Scalpers are making it big on Ebay. They have made 43 million selling PlayStation 5 consoles and graphic cards. PC Magazine broke the story with a man in Chicago making a program to track the purchases. While the headline says 43 million for PlayStation 5 keep in mind the Xbox Series X isn’t doing much better.
“Playstation 5 and graphics card scalpers have made $43 million on eBay according to a new report. Michael Driscoll, a Chicago data engineer, made a computer program to track the marketplace. By plotting all the purchases on a graph, you get a complete vision of how out of control the scalping has been since the PS5’s launch. Driscoll talked to PC Mag about that wild number and diagnose just how all this cash is being made. He estimates that there have been at least 32,000 PlayStation 5 consoles sold on the platform. A staggering $937 media price for the digital edition and a wallet crunching $1,021 for the physical media version. This is what people who just want to make sure they have their system by Christmas are up against. Xbox fans haven’t fared much better with Series X going for $865 while the Series S hovers near $470.”
Ebay has also come out against this with there own statement.
“We condemn these opportunistic sellers who are attempting to mislead other users. We are in the process of removing all listings for photos of PS5s from our marketplace and will be taking appropriate action against the sellers. For any purchase, but especially highly-priced or in-demand items, buyers should exercise caution and thoroughly read the listing description. Buyers who receive an item which is not as described are entitled to a refund via our eBay Money Back Guarantee, provided they completed the transaction on the eBay platform.”
Article:PlayStation 5: eBay Scalpers Make $43 Million Selling Consoles and Graphics Cards (comicbook.com)
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