It's supposed to be pouring down rain from now until 9 AM tomorrow, I'm hoping that helps my chances.
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It's supposed to be pouring down rain from now until 9 AM tomorrow, I'm hoping that helps my chances.
7 AM tomorrow at BB with a tent, gore tex, fleece, jetboil, and a shitload of course work. Yay!
A tip for everyone: Don't tell the others in line that you're buying it to sell on ebay, it will piss people off and make them inclined to be douchebags if you switch with friends for food and bathroom breaks.
I'll be there around noonish tomorrow wherever we go. 666 and mcroon pm me.
the yay area looks fucked to shit. No chance at any Best Buy, circut city, walmart, or target i called/drove by. All the best buys had at least 10 tents in front of each with assorted chairs, etc. Also, the managers that I talked to said that they were probably getting less then they predicted even a few days ago...
Well, here's my dumbass story...
I drove by my local Best Buy in San Luis Obispo at 4:30 this afternoon and there was noone in line. So, me and two of my roommates figured we'd go there tonight around 8 and be able to score one of those things each. So we went, brought beers, chairs, poker chips, etc. Showed up, looked at the line -- not too bad. Some kid was actually walking around with a list, said that Best Buy wasn't going to honor it, but at least it was something if others showed up and tried to pull some shit, so we said okay, put our names on the list #38,39,40... Hey, alright, we actually have a chance, only a couple of hours 'til midnight, this will be the easiest 800-1k we'll each ever make... Sat around for a few minutes and then a guy from Best Buy came by saying that the line is going to start forming at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning and whoever was there now wasn't guaranteed a spot... Wtf? What do you mean tomorrow morning? I thought it was a midnight release tonight? Everyone looks at us like we are a bunch of retards... And then things start coming together for me -- when we called Best Buy earlier in the day the machines said that the lines would start forming 24 hours before the thing is realeased -- apparently that's 8 am tomorrow morning... Fuck, all day today I thought it was Thursday for some reason and that my local store would have a midnight release... Fuck! So, there was no way we were staying there for 36 hours, so we just drank our beers and went home. :nonono2:
PM's sent...
We have a plan...probably will fail but its a little different than most so we'll keep it a secret. This thing has gotten out of hand, its to the point that there is no point.
Update:
Just heard on the radio that the Playstation store at the Metreon in SF just handed out wristbands to 700 people that are waiting in line. If they wait until midnight they get one.
I wonder how many people are buying PS3s for themselves and how many are just planning on flipping...And when does the next shipment of PS3s come in?
Jesus, just looked on Ebay and some of the pre-sales (people with receipts, waiting in line right now apparently) are going for 3 grand. WTF?????
I'm currently in line at best buy, and I've been in line since 5pm last night. There are 20 60gigs here and 10 20gigs. I'm # 14 in line and guaranteed to get one. In reply to other posts, this is not a pyramid scheme. Its a one time buy and sell for profit. Secondly, there is no way in hell that anyone will actually lose money by doing this. Systems will NOT drop under 1500 before christmas. Sure, I cant be 100% positive, but I'd be willing to bet a lot on it.
eBay Restricts Sale of PlayStation 3
By RACHEL KONRAD, AP
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Nov. 16) - People pining for the sleek PlayStation 3 gaming console might find shortages on eBay as well.
The unfettered online marketplace for such items as Elvis memorabilia and Ferraris is imposing restrictions on the PS3, which is expected to become one of the hottest holiday gifts when it hits stores Friday.
Only established eBay Inc. vendors - those who have racked up comments from at least 50 previous customers and have positive ratings of at least 98 out of 100 points - can list PS3s before Friday. Each vendor can only list only one PS3 per eBay account.
The listing must include a photo of the pre-order receipt, and the seller must guarantee shipment within 30 days from the date of purchase. Before Friday, PS3s can be listed on eBay only in auction formats - not as "buy it now" items.
