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ChainedRedone
09/12/17 8:50:05 PM
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1432307

Okay let me just point out there is NOTHING wrong with scalping. A bunch of nerds in that thread said I don't provide a service. Yes, I do. Those people that come to me for a purchase would have more than likely not have obtained a Switch until much later if it weren't for me. I allowed them to get a Switch earlier for a markup. That's how the fucking free market works. And LOL @ the loser asking if I put the money I made on my income taxes. Jesus Christ people are so salty.
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Zodd3224
09/12/17 8:52:57 PM
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Im so proud of you TC
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Terra-enforcer
09/12/17 8:54:13 PM
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Just because that's how the "free market works" doesn't make a scalper any less of an asshole. There's a lot of things you're "free to do" as humans that are bad or shitty. You're intentionally taking advantage of someone. Doesn't sound like salt, sounds like a normal human reaction to someone being an asshole to me.

I can understand if you sell it for somewhere in the ballpark of the original price, but people who overly hike up prices just come across as dicks.
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ChainedRedone
09/12/17 8:55:23 PM
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Terra-enforcer posted...
Just because that's how the "free market works" doesn't make a scalper any less of an asshole. You're intentionally taking advantage of someone. Doesn't sound like salt, sounds like a normal human reaction to someone being an asshole to me.

I can understand if you sell it for somewhere in the ballpark of the original price, but people who hike up prices just come across as dicks.


Taking advantage of someone? That's how literally every retailer works. There are always middle men to provide a markup for stocking and providing a product. It isn't taking advantage of people. It's utilizing supply and demand like every fucking business does.
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Darmik
09/12/17 8:58:41 PM
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People do look down on scalpers dude lol.
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ChainedRedone
09/12/17 8:59:53 PM
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Darmik posted...
People do look down on scalpers dude lol.


Yeah they're called nerds.
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ehhwhatever
09/12/17 9:01:10 PM
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you capitalized on a situation for material gain and bragged online about it because you are digging in your heels so far as spirituality is concerned.
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Darmik
09/12/17 9:01:42 PM
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ChainedRedone posted...
Darmik posted...
People do look down on scalpers dude lol.


Yeah they're called nerds.


Nah. If something has completely sold out and there a whole lot of scalpers selling stock at a high price guess who gets the blame?
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ChainedRedone
09/12/17 9:02:02 PM
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ehhwhatever posted...
you capitalized on a situation for material gain


omg it's like every business ever omg
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ChainedRedone
09/12/17 9:03:42 PM
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Darmik posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
Darmik posted...
People do look down on scalpers dude lol.


Yeah they're called nerds.


Nah. If something has completely sold out and there a whole lot of scalpers selling stock at a high price guess who gets the blame?


Nintendo for not meeting demand time after time?
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GiftedACIII
09/12/17 9:03:54 PM
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TC is a known shitposter
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ehhwhatever
09/12/17 9:05:42 PM
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ChainedRedone posted...
ehhwhatever posted...
you capitalized on a situation for material gain


omg it's like every business ever omg

That is why they no longer call it capitalism but free enterprise instead.
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Axiom
09/12/17 9:05:53 PM
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ChainedRedone posted...
ehhwhatever posted...
you capitalized on a situation for material gain


omg it's like every business ever omg

Except you're not a business and you didn't get it it from a manufacturer. You bought it from a retailer for the sole purpose of selling it second hand

I don't actually care about scalpers that much but don't pretend you're providing a service when you're just taking advantage of people as well as Nintendo's horrible manufacturing policy
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soulunison2
09/12/17 9:07:10 PM
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People hate me cuz I'm gonna destroy six mini SNES systems
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ChainedRedone
09/12/17 9:07:46 PM
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Axiom posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
ehhwhatever posted...
you capitalized on a situation for material gain


omg it's like every business ever omg

Except you're not a business and you didn't get it it from a manufacturer. You bought it from a retailer for the sole purpose of selling it second hand

I don't actually care about scalpers that much but don't pretend you're providing a service when you're just taking advantage of people as well as Nintendo's horrible manufacturing policy


So because I don't have a legitimate company name it makes it worse when I do it? lmao ok. You act like I'm forcing people to pay for it. If people didn't want to pay that price they don't have to. I'm not taking advantage of anyone, just the demand like every business does.
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Trigg3rH4ppy
09/12/17 9:10:02 PM
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Don't like scalpers then don't buy from them. Simple stuff.
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Darmik
09/12/17 9:10:06 PM
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ChainedRedone posted...
Nintendo for not meeting demand time after time?


It's not limited to Nintendo.
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Lightsasori
09/12/17 9:13:57 PM
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I'll admit, have I taken advantage from Nintendo's incompetence when it comes to their products? Yes, I have scalped but the difference between me and TC is that I don't brag about it nor do I pretend I am doing anyone a favor scalping. I do it because I can make money off from it.

With that said, there is nothing illegal about scalping, however when talking about the morality of it I'll say i do feel dirty when I do it.
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ChainedRedone
09/12/17 9:15:33 PM
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Lightsasori posted...
I'll admit, have I taken advantage from Nintendo's incompetence when it comes to their products? Yes, I have scalped but the difference between me and TC is that I don't brag about it nor do I pretend I am doing anyone a favor scalping. I do it because I can make money off from it.

With that said, there is nothing illegal about scalping, however when talking about the morality of it I'll say i do feel dirty when I do it.


