Increasing prices has nothing to do with scalping.
Just like Microsoft and Sony should of done with game consoles, but never did - Tesla has centralized buying which allows it to easily prevent scalping.
I don’t think you understand the market forces at play if you really believe this. If product A sells at MSRP direct from the company that produces it for $x and people are willing to pay $y for it where y is sufficiently bigger than x then there will be a reseller market for the product. If y is close enough to x then there won’t be much of a reseller market. Of course if the company has the ability to otherwise diminish the value of the product post sale then that too can distort the reseller market should the company use its power to do so.
Increasing prices has much to do with whether or not there is a reseller market. You are very much wrong.
Microsoft and Sony both sell direct and both implement anti scalping technology into their direct sales. (only allowing one purchase per registered account, IP detecting technology to make sure same user isnt buying over and over, et cetra). Sony got me a PS5 launch day direct ship to home at no additional cost within 12 hours after purchase (I was pretty impressed that Sony was able to pull that off)
They just dont want to burn their bridges with traditional retailers quite yet Im guessing.
czstar|3 years ago
Increasing prices has much to do with whether or not there is a reseller market. You are very much wrong.
trixie_|3 years ago
I haven't seen Sony, Microsoft, Ford, Tesla, gas stations, etc.. raise their MSRP to deal with scalpers, only inflation.
I have real examples that prove you're point wrong.. do you have examples that help prove you're even slightly right?
namelessoracle|3 years ago
They just dont want to burn their bridges with traditional retailers quite yet Im guessing.