@Personano133 @GameHistoryOrg They of course want you to repurchase your favorite games time and time again with each new console/handheld release. And they will keep the cadence up of trickling new and old and remakes across generations to capture new audiences (revenue streams) along the way
@notthisguy69@mattswider Scalpers are already reselling and adding another item to sell is nothing- bundling forces average Joe to scalp at a loss an item they didn’t want. If Newegg really is randomly shuffling, it has no need to “bundle to deter resellers”. How about give me a $500 gift card instead?
@notthisguy69@mattswider “Just as easily sell a $700 monitor” so what would ypu pay for a 2nd hand monitor vs buying a $700 monitor directly from a business offering a warranty? Also, who has an extra $700 lying around to pad Newegg’s profits and leave some shmoe holding the bag?
@mattchill@notthisguy69@mattswider What are the odds that scalpers who buy video cards by the pallet are “randomly” selected most of the time while Newegg allows “dozens of regular people” to get scraps? An attempt at good PR by Newegg to make you think you might have a chance and they’re “serious about scalpers”
@notthisguy69@mattswider Shuffle is fine. I like the idea of random “chance” to get an email to thwart scalpers. But force bundling $700 monitors that can’t be returned to buy a video card- go f yourself. Probably “choose” scalper accounts anyway and just throw a few to retail buyers.