Yeah, they really fucked the game up. Used to be where only the savvy people knew about shit like inventory checkers, surprise drops and in-stores and the off-brand retailers because they be on reddit or message boards and shit.
They took that info and told EVERYBODY. And they all be acting the same, like they on some Robin Hood shit to get these lames and these goofies to send them donations and click affiliate links.
These muthafuckas done gave up all the game to the hypebeasts, the hypebeasts blow the shit up even more because they can't wait to stunt about it and how they got it. Damn waiting until they get home, it's people posting their shit before they even leave the store.
So between everybody knowing the game, the hypebeasts, the scalpers, the bots, limited supply to Covid, retailers and their broken website structures, and in-store purchases being a crap shoot, a normally net-savvy nigga like me can't get one.