Scalpers List Steam Machine Reservations at $1,700+
Scalpers are listing Steam Machine preorder reservations on eBay for up to $3,000, roughly double the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
📍 How it ended
Scalpers listed Steam Machine reservations on eBay for prices ranging from $2,700 to over $3,000. These listings reached roughly double the MSRP of the 2TB model despite efforts from Valve.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 20d ago, after coverage quieted.
Quick answers
What is the current scalper price for Steam Machine reservations?
Listings on eBay have been seen between $2,700 and $3,000.
How does the scalper price compare to the official price?
Prices are roughly double the MSRP of the 2TB model.
Which platforms are being used for these sales?
According to coverage, these reservations are being flipped on eBay.
🌍 How it travelled
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The brief
Third-party sellers are flipping Steam Machine reservations on eBay. Listing prices range from $2,700 to $3,000, with some sellers targeting double the MSRP of the 2TB model.
Coverage from Wccftech, Tom's Hardware, and TweakTown emphasizes that this activity is occurring despite efforts from Valve. GamesIndustry.biz notes that Valve's position allows for a pricey, niche hardware launch in a way that Sony and Microsoft cannot.
Future developments depend on whether Valve implements further measures to curb the flipping of these reservations.
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Coverage (5)
- Valve is working with NVIDIA to make GeForce GPUs compatible with SteamOS TweakTown · 31d ago
- Scalpers Are Already Flipping Steam Machine Reservations On eBay For $2,700–$2,900, Roughly Double Valve’s Price Wccftech · 31d ago
- Steam Machine scalping hits $3,000 on eBay as sellers list preorder reservations — scalpers already flipping queues for 2X the MSRP of the 2TB model Tom's Hardware · 31d ago
- Valve can afford a niche, pricey hardware launch; Sony and Microsoft can't GamesIndustry.biz · 31d ago
- Scalpers are already selling the Steam Machine for over $3000 on eBay despite Valve's efforts TweakTown · 31d ago
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