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Re:Steam Machine by numpad0 on Monday June 22, 2026 @11:10PM (#48639741)
IIUC: scalping manuals and scalper ring Discord accesses are sold as get rich quick schemes underground. Gullible individuals join the big supply choking sessions. Many of them don't make much but masterminds don't care.

So it really has to be done like Cybertruck early deliveries to 100% prevent scalping and flipping(the fact that Musk nails it...)

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Re:Steam Machine by Hilliard_Ohiooo on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @12:19AM (#48640222)
What?
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Re:Steam Machine by oneneptune on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @12:27AM (#48640270)
... they pay low income people $2-5, literally, to be the face of their scalping. It's like gig work for those people. The worker uses their own name, address, and credit card even to make the purchase. The scalper reimburses them + $5.
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Re:Steam Machine by tremon on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @09:31AM (#48644710)
Low-income people have their own credit card? I'm having trouble picturing the situation where someone willing to accept gig work for a few $ can have a credit card that allows a 4-figure spend. That seems like a very bad deal for the bank to me.
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Re:Steam Machine by eloisant on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @06:48AM (#48642999)
nobody wants the Cybertruck, why would anyone scalp it?
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Re:Steam Machine by logancbrown on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @12:35PM (#48647553)
Early deliveries of the cybertruck were highly anticipated and the cybertruck is still the best selling electric truck even after needing to compete with the F150 lightning, Hummer EV, silverado EV, and Rivian R1T
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