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How "grinch bots" are driving up the prices of hot holiday toys

Competition for the season's hottest toy may not be another parent, but a piece of computer code. So-called "cyber bots" are scooping up some of the season's most coveted items so that unscrupulous sellers can then unload them at a much higher price. Atlantic senior editor Derek Thompson joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss how these software bots work and why it's "extremely difficult" to combat them.
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