I never pretended to do someone a favor. I provided a service. You shouldn't be thanking any business really, unless they do an exceptionally good job. A business transaction wouldn't occur unless both parties feel it is beneficial to them. It's a service, not a favor.
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Lightsasori
09/12/17 9:16:43 PM
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ChainedRedone posted...
Lightsasori posted...
I'll admit, have I taken advantage from Nintendo's incompetence when it comes to their products? Yes, I have scalped but the difference between me and TC is that I don't brag about it nor do I pretend I am doing anyone a favor scalping. I do it because I can make money off from it.

With that said, there is nothing illegal about scalping, however when talking about the morality of it I'll say i do feel dirty when I do it.


I never pretended to do someone a favor. I provided a service. You shouldn't be thanking any business really, unless they do an exceptionally good job. A business transaction wouldn't occur unless both parties feel it is beneficial to them. It's a service, not a favor.


Fair enough, I have run into people thinking they're doing someone a favor scalping. At least you know the difference.
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cjsdowg
09/12/17 9:17:35 PM
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A few things here.

While I don't think there is anything moral about the practice, I don't think it is a super noble at the same time.

However this happens with a lot of things , such as house fliping , paying an selling of cars,stock, ect. Lastly don't blame the TC for Nintendo shitty ways.
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Axiom
09/12/17 9:18:00 PM
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ChainedRedone posted...
Axiom posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
ehhwhatever posted...
you capitalized on a situation for material gain


omg it's like every business ever omg

Except you're not a business and you didn't get it it from a manufacturer. You bought it from a retailer for the sole purpose of selling it second hand

I don't actually care about scalpers that much but don't pretend you're providing a service when you're just taking advantage of people as well as Nintendo's horrible manufacturing policy


So because I don't have a legitimate company name it makes it worse when I do it? lmao ok. You act like I'm forcing people to pay for it. If people didn't want to pay that price they don't have to. I'm not taking advantage of anyone, just the demand like every business does.

No it's because you deprived someone of getting a console at the store you got it from as well as jacking up the price to whoever you sold it to

If you wanna scalp go ahead and do it but don't pretend you're providing a service when people could have gotten it cheaper if you hadn't bought it
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ChainedRedone
09/12/17 9:20:43 PM
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Drrobotniks posted...
Why is TC arguing with us, and not the ""Triggered""" people on the Neogaf thread then


They were so triggered the mods locked the thread.
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EndOfDiscOne
09/12/17 9:21:22 PM
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I've never scalped and don't ever plan to mostly because it's not worth the hassle to me. But I have no problem with them. When I want something badly enough, I buy it. I could see myself buying from a scalper if I really wanted something and couldn't buy it from a store. Gaming is a fairly cheap hobby anyway.

Also neogaf has terrible users so good job annoying them.
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Awesome
09/12/17 9:22:47 PM
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neogaf users are triggered at their own existence.
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UnholyMudcrab
09/12/17 9:23:18 PM
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Scalpers should be tied to one of those playground carousels and left to spin.
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Lightsasori
09/12/17 9:23:42 PM
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I just read the thread, holy shit that was a fun read. At least not all of them were irrational because some of them got it right. Don't hate the player, hate the game.
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REMercsChamp
09/12/17 9:25:33 PM
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What's next, people don't like bank robbers either?
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ChainedRedone
09/12/17 9:27:20 PM
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Lightsasori posted...
I just read the thread, holy shit that was a fun read. At least not all of them were irrational because some of them got it right. Don't hate the player, hate the game.


Unfortunately I didn't check up on the thread before they locked it. I didn't have a chance to respond.
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Trigg3rH4ppy
09/12/17 9:28:52 PM
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cjsdowg posted...
A few things here.

While I don't think there is anything moral about the practice, I don't think it is a super noble at the same time.

However this happens with a lot of things , such as house fliping , paying an selling of cars,stock, ect. Lastly don't blame the TC for Nintendo shitty ways.

None of those things you listed are even remotely like scalping. Do you even know what flipping a house is? You don't just buy it and resell it as is.
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REMercsChamp
09/12/17 9:30:17 PM
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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...
You don't just buy it and resell it as is.

In Toronto you can. There's a chance your house will have appreciated $100k in 6 months just sitting there.
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Twin3Turbo
09/12/17 9:30:37 PM
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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...
Do you even know what flipping a house is? You don't just buy it and resell it as is.

If you're wholesaling it (which is also sometimes called flipping), you do.
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ChainedRedone
09/12/17 9:32:44 PM
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=248777033&postcount=117

Lol'd at this one. This guy got so triggered he got banned because of his response.
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Freddie_Mercury
09/12/17 9:34:55 PM
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Tappor
09/12/17 9:36:12 PM
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Squidkids
09/12/17 9:36:27 PM
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Depends on situation
If a person or a few people are buying out item x and making an artificial demand to sell at higher prices, yes that is wrong.

However if it is something like Nintendo who for some reason can't make enough supply to meet demand, then scalping is fair game in that case, it is the supplier fault. You need to balance price with demand or you have a shortage.
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cjsdowg
09/12/17 9:58:34 PM
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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...

None of those things you listed are even remotely like scalping. Do you even know what flipping a house is? You don't just buy it and resell it as is.


All of time you don't have to do much to the house.

https://www.landcentury.com/articles-news/best-ways-flip-land-property/
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