Somebody PLEASE explain - Toyota Yaris Forums

the_saint · 11-16-2006, 05:04 PM

Why people (idiots IMO) will pay asinine amounts over retail to get a new game console.

PS3 w/60G hard drive: $3000+

Wii: $500+

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+ depending on how many games bundled.

Katana · 11-16-2006, 05:12 PM

Some guys just can't wait.They also want to flash their new consoles around!

hasher22 · 11-16-2006, 05:42 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, 05:46 PM

hell no...wait until it's available...

hasher22 · 11-16-2006, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Yaris-TJ

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, 07:14 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

Black Yaris · 11-16-2006, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

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

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 · 11-16-2006, 11:01 PM

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, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Yaris

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

paultyler_82 · 11-17-2006, 04:19 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, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

ooooooooo... I am talking to you from the FUTURRRRRE... Now praise me like the God that I am

Meh....the future's over rated

pxpaulx · 11-17-2006, 08:27 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, 04:14 PM

Im buying the Wii cuz of super Smash Bros....WHOOOOOO

Yaris-TJ · 11-17-2006, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hasher22

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..

eTiMaGo · 11-17-2006, 08:53 PM

Personally I'd wait for Gran Turismo HD.. THEN a PS3 would be worth buying

Still, I got to mess around with one in a shop, it's quite nice... just needs more games....

mikeukrainetz · 11-17-2006, 11:29 PM

ARE YOU F'KN KIDDING ME

ARE PEOPLE ACTUALLY THAT "OFF"

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Playstation...QQcmdZViewItem

WTF?

hasher22 · 11-18-2006, 12:32 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, 12:33 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

11-16-2006, 05:04 PM	#1
the_saint 50% borikén Drives: 06 Mazda5, 90 240sx Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Omaha, somewhere in middle america Posts: 166	Somebody PLEASE explain Why people (idiots IMO) will pay asinine amounts over retail to get a new game console. PS3 w/60G hard drive: $3000+ Wii: $500+ 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+ depending on how many games bundled. __________________ '06+ Toyota bB Garson - D.A.D. aero Zuenglein Dolci wheels

11-16-2006, 05:12 PM	#2
Katana Drives: Yaris LB 1.3lt 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Under the hood! Posts: 1,124	Some guys just can't wait.They also want to flash their new consoles around! __________________ It's not the ride, it's the rider!

11-16-2006, 05:42 PM	#3
hasher22 Look mum no stars!! Drives: Toyota Yaris 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Sydney Posts: 1,469	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..... __________________

11-16-2006, 07:14 PM	#6
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	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 __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

11-17-2006, 04:14 PM	#13
hasher22 Look mum no stars!! Drives: Toyota Yaris 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Sydney Posts: 1,469	Im buying the Wii cuz of super Smash Bros....WHOOOOOO __________________

11-16-2006, 05:46 PM	#4
Yaris-TJ View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Sedan ST Barcelona Red Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tijuana, Mexico Posts: 84	hell no...wait until it's available...

11-16-2006, 11:01 PM	#8
riceboy Drives: icebox Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CAN Posts: 1,003	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....

11-17-2006, 04:19 AM	#10
paultyler_82 View User's Garage Drives: 07 Meteorite Metallic Yaris LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 441	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.

11-17-2006, 08:27 AM	#12
pxpaulx Drives: Barcelona Red 5spd sedan Join Date: May 2006 Location: savage, mn Posts: 104	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).

11-17-2006, 08:53 PM	#15
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	Personally I'd wait for Gran Turismo HD.. THEN a PS3 would be worth buying Still, I got to mess around with one in a shop, it's quite nice... just needs more games.... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

11-17-2006, 11:29 PM	#16
mikeukrainetz View User's Garage Drives: 2006 Toyota Yaris Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 564	TOTAL RETARDATION ARE YOU F'KN KIDDING ME ARE PEOPLE ACTUALLY THAT "OFF" http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Playstation...QQcmdZViewItem WTF? __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2336679

11-18-2006, 12:32 AM	#17
hasher22 Look mum no stars!! Drives: Toyota Yaris 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Sydney Posts: 1,469	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..... __________________

11-18-2006, 12:33 AM	#18
hasher22 Look mum no stars!! Drives: Toyota Yaris 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Sydney Posts: 1,469	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 __________________