Results 1 to 21 of 21

Thread: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

  1. #1
    Featured Member DJ Machismo's Avatar
    Joined
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Centerville, OH
    Posts
    953
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

    Default PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    PS3 on eBay

    There was little doubt that online auctions for Sony's PlayStation 3 would be commanding exorbitant prices after the system's launch at 12:01 a.m. this morning. With expected shortages around the country and gamers and scalpers alike camping out for days just for a chance at landing one of the systems, prices on preordered systems were routinely hitting the $1,500 mark a month before the system went on sale.

    Now that the PlayStation 3 has hit the market and sellers have their systems in hand, prices for online auctions are soaring. A quick survey of eBay Friday morning found more than 10,000 listings for PS3 systems (although many had been taken down), with three auctions won by bids of $15,000 or more. However, it seemed most systems were going for between $2,500 and $5,000, with one "lucky" bidder snagging a PS3 for $2,250.

    Auctions for Nintendo's Wii were less plentiful (a search yielded more than 1,100 listings for Wii systems) and were commanding lower sale prices, but some of the $250 consoles were going for several times their retail price, with one bundle including games and accessories topping the $1,400 mark.
    I wonder what possesses someone to pay $15,000 for an item that retails for $600, honestly.
    Guy #1: I'd totally hit that.
    Guy #2: Dude, I'd hit that so hard whoever could pull me out would become the King of England.

  2. #2
    Featured Member Krazyjane's Avatar
    Joined
    Jul 2005
    Posts
    1,269
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    A fool and his money...

  3. #3
    Featured Member hannah83's Avatar
    Joined
    Jul 2005
    Location
    southeast michigan
    Posts
    1,767
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    what the hell. people are just plain stupid. In order for me to pay $15,000 for a PS3, that thing better be plated in gold and have diamonds on it or something.
    There's a wild side behind every innocent face.

    End violence against women.
    I support Dottie.


  4. #4
    God/dess
    Joined
    Jul 2005
    Posts
    3,354
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 57 Times in 3 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    It's probably some rich guy with a brat for a kid that won't accept anything but a PS3 for Christmas.

    Too bad the kid probably won't appreciate it for what it's worth.

  5. #5
    God/dess Mastridonicus's Avatar
    Joined
    Jun 2005
    Location
    Paradigm City
    Posts
    6,784
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked 12 Times in 7 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Quote Originally Posted by hannah83
    what the hell. people are just plain stupid. In order for me to pay $15,000 for a PS3, that thing better be plated in gold and have diamonds on it or something.
    Imagine if it where YOUR BF spending YOUR MONEY.
    People are not ruled by their memories.

  6. #6
    God/dess PaigeDWinter's Avatar
    Joined
    Oct 2004
    Location
    Cocoa Beach, FL
    Posts
    10,220
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 52 Times in 37 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Uhoh... someone parked the short bus near a computer again!



    We were talking about this at Blockbuster yesterday. When the Xbox 360 came out, people were making acouple hundred on ebay for the boxes or the receipts. We dunno why.
    Number of times Rickrolled on stage: 6
    *******************************

    Marasmus ... "Ladies don't fart. They butt-laugh."
    Marasmus says, "Oh no, that wasn't gas, it was merely a rectal chuckle."

    Marek says, "A friend of mine got punched in the face by a dominatrix stripper about two weeks ago and I thought of you."

  7. #7
    God/dess Vyanka's Avatar
    Joined
    Aug 2004
    Location
    Cash-Stack-istan Island
    Posts
    14,704
    Thanks
    6,564
    Thanked 11,625 Times in 3,697 Posts
    My Mood
    Angelic

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    I feel like smacking that person

  8. #8
    Featured Member DJ Machismo's Avatar
    Joined
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Centerville, OH
    Posts
    953
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    I had a friend that bought about 5-6 360s at Best Buy. He made enough money off of everything to net him a few grand. Then ended up keeping the last 360 which was more than paid for.

    Combined with all the deals they had at the time and the Reward Zone points, he made out like a thief on the whole deal.
    Guy #1: I'd totally hit that.
    Guy #2: Dude, I'd hit that so hard whoever could pull me out would become the King of England.

  9. #9
    God/dess
    Joined
    Jul 2005
    Posts
    3,354
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 57 Times in 3 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Quote Originally Posted by DJ Machismo
    I had a friend that bought about 5-6 360s at Best Buy. He made enough money off of everything to net him a few grand. Then ended up keeping the last 360 which was more than paid for.

    Combined with all the deals they had at the time and the Reward Zone points, he made out like a thief on the whole deal.
    See? That's smart.

    That's exactly why I can't understand why these people would actually buy them to keep. There are only like...what...five games for it right now? You could sell it for more than double, and then wait for a while and get one.

    Stupid people!

  10. #10
    Featured Member hannah83's Avatar
    Joined
    Jul 2005
    Location
    southeast michigan
    Posts
    1,767
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Quote Originally Posted by Mastridonicus
    Imagine if it where YOUR BF spending YOUR MONEY.
    if my boyfriend did something like that, his days would be numbered..
    There's a wild side behind every innocent face.

