Japanese card shop management sim "You’re a Scalper, Aren’t you?" lets you interrogate suspected scalpers and choose between profits and moral integrity

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• davidgro@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What does ‘scalper’ mean in this context? I only know what it means for event tickets

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  • sundray@lemmus.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There’s a big problem of scalpers buying collectable cards and re-selling them for ridiculous prices. It’s especially a problem for Pokemon TCG since that has a massive kid audience who are being unfairly shut out.

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    • unit327@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Nintendo are the real bastards here, trading cards are gambling for children. Every “rare” card costs 10 yen to print but are kept artificially scarce to boost corporate profits at the expense of child gambling.

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    • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ve never understood why card gamers don’t like proxies. Now everyone can play.

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  • Carmakazi@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Same basic concept, someone who buys up as much of a limited, high demand item as possible and resells it at significant markup.

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    • rursta@retrolemmy.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      capitalism

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  • Cypher45@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They are people who should be scalped in the cartel context.

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• caseyweederman@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Nice. Here’s the Steam url in case anyone wants to wishlist it.
  …steampowered.com/…/Youre_a_Scalper_Arent_You/
  I couldn’t find it on Itch or Gog.

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• Kojichan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  With Earthbound inspired trippy BG effects? Hmm… interesting!

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• rursta@retrolemmy.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  lol, a capitalism simulator, from a “small business.”

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• LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  How do you cause explosions?

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