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Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyz · 2 months ago

Steam Machine Reservation eBay Listings Double Retail Price as Scalpers Take Hold of Valve's New Console

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Steam Machine Reservation eBay Listings Double Retail Price as Scalpers Take Hold of Valve's New Console

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Steam Hardware@sopuli.xyz · 2 months ago

Valve has finally opened Steam Machine reservations, and like clockwork, scalpers have already taken to eBay to sell the new tech for more than double its retail price.

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If fleaBay stopped them, they’d just do it somewhere else and then they would lose profits and solve nothing. It’s really not their responsibility.

When Ford and Tesla tried to stop stuff like this they were lambasted for infringing on customer freedoms.

https://carbuzz.com/news/ford-sues-john-cena-for-flipping-his-gt-supercar-and-making-a-profit/

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