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this post was submitted on 05 May 2026
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~~(That would encourage scalpers doing it more often. I don't think a company should pay scalpers "ransom" like that and reward them. The better option would be try to avoid them.)~~ Edit: Never mind, I misunderstood you.
How does it encourage scalpers? Buyers will outbid scalpers because scalpers need to make a profit.
Oh wait, I totally misunderstood you. Actually that's not a bad idea to auction it themselves too. I guess the ebay middleman would complicate things further for Valve and even more costly. Maybe for the first 2 weeks or so until enough stock is there.