Scalpers are becoming more organized with more networks available to them to scalp like never before. Websites like Brickseek help them to determine store inventory, and there's websites now on how to get bots to buy things and to organize on how to scalp products, including game consoles, sneakers, trading cards, and toys.
Video of scalpers hoarding Pokemon cards at Wal-Mart
https://twitter.com/TrainerINTEL/status/1396015929155211266https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/may/13/us-target-stores-to-stop-selling-pokemon-cards-after-rising-value-prompts-threats-to-staff>US retail giant Target will stop selling Pokémon playing cards out of an “abundance of caution” for its staff and other shoppers. The re-sale value of the cards has increased dramatically during the coronavirus pandemic, prompting chaos and threats to staff. Target will also stop selling MLB, NFL and NBA sports playing cards.>The decision comes after man pulled a gun during a fight over trading cards in a Target parking lot in Brookfield, Wisconsin on 7 May. Police said the 35-year-old man produced the gun when he was assaulted by four men aged 23-35 as he left the store, ABC reported.>A shopper who was at the Target during the parking lot incident told Fox news at the time: “It’s just kind of sad for the kids. It just sounds kind of ridiculous that adults got into a fight in the parking lot about trading cards.” 