Tag Archives: Scalping

The RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards officially launched last week but eager buyers were disappointed to find that the majority of stock had sold out and that prices were already on the rise. To make the buying process simpler, SCAN has launched its RTX 50 tracking page, promising transparent updates on stock, timings and even pricing changes. 

Over the last year, we've seen a sharp rise in scalping, with many utilising bots to snatch up stock for graphics cards, game consoles and everything in between before regular customers have a chance to make a purchase. This in turn leads to artificially inflated prices, with massive profit margins …

We've had a few big launches ruined by scalpers this year, starting with Nvidia's RTX 30 series graphics cards and eventually impacting the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 launch. Now it would seem that politicians in the UK want to crack down on these practices.  As reported by Video Game …