Granted, retail doesn't make any significant profit on software but it's still a factor.

[@cooledcannon]

There's plenty of reason not to fight it. Plenty of items are total duds and flops in sales. You might as well take the scalpers money and dump your inventory

[@Vengir]

This includes Sony themselves. Game consoles are in general sold at a cost, and the actual moneymakers are the games. An unused console sitting in a scalper's warehouse is a net loss.

[@jsullivan2112]

There's like zero overhead on electronics for retailers. They would basically have to lose money to fight this by hiring nerds that are better than the scalpers to combat it. Very costly. Better to just sell them whichever way they can.

[@JuanGelogo]

This was a problem and why the slow game releases

[@koloth5139]

Very few people are buying software at retail these days. Most software is digital. Retailers have little incentive to fight this beyond an angry consumer base. Sony and Microsoft have more reason to fight this.

[@VexedVergil]

Definitely was a double whammy. The new consoles came out right when covid hit. All stores refused to sell them in store, instead forcing online shopping for it. Like you said bots raised hell with it and took them all while stores refused to update their security and just let scalpers run Rampant. Even as of this comment, walmart still refuses to sell them on the store floor 😂

[@CalicoJoeJoe]

Walmarts in my city have started to have them on the sales floor

[@abelaraujo4458]

@CalicoJoeJoe mine too I bought my ps5 right in store a few months ago

[@VexedVergil]

@CalicoJoeJoe maybe mine didn't get the memo haha. If I could share a picture on KZbin I would. They still have the sign up that says "only available online for in store pickup, please visit blah blah blah" they had the sign up originally "due to covid and supply isuues" I asked recently post pandemic, and they said "so you won't get robbed or fight over it" but there's nothing stopping someone from robbing or fighting you for it in the in-store pick up area or parking lot lmao. Side note, best buy and game stop are in the same shopping area as Walmart and both of them sell the consoles in store.

[@g-saviour6581]

I asked my local Walmart if they had them and the guy told me that they did but they kept them in the back don’t know why but at least they have them now

[@920WASHBURN]

Because they'll get stolen

[@oneautumnleaff2119]

when you see prices for these items drop like this ALWAYS lowball their offers just to spit in their faces

[@imnotryuu6391]

I knew this day would come, hesitating to buy from scalpers was always the right moral decision lmao

[@thehumblepotatoreborn9313]

There's fuck all games for it anyway right now

[@Blisterdude123]

I just can't drum up any sympathy for people who bought from scalpers. Nobody NEEDED a PS5, you just WANTED one. Your lack of self control paying more than a PS5 was ever worth is your problem. Nobody forced you to pay that much.

[@mogarisready7664]

I resisted too. Not that it wasn't hard, most of the cheapest scalping prices I saw where I live were increased 50% from retail prices. But being annoyed was an understatement. But I have mine now finally

[@MrKrewie]

Ofc it would eventually it's just that most gamorz are impatient

[@SilentSooYun]

@@thehumblepotatoreborn9313 There's always Cyberpunk :D

[@ImpishCreations]

The way that Valve rolled out the steam deck was a pretty effective method of curbing scalping. I'm sure it still happened but knowing that: 1. I was on a wait list and had a secure spot 2. The account lifetime requirement made it so that people who would actually use the device will own it directly. Companies often produce devices at a loss so doing stuff that stops the devices from sitting in a warehouse and not having players buying games or dlc.

[@StarStoneWolf]

I still remember that day during the thick of the PS5 scarcity, I walked into this small EB Games(Canadian GameStop) at a mall. The conversation about the scapling was sprung up when I was talking about to my brother. Then one of the employees asked if we were looking for one cause they have a few on the shelf and several in the back. We said, "No thanks, but that is amazing." After that, whenever we were in the area, I always walked back in there, and they always had ps5s in stock. I gotta respect that. So now that place is my first go-to when I wanna buy something.

[@Casual_Genshin_Player]

This also affected the vr industry, mostly the Oculus Rift S a while back. It was ridiculous, there was a sub Reddit of people who were trying to buy one but it just turned into a waiting area until you could actually get one. I had fun there but was disappointing that scalpers bought EVERY SINGLE HEADSET

[@YoungstaJoey-j2s]

Faith in humanity restored for everyone being able to hold the line and not give into the scalpers.

