Official PS3 thread - Part 3
11-17-06, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
Yeah - but 20 minutes later the sign was gone and I was able to FINALLY get one added to my cart. Only to have the whole site crash on me. Weak.
11-17-06, 12:22 PM
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it would be really cool if a bunch of people put up fake PS3 auctions on ebay to increase the supply and drive down the price. just take them down before they finish and relist
11-17-06, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Tarantino
I think the eBay market will get watered down a bit (for legit buyers and sellers) and a lot of these people will be disappointed.
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I hope your right.
11-17-06, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by al_bundy
it would be really cool if a bunch of people put up fake PS3 auctions on ebay to increase the supply and drive down the price. just take them down before they finish and relist
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11-17-06, 12:44 PM
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Well, today will go down as a lucky day for me.
I was coming back from work and stopped a the local super target to buy some milk and pizzas when I decided to go and pick up a new DS game for an upcoming trip. Long story short, the store had a couple PS3 units left in the case. So I bought one and will be ebaying in the coming weeks. (Buyers are limted to 1 console a piece)
Lucky I am.
I was coming back from work and stopped a the local super target to buy some milk and pizzas when I decided to go and pick up a new DS game for an upcoming trip. Long story short, the store had a couple PS3 units left in the case. So I bought one and will be ebaying in the coming weeks. (Buyers are limted to 1 console a piece)
Lucky I am.
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11-17-06, 12:50 PM
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AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday that a staff member for former Sen. John Edwards -- a vocal critic of the retailer -- asked his local Wal-Mart store for help in getting the potential 2008 presidential candidate a Sony PlayStation 3. Edwards said a volunteer did so by mistake.
Edwards said that the volunteer "feels terrible" about seeking the game unit at Wal-Mart a day after his boss criticized the company, saying it doesn't treat its employees fairly.
"My wife, Elizabeth, wanted to get a PlayStation 3 for my young children. She mentioned it in front of one of my staff people," Edwards said. "That staff person mentioned it in front of a volunteer who said he would make an effort to get one. He was making an effort to go get one for himself. (Watch a stampede erupt at a PS3 release in Wisconsin -- 1:05 )
"Elizabeth and I knew nothing about this. He feels terrible about this. He made a mistake, and he knows he should not have used my name," Edwards said.
Edwards said the volunteer was "a young kid" unaware of what he called flawed Wal-Mart policies. He called the Wal-Mart statement an effort to divert attention from its own problems.
After Wal-Mart this summer hired Edelman executive Leslie Dach as its public relations director and put him on the company's executive team, analysts said the retailer would likely become more aggressive toward its critics.
Wal-Mart had noted in a news release Thursday that on the same day Edwards was criticizing the company in a conference call with union-backed activists, the volunteer staff member had asked a Raleigh, North Carolina, electronics department manager to obtain a PS3 for the ex-senator's family.
From Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, company spokesman David Tovar said the person who called left a voicemail at the Raleigh store and identified himself as an Edwards staff member. When the manager returned the call, the staff member again identified himself as working for Edwards, and Wal-Mart said it confirmed that with Edwards' office.
The retailer's news release accused Edwards of not wanting to wait his turn.
"While the rest of America's working families are waiting patiently in line, Senator Edwards wants to cut to the front," the Wal-Mart statement said. (See how gamers across the country waited)
The PlayStation 3 console is set to go on sale Friday.
Edwards, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate in 2004, spoke Wednesday to supporters of union-backed WakeUpWalMart.com on a conference call launching the group's holiday season campaign to pressure Wal-Mart for better labor standards.
In the call, he repeated a story about his son Jack disapproving of a classmate buying sneakers at Wal-Mart. "If a 6-year-old can figure it out, America can definitely figure this out," Edwards said.
Previously, Edwards has appeared at WakeUpWalMart rallies.
Edwards said that the volunteer "feels terrible" about seeking the game unit at Wal-Mart a day after his boss criticized the company, saying it doesn't treat its employees fairly.
"My wife, Elizabeth, wanted to get a PlayStation 3 for my young children. She mentioned it in front of one of my staff people," Edwards said. "That staff person mentioned it in front of a volunteer who said he would make an effort to get one. He was making an effort to go get one for himself. (Watch a stampede erupt at a PS3 release in Wisconsin -- 1:05 )
"Elizabeth and I knew nothing about this. He feels terrible about this. He made a mistake, and he knows he should not have used my name," Edwards said.
