Can't speak for everyone but when I resold scores of Wiis and other hardware (e.g., hard drives after the flood, etc.) over a decade ago, yes, I had a private corporation for my side hustle and paid income taxes on the profits. I generally made $10-20k/yr (on top of the $20ish-k/yr I made as a graduate TA) though so the tax rate was low.
These posts about disappointing people over the holidays during a pandemic by depriving them the latest $500 video game console speak volumes to how fucked up and entitled our stupid society can be.
Hats off to modern resellers. Seems more complicated than when I was doing it to put myself through school.
I have no issue with reselling if your legitimately doing it, paying taxes, and basically participating in the economy in a legitimate fashion.
I have issue with the scalpers I (personally) know that don't, they don't have jobs, they don't contribute, they just scalp items all day long out of trailers in Arizona, bitch when they get caught by the IRS, and spend their money on drugs.
I have issues with the scalpers that operate on a major scale and avoid tax burden, if they don't I don't care because its now a business. Greasy as it maybe, they are far from the only greasy business model.