StaceyPowers Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Would you ever pay a marked-up rate to purchase a scalped console? If so, why or why not? Personally, I cannot imagine doing this, however badly I might want a PS5 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 No way! I'd just wait for a couple of months until the supply catches up to the demand and purchase it for the original market price. Consoles aren't an essential item so I can do without it for a few months. StaceyPowers and Family sedan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 No fucking way. I value honesty, and despise greed, and would never support some piece of shit like that. If some scalper tried to sell me one, I would knock their worthless ass to the ground then squat down and piss on their face. After that I would just raid their pockets and take their console. Yes, I would rob them. StaceyPowers, killamch89 and Family sedan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I won't, they are literally abusing the situtation of stock in this pandemic, i won't simply motivate some selfish guy to do it again and again and make people pay more than the double for a product that it costs less Family sedan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Nope, would never pay anything extra to a scalper. The idea that these people get away with it, sickens me, but that's the nature of new devices. Sadly, it seems to be happening a lot more for these new gen consoles than I would have expected. Family sedan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I've run into scalpers at hockey games several times. When the Red Wings would come to St. Louis to play against the Blues, I would get early entry since I'm in a wheelchair. These assholes are outside and trying to charge people $60+ for $20 tickets. And all too often, the tickets would turn out to be fake, and the dumb son of a bitch that bought from the scalper would be royally fucked. I had one jackass try to sell me a ticket. I punched him in the throat right on his Adam's Apple, took the fake tickets (a 4 year old could have done a better job) and went inside. Scalpers are one of the few specific people that I'm a severe bigot against. If someone buys a game system and has to turn around and sell it for unforseen reasons, they're not a scalper. I want to clear that up right now. They just got some shitty luck. Someone who buys an item with the intention of reselling it for a 300% markup, that is the one who will meet a severe bigot when they lay eyes on me. And I don't give a shit what anyone says. I'm proud to be bigoted towards the worthless scum. I'm not much more than white trash myself, but at least I'm not some greedy piece of shit that's out trying to rip people off. Family sedan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family sedan Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I'm not an early adopter of technology, so even if not for morality I won't buy an overpriced console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m76 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I'd not buy scalped anything. Scalpers are scum, worse than thieves in my opinion. Thieves are usually born of desperation. Scalping however is a business decision. They just decide to give zero damns about everyone else. That's why I laugh when I see people blame evil corporations. Many individuals would behave the same or worse as those corporations given the opportunity, and scalpers prove that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 On 1/3/2021 at 9:27 AM, m76 said: I'd not buy scalped anything. Scalpers are scum, worse than thieves in my opinion. Thieves are usually born of desperation. Scalping however is a business decision. They just decide to give zero damns about everyone else. That's why I laugh when I see people blame evil corporations. Many individuals would behave the same or worse as those corporations given the opportunity, and scalpers prove that. You have a valid point there. The other part of the spectrum is the idiots who choose to buy from these individuals as well - they should face comparable backlash because they're a part of the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 On 12/5/2020 at 10:09 PM, StaceyPowers said: Would you ever pay a marked-up rate to purchase a scalped console? If so, why or why not? Personally, I cannot imagine doing this, however badly I might want a PS5 right now. Seriously, if it's something that I would ever be open to doing, then I would have owned a Playstation 5 by now but it's completely against what I stand for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Nope, If I had a lot of money, I would do this but donate them to Children's hospitals or long-term care facilities. Think of the happiness you could bring to kids going through the scariest point in their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 12 hours ago, Empire said: Nope, If I had a lot of money, I would do this but donate them to Children's hospitals or long-term care facilities. Think of the happiness you could bring to kids going through the scariest point in their lives. Agreed - you can do so many productive things with that kind of money. Why spend it on a console that's way over its MSRP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 20 hours ago, Empire said: Nope, If I had a lot of money, I would do this but donate them to Children's hospitals or long-term care facilities. Think of the happiness you could bring to kids going through the scariest point in their lives. Exactly, it's definitely going to be far more accomplishing to do that then have such amount of money go to the pockets of scalpers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 8 hours ago, killamch89 said: Agreed - you can do so many productive things with that kind of money. Why spend it on a console that's way over its MSRP. The issue is that most richly annoying gamers don't really care about anything else but themselves and it's all because they have the money to throw around like they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Never. I personally would never pay extra for an item that was a lot cheaper at retail and that goes for anything - games, consoles, shoes etc. It's important that we don't support scalpers either. By buying from them, you're just encouraging them to keep doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
