The Steam Machine is sold out, overpriced, and can't quite do 4K – and now scalpers are asking $3,000 for it

Scalpers are already flipping Steam Machine reservations for double Valve's asking price

Scalpers flip Steam Machine reservations for $1,600–$2,500 (2.5× Valve's $1,049 price) days before launch, circumventing anti-scalping controls. It reveals limits in artificial-scarcity strategies—a lesson for pricing and supply management in high-demand product launches.