Tomorrow (Friday Nov 17) One day sale at Future shop XBoX 360 is on sale (to snatch up the dollars of would-be disappointed PS3 buyers no doubt). Here?s the Deal:
XBOX 360 Premium Console
Play-n-Charge kit
Live head set
4 GAMES INCLUDED!
One of which is Gears of War!
Price $450
Not a bad deal. This was communicated to me by a co-worker and i haven?t verified it. But hey, killer deal if its true.
Yes is one sweet ass deal if it does exist as such!
DAMN..hmmm... hmmmm..
Na... getting the Wii on the weekend, going to have to vist you guys to play some GOW I guess.. ;)
I honestly can't see that being true. No way Gears of War gets bundled with the 360
It is true, at least according to the Future Shop website's page on the bundle. (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=BDL10001707&catid=23363) Although this is tempting, I'll have to pass. I'm not that into console gaming, I don't have a fancy HD tv, and I just blew a large wad of cash on a vacation :)
Quote from: Ustauk on November 16, 2006, 11:37:01 PM
It is true, at least according to the Future Shop website's page on the bundle. (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=BDL10001707&catid=23363) Although this is tempting, I'll have to pass. I'm not that into console gaming, I don't have a fancy HD tv, and I just blew a large wad of cash on a vacation :)
And new windows ;)
Wow.
Appears to be Future Shop exclusive (nothing at Best Buy, or EB). Future Shop is going to make NOTHING on these. Consider that the Wii has a markup of $12 per console sold (http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/07/wii-retail-details-markup-and-endcaps/3), we can assume (small margin of error) that a 360 and PS3 have a markup around the same 5% as well, that would cover the cost of Gears of War, but leave nothing for profits (hoping people buy the warranty? maybe an extra controller?).
Or come back later for more games.
Apparently this is a holiday bundle that is going to be around for a while. The price of $450 is for today only, then it goes to $500, all the same gear included.
(not gears of war though) You can get this bundle with an extra controller and a play and charge kit at Costco for $550
So i was just at EB, decided to go down an watch the fireworks for a bit. Everysecond customer had PS3 on their lips, and the employees could only laugh at the insanity of the situation.
But what really made me laugh is when i saw the launch games on the shelve for PS3, Oblivion, Call of Duty 3, NHL 2K7 Etc. So basically you got all these poeple comming in and getting pissed because there are no PS3s available, when you could buy the 360 right now, get basically the same games with the same quality of graphics and a much cheaper price tag. You ask what the big deal is, and the adverage PS3 enthusiast will say "I want to be the *First*", thats when i say, yeah i remember being the *first* playing these games... SIX MONHTS AGO :D
Listening to the radio yesterday evening, all these people waiting in line outside the Future Shop stores (apparently the Northgate one had free donuts from the radio station, and free PIZZA from the FS manager!) ... a quick poll by the radio lady turns out nearly half of those were gonna SELL the unit for a profit...
the real kicker to this is I bet the next 2 shipments will also sell very well on Ebay, it will be a pretty good time before PS3 can meet the demand and keep them on the shelf. Microsoft launched with more consoles and it wasn't until late spring that you could find them everywhere.
Search on EBay right now returns over 10,000 results on PS3.
6 Auctions for PS3 close in the next 10 mins alone, for an adverage of $2,400
A quick search confirms "9320 items found for PS3 in Systems" some of the listings are ridiculous!
Some are listed as high as $10,000
This one (http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-60GB-PS3-Pre-Order-Bundle_W0QQitemZ300048942604QQihZ020QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) ended (at over 32 bids) at $5,100.00!
Their are a few that are really odd. You got some that end in a day at $3000, others that end in an hour at $1400.
For those of you who got an Xbox 360 from Futureshop in the last month (I'm not sure if that's any of you), a coworker of mine had his wife bring back his receipt from three weeks ago for the orignal GRAW bundle, and they gave her $50 and copies of Gears of War and Ridge Racer based on their price protection policy. Just a heads up.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280050635902&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D280050635902%26fvi%3D1
That is exactly what I am worried about
Quote from: Shayne on November 18, 2006, 11:21:22 PM
That is exactly what I am worried about
Forgot to set a reserve for the cost?
Quote from: Lazybones on November 19, 2006, 01:04:28 AM
Quote from: Shayne on November 18, 2006, 11:21:22 PM
That is exactly what I am worried about
Forgot to set a reserve for the cost?
