View Full Version : Somebody PLEASE explain
the_saint
11-16-2006, 06:04 PM
Why people (idiots IMO) will pay asinine amounts over retail to get a new game console.
PS3 w/60G hard drive: $3000+ (http://video-games.search.ebay.com/playstation-3_Systems_W0QQsacatZ62054)
Wii: $500+ (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&from=R10&satitle=NINTENDO+WII&sacat=62054%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fgtp=)
I'm sorry guys, I just don't get it. Sure they'll sell out before xmas, but it's not like in a few months these things won't be available all over the place.
xbox360 (new): $300-$600+ (http://attr-search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&alist=a10244%2Ca14&catref=C6&pfmode=2&gcs=1134&a10244=24269&pfid=1412&from=R10&a14=43930&satitle=xbox360&sacat=62054%26catref%3DC6%26curcat%3Dtrue&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1) depending on how many games bundled.
Katana
11-16-2006, 06:12 PM
Some guys just can't wait.They also want to flash their new consoles around!
hasher22
11-16-2006, 06:42 PM
Ditto
Though isnt PS3 like 600USD??? Retail....
its gonna be 1000AUD in australia.....im savin up for it...cant stand the ps2 since i got a 360 and all.....
Yaris-TJ
11-16-2006, 06:46 PM
hell no...wait until it's available...
hasher22
11-16-2006, 06:57 PM
hell no...wait until it's available...
isnt it availible in the US already? Ive been told sum1 been playing the preview console in walmart or sumfin
eTiMaGo
11-16-2006, 08:14 PM
60GB PS3 here brought in from japan, couple of days after it was released there, sells for just about $1000...
The console has been in shops for demos in the US, but will start selling to the general public as of today. Keep your eyes on the news for riots and murder in the long queues in front of game shops :biggrin:
Black Yaris
11-16-2006, 08:17 PM
60GB PS3 here brought in from japan, couple of days after it was released there, sells for just about $1000...
The console has been in shops for demos in the US, but will start selling to the general public as of today. Keep your eyes on the news for riots and murder in the long queues in front of game shops :biggrin:
going on sale tomorrow, the 17th.... I know ya'll are a whole day ahead of us on the other side of the world and all
riceboy
11-17-2006, 12:01 AM
it's not gonna be pretty..... ppl are already camping out.. i heard that the local wal-mart is only getting 4pcs.... the zellers 0pcs... if anyone can get one it'll be mod city though....
eTiMaGo
11-17-2006, 01:59 AM
going on sale tomorrow, the 17th.... I know ya'll are a whole day ahead of us on the other side of the world and all
ooooooooo... I am talking to you from the FUTURRRRRE... Now praise me like the God that I am :biggrin:
paultyler_82
11-17-2006, 05:19 AM
Our local Wal Mart is only getting 10, and probably not all in the same shipment. Bust Buy is getting about the same or less, and all the game stores are only getting 5, all of which have been preordered. I think It's hilarious, I guess next week when everyone's sending their PS3's back to Sony with problems (remember the 360 launch?) I'll be laughing that I didn't fork up about 700USD (after taxes) for this beast on the first day... I'll wait a while, I didn't get a PS until about 5 years after they came out, took me 2 years on the PS2... maybe a year for the PS3, we'll see, once they start releasing games for it that I actually want to play.
the_saint
11-17-2006, 08:16 AM
ooooooooo... I am talking to you from the FUTURRRRRE... Now praise me like the God that I am :biggrin:
Meh....the future's over rated :moon:
pxpaulx
11-17-2006, 09:27 AM
i dont understand why the Wii is going for over $500; i'm getting mine at midnight (pre-ordered) but i actually want it! however, i'm gonna go to walmart and buy a few more to throw up on ebay - as long as i can make $100+ over retail it is definitely worth the time! I WISH i'd gotten a pre-order for the ps3, that would've been killer profit on ebay, i saw about a dozen go for $7,499 buy-it-now this morning on there. They are going to be extremely scarce, and very expensive on there until next year when they can actually start to meet demand (assuming most people just don't give in a buy a 360/wii for the same price because they just cant wait any longer).
hasher22
11-17-2006, 05:14 PM
Im buying the Wii cuz of super Smash Bros....WHOOOOOO
Yaris-TJ
11-17-2006, 05:34 PM
isnt it availible in the US already? Ive been told sum1 been playing the preview console in walmart or sumfin
It will be out for sale...actually today 11/17..
what I meant available...I meant to wait a couple of months, when supply of the units become common & you can buy it with no problem at Costco..:biggrin: :headbang:
eTiMaGo
11-17-2006, 09:53 PM
Personally I'd wait for Gran Turismo HD.. THEN a PS3 would be worth buying :biggrin:
Still, I got to mess around with one in a shop, it's quite nice... just needs more games....
mikeukrainetz
11-18-2006, 12:29 AM
ARE YOU F'KN KIDDING ME
ARE PEOPLE ACTUALLY THAT "OFF"
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Playstation-3-PS3-60-Gig-System-PS-3_W0QQitemZ150060365805QQihZ005QQcategoryZ62054QQr dZ1QQcmdZViewItem
WTF?
hasher22
11-18-2006, 01:32 AM
HAHAHAHAHA!!! 20G US!!!
Total hardcore gamers would pay for that kind of money.
Cant even wait 2 months when there will be enough stock to walk in a store and get one.....
hasher22
11-18-2006, 01:33 AM
Oh yea but i got to admit who ever was selling it, good job! totally ripped off someone and gettin a 19.4G profit!! :) or sumfin like that
ceres
11-19-2006, 02:33 AM
Next shipment of PS3s isn't expected until March so it's more than 2 months and just how many they'll have is questionable.
ChinoCharles
11-19-2006, 03:01 AM
I just got back from a Best Buy up here in Ohio. There is a line around the building for the Wii. I don't understand.
hasher22
11-19-2006, 03:25 AM
I just got back from a Best Buy up here in Ohio. There is a line around the building for the Wii. I don't understand.
Cuz they want Super Smash Bros!!!! WEEEE!!! OMG CANT WAIT FOR THAT GAME!!!
in regards to the 20k one. look at the winner. it's probably not a legit bid. not a registered user. 0 feed back. though says, when it was a registered user, he signed up '02. with the name of grey goose..must be a vodka lover XD
but i agree. people are idiots. i know where to get a ps3 ^__^;; but most americans won't want the one i can get. one from back home.
spkrman
11-19-2006, 06:38 AM
Yea I had driven by walmart and saw a line of people outside, I thought it was some group of bums... lol... seriously...
Then I saw someone with a tent outside of circuit city, asked what was up, and it all made sense when they said ps3 comign out tomorrow.
Apparantly someone was paid 1000 for a spot in line at walmart... not bad for standin out in the cold for a few hours :)
hasher22
11-19-2006, 06:51 AM
Well id say if you have money to blow then why not!
tomjasz
11-19-2006, 10:43 AM
ARE YOU F'KN KIDDING ME
ARE PEOPLE ACTUALLY THAT "OFF"
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Playstation-3-PS3-60-Gig-System-PS-3_W0QQitemZ150060365805QQihZ005QQcategoryZ62054QQr dZ1QQcmdZViewItem
WTF?
Check the bids, :bs: :bs: :bs: no one paid the price but several lost their eBay membership, prolly just kids playing games....
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=150060365805
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