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[keraj37]

We scheduled meeting with scalper around his apartment in the center of the city, and he came out to me wearing an uniform of big media retail chain.
He gave me the PS5 and I paid, and since it was obvious he got out for a break from work just to sell me the console he scalped, he explained that each time there is new shipment of new consoles coming, all of the workers of this retailer split all the consoles between them and sell with great profit.
Man, I hate it, this should stop but now it makes sense why there is barely any console available at the original price.

 

[Imtjnotu]

 

[CRAIG667]

If you want to stop it,report him to his employer, that's awful!

 

[CRAIG667]

Also, what an idiot! Actually telling you what they're up to!

 

[MiguelItUp]

If you want to stop it,report him to his employer, that's awful!

The problem is I bet that behavior is standard among various retailers.

If the retailer says that stuff "isn't allowed", I bet employees still find ways to work around it, just as they always have.

 

[Skifi28]

Should have beat the crap out of him, or strip him naked or something.

 

[Fart Knight]

Still waiting on PS5 slim

 

[Captain Toad]

If you want to stop it,report him to his employer, that's awful!

Is it against the store policy for employees to buy the products upon release?

 

[OverHeat]

OP is a pussy, beat the shit out of the scalper next time. Half joking btw

 

[MasterCornholio]

That's pretty shameful.

 

[Elder Legend]

That's one dumb criminal. Here let me brag about my amazing schemes!

 

[Gaelyon]

No offense but the only way to stop this is to not buy from scalpers.

 

[checkcola]

We live in a society

 

[Crimson_Fate]

Man, I hate it, this should stop but now it makes sense why there is barely any console available at the original price.

No,

The reason there aren't any consoles at the origional prices is because there are too many people out there wiilling to buy from scalpers...

 

[kretos]

buying from scalper? people like you are the reason they do this

 

[xrnzaaas]

Buying something like a console in person in a public place is kinda dangerous. You can get mugged, the box can be filled with bricks... there are so many negative scenarious to think of. And yeah, buying from scalpers is shitty.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

The only thing I hate more than scalpers are those who enable scalpers. OP is a POS.

 

[Punished Miku]

I'd 100% try to get that person fired.

 

[zeorhymer]

Complaining about scalpers, yet you bought from a scalper. What was that word...oh yes, enabler.

 

[Enjay]

We scheduled meeting with scalper around his apartment in the center of the city, and he came out to me wearing an uniform of big media retail chain.
He gave me the PS5 and I paid, and since it was obvious he got out for a break from work just to sell me the console he scalped, he explained that each time there is new shipment of new consoles coming, all of the workers of this retailer split all the consoles between them and sell with great profit.
Man, I hate it, this should stop but now it makes sense why there is barely any console available at the original price.

Nice little bullshit story you made up in your head.

 

[Nickolaidas]

We scheduled meeting with scalper around his apartment in the center of the city, and he came out to me wearing an uniform of big media retail chain.
He gave me the PS5 and I paid, and since it was obvious he got out for a break from work just to sell me the console he scalped, he explained that each time there is new shipment of new consoles coming, all of the workers of this retailer split all the consoles between them and sell with great profit.
Man, I hate it, this should stop but now it makes sense why there is barely any console available at the original price.

Out of sheer curiosity: How much did you bought it for?

 

[AJUMP23]

Out of curiosity what was the markup. How much did you pay over retail?

 

[Corndog]

If you want to stop it,report him to his employer, that's awful!

That would be very hypocritical since he bought it from the guy.

 

[SirTerry-T]

Shop the opportunist wanker but appreciate his business acumen while you're doing it.

 

[iamvin22]

If you want to stop it,report him to his employer, that's awful!

If you want it to stop report it. This is disgusting

 

[prinz_valium]

People can only sell PS5s for more than $500, because people pay more than $500.

It's that simple. If you and everyone else would stop paying more than $500, not a single console would be sold for more than $500.


If you generate demand at $800 or more, there will be supply.

 

[skneogaf]

I've seriously thought about beating scalpers up and giving them msrp for their stuff. I'm still considering it!

 

[anthony2690]

I can't imagine someone being stupid enough to turn up in their work uniform and brag about buying and reselling a console from their own place of work, to someone they are ripping off...

(imagine there is the x for doubt picture here, I can't get it to attach no matter how I tried)

Also if you follow a page like deals foundry on twitter with the bell on, the ps5 and series x are really not that hard to obtain.

Anyway if true and you was silly enough to buy from someone bragging to your face about how shady he and his work mates are, where is your dignity? I hope you find your purchase worth it and have fun regardless though.

