Anybody selling a Wii on ebay

reehsetin

Loopy_Lobes wrote:

I can't believe those mad daft crazy people bidding silly prices for a games console that probably costs about £20 to produce and no doubt going into debt for it..

i heard the consoles were subsidised for the companies to make it up on games licensing
dont quote me on it though

kronas

Boomdocker wrote:

Surely they are just making the most of an opportunity to buy a product thats clearly in demand and selling it for profit to people willing to part with their cash.

I can see why those not able to purchase one in the shops may be aggrieved but surely that is the problem with the stores not having enough to meet demand not with someone savvy enough to see an opportunity to make some cash. Its all being done above board.

Good luck to them I say.

missed out on this, didnt expect the goldmine on ebay for these, but im trying to get primed for the PS3, supply and demand as they say :rotfl:

teeb

reehsetin wrote:

i heard the consoles were subsidised for the companies to make it up on games licensing
dont quote me on it though

You're mostly right - it's an Occam's razor.

Most gaming consoles are subsidised by the manufacturer, and they make their profit from games - the same way most mobiles are subsidised to some extent.

The PS3, for example, loses Sony about $300 for every sale in the US, despite its huge pricetag.

The Xbox 360 started losing Microsoft $200ish, but as they get cheaper to make due to cheaper parts and more expertise, they're slowly lessening that.

The Wii, interestingly enough, makes a small profit for Nintendo on each one sold - partly due to the fact that it wasn't a "start from scratch" design, it is essentially a very tricked-out Gamecube. This is the exception rather than the rule.

I could link to some articles to back this up if you'd like.

pianeet

i cant believe people pay £300+ for a games consol with no warranty or comeback if it goes wrong,especially with new technology there are bound to be glitches just look at the x-box 360

phatbear

the_other_mce wrote:

Not true - I'd climb mountains to get one for my kids - but they didn't want one until they saw it on the news the other night!!! Once they realised that it was a must have (and also how good it was!) they decided they really needed one! By then it was too late to pre-order. I nearly got one off of Amazon today but it was 'snatched' out of my basket when I went to the checkout and I was really disappointed. I haven't got the funds to pay silly money. Still they aren't too worried - they've told me not to worry either as Father Christmas will make one for them!!

Does'nt this say something about kids today??

This time of year always makes me giggle to myself, im not some heartless ogre and I have 2 step kids so I understand the peer pressure they come under, but If I had a pound for everytime the little phatbears have changed their minds because theyve seen something new and its a "must have" I would be a very very rich man, as far as needing an item this again is one of my personal hates, hell with the right advertising and the right images on the news do you think we could get kids to "need" a new dyson or washing machine, maybe then we would get something out of the "must have" gifts.

As far as the original poster making money on his wii then fair play to him, I dont agree with him coming on here just to boast about it though, we all love moneysaving and how many of us buy and item cheap as chips because of this board and then maybe sell it on for a profit, I know I have, and this would have been at someones expense, yet because its christmas and this item is seen to be a gift for kids it takes on a bitter edge and people who make a profit from these items are almost accused of ruining a childs christmas.

Sorry had to get that off my chest, and it wasnt a rant at the other mce, I was just using your circumstances as an example.

Hell the best gift I'll be giving my kids this chrimble is a warm house, a great meal and and all the love and attention they can handle, ooo and lots of things which will end up using more electricty than a small village and will either be broken or forgoten about come the new year.

All the best

The Bear

Loopy_Lobes

Well said Phatbear.

My kids love getting presents of course but they also enjoy the many other things that happen at Christmas (that don't cost a fortune!) such as decorating the house, visiting family, going into town at night to see the lights, watching Christmassy movies on TV snuggled up together on the sofa, dusting off the Monopoly, leaving out a drink and snack for Father Christmas on Christmas Eve, laughing at their dad when he's fallen asleep on the sofa still wearing his paper hat etc. These are things I now as an adult remember fondly from childhood... much more fondly than any presents I received!

Loopy x (feeling all christmassy now!) :xmassmile

reehsetin

haha those planning on buying the wii for their kids may wanna check here:http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/

rfc2004

I myself is dying to get a wii but do not want to pay alot, i dont see the point you can just wait a month or a few weeks and get a wii and even get it cheaper with vouchers etc.
I was thinking about getting one on ebay, and was bidding on one and it raised up to £700 and that cam with just one extra game :eek: but i soon realised that there is people selling them as buy it now for cheaper than it would go in an auction, like £200 for the consal and £20 delivery with a good rating aswell.
:T

abesrve

I don't post often here but I did last year when I was fortunate enough to end up with 2 Xbox 360s. Now, I could have put it up on ebay and looked for a profit but (against the rules) I posted it here. The post was only up a few minutes but someone spotted it before it was deleted and sent me a PM. I sold at cost as the guy was willing to make the round trip journey from Edinburgh to pick it up.

I was happy to help someone out. I like to think what goes around comes around and every now and then I try to do the decent thing. Buying up a load of consoles to sell them on ebay is not the decent thing, in my opinion. And, to me, the argument of "I placed x amount of preorders and all were delivered" doesn't mean that you should be willing to take advantage of people panic buying, especially given that, to an exend, you are the cause of the problem.

I think the PS2 preorder system was dealt with a bit better. As I remember it Sony issued shops with forms and controlled orders centrally. Now, I don't think they managed to ship as many as expected but at least there the system was in place and everyone knew where they stood. Like others, I have no idea what the status of my preorder is. I wish retailers would be more sensible.

As a money saving scheme, what would be the logistics of setting up a co op of people with buying power to secure such items in future? Say for the PS3, could we approach a supplier as a retailer (I'm sure we have at least one or two shop owners in the forum) and leverage some sort of deal or would this just not be feasible?

ManAtHome

Those who Gods would destroy, they first drive mad...

Of course shiny stuff is absolutely the mostest importantest stuff in the whole world (no apologies for child-speak - read the web). Personally I'd be a tiny bit more hacked off about an ambulance being a few days late than a bleedin bit of plastic, but what the hey, I probably just don't "get it" (man...?).