In our section on words related to video games, today we talk about a trend that has worsened with PS5 and Xbox Series X. Meet the scalpers.
Welcome back to Hobby Basics, the Hobby Consoles section in which we review curious words related to the world of video games. Today we are not going to talk to you about strange computer technicalities, but rather about a trend that occurs in many markets and, sadly, also in video games. Let’s explain what are scalpers.
In the video below we explain it in more detail, but scalpers are those people who are dedicated to buying products with very little stock to resell them at a higher price than the one originally proposed by the distributor.
Of course, the current cases of the PS5 and Xbox Series X shortages come to mind and how a few are taking advantage to sell them at astronomical prices. But, as we say, scalpers practice It doesn’t just happen with the hardware, it also happens with games that have very short runs, as has happened recently with Paprium.
