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Retail Store Scalping Wii Consoles on eBay

Posted by Zonk on from the with-a-name-like-slackers-... dept.

C0rinthian writes "ArsTechnica reports that the games retailer Slackers has been keeping their stock of the Nintendo Wii off their store shelves, and is instead selling the system on eBay for $400-500. (A $150-$250 markup)" This follows their look at the other side of the coin: why some retailers insist on Wii Bundles.

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  1. Capitalism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    In a capatilist society it should be possible to buy any item, no matter how rare, with rarer items being more expensive. Should we blame retailers for doing what economic theory expects them to do? When supply is low and demand is high price should rise until supply = demand.