09-11-2020, 09:57 AM
So why doesn't everyone do it?
If you consider scalping pinephones yourself, you should quickly see that it's actually very risky. There is no guarantee of being able to sell them at all, much less at an inflated price. If he goes huge on his next order, he could lose all of his profits so far. You notice when he's lucky, but you won't necessarily notice if his luck turns.
Prices on whole categories of items are up because of the pandemic. You don't hold your normal half off sale when you're out of stock until October and people are beating the door down trying to buy.
When it suddenly turns, people will be stuck with a shitload of hand sanitizer and distance-learning supplies. Demand saturates, prices crash long and hard. Who's holding the dead stock?
If you consider scalping pinephones yourself, you should quickly see that it's actually very risky. There is no guarantee of being able to sell them at all, much less at an inflated price. If he goes huge on his next order, he could lose all of his profits so far. You notice when he's lucky, but you won't necessarily notice if his luck turns.
Prices on whole categories of items are up because of the pandemic. You don't hold your normal half off sale when you're out of stock until October and people are beating the door down trying to buy.
When it suddenly turns, people will be stuck with a shitload of hand sanitizer and distance-learning supplies. Demand saturates, prices crash long and hard. Who's holding the dead stock?
