am I a scalper? (genuine question)

Submitted by emscottish t3_11f71rs in consoles

I buy games and consoles from my local auction, garage sales, junk shops, and other places like that. I sell them on Ebay and always put them on auction. So am I a scalper? People only pay what they think is fair so I personally don't think I am.

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BigSmokesCheese t1_jai2vah wrote

Local garage sales auctions and stuff like that isnt buying it for retail and selling it for 10x more because people have no way of sourcing another yes you're making profits but not in a bad way unlike what scalpers do they do make profits in a bad way

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Anubra_Khan t1_jaihczc wrote

No. You're a reseller. The main difference being that you're not actively contributing to the lack of supply by buying all available stick. You're just buying a product and reselling it for a profit (or loss) depending on what the market dictates.

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CurryLikesGaming t1_jaijdv6 wrote

When you see definition about scalpers you know you’re not one of them. You simply collect used items and resell them , you’re a reseller. While scalpers scalp all the shit for new and sell them to people who can’t find one to make profit of it.

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EvilChefReturns t1_jai17j0 wrote

Depends on your prices, which you failed to mention. However if you’re actually getting them from auctions and garage sales, I’m guessing you’re NOT buying up new consoles and up-selling them to people who can’t find one normally. In that case, I’d say no, you’re just making smart investments.

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emscottish OP t1_jaiaoif wrote

I usually start the bidding very low. If there is a 50 dollar game, I start it at 5-10 dollars.

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geogrant1000 t1_jaincmp wrote

You are what is known in Yiddish as a Mensch 🙂

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ImThAtBiTCHSys t1_jaljne5 wrote

A scalper is someone who buys like 10 at a time from the store and sells is for like 3-5x the price knowing that they’re unavailable everywhere else.

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Time-Response2453 t1_jalnfhb wrote

I have an Amstrad 464 with a green monitor and 4 games

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