If/when the eBay page disappears, the following is the little tidbit of info. that explains the ^ above ...
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Winning bid: US $9.99
:yikes: :clap:
There's only one bid and the auction says the seller ended the auction early. Ten-to-one odds that the first bidder called the seller and offered thousands of dollars if he sold immediately outside of eBay.
Quote from: Thorin on November 20, 2006, 10:31:51 AM
There's only one bid and the auction says the seller ended the auction early. Ten-to-one odds that the first bidder called the seller and offered thousands of dollars if he sold immediately outside of eBay.
Thats odd because there was a "buy it now" option available, if that was truly the case you'd think the guy would just use the buy it now option? I couldnt imagine anyone calling up and offering a price higher then the "buy it now" asking.
Depending on how greedy I choose to be, I might have buyers for all of mine locally. Granted the prices are not the $2000 you see on the net, but $1500ish is still double purchase price.
Quote from: Shayne on November 20, 2006, 01:13:35 PM
Depending on how greedy I choose to be, I might have buyers for all of mine locally. Granted the prices are not the $2000 you see on the net, but $1500ish is still double purchase price.
My theory would be that the best time would be to end an auction the day before the shipping time it would take for xmas or just before the next shipment. Posting among all of the ones already on eBay probably will not get it noticed.
I think $1500 is about the norm, for now. Selling them local might be worth avoiding the commission and shipping hassles of eBay.
I sorta feel like a dick after talking to a couple people who actually waited out in the cold and struck out.
Quote from: Shayne on November 20, 2006, 01:34:20 PM
I sorta feel like a dick after talking to a couple people who actually waited out in the cold and struck out.
Never said you had to sell them for profit. If you can find a friend who wants to play it, not eBay it, by all means it would be awesome to sell it to them even at your cost.
Remember if you sell it on eBay for $1500, you are selling to someone who is probably not as deserving of the system, and someone you probably shouldn't feel guilty selling to.
edit:
Doh. misunderstood.
Comfort yourself in the fact that at least you didn't make someone else stand in line for you, like what happened with the poor Chinese nationals in Japan buying for the rich Japanese businessmen looking to make a buck... :P
Honestly, good for you for figuring out a way to make money without breaking the law. I'm sure there will be other things that get released and sell out only to go on eBay for double or triple the price. It's really up to the buyer to decide whether they're willing to pay the premium to have it right now or to wait and own it later. Me, I wouldn't pay double what it costs in the store, I'll just wait for the hub-bub to subside. It's not like we're going to die if we don't have the latest greatest gaming machine in our house. Now, if I were on a sinking cruise ship and you were selling seats in a lifeboat...
I realize there are people who will pay an exorbitant amount to have the latest greatest gear, and that there are a lot of parents who are bullied into it by their spoiled little brats demanding the PS3. To them, I say sleep in the bed you made. It's not that hard to say no to a child; if they throw a fit and start breaking your things, just break their things until they stop or there's nothing
But hey, if you were to sell your extra consoles to your friends for cost or a little over cost, can you imagine how grateful they'd be? :D
All gone. Didn't take much effort, and I'm up a little bit. Total cost to me was almost exactly $700 each ($699.59 or something after GST). I ditched them for $1500, $1500 and $1400. No hassle, all cash. It wasn't hard to decide not to keep one, I took a trip to Future Shop checked out the games on the shelf, looked at whats upcoming in the next 6 months, considered my upcoming wedding and the expenses that still need to be paid and really I think ArsTechnica said it best For now, it's power looking for a mission statement.. My goal was double, I made a bit more.
grats; nice quick and beneficial-to-all-involved exchange of items of value ;D
Congrats.
Pretty Good, $2,300 for what, 3 Hours work?
Quote from: Shayne on November 21, 2006, 09:51:03 AM
All gone. Didn't take much effort, and I'm up a little bit. Total cost to me was almost exactly $700 each ($699.59 or something after GST). I ditched them for $1500, $1500 and $1400. No hassle, all cash. It wasn't hard to decide not to keep one, I took a trip to Future Shop checked out the games on the shelf, looked at whats upcoming in the next 6 months, considered my upcoming wedding and the expenses that still need to be paid and really I think ArsTechnica said it best For now, it's power looking for a mission statement.. My goal was double, I made a bit more.
Good for you.
Quote from: Shayne on November 20, 2006, 01:34:20 PM
I sorta feel like a dick after talking to a couple people who actually waited out in the cold and struck out.
Guess you didn't feel *that* bad, though :P