Potential buyers, trying to avoid long lines, rain checks and empty-handed sales clerks on Friday, have already bid up PS3s to $2,300. The suggested retail price is $500 for a basic PS3 with a 20-gigabyte drive and $600 for a version with 60 gigabytes, built-in wireless and a Blu-ray DVD player for high-definition video.
Sony had billed PlayStation 3 as being compatible with the previous PlayStation machines.
Sony Corp., which has already delayed the PS3 launch twice, expects to have 400,000 PS3s available for its U.S. launch. EBay listed 3,144 PS3s or related items by Wednesday morning.
The restrictions, part of eBay's standing policy for all "pre-sale" items, also apply to Nintendo Co.'s competing Wii console, which goes on sale Sunday. EBay had 2,354 listings for Wiis and related items.
Microsoft Corp. launched its Xbox 360 console last year.
"We've seen a history with highly anticipated game consoles in extremely short supply during their initial launch," eBay spokeswoman Catherine England said. "With the Xbox, we saw a high number of well-intentioned sellers unable to meet obligations due to restricted supply."
11-16-06 03:08 EST
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. Active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.
If I'd known they were going to sell for 2 grand plus each, I definitely would have taken the day off work...hell, I'd make more in one day waiting for the PS3 than I do in a couple weeks of work. :frown:
goddamn it's fucked in seattle. every store from northgate to lynnwood is packed. too late i guess. i thought 24-48 hours was going to be enough. fred meyers is raffling off their 4 units per store at 7 a.m. yay!
From what I've been reading almost everyone in line for a PS3 is there to flip it. I wonder if there is going to be any market for these things on ebay as almost every PS3 sold tonight is going right up for resale.
ya F work I should have taken today off. Make enough for a couple pairs of new skis in a day.
the market they're all banking on is the rich parents that will buy whatever their kid wants for Christmas, but doesn't have the sense/time to stand in line to get it at release. any diehard sony fanboys will be in line with the scalpers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lurch
good luck to those of you taking the plunge, hopefully you all can teach sony a lesson in economics by making a profit on the product they're selling at a loss!
People have been lined up in the Big Snapple for days now. Apparently some enterprising folks are paying the homeless to stand in line for them. I find it all very bizarre.
http://www.gothamist.com/archives/20...16/ps3_wii.php
that happened in japan too. japaneese businessmen paid poor chineese nationals to stand in line and buy a ps3 for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by HotDiggity
here's a good note for those of you with a good enough spot in line to get a system: it's looking like the launch numbers are going to be even lower than previously reported, as few as 150,000-200,000.
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=11699
I've noticed that as well. Given the absence of marquee titles currently, etc. I'm curious the demand - even if there are "only" 150-200,000 being released initially, I'm curious to see how quickly the price drops.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lurch
Given that the next shipment of PS3's to US is coming in 2007 (afaik), I'd say it might very well be possible that the price actually goes up towards christmas when even more rich parents begin realizing that the kids need new toys.. If I were in US and if I were camping for PS3 to flip it on ebay I'd probably wait a week or even longer before selling, wait for the biggest rush of sellers to disappear.. but thats just me.Quote:
Originally Posted by cj001f
Posting from best buy-
I'm #24, so it looks pretty good. Everyone I've spoken to plans on selling it once they get one.
Same here. I'm getting a Wii Saturday night and waiting to see how the PS3 pans out. My new 40" Sony Bravia XBR 2 would go real nice with a PS3 but what's the point if game developers decide to ignore the PS3 and Blue Ray looses the format war.Quote:
Originally Posted by cj001f
Looks like I dropped the ball on this one. Everywhere in SLC is either reserved systems already, or there are more people in line than number of PS3s. Called nearly everywhere in town, and up to brigham city, provo...not looking good. Walmarts are getting like 4 each, circuit city 6, best buy 25, ebgames are all reserved, kmart aint got shit. Everywhere I called people had been there since last night or early this morning.
FUCK!
Steve Clyde (L) and T.J. Reagan play a guitar game on a Playstation 2 as they wait in line for the U.S. release of the Sony Playstation 3 game console outside a Best Buy electronics store in Westminster, Colorado November 15, 2006.
