Ps4 and Xbox one touts

brutus1983

Wonder how many ps4 and xboxes we will be seeing on eBay selling for 4 or 5 times the rrp value I think when the Nintendo wii was first released there was a huge shortage some consoles were goin for over a grand

Roxy07

The rip off has already started..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xbox-One-Day-One-Rare-and-shipped-on-22-11-13-/281204368773?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameConsoles_VideoGameConsoles&hash=item4179162585

And this is just taking the biscuit..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Microsoft-Xbox-one-1-Console-Day-One-Edition-NEW-NEW-NEW-FAST-SHIPPING-/190960888570?pt=Video_Games&hash=item2c7627eafa

Disgusting.

Lip_Stick

Had a colleague at work who sold a couple of wiis on ebay. She certainly wasn't someone short of money either. She went down in my estimation when she told me.

Also, I didn't think you were allowed to sell an item on ebay if you didn't physically have it. I'd report them but my damn tablet is playing up.

Datolite

I'm getting mine for £230 after vouchers, very tempting to sell for £500. You can't blame people for wanting to make money, it's supply and demand.

bayjenkins

I just hope there are enough units so I can the ps4 in the first couple of weeks..

meeshpeesh

With things like this I don't see how touts can actually function to be honest, there has been hype around next gen consoles for months, if someone wanted one I'd have thought they'd preorder it. You could even do what I did and preorder for free from Amazon and then decide nearer the time if you can afford it.

It's not like gig tickets where they're limited and people exploit a bands popularlity to make money off fans who weren't lucky enough to get tickets because they sell out so quickly. There will be more consoles and if someone is both foolish enough not to preorder yet impatient enough to not wait a month, and also affluent enough to pay the mark up then so be it

WiggyDiggyPoo

How are they touts? These are just Joe and Jane Bloggs selling on some unwanted goods.

Despite the demand now, a few months ago it was very easy to pre-order either console for a small sum for guaranteed day 1 delivery. The only people stupid enough to pay these inflated prices are either too rich to care or have simple no patience for waiting.

WiggyDiggyPoo

My work neighbour imported his Wii from Germany, it was a very popular route at the time as a couple people I know did the same.

Its always the same with new consoles - fever pitch demand right before release then its BAU a few months on.

M.Johnson_2

WiggyDiggyPoo wrote: »

My work neighbour imported his Wii from Germany, it was a very popular route at the time as a couple people I know did the same.

Its always the same with new consoles - fever pitch demand right before release then its BAU a few months on.

Whats BUA?


Does anyone know the allocation numbers of PS4s to the UK on launch day? There will always be a thousand more the week after and so on.


I never pre-ordered but wish I did.


Any advice of the soonest someone who did not pre-order and where is the best place? I would rather not order online and find it takes ages and ages for delivery I would rather go and pick up from somewhere as soon as possible after launch.

Datolite

M.Johnson wrote: »

Whats BUA?

BAU - Business as Usual

[Deleted User]

I dont think i will rise in price this time round.... I playing GTA V still plenty to do on it to archive 100% completion.. and GT6 out soon and these will not be on PS4 I have Fifa 14 but why would i want to pay for that again... Also spending hours on BF4 on PC at the moment so not fuss with the PS4 will prob buy it in a few years when PS3 finally die out....