PS5 fans slam Sony scalper group stockpiling consoles during shortage SonyPS5 fans have already had a hard time finding consoles due to high-demand and worldwide shortages, but now they\u2019re even angrier after learning a scalper group has been stockpiling PS5s and selling them to members at a higher price. The PS5 console launch has been a wild ride due to worldwide shortages and high-demand during a global pandemic. Some people have been lucky enough to get their hands on a console, but many others are still waiting. PS5 consoles sold out in a matter of minutes during a brief pre-order window several months ago. Then, additional waves of pre-orders and restocks sold out in seconds. Now, a couple of weeks have passed since the official PS5 launch, and consoles are still hard to find. What\u2019s more, there has been little to no news on stock updates. Millions of PS5 fans are left with nothing to do but twiddle their thumbs and wait. Meanwhile, a UK-based scalping group named CrepChiefNotify has managed to stockpile thousands of consoles and sell them to subscribers at a higher price. In an interview with Business Insider, a manager from the group mentioned how many consoles they\u2019ve been able to stockpile. \u201cOur total collective number is 2,472 PS5 consoles across all of our members,\u201d he said. That\u2019s on top of \u201cjust under 1,000\u201d pre-orders too. But how did they manage to snag so many PS5 consoles while everyone else is struggling? Well, it all boiled down to a combination of knowing where to look in advance, monitoring website stock, and using bots. For those who don\u2019t know, bots are essentially scripts or programs capable of adding products to the cart and completing the transaction much faster than a human can. It\u2019s no surprise, then, that people using them will have more success in finding a console. Congratulations to our members \ud83c\udf89 In less than 24 hours of the release of the PS5 and our members have secured over 2,500 consoles this morning. Stop missing out, reselling isn’t going away so jump in fast and maximise your profits. pic.twitter.com\/WUTBFWNHfE\u2014 CrepChiefNotify (@CrepChiefNotify) November 20, 2020 Naturally, that means scalpers and scalper groups using bots have almost certainly contributed to the lack of stock. It\u2019s left a bitter taste in the mouths of PS5 fans, who have taken to social media to express their dissatisfaction. \u201cScalper group? A f**king GROUP? WHY NOT START A LEGIT GODDAMN STORE THEN?!\u201d said one person. \u201cScalpers are scum, but they wouldn\u2019t exist without people being all too willing to pay their marked-up prices on in-demand goods,\u201d said another. It\u2019s a call for action to stop giving scalpers business. Most people say scalping and reselling is morally wrong. They believe it\u2019s nothing more than greed and needlessly impacts product availability. Read more: PS5 consoles are reportedly dying already – However, others insist it\u2019s a legitimate and lucrative business model, and if you\u2019re able to pull it off, it\u2019s fair game. Either way, it\u2019s become a hot topic since the PS5 launch, and unless something drastically changes, it probably won\u2019t go away anytime soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PS5 fans slam Sony scalper group stockpiling consoles during shortage SonyPS5 fans have already had a hard time finding consoles due to high-demand and worldwide shortages, but now they\u2019re even angrier after learning a scalper group has been stockpiling PS5s and selling them to members at a higher price. The PS5 console launch has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84421\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}