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« on: May 24, 2008, 04:52:40 PM »
Well since my posts all vanished into thin air I think I have to start over.
I was thinking though, if some states do outlaw scalping of tickets, couldn't they also outlaw the practice of doing the same for video games? But if they do that how do they regulate it?
I personally take this stance on the issue, if I buy something at a discount or get a good deal on it, I have no problem whatsoever marking it up to at or near it's regular cost or higher to make me a profit. I however will NEVER buy something brand new, mark it up above the retail price and deprive someone else of enjoying something I had no intention of buying otherwise.
The problem is, the people willing to pay the higher prices, they could all just end up waiting a few more weeks instead of falling into this trap. It is one thing to get all worked up for a rare item you know is going to be hard to get, but it is something else to pay a higher price for something you know is going to be around for a while and in mass production for a long time.
So in that sense, scalping something like WiiFit is just stupid and wrong I figure, but snatching a copy of Pikmin 2 at a yard sale for five bucks and tossing it up on ebay for a tidy profit, that is fine by me.