scalping
Example Sentences
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Scalping, dynamic pricing, scalper bots are all scapegoats.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2022
Scalping has been a major frustration for consumers, as manufacturers like Ford, GM, Sony, and others have wrangled with production slowdowns caused by the ongoing chip shortage.
From The Verge • Jan. 8, 2022
Scalping, thanks to StubHub and the like, had gone semi-straight—what formerly could be a Class D felony was now legit, though still in many ways legally murky.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 5, 2019
Scalping only occurs when original ticket sellers charge a price that's lower than some consumers are willing to pay.
From US News • Oct. 4, 2016
C. Practice of Scalping among the Scythians, &c.
From Notes and Queries, Number 44, August 31, 1850 by Various
