Current Events > 16 years old bring in $1.7 Million in Revenue as a Pandemic Reseller

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IfGodCouldDie posted...

You are the one repeatedly bringing up video games to justify the behavior.

So you and your pal are just cherry picking and ignoring the other items I acknowledged, got it.

eston posted...

The basis of this article is an interview the kid did with the Wall Street Journal, which is linked at the very beginning of the article

Can you cite where in the WSJ it states he buys his inventory exclusively online? Nothing I saw indicated that before they asked me to subscribe to continue. This argument isn't important enough for me to subscribe lol

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See capitalism, do capitalism

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PoundGarden posted...

So you and your pal are just cherry picking and ignoring the other items I acknowledged, got it.

Can you cite where in the WSJ it states he buys his inventory exclusively online? Nothing I saw indicated that before they asked me to subscribe to continue. This argument isn't important enough for me to subscribe lol

Yet you have the most posts of anyone in this topic lolkbye

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archedsoul posted...

Most of the stuff was likely purchased online and many using bots, so fuck him and people like him who purposely created the shortages by buying everything up.

Yep this piece of shit has to have bots
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PoundGarden posted...

Can you cite where in the WSJ it states he buys his inventory exclusively online? Nothing I saw indicated that before they asked me to subscribe to continue. This argument isn't important enough for me to subscribe lol

I'm not going to do that for you, no

But I am amused that you are asking for citations after your repeated insistence that he was physically going to the stores and that's what justified the price hikes, even though the article says nothing like that

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eston posted...

I'm not going to do that for you, no

But I am amused that you are asking for citations after your repeated insistence that he was physically going to the stores and that's what justified the price hikes, even though the article says nothing like that

I am amused that your position he bought all his inventory online has as much evidence as mine that he didn't. So you're right because you say so?


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IfGodCouldDie posted...

Yet you have the most posts of anyone in this topic lolkbye

The topic is free. The article isn't.

Digesting basic information and drawing a straight line is hard, huh?

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IfGodCouldDie posted...

Part of the difference is he targeted things that were likely to go out of stock for the sole purpose of taking advantage of people because people couldn't go out for regular activities.

No different than buying a collector edition and selling at double price later.

WingsOfGood posted...

No different than buying a collector edition and selling at double price later.

It is different because this is like buying ALL of the collector editions, usually through a bot, ensuring that no one else can get them without paying double the price later.

I would never buy from a reseller with those marked up prices it should be illegal and its why I dont have a ps5 yet

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The X Dawg posted...

It is different because this is like buying ALL of the collector editions, usually through a bot, ensuring that no one else can get them without paying double the price later.

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Scalping should be illegal
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skermac posted...

I would never buy from a reseller with those marked up prices it should be illegal and its why I dont have a ps5 yet

This is how I feel and wish all others would do the same and leave these scalpers with unsold stock and no way to pay their creditors.

But people are going to be idiots with their money. "$1000 for a $500 game system? Sure, why not."

PoundGarden posted...

I am amused that your position he bought all his inventory online has as much evidence as mine that he didn't. So you're right because you say so?

It's not my fault you can't view the article. I don't have a subscription and I was able to read it fine. Not sure how that's the same as you literally making up justification for this dude's price hikes

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Can we stop trying to rebrand scalpers

Kloe_Rinz posted...

Can we stop trying to rebrand scalpers

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The X Dawg posted...

It is different because this is like buying ALL of the collector editions, usually through a bot, ensuring that no one else can get them without paying double the price later.

How do you know he bought all the stock up of anything?

If I bought 20 CE but all of different games, I would still be doing what this guy is doing.
Because a CE is limited print meaning it goes out of stock quick.

eston posted...

It's not my fault you can't view the article. I don't have a subscription and I was able to read it fine. Not sure how that's the same as you literally making up justification for this dude's price hikes

PoundGarden posted...

So you're right because you say so?

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No, I'm right because the kid running the business said so in an interview

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eston posted...

No, I'm right because the kid running the business said so in an interview

Should be easy enough to prove that claim then. Onus is on you, champ. Nothing in the article presented states he acquired his inventory online

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His friends look miserable lol

PoundGarden posted...

Nothing in the article presented states he acquired his inventory online

Maybe you could show me the part where the article says he bought his stock in-store since you made that claim multiple times and treated it as a justification for hiking prices. Shouldn't be hard right

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eston posted...

Maybe you could show me the part where the article says he bought his stock in-store since you made that claim multiple times and treated it as a justification for hiking prices. Shouldn't be hard right

I see we're at an impasse

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don't hate the player, hate the game

that said, fuck scalpers, but he's succeeding where we'd all fail so gotta give props where it's deserving

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PoundGarden posted...

I see we're at an impasse

Because you know you were making things up for the sake of argument. It's honestly ridiculous that you would demand citations in light of that

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eston posted...

Because you know you were making things up for the sake of argument. It's honestly ridiculous that you would demand citations in light of that

And with no evidence to support your claim, how are you not "making things up" as well?

Holy fuck lol

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Because what I'm saying is literally in the interview that is linked in the article

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eston posted...

Because what I'm saying is literally in the interview that is linked in the article

Awesome, got a screenshot of where it says that? Or are we back to "I'm right because I say so"?
Because the only article presented doesn't say what youre claiming.


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CharlesBronson posted...

he should pick up a broom

yeah it's shenanigans...
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PoundGarden posted...

