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Harvey Randall

Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director heaves a big sigh as scalpers predictably ruin it for everyone: 'All you’re doing is making someone sad'

Gale, a wizard from Baldur's Gate 3, looks very bloodied and very sad at the player while a celestial midnight blooms behind his depressed mug.

Baldur's Gate 3 has a snazzy collector's edition—good luck getting your mitts on it, though. As spotted by PC Gamer's own Robert Jones last year, resale prices (typically set by 'scalpers') have exceeded $2,000, which is more than a decent rig with which to play the damn thing might cost.

Sadly, this isn't a rare occurrence. Scalpers (people who make a side-gig out of hoarding limited stock to sell at a later date) are a pox upon just about every hobby where you can buy stuff. Last September, a wholesome event at the Van Gogh Museum got gatecrashed by impatient scalpers because the museum had the sheer temerity, the sheer gall, to offer children a special Pikachu card for turning in a quiz.

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