▲ 1467 ▼ Scalper economy (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by prettydarknwild@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 101 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 137 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ziggurat@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago That's why they are held in higer regard permalink fedilink source parent [–] BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago 👏👏👏 permalink fedilink source parent [–] phx@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'll add to that: The PlayStation etc scalpers at least give you a still-new product at the inflated price. The landlords rent it out for additional income and THEN sell it at a profit. So it's more like buying a PS5 for $500, having somebody rent to play it for $100/mo, then selling it for $800 after a year permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago This isn't even true were I live. Investors will buy new appartments and leave them empty and sell them a few years later. Renting them would decrease the value more than the income is. It's worse than you thought. permalink fedilink source parent [–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) basic needs make good investments unless the government supplies a viable alternative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) psychopath behavior permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago Unable to see the argument behavior. The government, the other commenter is saying, must provide a viable alternative in order to prevent this behavior. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ziggurat@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago That's why they are held in higer regard permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phx@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'll add to that: The PlayStation etc scalpers at least give you a still-new product at the inflated price. The landlords rent it out for additional income and THEN sell it at a profit. So it's more like buying a PS5 for $500, having somebody rent to play it for $100/mo, then selling it for $800 after a year permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago This isn't even true were I live. Investors will buy new appartments and leave them empty and sell them a few years later. Renting them would decrease the value more than the income is. It's worse than you thought. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lugal@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago This isn't even true were I live. Investors will buy new appartments and leave them empty and sell them a few years later. Renting them would decrease the value more than the income is. It's worse than you thought. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) basic needs make good investments unless the government supplies a viable alternative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) psychopath behavior permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago Unable to see the argument behavior. The government, the other commenter is saying, must provide a viable alternative in order to prevent this behavior. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) psychopath behavior permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago Unable to see the argument behavior. The government, the other commenter is saying, must provide a viable alternative in order to prevent this behavior. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago Unable to see the argument behavior. The government, the other commenter is saying, must provide a viable alternative in order to prevent this behavior. permalink fedilink source parent
