Ban/make illegal the scalping of items using bots and reselling above RRP

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Ban/make it illegal for people to use automatic bots to buy up stock of newly released products and then resell it off at a later date for a higher price taking advantage of desperate consumers,

Recently with the release of the next generation gaming consoles, PS5 and Xbox Series X, which already cost £450, people are taking advantage of the limited supply and high demand due to covid and reselling the off at much higher prices which limits the amount of people able to get one. And due to the limited supply already and scalpers taking the majority of stock, parents were unable to get them as gifts for christmas leading to unhappy children on christmas.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Prevent/deter the buying and reselling of goods/services at inflated prices.

Timeline

18 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
25 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Jan 2021

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