I do seem to recall some posts on cougarboard about bots being used to snap up online sales of PS5 systems. I can see how that is not ideal.
Would it work better if the distributor raises their prices to begin with? Doesn't the bot problem arise (for PS5s or sports tickets or whatever) when the initial seller is undervaluing their price?
maybe they could make the vaccine free-market sale also like buying an airline ticket.