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids...r956210276.jpg
Robert Denzer (L) crawls out of his tent in his bathrobe with a cup of coffee as he waits in line with friend Josh Staab R) for the U.S. release of the Sony Playstation 3 game console outside a Best Buy electronics store in Westminster, Colorado.
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids...1579503177.jpg
Los Angeles...
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/2...on_3_la102.jpg
Watertown, Mass
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids...r428683287.jpg
Metreon, SF
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/2...on_3_fx118.jpg
Effing nuts man. Nuts.
I drove by the BestBuy in Bend around noon, and there were prolly 25-30 people already camped out. I wonder how many of those people are putting theirs directly on ebay tomorrow.
Craaazy.
Check it out:
Sold for 2700$ on Ebay!
And they are not even sold in stores yet! :eek:
Went over to the Walmart near my work this afternoon and there were 20 or so people in line. 19 out of those 20 people were homeless folk getting paid to stand there, prolly by some rich business exec.
Crazy.
Update:
We got shafted at Best Buy. The manager came outside and said that they had 26 in stock, and that we should start a list of everyone there. When the list got to us, we were #27 and 28. FUCK!
It isn't over yet though, Sam's club is getting 2 60gb ps3s, but they don't allow people to line up until 8:30 tonight. Me and my friend split the 40 dollar membership fee as a gamble to make much more. Basically, the manager is going to walk outside at 8:30 with a sign for the line, and whoever runs from their cars to him fastest wins. It's going to be insane, but it's worth a shot.
You guys are out of control. eff that.
There isn't a chance in hell developers will ignore it. They know the PS3 will sell millions upon millions. They know that Sony is the juggernaut MS would love to be. Until Sony screws up huge and loses a huge customer base, developers have to make games for it. Why? History. 111+ million PS2's sold to MS's 25 million Xbox's. Gotta go where the money is. In the videogame business, MS is Linux.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lurch
Sad part is Sony can basically force whatever format they want at this point.
LMAO at everyone with dollar signs in their eyes. The people who have them in their hands now are the ones going to get paid. There are gonna be a lot of tired, disappointed folks out there tomorrow morning when they rush home to ebay the PS3 they just waited two days for, only to find that there are 150,000 others listed alongside them.
Not that it's not a fun thing to camp out, get drunk, and "experience" the whole trip, I'm just sayin' - don't plan on it paying the mortgage for you. My totally random, uneducated, narrow-minded guess is $300 profit, tops.
That's what I'm thinking. I'm geek enough to try and collect data of the relative supply of them on eBay vs. selling price vs auction closing time. HmmmmmmQuote:
Originally Posted by BLOOD SWEAT STEEL
I'd be really interested in that data. That would be an excellent research topic estimating the implied discount rate (which is going to be huge!). I'll PM you.Quote:
Originally Posted by cj001f
EDIT: actually I think one of our graduate students is doing exactly that ...
Mission departs to secret stash in 45 mins...will bring camera, may even hit the video button. Let's just say I'm bringing running shoes :D
Please do take video, I'm at my wit's end, curious to see how you guys do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by skier666
Speaking of running shoes, about 30 people showed up at the Sam's that was getting 2 PS3's. The manager told us he was going to come out, lock the doors, and put the sign in a random place. Everyone was required to keep back a certain distance from the doors, so it was a sprinting race. Whoever would be the first 2 directly in front of the sign would get it. I was 4th in line, screwed again. :cussing:
I have one more angle, but it doesn't look very probable. For the same reasons as 666, I'll discuss after the fact.
Oh, and this is why you block bidders with 0 or negative feedback
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...8895&rd=1&rd=1
This happened on several auctions, aliases bidded them up to 10 grand or more. It's as simple as clicking a box in turbo lister to prevent that.
360 FTW!!!
Crazyness ensued tonight, none of us got one. TR coming tomorrow from 666
what a night...cant wait to see that TR
Sweet lord. I just got home. 60 gig PS3 in hand. Phew.