scalping
Example Sentences
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So, he turned to "scalping" - an unfavourable term for stockpiling popular products and reselling them at a higher price for profit.
From BBC
But it’s an open question as to whether the Justice Department will try to set a precedent by prosecuting short sellers for market manipulation under the scalping theory — or any other one not yet tested.
From New York Times
There are accounts of people already scalping the product for more than it’s worth: TeslaMic is a hot seller.
From The Verge
Both Europeans and Native Americans engaged in scalping, but English colonists greatly expanded the practice when the government sanctioned the effort with bounties, the filmmakers said.
From Seattle Times
Jake says he doesn't know how much money he's made from scalping - but the numbers are big.
From BBC
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