So the PS5, and new Xbox have been out now for nearly 3 months and people are struggling to get their hands on one! With lots of parents having to explain to their children that Father Christmas will be delivering late this year.
I’ve been monitoring like I bet many of you have the various websites over the last month and waiting for the next stock release whilst being in awe at some of the prices people are paying for on eBay. All I can say is stay strong! It’s tough, it will be potentially a long road ahead but if this proves beneficial for scalpers it could be disastrous for the future.
If we give into the prices on eBay, this could spill over into further aspects of online shopping. Especially around Christmas.
Personally, I think online stores need to have better security to prevent this. Also a purchase policy for certain items. I understand that it is a way of life for them and this has been done on plenty of other aspects of online shopping. My partner mentioned how this was standard for concert tickets and it did get me thinking about how surely change and legislation needs to be introduced because of this. With the world changing and COVID forcing most of us to online shop and remain at home, is it not time for a change in culture of online shopping?
There are some excellent genuine Twitter accounts that help people like us get the gaming system we want and want get rid of the bot problem. Highly recommend following these guys on twitter as they update regularly.
@ PS5UPDATEUK – ps
@ UKPS5NOTIFY – Xbox/ps
Stay Strong!
TheSpaceMonkey 