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Steam Machine reservations scalped for up to $3,000 on eBay

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Scalpers are reselling Steam Machine pre-order reservations on eBay for up to $3,000, significantly exceeding the device's retail price. Valve implemented a randomized reservation system to combat bots and scalpers, requiring accounts to have a purchase history and limiting one per household. Despite these measures, some sellers are still listing their reservation slots at markups of 93% to 167% above the original MSRP. AI

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Steam Machine reservations scalped for up to $3,000 on eBay

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jowi Morales ·

    Steam Machine scalping hits $3,000 on eBay as sellers list preorder reservations — scalpers already flipping queues for 2X the MSRP of the 2TB model

    Several listings for Steam Machine pre-orders are being sold at markups so high that buyers will have to pay 140% to 167% above Valve's selling price.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Steam Machine scalping hits $3,000 on eBay as sellers list preorder reservations — scalpers already flipping queues for 2X the MSRP of the 2TB model Several lis

    Steam Machine scalping hits $3,000 on eBay as sellers list preorder reservations — scalpers already flipping queues for 2X the MSRP of the 2TB model Several listings for Steam Machine pre-orders are being sold at markups so high that buyers will have to pay 140% to 167% above Val…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/steam-machine-scalping…

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