[@MyShiroyuki]

Economy taking a nosedive and continuing to nosedive since then probably also helped people hold the line.

[@Anytyme06]

So many people bought scalped PS5's they made millions

[@Introversion399]

Broke/Poor people: "You're welcome."

[@vigreymunds8921]

Me I got mine straight from Sony

[@JoseGonzalez-il8zh]

​@@Anytyme06 not from me tho. I'm 900$ up lol

[@johndoe122able]

I made it a point of contention to not buy one unless I could get it for retail, it definitely sucked but I refused to give into these scumbags.

[@fpsjoeyahoocom]

Same. I waited and was able to buy one at retail right after Christmas this year. It felt nice to walk into Target and pull one off the shelf with zero hassle.

[@mrsundaynight1]

Same

[@alexcerzea]

Gonna tell a story, my dad, which is a videogame fan as well as me, told me that the brother in law of his coworker had recently bought a ton of PS5 to resell them at 1200$, I wanna see his face when he tries to sell them 😅 These makes me wanna sing "You deserve it You deserve it YOU DESERVE IT"

[@SportsMaster72]

I think it took as long as it did for prices to correct because of COVID and the subsequent microchip shortage. Usually next gen console prices correct in about a year or so after release. They might pick up again around their 2nd Christmas time, but even then any price bump is typically marginal.

[@MangoSmoothy]

🎉❤, PA? ❤ Qp. % 1

[@Understandable5]

It’s almost as if the market would inevitably catch up to demand and deem the hoarders’ collection to be a huge L.

[@firechild7497]

I bought mine from PlayStation direct a year after they came out and that was a trial all on its own. I even helped my friends who wanted one get one. I liked the feeling so much I decided to be the anti scalper for my friends and whenever someone I knew wanted one and didn’t wanna pay a scalper I helped them find a way to get one. I was just in a mall in another city last month and I saw ps5s in stock for a week straight and I knew the battle was over and we had finally beaten the scalpers. It’s honestly a great feeling to know their predatory “industry” is on its way out.

[@Dylan-xx2tk]

No my friend, scalpers will always be around. For now their on the way out, but there will ALWAYS be people scalping items.

[@apex_prey]

​@@Dylan-xx2tk "they're* on the way out"

[@Dylan-xx2tk]

@@apex_prey Oop, right

[@garrick3727]

It's in the interest of retailers like Walmart to prevent scalpers because it will promote people buying items from them in the future. When a new item is released, many people will go to Walmart first because there is more chance to get the item. Walmart plays the long game, unlike other retailers looking for a quick buck.

[@nightday2030]

Maybe they could implement the same system as Japan on how to sell new consoles, by using lottery.

[@AntEater152]

And how do they do this?

[@anonymousanon8412]

They don't care whether a scalper buys it or not. It's sold. Scalpers just guarantee sales.

[@garrick3727]

@@anonymousanon8412 Many retailers don't care, that's true, but it's a short term strategy that drives your customers to the retailers that do care. Walmart is all about repeat business.

[@ianover6838]

Maybe that would work if people had a memory lasting longer than a few months

[@AJStarhiker]

The most recent console I've bought was a Steam Deck that I waited about a year for my spot in the preorder queue to come up and it's the only console I've purchased during year one of its release, partly thanks to your reviews and videos.

[@Nameless-ln5mr]

You know, seeing the PS5 on Amazon, no longer needing a reservation for the chance to buy it, truly did put a smile on my face!

[@blackest3314]

So glad never suffered from FOMO. I'm also a PC player so the console scalping didn't matter to me as much. HOWEVEVER, I'm so glad these awful people are getting what they deserve. I'm hopeful this will give a push to pursue this behaviour for the next time and other fields too (I know concert tickets have also a big scalping problem)

[@abadenoughdude300]

I'm mostly safe from FOMO because I don't buy anything on release on principle. But there are enough people that suffer from FOMO or those that simply prey on them that the market gets turned on its head, and when companies see big profits from this they won't just make prices reasonable again afterwards out of the kindness of their hearts, heck no. So in the long run we're still screwed.

