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[–] 31 points 10 months ago (10 children)

It's not ok to be a scalper just because it's kid's toys instead of geforce cards.

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  • [+] -11 points 10 months ago (7 children)

    Do you intend to sell your house for what you bought it for? If you make a profit on your house, are you a scalper?

    Tell it to Wall Street. Supply and Demand, it's what our entire economic system is based on.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    Because you don’t buy ten houses thinking you’re gonna deliberately fuck ten other people out of way more money than each house is worth because you wanna make a bunch of money. You’re no better than Ticketmaster or Blackrock driving up prices on housing and entertainment making them big bucks while fucking the regular person. Do you like Blackrock and Ticketmaster? Gonna engage in some gymnastics to tell is why it’s all Ok?

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    I agree with your comment, but like I commented above. There is a difference between contributing to a broken system that exploits human necessities and surviving in a system. Ticketmaster has buying power, a corporate landowner has buying power. Not too many of us think Blackrock and Ticketmaster are good for humanity. Barney here buying a few Elmo at Christmas is actually showing people there is a problem without killing anyone (by taking away housing, food, arable land). Maybe people aren't pointing the finger at the people responsible for this broken system.

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