You're right, it really isn't the demand, it's the speculation.

People can join these clubs/services for about $50/month. The clubs compile Sales & Order information from across the Internet, and provide their members with tips. When an item is identified as the "next big thing", it can sell-out in 15 minutes (for an example, see some of the Wahl head clippers).

Just to play Devil's Advocate --- while there's no reason for people to hoard something as silly as a video game, there's also no reason for people to buy that video game for 300-400% list price. And yet, people do.

In response to this post by Hokie Chris

Posted: 04/27/2020 at 09:22AM

Nintendo switch speculation -- Hokie Chris 04/27/2020 09:06AM

"Nate" open sourced Bird Bot to automatically buy Switches and markup -- pburg_hokie 04/27/2020 09:31AM

That was interesting, thanks. ** -- `lag 04/27/2020 09:51AM

Wow interesting and sad ** -- HokieForever 04/27/2020 09:42AM

You are upset with supply v demand market forces? ** -- HokieForever 04/27/2020 09:11AM

No, speculation and hoarding -- Hokie Chris 04/27/2020 09:15AM

You're right, it really isn't the demand, it's the speculation. -- HWA 04/27/2020 09:22AM

Agry. i'm not paying over list price. -- Hokie Chris 04/27/2020 09:26AM

Stick to your guns! -- EDGEMAN 04/27/2020 10:08AM

Video games systems being marked up and resold -- GreenvilleVT 04/27/2020 09:42AM

This is making think back to a lot of concert tickets now... -- `lag 04/27/2020 09:59AM

My second year in grad school, Springsteen came to the Dean Dome -- Hokie Chris 04/27/2020 10:12AM

Yeah, it's still a game to be played... -- `lag 04/27/2020 10:21AM

Not to be confused with Springstine, who was our TE coach at the time ** -- Hokie Chris 04/27/2020 10:17AM

Yeah I thought it was market forces -- HokieForever 04/27/2020 09:44AM

A couple things happened -- Hokie Chris 04/27/2020 10:17AM

Well, it is market forces, they've identified a scarcity -- `lag 04/27/2020 09:53AM

I haven't seen hoarding of those devices -- HokieForever 04/27/2020 09:21AM

There is hoarding of the traditional Switch. Some people have created or -- AbsolutVT03 04/27/2020 5:21PM

That's the Switch Lite - those are easier to find -- VT_AD 04/27/2020 2:21PM

Roger, will be on the lookout, like a good witch er tech hunt ** -- HokieForever 04/27/2020 2:28PM

It's just the switch -- Hokie Chris 04/27/2020 09:25AM

The best buy link I provided isn't it? ** -- HokieForever 04/27/2020 09:39AM

You're right, it really isn't the demand, it's the speculation.

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