On the last day of 2019, many citizens spent time in "shopping". Yesterday at 14:00, the Pudong Yaohan shopping mall was crowded with people. In the discount promotions of major shopping malls at the end of each year, Pudong Yaohan is unique with its high rebate coupons and a wide range of products, attracting consumers. Also coming to Yaohan from all over is the "scalper".
"Years every year, many scalpers are old faces. What we have to do is to ensure safety and order through a variety of legal means." said Sun Lijun, deputy head of the action group of the Public Security Detachment of the Pudong Public Security Bureau. Beginning on December 20 last year, the branch security detachment specially deployed police forces into shopping malls, increased patrols and patrols on all floors, and focused on checking and comparing idle personnel wandering in the shopping malls, and maliciously occupying counters, affecting customers and The "scalpers" in the normal order of shopping malls maintain a high-pressure and strict crackdown.
earned business experience at both ends of the
reporter learned at the scene that some consumers had already enjoyed the "500 rebate 300 coupons" promotion discount on December 31 a week ago. The trick is to shuttle the "scalpers" in the crowd.
Yaohan’s promotional activities are coupon-returning: customers who make a one-time payment of RMB 500 for category A products/ RMB 3,000 for category B products/ RMB 600 for category C products can receive a 300 RMB coupon, which is universal throughout the venue. Although the coupon will not be available until December 31, the "scalpers" who are familiar with the road will enter the mall a week or even earlier to make an appointment.
Yesterday at 15:00, at the gold counter on the 6th floor of Yaohan, a woman carrying a messenger bag was using a shopping card to help consumers who buy gold check out in exchange for cash and invoices. "This person is a scalper." At this time, two men stepped forward to stop the transaction, and the woman turned around to go, but was blocked. The two men were plainclothes policemen from the Operation Brigade of the Public Security Detachment of the Pudong Public Security Bureau and the Lujiazui Public Security Police Station. "Sorry, I really just came here, I don't know you are there." Seeing nowhere, the woman took the initiative to walk to the temporary police station set by the public security agency on the 11th floor of the mall. Scenes like
happen every year in Yaohan. At the temporary police station, the women took out 8 stacks of thick shopping cards from their bags, with a total value of more than 200,000 yuan, a stack of cash and a credit card machine.
"This is a two-to-one business." 15 years ago, Yaohan did not close the sales promotion for the first time. Sun Lijun participated in the on-site security and dealt with these "scalpers" every year. He was also familiar with their business experience. He said that these shopping cards were purchased from the public at a discount of 80% to 10% off the face value of the card. On December 31st, if you sell them to consumers at around 5% off the face value of the card, you can earn a price difference. . "Don't underestimate that a single transaction is only 5-15% profit. If you sell these 200,000 cards, you can earn tens of thousands of yuan a day, which is equivalent to ordinary people's wages for a few months." On the other side of
, the "scalper" passed discounts. Recycling coupons, putting together orders, and reselling coupons will make money every day. "Big'scalpers' can earn hundreds of thousands of yuan a day, and ordinary'scalpers' can also earn tens of thousands of yuan."
There are fewer "scalpers", and the order is in order. There are already more than 30 in the temporary police station
A "scalper" is receiving education and admonition. The woman who had just come up from the 8th floor registered her personal information on the desk and was asked to sit in the room and receive education together. During this period, "scalpers" were sent by plainclothes police from time to time. "The man in black, carrying a paper bag with 490,000 yuan in cash, stood in front of the cashier and constantly harassing customers to collect coupons, almost causing conflict. Plainclothes police found the situation during the patrol and brought them back to deal with."
is different from the "three-piece suit" carrying a notebook, a calculator and a messenger bag in the past. In the past two years, some "scalpers" only brought a mobile phone and started work. "Mobile payment is very convenient now. The'scalpers' are also adapting to the trend. They bring a mobile phone and transfer money with consumers through mobile phone transactions. Every transaction is recorded and it is clear at a glance. You don't even need a notebook." Sun Lijun said. The police crackdown has added some difficulty.
However, the policemen who have been involved in the security of Yaohan discount promotions for many years can still recognize the "scalpers" at a glance: always wandering between shops, staring at customers who are ready to pay, and proactively approaching customers to collect tickets and collect coupons. "'Scalper' is always a transaction action."
Many consumers love and hate "scalper". On the one hand, they can convert useless coupons into cash to get even greater discounts; On the one hand, "scalpers" stock up on odds and oftenIt's annoying to add a stop.
The police are most worried about the disturbance of public order by "scalpers". According to the police, there have been many conflicts caused by "scalpers" in the past: some "scalpers" quarreled with customers because they jumped into the queue; some "scalpers" quarreled with customers because they were sitting on the ground and raised prices; and some "scalpers" started to grab business with each other. "Such a situation has serious security risks when the passenger flow is concentrated."
Sun Lijun told reporters that in the past two years, Pudong police used smart public security methods to sort out and compare the "scalper" information that has been investigated and dealt with over the years, combined with shopping mall monitoring and personnel. Comparing information and promptly punishing offenders who disrupt the order of public places. In addition, the police also arranged plainclothes police to be stationed on various floors, counters, and passages in accordance with the characteristics of the passenger flow in the mall. If the scalpers were found to be persuaded for a long time, they were arrested and sent to centralized temporary police stations for admonishment. "Affected by the double impact of the police's crackdown on the promotion of gold and other commodities, the number of scalpers this year is less than in previous years, and the order of the shopping malls is getting better and better."
On the last day of 2019, we will enter the mall from 6 a.m. until 2020. At 3 o'clock in the morning on January 1, 2005, nearly a hundred Pudong policemen guarded the safety and order of Yaohan's "not closing" activities day and night. As of the end of the activity in the early hours of this morning, the Pudong police had collected more than 230 "scalpers" information, and they were all given education and admonitions. Editor-in-chief of column
: Wang Haiyan Text editor: Wu Linhua Source of title picture: Picture courtesy of Pudong Public Security Bureau
