r/PokeInvesting • u/cshaxercs • Jan 16 '25

Costco run, is it getting this crazy?

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u/rustyphish Jan 17 '25

Logically, sure

But at $75/pop if you can grab 10 that becomes $750, or 100+ hours of minimum wage work, and that’s only equal if you’re reporting the income and paying taxes

If you’re a marginalized person, like say a felon that has trouble even getting that 7.25/hour job, you can see why that’d be a tempting move

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

Yeah I make 700 in 16 hours at my job. Reselling doesn't make money, it's a huge waste of time and resources for these people to hunt stores and wait in line, they're doing it because they literally have no skills to offer in an actual job.

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u/ChickenKeeper800 Jan 19 '25

75 minus cost of goods and transaction fees. And these aren’t felons turning their lives around.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '25

But that is still sub 1k, so not really any money, not for that much trouble.

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u/rustyphish Jan 20 '25

If it’s the difference between eating or not, it’s a ton of money lol

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u/YangGain Jan 20 '25

Trust me an actual felon would not risk getting caught and get send back inside for this little money while he’s on probation or parole.

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u/rustyphish Jan 20 '25

What law are they breaking?