[@Akac3sh]

Why do pc players always have to declare it cool bro 😂😂😂

[@blackest3314]

@@Akac3sh i wasn't brag i swear :) just saying that i never enjoyed the consoles ahah. It's not all Roses, pcs can be a pain to deal with :D

[@juliorodriguez6156]

Amen, same here

[@rijjhb9467]

For PC GPUs the scalping was even worse.

[@jermeyscott5998]

As someone who works in rerail in the electonics department, im constantly having to watch out for scalpers that just try to get as many systems as they possibly can, even with our shotty online system they go store to store asking how many we have, coming in big groups so one person after another comes in to buy with linked cards on the same account Its just annoying how this finally took 2 years of the games new life to get properly fixed but it still happens on a smaller scale

[@charlesm.2604]

Wouldn't it be masked if they used gift cards ?

[@jermeyscott5998]

@@charlesm.2604 Not entirely, they have methods on how to track them i just don't know how,I got people coming in with $5k gift cards, so I know that's not normal

[@PabloPhreshcobar]

I looked on Walmart for shits and giggles and they're being sold "under MSRP" but the shipping cost is around 200 dollars lmao. They're still trying to find a way, be careful yall

[@mogarisready7664]

This really brings a smile to my face. Managed to get my PS5 about 2 months ago after so much desperation to get one, it was a bit costly but it was through retail. And now seeing the scalpers loose investment and acting that they're the victim in this is hilarious, you did this to yourself. Best case scenario is that they won't dare to scalp the PS6 when it comes out because of this. Victory!

[@njmfff]

"scalpers" thing is fairly common practice in my country, heck entire region, since like 90s, only they do it for stuff like medicine most of the time. They exploit loopholes to get medicine from official channels, then they resell it for couple of times bigger price after there's shortage. Latest thing was some medicine for diabetes, apparently you can lose weight from it, so they would get hold of it and then resell it as weight loss medicine. This was obviously reported and it's now super hard to get this medicine even if you are diabetic, which obviously screws the actual diabetic patients. This is why what we call "fatasses" (because they want to profit by sitting on their butts and never actually working) are loathed, however sadly, our region is full of people like this. All want to be get rich quick types, but none want to put in the effort and work.

[@aretaros]

Funnily enough, I noticed that getting the console online was almost impossible (at least in my country), but upon actually going to stores myself the stores usually had one or two available in the back after the initial chaos.

[@xsision5513]

same with me hahaha there were always stock on local stores

[@MatrixAlphaCWX]

Scalpers literally f*cked up the first two years of the PS5 console. No one could get one, so no one was buying games. I think it hit several devolopers in the ass with that issue. I mean why release games when only 100 people had a PS5 xD

[@ozzcoremidmx8287]

They get what they fucking deserve, honestly I couldn't be more happier, it was because of stupid scalpers that I was not able to get my preorder for Pyra and Mythra Amiibo package

[@CeHee123]

Scalpers are thieves. Not from where they order, but to the people who actually want them.

[@GhostZero17]

God dammit. I must have been at work when it went live.. great..

[@DaFro3713]

@@GhostZero17 shit, so did I. I know they aren’t coming for 3 months, but still.

[@saggyflapjax]

I used to get the new animal crossing cards every month, i had to stop because scalpers made it impossible

[@AzmerVariety]

Give it a little time after the sephiroth and corrin hype they did become widely available after launch. Sad situation regardless.

[@ddlee84]

The problem I have always had with Scalpers has remained the same since I first experianced them when queueing for concerts when I was younger and that is that it is 100% predatory. You would hear them yelling "got any spare tickets" and once I listened to the guy negotiate a sale of a spare ticket from someone....they paid the guy around 10% below list price then tried to sell the ticket for a 100% mark up. The person selling is thinking "great at least I have got some money back that would have been a total loss" while the sclaper is laughing as there is always someone who is desperate to go to a show thats sold out. Its the same with a PS5 or a Series X, there is always someone who will not wait and has to have the latest gadget 5 mins ago. I was lucky enough to get mine because Currys(a UK retailer) made people enter a draw to be able to buy the consoles. So they knew they had 5000, they drew 5000 random names out of a hat and would then ring the customer to ask them to complete the purchase. Did this 100% stop scalpers?? I doubt it, but it required an actual human to answer the phone call from them to complete the purchase which is more than a lot of places were doing.

