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F/S Sony Playstation 3 20GB
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leapinlew:

--- Quote from: eschmunk on November 22, 2006, 12:06:25 pm ---Alright everyone,

Here is the deal I waited in line for 35 hours for a unit that cost $500 plus tax.  Let me turn around and offer it up for $250 to the first bidder because I am looking out for everyone elses interest and not my own.

Later

--- End quote ---

I don't know why your upset or suprised. No one likes scalpers. People tolerate scalpers - but rarely are people happy with scalpers and price gougers.

You present the item like your doing someone a favor, when in reality you represent a large amount of people who were standing in line to buy a PS3. People in line to buy a PS3 so they could resell it at a higher price.

The person buying the PS3 can't help but feel like they are being taken advantage of. Your fooling yourself if you think your doing anyone a favor. I'll give you $530 for it plus shipping...   :)
2PacMan:
It's because you got up that morning to go wait in line, and the whole time in the back of your head you are thinking "i can jack this price up to 2 grand and make tons of money" and then you are lucky enough to get a PS3, taking it away from someone who really wanted one to play.  Then you come on this board and try to price gouge all of us.  You said yourself you would have made more money working those 35 hours than standing in line to buy a PS3 and marking it up, so why did you even do it?  You should have just went to work that day and let someone who really wanted one have it.

ChadTower:

So while you're tooling on him for "gouging", you are also offering to buy his item for hundreds under market value?  Like it or not, right now, a PS3 is worth a lot more than the retail price.
Thenasty:
I still won't back down with my offer.....I'm sticking to giving him $50.00 for it, for up to 1 year.  ;D
After 1 year, its cut in half $25.00  >:D
shardian:
This is not gouging. Please. A PS3 is not a staple product for survival. This is a luxury item which currently has a MASSIVLEY lower supply than demand. Guess what happens when supply is low and demand is high? The price goes up. This is the same reason Sony charges $600 for it in the first place. When their supply goes up and the demand goes down, the price drops at their end too.

Also, it is not like the guy went and bought every ps3 in his home area and then offered to sell them for double the value. THAT is price gouging. The guy bought ONE, just like everyone else.
I will admit that said seller made a mistake coming here and offering it, as some of you guys can get a little rowdy at times (myself included  ;)). That doesn't change the fact that you all need to get off his back.

BST - if you ain't buyin', sellin', or tradin', then move along.
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