    End violence against women.
    I support Dottie.


  11. #11
    God/dess Sirona's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Massachusetts
    Posts
    3,012
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 46 Times in 27 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Never underestimate the power of stupidity.



  12. #12
    Banned rozz's Avatar
    Joined
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Taxachusetts
    Posts
    2,369
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Quote Originally Posted by hannah83
    what the hell. people are just plain stupid. In order for me to pay $15,000 for a PS3, that thing better be plated in gold and have diamonds on it or something.
    Fuck plated in gold, I want it to be able to perform alchemy and pleasure me sexually.

    Around here, I know a guy who was walking out of GameStop with a PS3 and was offered $2500 for it. He took it, being as he's not a moron. Seriously, why not wait a bit and pay the actual cost for a PS3? Or maybe, just maybe, people should have put their name on the reserve list back in June like all the other smart people.

  13. #13
    Featured Member
    Joined
    Sep 2006
    Posts
    1,887
    Thanks
    169
    Thanked 171 Times in 131 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Quote Originally Posted by Krazyjane
    A fool and his money...
    "are easily parted".
    Anyways Sony is loving every minute of this....

  14. #14
    BrunetteGoddess
    Guest

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Just effing crazy....

  15. #15
    Featured Member tootsie's Avatar
    Joined
    Feb 2005
    Location
    on my couch
    Posts
    1,305
    Thanks
    26
    Thanked 38 Times in 19 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Quote Originally Posted by Deni
    It's probably some rich guy with a brat for a kid that won't accept anything but a PS3 for Christmas.

    Too bad the kid probably won't appreciate it for what it's worth.

    exactly what i was thinking!

  16. #16
    God/dess Bridgette's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Gettin the fuck outta Dodge!
    Posts
    14,241
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Quote Originally Posted by Sirona
    Never underestimate the power of stupidity.
    Or good marketing. I'm thinking the PS3 "shortage" was perfectly planned to create more demand for it. Does anyone really believe they "couldn't" produce more of them??

    Quote Originally Posted by pheno View Post
    When you lead a nontraditional life don't try to measure it with traditional milestones.

  17. #17
    God/dess doc-catfish's Avatar
    Joined
    Nov 2002
    Location
    123 Tornado Alley Way, Hooterville USA
    Posts
    6,322
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 36 Times in 30 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    There's a bit of difference in an eBay seller getting a winning bid for $15K, and them actually getting $15K from the buyer for the item.

    I wonder how many of these things are actually being sold for that much.

    But just for amusement...

    Successful $15K bid for three PS3's. (Notice winning bidder only has a FB rating of '1').

    Successful $14.9K bid for one PS3. (Notice winning bidder has a FB rating of '0' and has been on eBay for less than two weeks. Hmmm....).

    Some smartass seller REALLY trying to push his luck. I mean you gotta admire the attempt.
    Last edited by doc-catfish; 11-20-2006 at 02:15 PM. Reason: Because I Can!
    Former SCJ now in rehab.

  18. #18
    Veteran Member Vegas_dancer's Avatar
    Joined
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    264
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Well...I bought the wrong toy. I have 6 TMX elmos waiting to auction off on ebay....

  19. #19
    God/dess whirlerz's Avatar
    Joined
    May 2004
    Location
    Midwest
    Posts
    27,134
    Thanks
    55,898
    Thanked 26,027 Times in 13,270 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1
    My Mood
    Aggressive

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Quote Originally Posted by DJ Machismo
    PS3 on eBay



    I wonder what possesses someone to pay $15,000 for an item that retails for $600, honestly.
    ^Someone w/a lot more $ than sense...


    MANY MEN WANTED TO LAY ME DOWN, BUT FEW WANTED TO LIFT ME UP

    -Eartha Kitt

  20. #20
    God/dess Chrissy68's Avatar
    Joined
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Over the hills and far away
    Posts
    4,902
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 368 Times in 56 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Quote Originally Posted by Bridgette
    Or good marketing. I'm thinking the PS3 "shortage" was perfectly planned to create more demand for it. Does anyone really believe they "couldn't" produce more of them??
    my thoughts exactly!

    Love it!

  21. #21
    God/dess Lysondra's Avatar
    Joined
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Another Country
    Posts
    18,664
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 148 Times in 100 Posts

    Default Re: PS3 sold on eBay for $15,000

    Yeah but didja know?

    Another one sold for $10. HAHAHA


    Look like a woman
    Think like a man
    Act like a lady
    Work like a dog

    - My Great Grandmother Bessie's Recipe for Success

Similar Threads

  1. Playboy sold for $207,000,000.00
    By mysteryman in forum Industry Insight
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 01-10-2011, 04:18 PM
  2. Replies: 2
    Last Post: 08-17-2010, 09:35 PM
  3. Replies: 26
    Last Post: 03-07-2010, 05:04 PM
  4. Replies: 31
    Last Post: 08-11-2006, 10:27 AM
  5. eBay Auction Blonde Stripper sold by boyfriend
    By newgirl in forum The Lounge
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 05-10-2004, 04:06 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •