I just saw a skid of PS3's

[fistofrage]

So the gears started grinding about thousands of dollars of profit. These were 60GB systems with an extra controller and a Tenji game for $699. I was going to buy a few, but on ebay I am noticing some are going for $2000 and others are at $500 with 1 minute left. What's the deal with the price gap on these things?

[CaptainZombie]

Re: I just saw a skid of PS3's

So the gears started grinding about thousands of dollars of profit. These were 60GB systems with an extra controller and a Tenji game for $699. I was going to buy a few, but on ebay I am noticing some are going for $2000 and others are at $500 with 1 minute left. What's the deal with the price gap on these things?

Peeps are either schilling or there are the guys that are jacking up people's auctions so they could screw them out of selling the system. That happened to me last night, I had a guy mess with my sale and gave me negative feedback for no reason.

[fistofrage]

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Peeps are either schilling or there are the guys that are jacking up people's auctions so they could screw them out of selling the system. That happened to me last night, I had a guy mess with my sale and gave me negative feedback for no reason.

What does this system normally sell for on ebay, even if I could get $799 thats a franklin in my pocket.

[Heelfan71]

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What does this system normally sell for on ebay, even if I could get $799 thats a franklin in my pocket.

You can get one on ebay for $700-$900. I saw several in that price range. This was the 60 gig one too.

[CaptainZombie]

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What does this system normally sell for on ebay, even if I could get $799 thats a franklin in my pocket.

Good luck man. 60gb systems are going from $650-$800, some aren't even selling. Wii's are profit right now, not the PS3.

[Kodiak33]

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They had five at the Circuit City I was just at. They must be readily available now I guess.

[ExtremeGamer]

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You can get one on ebay for $700-$900. I saw several in that price range. This was the 60 gig one too.

Yeah, the 60 gig is selling fine on Ebay, you won't make a ton, but you'll make money, the 20 gig is useless to try to sell.

[CaptainZombie]

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Yeah, the 60 gig is selling fine on Ebay, you won't make a ton, but you'll make money, the 20 gig is useless to try to sell.

Yes, I would stay away from the 20gb, no money in those. Last week there were 2400 20gb's on ebay and today they are down to around 920.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Yes, I would stay away from the 20gb, no money in those. Last week there were 2400 20gb's on ebay and today they are down to around 920.

You held on to those PS3's for waaaaay too long, should have sold them right away.

[CaptainZombie]

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You held on to those PS3's for waaaaay too long, should have sold them right away.

I sold the other one today to my friends cousin, that's ok, you live and learn.

[bryan_05]

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You held on to those PS3's for waaaaay too long, should have sold them right away.

I tried to tell people prices don't go up right before Christmas

[HMcCoy]

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From what I've seen, the only ones selling over retail are bundles with extra controllers, games, or other hot toys. Plain systems are actually selling at 750-800 which after taxes and shipping is really not much profit for the seller after a month of listing fees..and those are the lucky ones. Some are selling at 500-600 which represent a loss for the seller.

Like Bryan said...day one was the peak day. Presells and sales up to a week later did OK too, but only the folks who sold them on launchday morning made a killing.

[CaptainZombie]

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From what I've seen, the only ones selling over retail are bundles with extra controllers, games, or other hot toys. Plain systems are actually selling at 750-800 which after taxes and shipping is really not much profit for the seller after a month of listing fees..and those are the lucky ones. Some are selling at 500-600 which represent a loss for the seller.

Like Bryan said...day one was the peak day. Presells and sales up to a week later did OK too, but only the folks who sold them on launchday morning made a killing.

You said it all.

Plus it didn't help that ebay was saturated with PS3's.

[bizcanos]

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I sold mine today for $635, EXACTLY, what I paid for it. Oh well, you live and learn. I broke even at least because I get free shipping at work. I should have sold it earlier. But when I was at Target on Monday and I overheard an employee say they sold out of the 20gb but had 15 60gb in stock I knew I was in trouble.

[luv_mist]

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I wonder why they didn't do all this garbage when the 360 came out. I'm laughing in my mind so hard because I was thinking about buying a couple and making a profit. I didn't have any money but I had faith that I'd make it back. Good thing I paid for school instead ......like I had a choice. Hey Candy, my birthday passed.