BBC

The Scalpers

Name: The Scalpers
Description: Made for the BBC, a fast, funny look inside the shadow trade of PS5 scalping. During the pandemic's chip shortage, bots swept consoles off the shelves the second they landed and sold them on at triple the price. The film follows a journalist unpacking how the racket actually works.

Made for the BBC, a fast, funny look inside the shadow trade of PS5 scalping. During the pandemic's chip shortage, bots swept consoles off the shelves the second they landed and sold them on at triple the price. The film follows a journalist unpacking how the racket actually works.

3XF Films · documentary and brand films for technology companies by Benjamin Barfoot.