unless I am willing to pay 3x what the thing is actually worth.
I wouldn't expect that to change for awhile, man. That's literally every luxury item/hobby right now. Collectibles/collectible cards, PC parts, gaming consoles, shoes, etc. I'm glad I won a Ps5 in a sweepstakes, I'd never have been able to get one otherwise when they're $750-800 on secondary market and sell out instantly via bots with retail sites.
I get the hustle, but, man. Does this shit get fucking old when it happens to everything anymore.
I remember your story about this... what luck! This markup is the reason why I don't have a ps5 and will not have one until the market becomes stable again. I'm cool with the PS4 for now. I just worry that the TG16 won't ever become available because there was very little interest in it to begin with. The hacks on Amazon are selling dubious products as well, not that I would pay 3x the price for it anyway.
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I mean, that might be a fair worry to have. If it is a bit of a niche console where there's only small quantities with no more to be made, assholes might try to hold the price up for awhile. But, if they do make more I wouldn't worry about it too much. The Sega Genesis Mini/Classic SNES and other retro consoles they pumped out are all available for way less than they were going for during launch.
I wish more people would just stick with the fuck the scalpers camp, but, too many people just either have too much money or get too desperate and give in so the fuckers asking triple/quadruple the price will always be around. I literally wouldn't waste money like that even if I got to be a millionaire, I'd rather blend the money down into a shake and butt chug it. Would be a better use of the money over lining some douchecanoe's pocket.
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