[@theguythatcoment]

If only people weren't manchildren that HAVE to be the first at everything or else they cry there wouldn't be scalpers to begin with.

[@cooledcannon]

What about all the times scalpers bought items which no one wanted to buy

[@poopjeans1135]

​@@cooledcannonThat's called business and people make bad decisions losing tons of money in the process.

[@Caderynwolf]

@@cooledcannon What about it? Scalpers got too greedy and priced themselves out of a market.

[@cooledcannon]

@@Caderynwolf Without the scalpers the loss would be on the ticket providers/producers. It's too much of a risk to bear. Scalpers are literally free insurance(well, technically they take a cut)

[@Kasadoll]

The funny thing is landlords literally do the same thing, only these scalpers that are receiving so much hate or hoarding things you don't actually need to live. Landlords are like these guys only a million times worse because they're actually hoarding shit that you need to live. When are we going to come up with news headlines denouncing landlords?

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

We've been at that for decades, its just there are larger legal hoops to jump through and the scalpers' friends are all in office. Slum lords, land barons, same old song and dance we've always dealt with

[@alejandrovallencci]

Don’t forget who exactly let this happen, it was the big companies that did nothing about it because they were still seeing numbers go up

[@Zack_Wildfire]

Now I have a pc instead and Sony lost $300 of game sales from me who's laughing now!

[@kamuiyami]

Technically, no they didn't. Console sales are actually their biggest losses in terms of unit sales. Per unit sales actually make them go negative. What makes the consoles profitable is: paying for online, buying games from their stores, subscriptions other consoles that gradually overtake the loss, while also allowing the company to be profitable for several years over the console's lifespan

[@mrgarybusey2052]

There's nothing that they could really do. Its the distributors and the actual customers that could do somethibg either 1) Only selling per customer 2) Not buying them FROM scalpers.

[@yfi3867]

Lol the only ones to blame are PEOPLE. Mfs couldn't wait to play fuckin video games

[@lastmanstanding7155]

No as much as it'd be easy to dunk on them no. The shortage at the time was mostly due to poor timing with covid. Literally everything then was backed up. And then you had a giant shit show with just the retailers and distributors. Not to mention that xbox had it slightly better but sony had their ps5 getting scooped up and in short supply because many of these are being shipped from another country. And so yea for a while shit has been rough but with xbox it being in America means that as we started to get over covid so would our companies. But Japan and many other places still had tough restrictions/ people afraid and what not so yea it took longer. All in all it was just a giant series of unfortunate events that kept stacking on eachother and meanwhile the companies lose out because all those scaled consoles aren't contributing to online subscriptions which is probably why playstation subscriptions got so shitty lately.

[@starvr]

The only time companies have learned something is when it has negatively affected their profit.

[@nick15684]

This is what I knew would happen eventually. If everyone had just been patient from the onset they would've had to sell the consoles at a loss from the start and scalpers would've never been a problem. The scalpers only win when you actually buy from them at their inflated prices, otherwise, they lose.

[@Averyr91]

I think EVERYONE already knew this. Even people who bought knew it, it was just about flexing their console when it was hard to get.

[@jeroen2686]

Jep, but a lot of people gave in to scalpers.

[@darknesswave100]

I'm sure people knew this already but then you have those losers that were online bragging about how they got one cause they paid a scalper. Like congrats on paying double or more retail price for a console we're so impressed by you

[@mandalorianroby2542]

this would have never been an issue if sony launched a decent amount of ps5

[@AeriFyrein]

@@mandalorianroby2542 Kind of hard for them to have done so when there were physical limitations to parts due to the effects of the pandemic. Not saying that console manufacturers ever seem to launch with a sufficient number of consoles available, but the usual supply restraints at launch were VASTLY multiplied for this generation, and there was literally *nothing* they could do about it. You can't make more consoles when you don't have the parts, and the parts can't be made because there isn't enough materials to make those parts, and there aren't enough people working to both procure those materials or make the parts themselves.

[@omi8015]

Microsoft and Walmart had a good system going. I can’t remember how it worked, but basically they would contact you when a small shipment would come in and then you could only buy one Xbox and then you had to go into the store you shipped it to and have them scan your phone to verify your purchase. They made it so inconvenient for someone trying to get multiple consoles to resell but perfect for an average consumer. Through that system I was able to get a console about 7 months after release for $500.

