What Does This Mean?
[ SLANG ][ RESELLER INTERNET ][ DEGEN ECONOMY ]
The extra premium buyers end up paying because resellers have driven up prices on a category of item, treated as an unavoidable cost of the resale economy existing.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"That's just the reseller tax at this point, nothing in that category sells for retail anymore."
LORE & ORIGIN
Coined by frustrated buyers to describe how widespread reselling behavior has measurably raised prices across entire product categories, from sneakers to vintage furniture.
FIRST SEEN
2020
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Related To:Lowball
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