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Re:Global chip shortage threatens production of laptops, sma... by gowld on Thursday December 17, 2020 @01:35PM (#25458657)
Scalpers restrict supply by cornering the maket.
Re:Global chip shortage threatens production of laptops, sma... by gruez on Thursday December 17, 2020 @04:41PM (#25460839)
Is this actually happening? A bunch of people buying something for cheap and then immediately selling it for what the market can bear isn't cornering the market. For that you need a cartel (or a group of people acting in unison) buying the goods up, then hoarding it to drive up the price.
Re:Global chip shortage threatens production of laptops, sma... by nine_k on Thursday December 17, 2020 @02:32PM (#25459366)
If the producers could produce more, scalping won't be possible.

Scalpers just appropriate the profit which the producers could make if they could afford it. Often they cannot because they declare a price at launch.