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Please don't buy PS4's on Ebay

schoat333 said:
There are still people trying to make $50-$100 off of them here on craigslist too. I walked into a walmart yesterday, and they had 7 in stock. Needless to say, I bought one. lol
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Its getting to that time where stores will have them in stock and the holiday demand is gone. I give it another month and you can just walk in anywhere and get one.
 
Titan said:
Its getting to that time where stores will have them in stock and the holiday demand is gone. I give it another month and you can just walk in anywhere and get one.
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Yeah they'll be stock come February and March...ESPECIALLY March because that's deep end of American tax season. People get their checks and start paying off stuff and splurging on me-stuff.
 
Tomba said:
Yeah they'll be stock come February and March...ESPECIALLY March because that's deep end of American tax season. People get their checks and start paying off stuff and splurging on me-stuff.
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Almost forgot about that. Hopefully, if all goes well, and because of my income bracket, I should see a good chunk of my taxes back. Guess that's the advantage of living near the poverty line :)
 
Tomba said:
Yeah they'll be stock come February and March...ESPECIALLY March because that's deep end of American tax season. People get their checks and start paying off stuff and splurging on me-stuff.
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And hopefully by then, a larger selection of games for the masses. I think the "low availability" is done on purpose to artificially hype the demand for the product. I think they have stockpiles of the console, and just ration it out to keep the mystique going for as long as possible.
 
Fiverr Exposed said:
I think the "low availability" is done on purpose to artificially hype the demand for the product. I think they have stockpiles of the console, and just ration it out to keep the mystique going for as long as possible.
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I think the low availability is down to sh***y planning on Sony's part--underestimating the demand for the PS4 and having to pinch and distribute what they can.
 
SpaceTiger said:
I think the low availability is down to sh***y planning on Sony's part--underestimating the demand for the PS4 and having to pinch and distribute what they can.
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After so many launches, why would they do this though? Even during the summer, they could see that people wanted the PS4 more than the XB1. Or are both companies scared of having too much stock? With Christmas coming up, there was no reason to not have stockpiles of systems ready to ship at a moments notice. Unless they were using UPS as a shipper, because we know the issues they had.
 
Fiverr Exposed said:
After so many launches, why would they do this though? Even during the summer, they could see that people wanted the PS4 more than the XB1. Or are both companies scared of having too much stock? With Christmas coming up, there was no reason to not have stockpiles of systems ready to ship at a moments notice. Unless they were using UPS as a shipper, because we know the issues they had.
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I completely agree. Throw into that the length of time that has passed since the PS3 was released. Sony should have known there were going to be some seriously eager buyers.
 
Fiverr Exposed said:
After so many launches, why would they do this though? Even during the summer, they could see that people wanted the PS4 more than the XB1.
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Because Dan with SCEA--who handles the numbers with doing stock--is really bad at his job. They keep him around since he is a friend of Jack Tretton and he has the highest score on the Evel Knievel pinball machine in the lounge.

...that's Sony's equivalent to tenure.
 
SpaceTiger said:
Because Dan with SCEA--who handles the numbers with doing stock--is really bad at his job. They keep him around since he is a friend of Jack Tretton and he has the highest score on the Evel Knievel pinball machine in the lounge.

...that's Sony's equivalent to tenure.
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You have plenty of inside knowledge of SCEA, SpaceTiger. It's getting suspicious.
 
Do you think I can get a PS4 on amazon? I don't see me going to gamestop anytime soon so I would just like it delivered to my house. If not I think I'd just buy it off ebay though. Im ready for the risks
 
I'm not sure if you can get one on Amazon yet. They're probably restocked or will be restocking very soon for U.S tax season.

Ghost_of_Crash said:
You have plenty of inside knowledge of SCEA, SpaceTiger. It's getting suspicious.
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SpaceTiger works for Atari and is sponsored by Faygo.
 
mizore742 said:
Do you think I can get a PS4 on amazon? I don't see me going to gamestop anytime soon so I would just like it delivered to my house. If not I think I'd just buy it off ebay though. Im ready for the risks
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I'm not sure what the situation is with Amazon in the USA but I know in the UK they only have small numbers of very expensive (and not particularly attractive) bundles available which work out to be about as half as expensive as the console again. The standard PS4 on it's on seems to have been continually out of stock since launch.

I’ll be almost certainly buying my PS4 from Amazon. I received a £50 voucher at Christmas and I’m hoping to receive a few more on my birthday in April. I've dropped more than enough hints for the family just to get me Amazon vouchers…! I'll then probably bide my time for a while, waiting for a decent bundle to come along and then take the plunge. Either that or I’ll just buy the PS4 'as is' with nothing and then add a few bits I want. Whatever happens, I certainly won't be paying full price…
 
Haymansafc said:
I'm not sure what the situation is with Amazon in the USA but I know in the UK they only have small numbers of very expensive (and not particularly attractive) bundles available which work out to be about as half as expensive as the console again. The standard PS4 on it's on seems to have been continually out of stock since launch.

I’ll be almost certainly buying my PS4 from Amazon. I received a £50 voucher at Christmas and I’m hoping to receive a few more on my birthday in April. I've dropped more than enough hints for the family just to get me Amazon vouchers…! I'll then probably bide my time for a while, waiting for a decent bundle to come along and then take the plunge. Either that or I’ll just buy the PS4 'as is' with nothing and then add a few bits I want. Whatever happens, I certainly won't be paying full price…
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It's a shame you asked for Amazon vouchers. I asked for Argos Vouchers for Christmas, and I had enough (plus £250 of my own money) to buy the 4 game bundle for £530.

I've tried looking elsewhere for better deals, and the one from Argos was the best value for money IMO.

Although, I did had to check the website everyday for when the bundle was in stock!
 
I would rather wait and buy it at 400 bucks rather than 1000+, it's outrageous. I love Playstation and I am DYING to get a PS4, but holy hell I am not risking my wallet OR life trying to get one. Hopefully tax time, wal mart or game stop will have them.
 
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