Scalpers Have Sold Over 157,000 PS5 Consoles on eBay and StockX for $43 Million in Profit

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PlayStation 5 scalpers have reportedly made at least $43.2 million in profit from selling Sony’s next-gen consoles at marked up prices. The figure comes from Oracle data engineer Michael Driscoll, who shared a new analysis today suggesting that at least 157,004 PS5s have been sold on eBay and StockX, which amounts to a scalping market totaling $143 million.



“[…] prices dropped ~$300 by Christmas from the post-launch peak, and unlike the Xboxes prices have remained fairly stable since the start of the New Year at $799 for the PS5 Digital, and $849 for the PS5 Disc,” Driscoll noted in regard to eBay’s sold listings. “Sales have dropped down to ~350/day for the disc version and ~100/day for the Digital.”



PlayStation 5 eBay Sales Overview



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The headline should be reversed. 157000 idiots purchased from scalpers netting scalpers 43 million in profit.