PS5: Scalper allegedly earn 30 percent less - despite great demand

Since the Chaotic Console Launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, Scalper are a big topic - so people who exploit the scarcity in the appliances. With the help of bots, they buy partially large quantities to bring these prices to the market again. That's a lucrative business. When it comes to the PS5, however, apparently no longer quite as lucrative as a few months ago. Everything you need to know about learning here.

Scalper get less for the PS5

It's about it: The Business Magazine Forbes has talked to the reseller page Stockx and receive interesting information about price development for consoles. Since the priced highlight shortly after the console launch, the prices for the PlayStation 5 have fallen by 30 percent.

For example, the prices for the disc version of the PS5 have developed according to Stockx: The most expensive was the DICS version end November 2020, on the Cyber ​​Weekend. At this time, prices for the Disc version 1000 US dollars (currently about 850 euros) achieved. This September you have fallen to $ 715 (about 607 euros). Thus, prices have fallen by about 30 percent and, according to Forbes, by 10 percent since this June.

This is what the Digital Edition looks like: Here, the prices were according to Stockx on the Cyber ​​Weekend at $ 1000 and are now under $ 700 US dollars. Compared to this May, prices have fallen by 6 percent.

How to classify this statement? Stockx is a page that was originally focused on sneakers and has extended the launch of the Next Gen- or Meanwhile Current Gen consoles, electronic devices. To draw a comparison, Forbes also spoke with resellers themselves, which confirmed the price drop. Interesting is that the sales figures have remained constant according to a source of Forbes, while prices fall. Demand is still there anyway.

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Prices for Xbox Series X

As forbes reports, the powerful new Microsoft console looks a bit different. Again, according to the Data of Stockx a price departure has been recorded, but now Scalper will probably achieve more.

The price development: The Cyber ​​Weekend went the Series X at Stockx for $ 750 to 800 US dollars (currently about 637 to 680 euros) over the digital charging counter. In July, prices went back by 25 percent, but they rose againly to this September. The average price is now $ 725 (about 615 euros), so hardly under the highest prices.

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The boss economist of Stockx, Jesse Unicorn, explains this circumstance that fewer Xbox consoles were followed. The scarcity would have taken care of for a renewed price increase. The fact is: as long as consoles are still in short supply, scalper good make good money with them. Even if the margins are no longer that high for the PS5.

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