Re:You can't buy a Raspberry Pi right now
by boppo1 on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @04:39AM
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Equilibrium price is capitalist excess? Help me out here: if they can't meet market demand at 35/unit, doesn't raising the price mean they can make more units? Then, they are easier to find and so there is less unmet demand to support scalper prices at $150-300, ultimately making it cheaper for end users who don't 'get in' the first batch of orders?
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Re:You can't buy a Raspberry Pi right now
by stjohnswarts on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @10:20PM
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Not everything is all about the laissez-faire market, if the seller wants to control who buys something. Luxury item companies and artisans do it all the time.
Re:You can't buy a Raspberry Pi right now
by boppo1 on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @01:56PM
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Can you elaborate? I'm not completely following. Are you saying RPi wants to sell cheaply to specific customers and prevent everyone else from getting their hands on the product, even at the cost of increased revenue and (probably) margins?