Scalping 7 Devastators on ebay

[jazzcomp]

This is a textbook example of supply and demand. Supply is low and demand is high. With high demand comes a higher price. Once supply is high, demand will decrease and so he will be unable to charge $350.

Personally I don't see the big deal. If people want to pay an impatience tax, then they are free to. Some people seem to be getting quite worked up over this (both here and onTCCA). Every time it's pointed out that Devastator will be released by other retailers soon, there is a post almost immediately after it going "But will it? HOW DO YOU KNOW???? What if it's not? OMG Big W had the whole world's supply of Devastators AND NOW THEYRE ALL GONE!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

Or something to that effect.

Perspective people.

Yes, people are free to pay whatever. It still doesn't make it right.

We can also do this, right? We can be a-holes and simulate the effect of supply is low by buying multiples and since the demand is high, we can also make profit from it. But we don't.

We don't want to support scalpers even if others do. But we also don't want to create a norm that this price is still acceptable to pay. Otherwise, the RRP may rise as well. I think this is something that Australia has accepted as perfectly normal or acceptable. We have higher wages so everything is higher and market size is smaller and whatever justification we believe makes it right to be expensive.

It's creating an environment of overvalue and unaffordability. Sure it's ok for those that can afford it. But what about those who can't?

I guess the outrage comes from those that want to keep this toys affordable instead of going the way of some toys that are only for the rich.

I remember the comment of Gok to a salesperson that was surprised that adults are buying devy. She had the expectation that $200 toy is normal for a kid to have instead of an Adult collector who can afford it.