What's the end game here for these scalpers/bots? Eventually there will be plenty of supply and they'll be stuck with tons of PS5s?
They'll make money off of them. Worst case scenario a huge shipment of stock comes in and most people get them for the normal price and the 'scalpers' have to lower their prices around the normal price. They'll probably continue to make a bit more money for the next month though as the demand is so high and the stock isn't there to fill the demand.
Today is a good example. John Lewis dropped and sold out within 30 seconds. Sure, only 100+ or so. Game dropped and went within about 4-5 minutes, thankfully they did it where the consoles were in loads of different bundles which gave normal people an actual chance. The thing is, most of the normal people that got one today were people following twitter, discords, stock alerts etc. We aren't even taking into account the average person who ain't going to be doing any of that stuff, they're the type of people that will likely give in and pay the mental prices that the feckers are selling them at. Just hoping more stock starts to come quicker for people to get their hands on and stop the scalpers making much more profit.
I managed to get one from Game this morning. Digital bundle with 50 quid wallet and extra controller. I've been following all stock alerts, twitter etc and was trying every half hour or so this morning while at work
literally clicked the bundle on the dot of ten and it loaded. Got my details in just in time.
Now it's just the worry of no cancellation, then the bastard delivery drivers not stealing it
paid the 20 quid for priority delivery which means if it disappears I get a replacement plus 50 pound. For anybody still on the hunt I'd expect a drop from Argos at any point, probably a small drop from Game, Currys at any point over the next few days too. Argos is probably the next big one, surely can't be worst than the John Lewis stock.