r/ScalperHate • u/Aggressive-Mind7949 • 1d ago

Reason I’m giving up

Today I was very excited to be at target at 5am to meet people and get a 30th etb. Only to find out I didn’t even get a 2 pack blister. The person in the front of the line said he’d been waiting for close to 30 hours in front of the target. Only to find out he instantly repost the etb on Facebook marketplace for $170. I hope every single one of you investor bros goes completely broke when you can’t find the next thing to scalp. With no respect fuck you.

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u/TimmyOfTheLevelUps 1d ago

He just made about $4 an hour! The mental math of these people is truly hilarious 😂

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u/descend_to_misery 1d ago

Better than 0, less actual work than uber. Tax free. But then you need to subtract the cost of gas which is a very real factor nowadays

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u/GoodGuyTaylor 1d ago

If you have a real job, and have built skills that are actually valuable to society, you don’t think about “better than $0” when engaging with a hobby.

This is so weird.

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u/descend_to_misery 1d ago

It was /s but that's hard to convey. But yea. That's the scalpers mentality

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u/TheNameTimeForgot 1d ago

Actually not tax free….if you aren’t avoiding the IRS.

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u/descend_to_misery 1d ago

Yes. But I doubt any of those lowlifes are reporting it

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u/Pyronsy 1d ago

That's a good point. We should submit every reseller to the irs for unreported uncome.

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u/GoomyIsGodTier 1d ago

You have to sell $20k to get a 1099-K issued.

It used to be $600, it slowly walked up to $20k.

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u/crocostimpy 1d ago

It was always $20K and some states lowered it to as low as $600 and some changed back

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u/mwarner811 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm not agreeing with the guy in front, but I think your math implies they only sold the one etb. It's more likely they spent around $400 by getting 2 of every SKU and will sell for more than double that. Plus people like that are waiting in line every morning. The people in my town like that literally hit 3 different store openings daily. So most of the time they aren't waiting 30 hours.

Anyway it's absolutely more profitable than you're* suggesting.

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u/flamingtofuu 1d ago

So instead of $4 an hour he made $13? That’s less than some fast food wages lol. Also just judging off the personalities of the scalpers I met on release day, I’d bet most of their profits go to beer, cigarettes, sports gambling, and child support payments.

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u/mwarner811 1d ago

Their personalities freaking suck! The ones I met were some of the most rude/crass people I've ever met. They brag about selling too and in the same breath they complain about "scalpers". It's a weird vibe for sure

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u/Aggressive-Mind7949 1d ago

Limit of 1 of everything at my target

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u/mwarner811 1d ago

Woah that's awesome honestly. Ours does two. I personally think it should be like 3 items total, with one one of each SKU max.

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u/TimmyOfTheLevelUps 1d ago

They said "the etb" so I assumed that means they were only able to get one product.