UK is considering outlawing product reselling using automated bots

Source: Geeknetic added 16th Dec 2020

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by Jordi Bercial 5 minutes ago

We are all aware of the stir that the current situation with graphics cards has caused, processors and consoles, these products being the victims of speculation that has made ordinary users who have no interest in configuring an automated bot to obtain as many units as possible from some kind of product, end up paying more than double the actual retail price for some of these devices.

Now, it seems be that the English parliament would be organizing some method to pursue this practice, so that the purchase of goods, in this case graphics cards and consoles, through an automated bot for your subsequent resale at a price much higher than the MSRP – the price dictated by the manufacturer – would be illegal in the UK, something that would benefit all users in the region, except speculators, of course.

Be that as it may, for now this does not mean that the United Kingdom will take action immediately, but we still need to find a date when it is appropriate to discuss this matter and start a debate from here.

It is possible that no resolution comes from here, so this does not mean that speculation will actually be prohibited.

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Jordi Bercial

Avid technology and electronics enthusiast . I mess around with computer components almost since I learned to ride. I started working at Geeknetic after winning a contest on their forum for writing hardware articles. Drift, mechanics and photography lover. Don’t be shy and leave a comment on my articles if you have any questions.