Is anyone else going to be buying any to sell on Ebay? I'm going to be getting 3 to sell. They are selling on Ebay for 1200+ so who knows what people will pay for them when it gets closer to x-mas.

I was, but I couldn't get anybody to invest with me and I'm flat broke on my own.

how are u getting 3?

hope you make a fair bit of cash!

Read a report on a gaming site that ebay is going to pull any PS3 auctions that go over 2x the systems retail price at Sony's request.

that sucks

I hope you have friends going with you because you can't just go in and buy 3. Limit 1 per customer. I'll most likely be camping out 10hrs+ early and get one to sell. And for those that didn't know, I go to best buy with about 15 people thanksgiving evening (5ish) and we camp out until 9am the next morning for all the deals. (then of course to resell most of it online) Great experience though and lots of fun

How can they justify this?

Ebay or Sony? I can easily see how Sony justifies this. I wouldn't want people immediately buying my system second hand the week it comes out. I want every sucker to line up for a new one.

I had this in mind for a while especially after camping out last year for Xbox 360. PS3 is looking to be harder to get and therefore be going for alot higher. I really wanna do this but having a tough time finding someone to camp with.

I'm not sure if I want to camp for a PS3. After all the problem Sony's had with them I think I might wait for the next shipment to come out so they get a chance to fix any bugs.

Well obviously, if you thinking of keeping it to play yourself, you never want a first generation from the 1st shipment as there are always bugs. However it's great to get a 1st shipment if you intend to sell it.

Ebay regularly pulls auctions at companies requests if they feel that people are price gouging/exploiting the market. In tis case Sony is asking Ebay to put a cap on the amount an auction for a PS3 can go for in an effort to discourage people from buying multiple systems just to reseall them while Sony can't keep up with system demand.

I would just buy 2 PS3's...Sell them on ebay for 2x the price. Ship them in cardboard boxes...then sell 2 PS3 boxes for the same price because people are too stupid to read the info of an auction before they buy it.

Good news, my buddy is coming down to my college next Thursday, then we are gonna go camp out Target or Best Buy sometime in the evening. We will stay there til mourning, pick two up then drive back to my house where my dad will then proceed to sell them on Ebay for an overly inflated price.

Do stores that are open 24/7 start selling PS3's at 12:01am on that Thursday? Or no? Because if that is the case, I'm going to the bank to try to get a PS3 that day...or night...you know what I mean.

I know Wal-Mart does, although it will be 12:01 A.M. Friday not Thursday.

Really...Friday...hmm...thats even better. I can get a few people to come with me and buy some PS3's...this is going to be sweet.

Hmm...based on my calculations...I can get up to 6 of these bad boys if I can somehow get to walmart well before 12:01pm...then try to bank on either 1 or 2 meijers in town. Then if that's not the case...I will campout the best buy overnight. Of course me and my gf will be buying them each

my friend's brother is going to sell them on his website.
he is in school so the idiot is going to pay people 150 dollars to stand in line.

The guys at Bestbuy said they were going to sell in the 2-2500 range online, esp during Christmas season.

There are other auction sites...

That guy underestimated that amount...they are being sold for $3000 on ebay right now for pre-orders

yeah but the highest bided ones are like 1600
i have 1 preordered and if the bids reach over 2k after launch im selling and my cousin may be able to get me one (hes getting 6, he works for nintendo setting up their store displays and knows ppl at many stores)

I want the Wii. Really impressed by everything that system has to offer.

I'm talking about eBay.






People use Ebay to sell items at a price people are willing to pay. Is that not the whole concept of an auction?

If Sony is that concerned about everybody having the opportunity to buy one maybe they should have more made before releasing them.

Oh...and they could lower the price too.

Are you sure?

This is the lowest final bid I've seen today

For those of you that are still at home tonight, I wouldn't bank on getting a ps3 unless you get lucky.

I went by Best Buy this morning and there were already people camped out with tents and everything. The store only will have 6 of the 20gb systems and 20 of the 6gb systems.

Lower the price... good luck with that, they are already taking a huge loss on every system they sell. They have had multiple hardware failures during the launch process that has delayed them numerous times. They have to get the system out to compete with 360 and Wii or they are going to be so far behind that they will lose this round of the console wars.

