Scalpers have been listing Steam Decks with proof that they have successfully made a Pre-order for the product and they need to wait for it to actually be delivered. The product’s regular price off steam is $399, scalpers on eBay are listing the same product for $1600+. Giving them the ability to list the Steam Deck on eBay for a ridiculous price. This has led to scalpers coming in and grabbing what they can. This was a strategy for Steam to make sure that people don’t make a ton of new Steam accounts and overload the reservations. In order to make a reservation for a Steam Deck, people needed to have at least one purchase on their Steam account until June 2021. Pre-ordering consoles and re-selling them was a trend in June 2021. The scalping began right after the Steam Deck has been announced. The announcement of the Steam Deck has created a lot of scalpers that pile up Steam accounts and make an insane number of Steam Deck Pre-Orders for a smaller price and resell them on eBay for ridiculous prices.

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