Scalpers are illegal online individuals who can be the bane of your existence at a time of popularity surging items.
In an act of anti-consumerism, scalpers go through illegal and policy bending routes to buy products in insane amounts of bulk with digital softwares such as bots before the product is even months away from release. Then, in a fruitful attempt to gain money through unofficial means, they sell company items for twice the price and have their listings on seller-acceptable websites.
Those with a large amount of inventory through illegal measures have their items on online listing, and when consumers cannot turn to official methods of getting their product, they lie in wait, hoping that a desperate buyer would have no choice but to submit to their prices, which are normally about 2-3 times higher than company price.
While scalpers are mostly to blame for the shortage of products in the online era, retailers are also to blame. Some retail workers are scalpers or spies themselves for one. Two, online retailers do absolutely nothing in their power to defend against bots. Some, like Best Buy, have taken some security measures to allow 5 minute windows when something is in stock, as well as 1 per buyer, but it's still not enough to counter scalpers. Websites like the famous Amazon and eBay allow for scalpers to show off their ridiculous listings.
In an act of anti-consumerism, scalpers go through illegal and policy bending routes to buy products in insane amounts of bulk with digital softwares such as bots before the product is even months away from release. Then, in a fruitful attempt to gain money through unofficial means, they sell company items for twice the price and have their listings on seller-acceptable websites.
Those with a large amount of inventory through illegal measures have their items on online listing, and when consumers cannot turn to official methods of getting their product, they lie in wait, hoping that a desperate buyer would have no choice but to submit to their prices, which are normally about 2-3 times higher than company price.
While scalpers are mostly to blame for the shortage of products in the online era, retailers are also to blame. Some retail workers are scalpers or spies themselves for one. Two, online retailers do absolutely nothing in their power to defend against bots. Some, like Best Buy, have taken some security measures to allow 5 minute windows when something is in stock, as well as 1 per buyer, but it's still not enough to counter scalpers. Websites like the famous Amazon and eBay allow for scalpers to show off their ridiculous listings.
Man: "I tried getting the Playstation 5, but they were all out in seconds! How is it possible??"
Man 2: "Scalpers. Scalpers and their bots."
Man 2: "Scalpers. Scalpers and their bots."
by GendleFendle6635 July 17, 2021
Get the Scalpersmug. A frocking bitch that buys products at the instant it is out for pre-order or sale.
The sort of person that you don’t know but want to kill because they stole what could of been some ones GPU, PS5 or CE.
The sort of person that you don’t know but want to kill because they stole what could of been some ones GPU, PS5 or CE.
by Youseegaming September 15, 2021
Get the Scalpermug. Tim: Hey Jim! Kim's got so much money to spend, any idea how he got it?
Jim: Kim is a dirty scalper, we don't talk to Kim anymore
Jim: Kim is a dirty scalper, we don't talk to Kim anymore
by Jukub August 8, 2021
Get the Scalpermug. Another word for recruiter; a form of subhuman primate who either stays unevolved and works for himself trying to find positions for companies too cheap to find their own employees, or becomes a bit more humanoid and goes to work for a corporation big enough to find their own employees. The most prominent characteristic of recruiters is their lack of truthfulness (how can you tell when a recruiter is lying; whenever the lips move).
by Former Wyeth July 13, 2012
Get the Scalpermug. An extremely smart person who has the knowledge to resell profitable items. These people have lots of info to be able to purchase items, usually in large quantities. Some don't have jobs because they make more reselling than if they had a job.
Are you a scalper?
- Yes
How much did you making reselling ps5's?
- More than you make in a month of working broke boi
- Yes
How much did you making reselling ps5's?
- More than you make in a month of working broke boi
by I_use_a_mac December 3, 2020
Get the Scalpermug. An individual of low moral fiber who buys up "it" toys and sells them online for an exorbitant price.
I wanted to buy my little girl a Monster High doll for her birthday but when I got to the store, I found that they had been bought out by toy scalpers!
by The Bearded Menace April 8, 2012
Get the toy scalpermug. I was quite surprised in the locker room today. Saw so many bean scalpers. I feel like a Sasquatch Crotch.
by Eaton Holgoode July 26, 2016
Get the Bean Scalpermug.