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Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources by dannyw on Monday April 25, 2022 @10:28AM (#31155328)
Retailers didn't really care. A sale is a sale, and scalpers are less likely to return or ask for a refund.
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Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources by mrtranscendence on Monday April 25, 2022 @10:55AM (#31155740)
They care a little, because establishing relationships with (and gathering data on) real customers is more valuable than having single entities hoovering up all the supply. Further, real people often buy more than one item. I'm sure you've noticed retailers putting limits on specific items before.
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Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources by oneeyedpigeon on Monday April 25, 2022 @11:50AM (#31156579)
> Further, real people often buy more than one item.

But... scalpers do this, especially so. As far as a retailer is concerned, a scalper is every bit as 'real' as any other customer.

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