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PS5 Pro scalpers may be losing money on the console, but they're still making a profit on disc drives

By Issy van der Velde published November 8, 2024

Won't somebody please think of the scalpers

As re-sales of the Baldur's Gate 3 Collector's Edition reach $3,000, one dev condemns scalpers: "It's designed to make someone happy, not rich"

By Anna Koselke published October 14, 2024

News The Collector's Edition "isn't a commodity"

News

Nintendo Switch 2 scalpers aren't getting nearly as far as they did with the PS5 launch, as fans are mobilizing to boot them off resale websites

By Kaan Serin published April 10, 2025

News "Bye Bye eBay Scalpers"

News

Van Gogh Museum limits Pokémon merch purchases after scalpers cause chaos on opening day

By Kaan Serin published September 29, 2023

Games Pokémon Gogh, Gogh, Gone

Games

Nintendo is "making preparations" to beat scalpers at the Switch 2 launch

By Issy van der Velde published February 4, 2025

News Hopefully there won't be any resellers

News

Scalpers targeting a limited-time Final Fantasy 14 promo event are hoarding boba to try and flip a mount to the MMO's community for up to $150 a pop

By Anna Koselke published July 19, 2024

News "People are ordering dozens of drinks to get multiple codes"

News

Sony sure served up a feast for scalpers, who are already trying to flip the $999 PS5 Pro 30th anniversary bundle for $3,000 or even $5,000

By Anna Koselke published September 26, 2024

News There are even listings with prices upwards of $10,000

News

Sony has a different approach to combatting 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro scalpers in Japan, imposing a strict set of purchase requirements that must be met

By Anna Koselke published October 1, 2024

News That's one way to handle them

News

Elden Ring Nightreign beta invites are apparently so in demand, scalpers are already trying to resell them for hundreds of dollars

By Ashley Bardhan published January 31, 2025

News Care for a $250 multiplayer invite?

News

It's taken a week for the PS5 disc drive to sell out for real, but with PS5 Pro on the horizon I fear scalper mania is only beginning

By Dustin Bailey published September 19, 2024

News Don't let the scalpers win, folks

News

The Pokemon Company addresses Prismatic Evolutions and TCG shortages as scalpers feast: "We are actively working to print more"

By Dustin Bailey published January 15, 2025

News "Some fans may experience difficulties purchasing certain Pokémon Trading Card Game: Scarlet & Violet-Prismatic Evolutions products at launch"

News

Nintendo Switch 2 Experience tickets are non-transferable, but that hasn't stopped scalpers from trying to pawn them off for up to $900

By Kaan Serin published January 29, 2025

News The preview event's in high demand

News

Scalpers are already profiting off PS5 Pro disc drives on eBay because people don't seem to realize they never actually sold out at retail

By Dustin Bailey published September 17, 2024

News The disc drive ain't that hard to come by yet

News

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 consoles and accessories are already being scalped

By Hirun Cryer published July 28, 2023

News The new items are being resold at double the price

News

Nintendo plans to beat the scalpers with the Switch 2 with one cunning trick - just make enough consoles from the start

By Catherine Lewis published July 1, 2024

News More consoles, no problems

News

Pokemon learns no lessons, tries again with Van Gogh Pikachu card that got scalped to hell

By Kaan Serin published October 13, 2023

News The previously sold out card is coming back again

News

Larian says the Baldur's Gate 3 Deluxe Edition won't sell out, so don't pay scalpers

By Jordan Gerblick published November 21, 2023

news Swen Vincke assures the Deluxe Edition has ample stock

news

Nintendo has a plan to combat Switch 2 scalpers, and it involves a Nintendo Switch Online membership and "a certain amount of time" spent in-game

By Anna Koselke published April 2, 2025

News Invites will come on a "first come, first served" basis

News

CS:GO ban wave leaves over $2m in skins in permanent limbo

By Iain Harris published June 30, 2023

News Counter-Strike skin traders are selling up as a result

News

Nintendo can handle 20 million Switch 2 sales in the console's first year, analyst predicts – hopefully preventing any scalper plagues

By Ashley Bardhan published January 16, 2025

News It's raining the Switch 2

News

Where to buy AMD RX 6800 graphics cards - prices and stock updates in July 2023

By Rob Dwiar last updated July 3, 2023

Deals AMD's new 6000 graphics cards are likely to go quick, so here are your top chances on where to buy AMD RX 6000 GPUs

Deals

The Day Before is dead, but people are still selling its Steam keys for $300

By Jordan Gerblick published December 20, 2023

News A week after being pulled from Steam, The Day Before is selling for hundreds of dollars on gray market websites

News

Pokemon Van Gogh merch is back and this time these gorgeous pieces aren’t getting snatched up by scalpers

By Abigail Shannon published April 18, 2024

News Pokemon Van Gogh merch has returned to Pokemon Center, giving fans a second chance to get their hands on adorable merch inspired by the painter.

News

Pokemon Company CEO responds to fans calls for more rare cards to be printed: "Those items are seen to be valuable [...] it's not our place to say that they're not"

By Katie Wickens published February 27, 2025

News Pokemon Trading cards are stupidly expensive

News

GTA publisher is suing a GTA Online website that lets you buy hacked accounts, which "risks upending the GTA 5 player experience"

By Issy van der Velde published March 10, 2025

News The only crime Take-Two encourages is fictional

News

As Helldivers 2 players lose ground to Automatons, attention turns to the XP farmers not helping: "We are handing bots planets like candy on Halloween"

By Hirun Cryer published February 26, 2024

News Farmers are under the spotlight for their loot-lovin' crimes

News

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Collector's Edition "sold out way faster" than expected, so all its cool merch is getting re-released without the base RPG for $119

By Kaan Serin published 22 hours ago

News A second chance to grab its artbook, steelbook case, and music box

News

Modern Warfare 3 players want this $70 weapon skin so bad that the bag you need to buy to unlock it is sold out

By Hirun Cryer published November 17, 2023

News Yes, that's a $70 real-world bag to get a weapon skin

News

How to find GTA Online Street Dealers and sell them product

By Iain Wilson last updated June 30, 2023

Guide Street Dealers in GTA Online will pay a premium for acid, cocaine, meth, and weed

Guide

As Path of Exile 2 sees new players fall to scammers' old tricks, RPG veterans step in to raise awareness: "Be careful, exile!"

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published December 19, 2024

News Divine injustice

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