Awesome, got a screenshot of where it says that? Or are we back to "I'm right because I say so"?
Because the only article presented doesn't say what youre claiming.

Again, it's not my fault you don't know how to internet. I never said "because I said so" I said it's in the interview with the kid who is running the business, and it refutes the stuff you are well aware you lied about

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eston posted...

Again, it's not my fault you don't know how to internet. I never said "because I said so" I said it's in the interview with the kid who is running the business, and it refutes the stuff you are well aware you lied about

Fascinating. It's pretty telling that you'd rather argue and make excuses for a few hours instead of providing proof to an article you've obviously seen. I mean, that would shut me right up, but apparently this is preferable. Makes perfect sense

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eston posted...

Again, it's not my fault you don't know how to internet. I never said "because I said so" I said it's in the interview with the kid who is running the business, and it refutes the stuff you are well aware you lied about

Is he actually asking for a screenshot of audio?

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IfGodCouldDie posted...

Is he actually asking for a screenshot of audio?

Anything at all really. Is there not a transcript of this interview then? Find that hard to believe.

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PoundGarden posted...

Fascinating. It's pretty telling that you'd rather argue and make excuses for a few hours instead of providing proof to an article you've obviously seen. I mean, that would shut me right up, but apparently this is preferable. Makes perfect sense

I don't believe for a second that it would shut you up, and also I don't feel terribly pressed to provide citations to someone who literally goes into a topic and lies just to have something to argue about

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Scalping is a parasitic practice and should be abolished from society. This is one of the worst manifestations of Capitalism.

eston posted...

I don't believe for a second that it would shut you up

It literally would. Not much i can say after that, right?

eston posted...

also I don't feel terribly pressed to provide citations

Hmm, isn't that convenient. So yes, you would rather just go "nu uh" back and forth vs presenting this easily acquired proof of claim. Again, makes perfect sense. The old "yeah I have a gf she's really hot but she goes to a different school". LMFAO

eston posted...

someone who literally goes into a topic and lies just to have something to argue about

He said, several hours after literally starting an argument with me.

Also discussions. What are they? How do they work?

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I think we're having a pretty good discussion about how much of a liar you are. "You see guys he was actually going to the stores when other people were scared to, so it's like a service fee!" Ha, classic!

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PoundGarden posted...

It literally would. Not much i can say after that, right?

Hmm, isn't that convenient. So yes, you would rather just go "nu uh" back and forth vs presenting this easily acquired proof of claim. Again, makes perfect sense. The old "yeah I have a gf she's really hot but she goes to a different school". LMFAO

He said, several hours after literally starting an argument with me.

Also discussions. What are they? How do they work?

If you seriously care about what is actually said and not looking foolish you can go read the interview with him by the wall street journal.

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Someone over 18 must be the mastermind behind this. You can't even get a debit card under that age without help from an adult. And where did they get the money to start buying all this shit in the first place?

You also have to be 18 or older to sell on those platforms listed.

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IfGodCouldDie posted...

If you seriously care about what is actually said and not looking foolish you can go read the interview with him by the wall street journal.

Yeah I'm not paying to win an argument. Not that important. But since the other guy has apparently seen it I'm at a loss as to why he wouldn't want to prove he's right but whatever

eston posted...

I think we're having a pretty good discussion about how much of a liar you are. "You see guys he was actually going to the stores when other people were scared to, so it's like a service fee!" Ha, classic!

That's not a lie though. For all either of us know he did, and to save on shipping it makes more sense to buy in person. Duh.

But since you've seen the WSJ interview surely it would take no more than 30 seconds to cite where it says that. Its insane how you're not getting this lmao

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PoundGarden posted...

That's not a lie though. For all either of us know he did, and to save on shipping it makes more sense to buy in person. Duh.

Except it is, because you made it up completely without any basis in fact.

And then you repeated it as if it were fact. Multiple times.

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This should be illegal, fucking scumbag.

I mean, good for him if he doesn't feel bad exploiting people in the name of money, no doubt he's got a future as a high powered CEO making crazy money, but yeah, utter scumbag act.

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PoundGarden posted...

Yeah I'm not paying to win an argument. Not that important. But since the other guy has apparently seen it I'm at a loss as to why he wouldn't want to prove he's right but whatever

That's not a lie though. For all either of us know he did, and to save on shipping it makes more sense to buy in person. Duh.

But since you've seen the WSJ interview surely it would take no more than 30 seconds to cite where it says that. Its insane how you're not getting this lmao

It's completely free though. So you'd rather lie about what you read in the "free" section and lie about it costing money to get all the facts, just to look foolish to everyone else? I mean thats your prerogative.

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eston posted...

Except it is, because you made it up completely without any basis in fact.

And then you repeated it as if it were fact. Multiple times.

Exactly how you're doing, right?

How the fuck are you not seeing this

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Is that 1.7 million in pure money or does he count his inventory as asset to make that 1.7 million? Not familiar enough with those market terms.

PoundGarden posted...

Exactly how you're doing, right?

How the fuck are you not seeing this

Because it isn't what happening. Again, you not knowing how to internet is not my fault

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And the thing is, if you make a claim that you know is false, and someone refutes it, you don't get to demand photographic evidence while providing nothing to back up the original point. Doing the whole sarcastic "hurr how do discussions work" thing after that is extra fucking stupid

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My dad wouldn't have ever let me even attempt that and I would have gotten a lecture about not being a dirtbag and taking advantage of people.

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