[@Brandonmtlhd]

I'm so happy and proud to be one of the ones that waited and didn't give into the temptation of getting it from a scalper. Now they are sitting with stock they can't move and I knew this day would come. Loving it!

[@J--Dubs]

The thing is, they aren’t even really selling at under MSRP. They list the price as $400 but when you proceed to purchase they increase it to $500

[@arandomcommenter412]

Nuh uh

[@CausticPyro]

​@@arandomcommenter412..nuh uh?

[@m1l22]

@@CausticPyro nuh uh

[@BVBSEAN]

Ever heard of taxes?

[@CausticPyro]

@@m1l22 fair enough.

[@atamisirli3620]

Man i really like this new guy. I hope Yong keeps him around.

[@GENERIC_CHANNEL_HANDLE]

I'm a little weirded out that he claims to _be_ Yong, like we're dumb enough to fall for it. Still, pretty solid delivery on the news.

[@PicnicDeficiencySyndrome]

Come on guys, they have some voice. Its his vtuber

[@n0madfernan257]

this guy have the same vibes as yong

[@domaniquematthewz7413]

Scalpers might as well donate to charity or the homeless at this point. I remember back in 2020, they we’re trying to sell these for $750 - 1,000 dollars.

[@AvaaSlays_Swiftie]

I actually got lucky and had mine day one. You know what makes it crazier. I went to a GameStop 45 min away. And had to race around 50 people to the store in the mall from outside to secure a spot in line to reserve. Old fashion way no less. So I never had to deal with online reserve. These companies need to go back to brick and mortar reserves for big items like this. Make someone physically show up to buy.

[@RippahRooJizah]

"Make someone physically show up to buy." Uhhh, all things considered that might have been the worst idea considering when it came out.

[@AlkisGD]

I wanted to get one from a friend's store, so I vacillated for a couple of days before pre-ordering from a different place late in September of 2020. Because of those two days of inaction, I had to wait until late February 2021 instead of getting it in late November. That said, I'd never buy from a scalper. My friend still doesn't have a PS5 because, "Not enough games" and, "If they keep this up, I'm going straight for the Pro version when that gets released". I don't blame him. It's been two years and my PS5 has mostly been a quieter, faster PS4 so far.

[@JetpacksWasYes2]

​​​​​​​​@@RippahRooJizah Yea well official reports from the CDC say that it was never that serious to begin with. So many doctors and officials have back-pedaled hard because real facts and not bought out lies came out. The majority went about their lives and nothing bad happened. We spent time with family and friends, safely of course. Because a sickness is a sickness. You can bring up the fact that people died from it but that is a strawman. The flu kills people daily. A lot of illness kills people daily. People with guns kill people daily. A lot of things kill people daily. The hive mind never ceases to amaze.

[@r0bw00d]

Proofread your comment and fix all of the mistakes, please.

[@zaycad215]

people will backdoor and scalp shit regardless

[@happytimes8623]

now this is truly a scalper moment

[@thejman5683]

Remember that guy who robbed a scalper and doxxed him? He was a legend

[@setsers1]

I don't remember that one, sadly. What happened?

[@bryce7289]

no way when did that happen could ya link an article lmao

[@brokenlimit3030]

​@@bryce7289 give me the article I must read it

[@universaljoyconboyz4ever161]

If that did happen thats more messed up than anything. Scalpers suck but isn't robbing and doxxing a bit far? Scalpers selling consoles for less is something they deserve far more anyways XD

[@Meleena2218]

@@setsers1 pretty sure it was the one that happened in Toronto. the scalper put his photos of the ps5s online and started bragging, and I don't remember how the guy figured out where the scalper lived, but he did and robbed him.

[@BullsMahunny]

People need to start posting their receipts and messaging them to these resellers essentially saying like "Even if you're selling cheaper I'm still not giving you money".

[@taragnor]

Nah, taunting them won't make a difference if others are buying. Probably your bet would be to spread the word that they're selling defective consoles and rip people off. That'll discourage others from buying.

[@SachikoDragon]

Over here, to get a PS5, you had to be physically at a store and be a "clubcard" member,(which is free) for that extra security so you can't just buy a bunch of PS5s in 1 go as they link your purchases with your clubcard and it's far easier to restrict scalping

[@Zach014G]

@@NeonAstralOfficial NO it mean sif they did the business will know thier information if they was scalping. Because it tracks all their perchuses from the business.

