I’ve only purchased games and kept them so I’m no flipper. I totally get the frustration with flippers and there are some concerns that make sense but I totally don’t understand the “artificially inflate prices” point.
There is nothing artificial about about someone buying something in a transaction where both parties are happy and then selling where both parties are again happy. If one party feels scammed then that’s another matter but if both parties are happy in each transaction then the only reason for anyone to be unhappy are the parties that missed out.
If another buyer beats you to the $500 home use TZ, then you are just pissed that you didn’t rip the seller off for that amount yourself. If you later find out it was flipper and he’s reselling for $7000, then you’re even more pissed because he’s a scammy flipper. But if you got it, played it or not for awhile, you would sell it for market value anyway wouldn’t you?
It’s a free market and anyone is free to buy and should be free to sell at whatever fair price. And the line between flipper and enthusiast is not very clear. Ultimately just people buying things, keeping for a little or long time and then selling for what they can get. Nothing wrong with that.