Still think purchasing bots don’t exist in our community?

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Brian
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Coming from other hobbies with highly touted, limited release drops (keycaps, shoes, PC components), I’ve been saying for a couple of years now that purchasing bots have crept into our hobby. Hinderer, GEC, sprint runs, etc.

After seeing the web traffic on my small website during a rare, Westinghouse drop, I’m more convinced than ever.

I’d be curious to hear if whitty whitty figured out what they were hit by.
 
Probably a scripter someone uses something "like google passwords" it instantly fills out information when you get to the order page and he just opens 20 tabs and hits purchase and it will mirror all tabs.

Not bot's perse but close enough. Easy to do in linux or other modified browsers. Good on him for cancelling the orders though, it's a scumbag thing to do.
 
I know of a guy who runs a bot. He targets GEC and Northwoods. They’re definitely in the hobby, just like everywhere else.
 
It sucks that Scott had to deal with it, but it shows his character that he canceled all the orders. He's definitely one of the good guys!
 
They certainly must be a reality. During GEC or Albers drops you get people who have literally only just come on the scene who appear to be able to build up large collections in a very short time. Maybe luck grows on trees...
 
Will Power said:
They certainly must be a reality. During GEC or Albers drops you get people who have literally only just come on the scene who appear to be able to build up large collections in a very short time. Maybe luck grows on trees...
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I can tell you that some of those guys have done it the old fashioned way and there's a tree alright, a money tree in their backyard that's missing quite a few leaves after amassing the collections I've seen a couple of these guys produce in a very short time! But hey, good for them!
 
Of course, I have no doubt about that. But I also know collectors who have very lavish funds and have extensive connexions having been connoisseurs for many years who have had no luck at all in securing knives. Something is astir.
 
Truthfully, given the ease with which web-automation can be implemented, I just assume that damn-near any item that's sought after has "bots" operating to snipe it. The only party that can do anything about this is the vendor and even then they're on the back foot.

This isn't a new phenomenon and will only increase in adoption.
 
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