[@ClellBiggs]

I would literally not recognize Yong if I saw him in public without his glasses.

[@nick_woow]

Suddenly, Clark Kent's disguise makes perfect sense

[@XiaoFury]

Just like Sailor Moon wearing a regular school uniform when she's not fighting crime. xD

[@gustavogoesgomes1863]

I scrolled down quite a lot to find someone complimenting YY looks without glasses and the best I've got is this, poor guy 😅 But hey YY, if you somehow read this: you look great, man! It's a bit weird seeing you like that (no pun intended) but you look cool without glasses too 😁

[@theunknowman12]

Yeah its weird how people can take out one of their familiar feature and suddenly become much harder to recognize

[@OoTRIGGAMANoO]

That's a step in the right direction at least. Now if only the consumers would stop purchasing pre-orders and full priced betas. Day one purchases are worthless at this point. Nothing ever works right out the gate. Looking forward to Street Fighter 6 in six months to a year from release💪. Unless I can find a physical copy for cheap sooner. Which usually ya can. Gamers gotta take back gaming!

[@Group-935]

This stuff while bad has never affected me or even my family at all. We were always so poor so entertainment such as a shiny new console came second to everything else in life. Even when the PS5's came out and we had finally gotten in a better place financially, none of us ever cared about a PS5. We were just fine with our PS2, 3 and 4. So in march of 2021 when our parents left to go do some shopping and they came back with a PS5 we were in absolute shock. We were so accustomed to not getting the newest console til it has been out for about 4 or 5 years. So when we got a PS5 less than a year after launch, its fair to say we were shocked. It's funny how it happened. A person at Rent a Center that my Grandmother was friends with, let her know that they had a single PS5 in stock. So they secretly went and got the PS5 and me and my brothers were none the wiser to the whole situation.

[@heistingcrusader_ad3223]

The things I'd do to obtain luck similar to your luck

[@azuregiant9258]

Zombies Player, this sounds pretty much like my situation as a kid too. My parents weren’t financially well off, but they made sure we wanted for nothing. Well fed on home cooked basic ingredients etc. We always took our holidays in this run down little caravan on this farm, because we had connections to the farmer and we were able to stay there for free every summer. I remember once my dad made a treasure hunt for us and left clues left inside hollows of trees, inside empty bottles etc…which then led to the treasure itself which was a massive haul of pick ‘n’ mix sweets. The joy that gave my sisters and I. We also had these friends who were able to afford the latest game console, so we were given the previous generation from them, just as the new one arrived. We didn’t care. To us we were just so happy to play games we would never have been able to otherwise. As an adult with my own money, I was fortunate enough to be able to purchase the PS5 when it came out, but I didn’t take it for granted. I am always grateful now, after my upbringing, to appreciate stuff I can buy now that I’d never been able to have as a kid, just as I still appreciate the smaller things in life, such as taking forever to eat one single chocolate, to savour the flavour, or taking walks out in the countryside.

[@DVankeuren]

So you are saying that they purchased a PS5 from a Rent-a-Center? If so, that can be just as bad.

[@catsooey]

@@azuregiant9258 That’s such a beautiful story! 🙂And such an important life lesson. Money is important in the sense that you need to have enough and a little extra is really nice. But beyond that - people having hundreds of millions or billions of dollars actually does not lead to happiness. People actually lose their connection to the things that bring happiness and try to make up for it buy continuing to buy more. And the more they buy, the more they realize that their money is an illusion and only brings a temporary hit of excitement, like a drug, which then disappears. I think that’s why the suicide rate with rich people is so high, and why they seem so deranged as human beings. I don’t envy them for a second.

[@Group-935]

@@DVankeuren I guess... But we have had no problems with them cause we are always on time with payments and sometimes pay extra, so they like us.

[@SirKnasher]

Don't buy from them but absolutely message them and waste their time. Arrange a meetup and never leave, keep insisting you're there or you're on the way.

[@SpaceManFive]

All I can say about this news? GOOD. They deserve it. Thank you for the coverage, YongYea!

