Karma strikes again!
Do you all remember during the height of the pandemic, when Sony decided to release their latest console: the PlayStation 5? Well, we do. We remember the long queues for pre-orders, how fast they were easily sold out, and how long the restocks were. This was because of the shortage of chips needed for its production… and also the scalpers.
See, thugs were hoarding these devices so fast that the only way for you to get a PlayStation 5 was to spend a fortune on eBay. Scalpers and scalping companies were doing their best to unapologetically purchase consoles at thousands only to sell them at extremely marked-up prices. Well, their reign of terror ends now!
Sony has recently announced that purchasing their latest console would be a lot easier, as supplies are increasing. How are the scalpers coping? Well, they’re the ones marking down their goods. If you look at eBay, these consoles are now being sold at between $450 and $499, and auctions start at $380. We’d like to note that before the supplies increased, these postings were at $1,500 and above. Yikes.
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