Sentences with phrase «artificial shortage»

Nintendo are the masters of creating artificial shortages to increase perceived demand / value in their products, they're scalpers favorite company, and I'd bet Nintendos favorite consumers are the scalpers, they're the reason amiibo were so successful for so long, until they started becoming actually available and started dropping in demand.

Whether through artificial shortages or the pure lure of a relatively cheap (if you didn't buy it for $ 500 on eBay), HD NES with a built - in suite of nostalgic games, the NES Classic Edition was one of 2016's hottest holiday items.

Many are surprised that such a system exists in Canada — imagine if the government allowed gas stations, for instance, to collude with each other and create artificial shortages to drive up the price of gas.

The problem is not a lack of warm bodies, but an artificial shortage of individuals with the skills, training, and knowledge to lead modern schools and school systems.

It's past time to abandon the artificial shortages and get sufficient stock back on the shelves, or else scalpers will continue to exploit both supplier and consumer.

Demand is through the roof, certainly higher than even Nintendo's most optimistic executive hoped, because of the artificial shortage — mission accomplished there.

Let us hope that they can better anticipate consumer demand for future systems instead of creating an artificial shortage.

Law schools don't seem to have caught on to what the Medical Profession has long known; limit the amount of available spaces, thereby creating an artificial shortage of graduates.