Hardware Tech Culture Scalpers sold over 53,000 new Nvidia/AMD cards worth $65 million That's $16 million in profit By Rob Thubron, January 28, 2021, 10:55 AM 40 comments
Hardware Tech Culture Zen 3 scalpers made almost $1 million profit from 8,720 eBay sales This is why they're sold out everywhere By Rob Thubron, January 27, 2021, 8:45 AM 22 comments
Industry The FTC cracks down on ticket scalpers issuing over $31 million in fines The Commission reduced the penalties by 88 percent due to 'inability to pay' By Cal Jeffrey, January 22, 2021, 4:04 PM 13 comments
Gaming Walmart blocked 20 million PS5 scalper bots in 30 minutes It promises more next-gen consoles will be available "soon" By Rob Thubron, December 18, 2020, 7:57 AM 43 comments
Tech Culture Gaming UK politicians want to ban PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC component scalping Good! By Rob Thubron, December 16, 2020, 7:47 AM 84 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Scalpers have generated nearly $40 million in profit from this holiday's hottest tech products Desperate times call for desperate measures By Shawn Knight, December 10, 2020, 2:14 PM 19 comments
Industry Gaming Scalper group boasts buying up 1,000 Xbox Series X consoles over Black Friday weekend This is why we can't have nice things By Cal Jeffrey, November 30, 2020, 3:23 PM 25 comments
Gaming Hardware Scalper company secured almost 3,500 PS5 consoles for resale, says it has "no regrets" The main reason why you can't get one By Rob Thubron, November 26, 2020, 6:30 AM 60 comments
Gaming Microsoft Microsoft warns Xbox Series X/S supply issues will last until at least April 2021 Just don't turn to scalpers for one By Rob Thubron, November 17, 2020, 5:16 AM
Hardware Ryzen 5000 CPUs sell out in minutes, appear on eBay with inflated prices A depressingly familiar scenario By Rob Thubron, November 6, 2020, 5:17 AM 60 comments
Hardware The Web Bots snap up RTX 3090 cards at launch, despite Nvidia's efforts eBay is flooded with cards selling at inflated prices By Rob Thubron, September 25, 2020, 5:18 AM 46 comments
Hardware Scalpers are selling RTX 3080 cards on eBay for thousands of dollars, Nvidia taking action Missed out on an RTX 3080? You can buy one on eBay for a 3,476% markup By Rob Thubron, September 18, 2020, 5:15 AM 82 comments
Gaming The Web Nintendo Switch shortage is being worsened by auto-purchase bots The free Bird Bot tool is aiding Switch scalpers By Cohen Coberly, April 18, 2020, 6:46 PM 20 comments
Industry The Web Ticketmaster accused of working with scalpers to increase profits This looks like some shady practices by the firm By Rob Thubron, September 20, 2018, 6:58 AM