Jan 3, 2022 20:51
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Polish term

skalperstwo

Polish to English Tech/Engineering Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino promocja play station
Pierwszy raz się z czymś takim spotykam... Nawet do końca nie rozumiem, o co chodzi, a co dopiero przetłumaczyć...

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Andrzej Mierzejewski Jan 3, 2022:
Kontekst: "promocja play station".

Tutaj: https://www.ppe.pl/publicystyka/10853/deficyt-playstation-5-... - trzon "skalper" z różnymi końcówkami (skalperowski, skalperstwo...) występuje 13 razy. W tym kontekście mnie kojarzą się stare określenia: spekulant, spekulacja itp. Poza tym całkiem blisko do koników przed kasami kinowymi.
It reminds me of ticket scalping, where someone hoards tickets for future resale at elevated prices.
Darius Saczuk Jan 3, 2022:
@Aleksandra Words with no context have no meaning.

Proposed translations

1 hr

price-gouging

Jedyne czym się zajmują to skalperstwo. W dodatku licząc na jakieś kosmiczne ceny, konsola PS5 wystawiona za 10 tysięcy złotych, przebitka ponad czterokrotna od ceny sklepowej.
https://www.gowork.pl/opinie_czytaj,23766710

Price gouging occurs when a seller increases the prices of goods, services, or commodities to a level much higher than is considered reasonable or fair. Usually, this event occurs after a demand or supply shock. Common examples include price increases of basic necessities after natural disasters. In precise legal usage, it is the name of a crime that applies in some jurisdictions of the United States during civil emergencies. In less precise usage, it can refer either to prices obtained by practices inconsistent with a competitive free market or to windfall profits. Price gouging may be considered exploitative and unethical. Price gouging became highly prevalent in news media in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, when state price gouging regulations went into effect due to the national emergency. The rise in public discourse was associated with increased shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_gouging

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Neonowa celebracja premiery PlayStation 5 nie przeszła bez echa, bo przeszła sama siebie. Nakład wyprzedany w pre-orderach, masowe skalperstwo, polowanie każdego dnia na coraz bardziej wątpliwe zestawy w sklepach podyktowane pstryczkiem w nos handlarzom.
https://www.ppe.pl/publicystyka/10628/playstation-plus-colle...
Przypomnijmy jeszcze, że znaczna część nakładu konsol nadal tkwi w skalperskim zapasie.

https://www.ppe.pl/publicystyka/10628/playstation-plus-colle...
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Nie rozumiesz jednej rzeczy, skalperstwo to inna rzecz niż ceny w sklepach, jeżeli Sony będzie na to zezwalać to sprzeda więcej konsol bo końcowo skończy się na tym że sprzeda wszystko do skalperów, ci co kupią od skalperów to kupią od skalperów ale część ludzi się wstrzyma i poczeka na uspokojenie sytuacji, po uspokojeniu się sytuacji ludzie którzy czekali żeby nie przepłacać kupią konsole za normalne pieniądze w sklepie a skalperzy zostaną z konsolami których nie mogą sprzedać, skończy się na tym że egzemplarzy sprzedanych będzie więcej bo skalperzy z nies
przedanym towarem + konsumenci którzy od skalperów nie kupili.

https://www.gry-online.pl/S043.asp?ID=15785781


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scalp
9. informal to buy (tickets) cheaply and resell at an inflated price
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/scalp
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4 hrs

profiteering

Profiteering like this is crying out for a level of control, it's completely open to abuse. That becomes clear once you follow the profiteering method to its end state - where all stock of something ends up in the hands of a select few who then charge whatever they like for it. People are saying it's no big deal that a few thousand consoles get bought out by profiteers, but what if it's hundreds of thousands?

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Should console scalping be illegal? PlayStation fans certainly think so, after seeing a scalper trying to sell dozens of PS5s for a huge profit!

PS5s are harder to get than ever, yet there are plenty of scalpers out there who own multiple consoles just to sell for profit

- https://gamingintel.com/ps5-console-scalping-should-be-illeg...
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10 hrs

scalping

PlayStation 5 Scalping Is Frustrating Millions: Could the Law End Scalping?
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Me: That’s insane. That must be illegal. I’m a lawyer. I should know whether this is illegal. I’m going to look into this. Google — is scalping illegal?

Google: No. A few states regulate ticket scalping. But there aren’t any laws against reselling retail products at higher prices.
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A few months ago, people were selling toilet paper and hand sanitizer for hundreds of dollars. If the law didn’t stop people from scalping health supplies and toilet paper, it’s not going to stop people now.
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Frustration over PlayStation 5 shortages is mounting, and the scalpers are winning. Scalping isn’t illegal — but could it be? Should it be? Some people seem to think so. Like everyone else (except the scalpers) — I’m in favor of putting an end to scalping — so what are the options?
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Frustration over PlayStation 5 shortages is mounting, and the scalpers are winning. Scalping isn’t illegal — but could it be? Should it be? Some people seem to think so. Like everyone else (except the scalpers) — I’m in favor of putting an end to scalping — so what are the options?
https://www.escapistmagazine.com/playstation-5-scalping-is-f...
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