Re: PS3 + WII... who was waiting or will wait???
 

I think the whole business of waiting in line for 5 days to buy a PS3 is ridiculous. So many people have to be the first on there block to own something new.
If I was to buy a PS3 (of which I have no intention of doing) I'd just wait a few weeks and than buy it.
*just my $.02 worth*
*gets off soapbox and waits for the flaming to start* :ahh:

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Well i was in line for 39 hours. i got the ps3 with my friend going halves. So we spent around $780 and they are easily going to almost $3000 on ebay. I def. think it was worth the 39 hour wait. Just let's hope the next time i do this i will live in either FL or CA.

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What these people are doing is distributing. They are on-official distributors of this product.

Distribution happens every day, in every city across the country. The company that employs the largest number of people in this country does the same thing. They buy something for one price, then sell it for another price. Like it or not, this is supply and demand... the root of healthy capitalism. Hurrrah Adam Smith!

It would be one thing if someone was buying out all of the bread and water right before a big storm as going to hit and then trying to re-sell the product for ridiculous prices after the storm tore up the town. Bread and water are necessity items, obviously. Buying a luxury item like this at one price and then selling it to a paying customer for a higher price is perfectly fine. No one NEEDS a PS3. The seller is providing a service to someone who was not as prompt and eager to stand in line.

Andy B.

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I completely agree with you. When the PS2 came out, I had purchased one right off the bat and ended up having many problems with the console eventually forcing me to purchase a new one. I believe that many of these 1st generation PS3's will end up having unforeseen problems that could not be worked out without the stress tests of the real world. That is the reason that I will never wait in line again to purchase a system on it's release day.

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My friends waited all night to get a Wii reservation a few weeks ago, I can't wait to play that this coming weekend. The Wii is going to own the PS3 :) No contest.

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Waiting in line for the Wii tomorrow. Starting at 10am, 14 hour wait.....

I'm brining with me my DS lite, possibly laptop, Killer Angles and it's study guide, etc. Me and the guys, it's going to be awesome, can't wait, going to play Zelda all day Sunday and Wii sports.

Dare I do it? Ok I will....

\/\/007

And PA said it the best...

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I'm not sure whats the crying is all about...........

If something is not important to one, it might be important to someone else. I sold my PS3 to a guy who was a professional gamer and a graphic designer, he was waiting in line for more than 5 hours.....
Members who are complaining that waiting in line doesn't worth it, needs to look on the bright side. May be it was not important for them to stay in line for just a gamebox, but it might be important for someone else. If we all have a craze about FIRST, others also have a craze about Games and other things.

What if FIRST 2007 Game is to be released in a limited amount, and one has to wait in line to get it?
What if limited number of people are going to be allowed in a FIRST competition, and one has to camp over night just to enter the Arena?
Will you stay in line for all the above or not? Well i guess you will, because its something important to you.

Even though I'm not a gamer, but I'm still offended by a lot of comments in this thread.

As far as re-selling goes....... its called fair trade. And if i want to sell my PS3 for profit, I've all my rights to do a fair trade in terms of cash/check. Believe me, without fair trade, USA economy will be nothing.

Also, if you think all of these games worth nothing, or less money; than one should read simple phenomena of Supply, Demand and Profit. These Products are priced according to the laws of economics. Demand is high, supply is short....price goes sky high (even on ebay).


AND if you think that gaming is a waste of time, than i can name a lot of games which actually helps people with everyday skills.
Lets say World of Warcraft. At least that game will teach you the methods of economy and 'fair trade.'

Bottom line is that before we bash someone/something, its better to put ourselves in that position and realize how important it might be for other person.

Re: PS3 + WII... who was waiting or will wait???
 

The retailers should never allow something like this to happen. Your friend should be fired.

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picked up mine today, no waiting in line for 20 + hour, thank you pre-orders :)

next coming will be Wii on sunday

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A couple of my classmates did a story on this for our school's TV show. There were people lines up over 24 hours ahead of time to get their hands on this system in Chicago. I don't know why.
The one thing we can thank the technology gods for is that these are lines for a gaming system, and we are no longer in lines for toys like the Furby.
I am perfectly happy with my NES and Super Mario Brothers.
My ex tested the wii and did say it was an amazing system so anyone waiting for those have fun! I have college loans to pay off so I should have enoguh money to buy a $600 PS3 in about 6 years.

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Elgin, the shooting was not over a PS3. Two people did an old fashioned holdup of the people waiting in line for a PS3. Assuming one or two people there planned to pay cash, that is a lot of cash.

Even though it is "just a toy," it has a street value of over $1000, some are reporting selling it for $3000. You could buy a used car for that, or pay the rent on my whole apartment for 5 months.

Our society celebrates money and materialism. Chasing that brings out the worst in some people.

Wetzel

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An excellent point of view, this is.

But as far as I am concerned, no way in heck is a PS3 coming into my house. For $500, I could in theory build a low-end PC that could do so much more.

I'm not getting a Wii quite yet either. I am still and will be enjoying my Gamecube when Twilight Princess comes out for it in December. Then there is my DS Lite, which will be getting FFIII (YAY!!!) and an imported version of the DS Browser once I can get a hold of one...

Still all Nintendo nonetheless.

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I know someone who had an extra parking pass for the Rutgers/Louisville game, so he put it up on eBay. The But It Now price was $15, which is the price of the parking ticket itself. So here we have a guy who just wants to make his money back on the parking pass. But it ended up selling for $55. From what you're saying, he scalped the parking pass....but is it really scalping?

And like Andy said, scalping is legal in some states. I mean, Rutgers announces at every game that game tickets can be bought at the ticket office or at StubHub.com, which is essentially a website for scalpers.

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Hmm...... if Pre-ordering the system, and then entering from the employee entrance to avoid the line is against the law or any other moral issues, than i guess he should be fired :rolleyes:

Imad

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Your first post said nothing about preordering. It reads as if your friend let you the back door so you didn't have to sit in line for a day or two.

Either way, he should not have let you in the back.

Wetzel