Edwards said the volunteer was "a young kid" unaware of what he called flawed Wal-Mart policies. He called the Wal-Mart statement an effort to divert attention from its own problems.
After Wal-Mart this summer hired Edelman executive Leslie Dach as its public relations director and put him on the company's executive team, analysts said the retailer would likely become more aggressive toward its critics.
Wal-Mart had noted in a news release Thursday that on the same day Edwards was criticizing the company in a conference call with union-backed activists, the volunteer staff member had asked a Raleigh, North Carolina, electronics department manager to obtain a PS3 for the ex-senator's family.
From Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, company spokesman David Tovar said the person who called left a voicemail at the Raleigh store and identified himself as an Edwards staff member. When the manager returned the call, the staff member again identified himself as working for Edwards, and Wal-Mart said it confirmed that with Edwards' office.
The retailer's news release accused Edwards of not wanting to wait his turn.
"While the rest of America's working families are waiting patiently in line, Senator Edwards wants to cut to the front," the Wal-Mart statement said. (See how gamers across the country waited)
The PlayStation 3 console is set to go on sale Friday.
Edwards, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate in 2004, spoke Wednesday to supporters of union-backed WakeUpWalMart.com on a conference call launching the group's holiday season campaign to pressure Wal-Mart for better labor standards.
In the call, he repeated a story about his son Jack disapproving of a classmate buying sneakers at Wal-Mart. "If a 6-year-old can figure it out, America can definitely figure this out," Edwards said.
Previously, Edwards has appeared at WakeUpWalMart rallies.
11-17-06, 01:11 PM
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"While the rest of America's working families are waiting patiently in line, Senator Edwards wants to cut to the front," the Wal-Mart statement said. (See how gamers across the country waited)
11-17-06, 01:38 PM
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11-17-06, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Damed
11-17-06, 01:52 PM
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Video of the guy that smacked into a flagpole while racing for a PS3 spot:
http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/v...676/index.html
The moron manager that decided to setup this race should be bounced into the flagpole. What a stupid idea.
http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/v...676/index.html
The moron manager that decided to setup this race should be bounced into the flagpole. What a stupid idea.
11-17-06, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Damed
Time is owned by Time Warner which is on the HD-DVD consortium. Do they have any Blu-Ray movies out?
11-17-06, 02:02 PM
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11-17-06, 02:13 PM
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You know as long as I can upgrade the HDD and the come out with a USB Wifi adapter like XBOX 360s, I'm okay with the 20gb PS3 I got. I didn't like how the 60gb had the chrome trim on the front. The 20gb is all black (except for the lettering). It's too bad they didn't include a bluray that would really show off the media more than visually. The Talladega Nights bluray has no special features.
11-17-06, 02:42 PM
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Anyone watching the PS3 auctions on ebay? Every one of them are getting screwed by new bidders that are fucking up the auctions. When I pre-ordered my PS3 I was going to keep it. Then with all the bad press, the multitude of problems that kept poping up, I just figured that I would ebay it. Now it seems like more of a hassle to weed out the bullshit bids. Maybe I won't list the damn thing and just keep it.
11-17-06, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Binger
Anyone watching the PS3 auctions on ebay? Every one of them are getting screwed by new bidders that are fucking up the auctions. When I pre-ordered my PS3 I was going to keep it. Then with all the bad press, the multitude of problems that kept poping up, I just figured that I would ebay it. Now it seems like more of a hassle to weed out the bullshit bids. Maybe I won't list the damn thing and just keep it.
11-17-06, 03:13 PM
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well, the guy at work here who got one had too low feedback to list a buy it now (which he wanted). We listed it on my account and it sold within 3 minutes for $1985.
11-17-06, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
well, the guy at work here who got one had too low feedback to list a buy it now (which he wanted). We listed it on my account and it sold within 3 minutes for $1985.
Wow that is crazy.
11-17-06, 03:25 PM
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I saw over 2000 auctions with buy it now prices of OVER $3000 on Ebay for ps3. The ones ending today by regular bid seem to be closing just north of $2000. I agree that shill bids are a large problem, and probably 50%+ of ended auctions don't ever get paid. The price won't go up from here, but right now the Ebay price is 2 grand.