 

[Toots]

I remember a time when people tried to more or less hide the shitty things they did.
It seem nowdays they just don't care.
And at the same time everyone (on social media) is looking for ways to denigrate others because they do not abide to their extremely strict moral code (of which they stray of course)...
We live in truly schizophrenic times.
I think it's marketing's fault, showing us "false reality" to make us buy stuff. Makes me sad but then i read you guys and you make me laugh

 

[Rat Rage]

Scalpers only exist because of people like you.

 

[mancstheps5fanboy]

We scheduled meeting with scalper around his apartment in the center of the city, and he came out to me wearing an uniform of big media retail chain.
He gave me the PS5 and I paid, and since it was obvious he got out for a break from work just to sell me the console he scalped, he explained that each time there is new shipment of new consoles coming, all of the workers of this retailer split all the consoles between them and sell with great profit.
Man, I hate it, this should stop but now it makes sense why there is barely any console available at the original price.

if you're lucky , you can find a p5 , for not much more extra , than a price of a game. bowt 100 to 105 more, than rrp , and postage. anymore , your a sucker , imo...

 

[kretos]

op: "if i don't buy from scalper someone else will"

 

[Nickolaidas]

Are retail stores which sell the consoles/graphic cards/whatever for 2x or 3x the price considered scalpers?

I mean, does a legitimate, supposedly legal store have a right to sell a product for more than its 'market's worth'?

 

[navii]

As long as there are people like you, there will be people like him.

 

[Damigos]

If you want to stop it,report him to his employer, that's awful!

Probably his employer is part of it

 

[K' Dash]

you bought from a scalper to play Ratchet?

 

[Putonahappyface]

Hit yourself OP for being part of the problem. Why the fuck can't people just be patient and save some money.

 

[Trimesh]

I'm mostly surprised that you consider Ratchet and Clank a "system seller" - it looks like a fun game, and I expect I will get a copy once I get a PS5, but it's certainly not something I would consider justifying the purchase of the machine on it's own, even at list price.

 

[Entroyp]

Sorry you had to go through that BS OP. It will be worth it for RnC and the other games already out there. This is coming from someone who’s spent around 20 hrs with the game.

 

[cireza]

Don't hesitate to create another thread when you will start regretting this.

 

[Enjay]

Don't hesitate to create another thread when you will start regretting this.

As soon as the ps4 port gets announced/leaked.

 

[SlimySnake]

Absolutely disgusting.

 

[gunslikewhoa]

Hit yourself OP for being part of the problem. Why the fuck can't people just be patient and save some money.

If you're a patient person then you don't have to worry about what OP or anybody else does. Just keep being patient and save some money.

 

[ManaByte]

We scheduled meeting with scalper around his apartment in the center of the city, and he came out to me wearing an uniform of big media retail chain.
He gave me the PS5 and I paid, and since it was obvious he got out for a break from work just to sell me the console he scalped, he explained that each time there is new shipment of new consoles coming, all of the workers of this retailer split all the consoles between them and sell with great profit.
Man, I hate it, this should stop but now it makes sense why there is barely any console available at the original price.

Was it Best Buy? They did the same thing with the PS3.

 

[scydrex]

I will not pay anyone more than $500 for a PS5 that´s why i don´t have one yet. Hate the scalpers... if people stop buying from them then it will stop.

 

[raduque]

Is it against the store policy for employees to buy the products upon release?

I haven't worked retail in an electronics or general merch store like best buy or walmart, but I know at lowes it was frowned upon to hold stuff to buy as an employee. Especially seasonal stuff, or the black friday stuff. It wasn't actually against company policy, but you could get a stern talking to.

 

[Captain Toad]

I haven't worked retail in an electronics or general merch store like best buy or walmart, but I know at lowes it was frowned upon to hold stuff to buy as an employee. Especially season stuff, or the black friday stuff. It wasn't actually against company policy, but you could get a stern talking to.

At $500 profit a pop, I'll take that stern talking to from my boss paying me minimum wage.

 

[raduque]

At $500 profit a pop, I'll take that stern talking to from my boss paying me minimum wage.

At places like best buy, i'd imagine it would be a little more than that.

 

[Zathalus]

We scheduled meeting with scalper around his apartment in the center of the city, and he came out to me wearing an uniform of big media retail chain.
He gave me the PS5 and I paid, and since it was obvious he got out for a break from work just to sell me the console he scalped, he explained that each time there is new shipment of new consoles coming, all of the workers of this retailer split all the consoles between them and sell with great profit.
Man, I hate it, this should stop but now it makes sense why there is barely any console available at the original price.

Report the incident to the retailer, I'm sure they can track where the PS5 console came from and which employee bought it.

Who knows, kick up enough fuss and they might even reimburse you for the money you got scalped by. But that depends on the retailer of course.

 

[UltimaKilo]

If you “hate it” you wouldn’t be buying off a scalper. The problem is not the scalpers, it’s the people willing buy from them. It’s just a video game console… Ratchet & Clank will be perfectly playable in a year.