Whether in providing more people with the opportunity to turn a “quick buck” or by us spending more time indoors. The recent pandemic has certainly played a part. It’s just we are becoming more aware, and importantly, less tolerant of it. So what has caused the apparent upsurge in scalping? Well to be honest, it’s entirely possible that there isn’t an increase. Fighting was visible and frankly the scenes at times were reminiscent of Black Friday, or that one Christmas where everyone wanted a furby! What’s causing it? Video footage regularly showed crowds of people swarming aisles, picking up case after case. Reports recently showed that stores such as Target and Walmart in the USA were restricting sales, and in some cases stopping sales completely, of Pokemon and other trading card games. Because no one should be allowed to pay RRP.Įven the tabletop gaming world isn’t safe. Crawling out of the warehouse woodwork to snap up any and all before redistributing them at a premium. However, with a surge in demand comes the scalpers. The rise in cryptocurrency, and in turn cryptomining, has meant that a huge demand has been placed on graphics cards that provide the most efficient return for those intent on taking Doge to the moon. But there have been other just as high profile cases hitting media outlets recently. With news outlets frequently reporting shortages of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles on release, with the currently more in demand PS5 still having shortages to date. The issue has hit the news more recently that’s for sure.
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