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PS5 restock getting snatched past scalpers earlier orders go alive

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PS5 restocks are an elusive creature — and that'due south when it's a fair fight. A new report, nevertheless, suggests things are somehow worse than we'd imagined.

Anonymous sources told IGN that that the PS5 restock inventory of UK-based retailer Argos had been partially sold even earlier it was supposed to keep auction. And that scalpers were backside these curious early sales.

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A group known as Express Notify — which sells PS5's via a Discord you must pay to enter — is claiming it was the faction that bought the PS5s early on.

The incident in question took identify earlier today (January 26), and saw a familiar design play out. Argos' site was buggy and slow, and its inventory ran out far earlier than you would have expected. That'south because some folks managed to buy out some of the inventory on January 25, a day earlier than the onsale was supposed to kickoff.

IGN'southward sources say that the sales were leveraged through a "loophole," seemingly erasing thought of any insider-based shenanigans.

Argos would presently shut down the loophole, but non in time for many sales to happen — and for some units to even be picked upwardly in person. The retailer told BirminghamLive that it had "identified a technical issue which allowed a small proportion of customers to identify orders early."

This is all a big reminder of how frustrating it tin can be to try and grab a PS5 restock before it'due south over. I personally gave up on PS5 restocks after they seemed like more trouble than information technology was worth — not to mention how pricey some bundles got.

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Henry is a senior editor at Tom'southward Guide roofing streaming media, laptops and all things Apple, reviewing devices and services for the past six-plus years. Prior to joining Tom'due south Guide, he reviewed software and hardware for TechRadar Pro, and interviewed artists for Patek Philippe International Magazine. He's too covered the wild world of professional wrestling for Cageside Seats, interviewing athletes and other industry veterans.

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