360 already has a year on the market and well over 100 titles available and now their second generation of software is hitting.

The Wii has been getting way more publicity than the PS3 since E3 and is going to have a lot more systems available at launch, a lower price point, more launch titles, and they are actually making money on the system itself where Sony is losing money on each one they sell.

Ideally Sony would wait to be able to meet demands, but they can't afford to miss this holiday season. Only an idiot is going to buy a PS3 off ebay, Playstations have a horrible reputations for the first release of them being full of faulty hardware, and you want to know what kind of response you will get from Sony support when you told them you bought your new PS3 off ebay?

Sony wants those auctions under control because they know they have to deal with the fallout of them.

More PS3 stupidity...

gamestop/ebgames for those that don't know
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4934

apparently what they got for sale was less than their preorders...so if you preordered from them, hope you do not get a phonecall...


side note there are AT LEAST 196 ps1 and ps2 titles that do not work on the ps3 - some don't play at all, most have no sound etc...sony says it'll get fixed in a patch eventually.

Also,

http://articles.news.aol.com/business/_a/p...S00010000000001

Maybe Sony should start selling them on ebay.

Yea, they should.

Looks like I will be going with Target. Best Buy has the most, however there are people already camping out. Wal Mart is going to be very busy also. Since Target always has less people and opens at 8am, it should be the best choice. My guess would be people will start showing up at like 6 or 7pm. I will prolly go there with my buddy in the afternoon on Thursday.

I'm also going with Target. I've actually put together a team of teenagers, paying 30% of the profit on their system.

I plan on wearing a Star Wars costume for the camp, to create confusion. I feel this will give me an edge -- and look pretty cool.

Local Best buys around here have kicked anyone attempting to camp out more than 24 hours before the system launch off the property.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
gamestop only got 8 they told me they were getting 15 and i was 10
so im not getting one on launch

The meijer and wal-mart might not have many...but all i know is that best-buy...Target, and Circut City will open at 8am...and they will be handing out tickets (tokens..whatever) to so many people. Luckily...all day tomorrow and tomorrow night there is supposed to be a big rainstorm turning into a snow storm...time to rough it out

****!!! You have no idea how pissed I am right now. The Best Buy around here has been camped for the past 24 hours, pretty standard and I expected that. Target has had people there since 6pm tonight which means they are going to be there for about 40 hours! I am soo pissed, the only hope I have now is to go to Walmart with my buddy in 2 hours. The walmart over here is 24/7 so they will be selling it at midnight but won't let lines form til 6am (3hrs from now). So basically there's like 50 people hoovering around, and I am expecting a crazy frenzy when 6am comes. Wish me luck!! I will sure need it.

Yep, thats what that link I posted earlier about them getting their shipment cut in half was.

Best Buy near me is getting 26 systems, they aren't doing a lottery system, just first come first serve and they will let people start camping out at 9pm tonight.

Just got back from my local target in Dekalb. Camped there with some buds for 5 hours. Finally got the info that there were only 4 PS3s there. We were like 7-11th on that list so we left. We plan to go to another target tonight a half hour away that supposedly has 10+ and won't let you start camping until 7pm which works perfectly. Hopefully I can come through tonight.

you all are insane

i think i may go out and get a wii instead since i probably wont be getting my ps3 for a awhile



errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr im so mad

Just talked to my aunt (the toys r us manager). She said that in the next shipment of PS3s, she can get one held for me, which will easily be before christmas.

My friend just called me, they said that Sams club has PS3's. And people who have a business membership can get in line early for tomorrow morning. He's forth in line...lucky him....I hope Best Buy or Circut City let lines form at 9pm.

Sony says..."Ooops"

http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/14/technology...sion=2006111407

Can your aunt make it two fellow UT buddy?

I just watched PS3 (pre-order) sell on ebay for $3,350. I puked a little in my mouth. That is all.

One just went for 6K. I may go camping tonight.

If you do, make sure you are one of the first 10 people. I don't think many places are going to get more than that. Good luck.

Ive heard of super walmarts and targets that are only getting 4-6.