[@Request_2_PANic]

One way they could prevent this in the future is to require VPNs off when ordering and keep track of which IP addresses have ordered them. If too many are being bought from a small area, or too frequently, an investigation could start to find out why, which could lead to police getting involved, and potentially arresting them and confiscate their stock if they're found to be scalping. If they're delivered to homes or picked up, noting and verifying the home addresses and/or license plates could also be done.

[@PeterPing]

Or just disable online purchases and make them wait in line in front of the store like everyone else.

[@ROGU3G0DD3SS]

the problem with that is the way ip addresses work like library books, if you love in a populated area or apartment building this would only hurt you

[@johnwickfromfortnite9506]

I have a friend who tried to get a PS5 for her boyfriend and she went a whole half a year trying to get it and sadly because her boyfriend's birthday was coming soon she got desperate and bought one from a reseller at an inflated price. Hearing them struggle and go through the same frustration my friend and many other's faced trying to get this console as a gift or simply for themselves does bring a smile to my face

[@sunder739]

she honestly can wait but her love for her boyfriend has to make her sacrifice a big number for that. I hope she deserves better, despite she doesn't have to spend that much for a PS5, which sucks tbh

[@geroffmilan3328]

I've never been so desperate for anything that I'd pay a grifter.

[@bugmancer]

Not meaning to be inflammatory to this harmless comment but some people do this to baby formula and people don't have a choice not to pay for it lol. It's evil

[@ImLikeYouIHaveNoName90]

I bet the people who paid double or triple the msrp feel like massive idiots right now.

[@shayZero]

​@@ImLikeYouIHaveNoName90 grey fox?

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

*especially* a PS5 all this time, and there's still only like 3 games

[@jarotheboar8398]

I got my ps5 back in November last year, and I still feel bad for the people who never have one... because of human cancer cells like these people who can scalp anything but a job application To those who is still waiting to get one, I believe in you, and those scalpers can step on a D4 dice barefoot in the dark for all I care

[@victorvargas9330]

Still waiting on that non-existent PS5uper

[@Danthenuggetman]

Ooooouch... I'ma use that one.

[@Aereto]

Forget D4s. Try the Landmines currently used in the war.

[@mrlionman5466]

I’m so glad I’ve been seeing PS5s and Series Xs in stores! It really feels like waking up from a nightmare. Just so many people wanting these consoles and you either had to be REALLY lucky or sell your soul to get one. So it’s just great knowing people won’t have to resort to buy these things for up to 4 times their value. I managed to get a Series X through Walmart and later a PS5 GoW R bundle from Gamestop and so glad I waited

[@penguinfaced]

Love seeing these scalpers finally get what they deserve. Sadly i dont think this is the end of scalpers as a whole, but maybe they'll be more wary of delving into electronics next time Also just finished Stone Ocean. You really made Pucci and Pale Snake a very menacing character with your voice

[@Mike_Dubayou]

When companies scalp every dollar they can off the masses, expect individuals to want to try to get something for themselves. Scalpers arent the source of the problem.

[@DeterminedTorres]

The scalpers really brought this upon themselves. And I agree it won’t be the end but hey, never underestimate gamers who has an ounce of patience. Got both PS5 and XSX in 2022 without giving in to scalpers and that was worth the wait. On the topic of YongYea as VA: Played Lost Judgment: the Kaito Files and his role as Shirakaba in the dub was great! I didn’t even recognise his voice because of the range he put into it until I noticed in the credits!

[@Rdeboer]

Unfortunately it will happen in any situation where demand outpaces supply to such a large degree. Also, there is clearly an abundance of individuals who are prepared to pay the scalpers price.

[@tasha4400]

Should be worrying about why ppl bought the overpriced consoles

[@jeanrushmer8192]

THIS GUY WAS PUCCI!? WHAT!?

[@Milledoverart]

Purchased mine through Best Buy, came with the new god of war for $600 (may never touch it but it was a deal!). Wonderful to have waited and nice to know it’s come back around on folks who helped create the shortage 😊 Loving your content, Yong. Keep up the killer work man 😄👍

[@Salvatorez1980]

Dude I love that game, I say give it a shot since you already own it or if it’s a code give it to a friend

[@RichardCranium69420]

Such a good game. You’re really missing out

[@kuruptzZz]

God of war ragnarok is still by far the best next gen game out