Why is it so hard to buy a PlayStation 5 right now? ‘Grinch Bots’ are probably to blame

Bots are buying up coveted sneakers, toys, and electronics before customers can manage to click “purchase.” Then, resellers can jack up the price. Phil Nichols, 45, of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, has been very good this year. In a concession to the pandemic, he’s managed his information technology job for the Internal Revenue Service from home and forgone weekly game nights, as well as restaurant and movie outings. To break up the monotony and also distract from his chronic pain, the...