Want to buy a PS3 – for $2,000?
p2pnet.net News:- Today was the day Sony started flogging the PS3 (its latest game box which it claims will be good for 10 years) in electronics stores in Japan.
In Japan, Sony had 100,000 ready and all of them were snapped up, says the BBC. But you could still order a PlayStation 3 on eBay ——– for a mere $2,000 or so.
There, business was brisk, as p2pnet predicted it would be.
Back in the country of origin, “Instead of opening at midnight, stores organised lotteries to decide who in the queue would get a long-awaited PS3,” says the Beeb, going on:
“Shop attendants with microphones warned impatient customers that sales would end if there were any injuries.”
A 60-gig version with hard drive and wi-fi on board costs 60,000 yen (about $510 today) in Japan. The cheaper 20-gig version, sans Wi-Fi, will cost 49,980 yen (about $425 today).
PS3s are expected to go on sale in North America next Friday, and they’ll cost substantially more, ie, in the US, the 20-gig HDD model will sell for $500, and the 60-gig model for $600.
And, “European prices are expected to be higher than direct comparisons suggest,” says the BBC.
On eBay, “JAPANESE PLAYSTATION 3 PS3 60GB CONSOLE PLAYS US GAMES!” – said one auction page at 7:33 am Pacific. With an hour and 4 minutes to go, the buy price had reached $1,225.00, plus $60 shipping.
Another had hit $1,301.02 with 3 hours and 19 minutes left, and a third was at $1,400 with 2 hours and 50 minutes on the clock.
But the highest bid we saw (at 7:43 am) was $2,025 with an hour and 9 minutes to go. “PS3 playstation 3 60GB ships out NOV 13th + 2 games!!” – said the page.
Also See:
BBC – PlayStation 3 sells out at launch, November 11, 2006
p2pnet predicted - What’ll you pay for a PS3?, Firefox security holes, November 10, 2006
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November 11th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
Actually, this was the highest all week.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=330047524577&rd=1&rd=1
November 11th, 2006 at 5:51 pm
F*ck that. Not even if it was the last PS3 in the world. Kinda makes me glad I want a Wii. A console for $2000 is not worth it.
November 14th, 2006 at 3:48 pm
get the doe mother fuckers
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November 21st, 2006 at 6:49 pm
Viva La Raza Bitch!!!!!
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