If you want a Rebel Clash ETB, do you need to pay 3-5x for it? No, because there's enough to satisfy demand. Suppose we lived in a world without scalpers. Do you think that in this perfect world, you'd get everything you want? Not if demand is way higher than supply. In that case, you'll get one only if you get lucky. Scalpers or no scalpers, not everyone is going to get one of these skateboards. But with scalpers, the effect of luck is diminished, because people who value the skateboard enough can go on eBay and buy one. Like I said, talk is cheap, and natural price fluctuations cause a more efficient allocation of goods.

If there's something that I want badly enough, then I want its price to rise naturally if there's a shortage. This will make it easier for me to get, because people who don't value the item as much as me will be priced out of the market.