Three things are guaranteed in life: death, taxes, and scalping. Valve's Steam Machine pre-orders have started shipping, and given the much higher demand than supply, the vultures are straight in on the new console. Listings show resales are already happening, up to double the regular price of the box.
Yes, double. Valve is currently selling Steam Machines based on a lottery system, since there's so much interest. People who signed up started being filtered into either the queue to buy this week, with some going there while others were told they're still on the waitlist.