Hi, Guest
Thanks for not posting in my thread. B)
You know what, I also thought about that.. but there wasn't gonna be enough Xbox 360 for everyone anyhow.. That's how they make "demand".. by limiting it.. they kept saying it everywhere...
Yes some of you might say I'm an asshole for buying 2 and reselling the other one.. but how? I was there yesterday morning at 7:45am (it was snowing too) I was up, and freezing my ass at walmart and my girlfriend was at zellers, they were sold out, then she went to bestbuy...and she got one there.
They said it, they said it a million times.. "they won't be able to fill all pre-orders".. "they're gonna be sold out in no time.." "they're not gonna be back til january" so I thought to myself.. i probably won't even be able to get one for myself.. but hey.. lucky me I got two.. so in the end, am I an idiot for selling it to someone who wants one but can't have one and is willing to pay more? I dont expect to sell mine a thousand dollars.. i did say i wouldn't sell it for less than what i paid.
Its supply and demand.. if people are too lazy to get off their ass and get one at the store early enough and wait like the rest of us who DID get one.. why would they complain? everyone had their chance if it was that important to them... me i just decided on monday that i'd go and try to get one.. its just like boxing day sales.. they have like 10 products at special price.. but hundreds come and try and get it.. if you can get there fast enough and get two, then good for you...
About being greedy well its like the hockey tickets you were talking about.. why are you mad that someone got those tickets first.. i doupt that they had a special permission to get the tickets in advance so how come you didn't get them? you could've..its like any company in the world are greedy... ahhh those assholes, they had an idea to build a game console and now they are selling it for 500$ even though it only cost them 300 to make it.. they're so greedy.. everyone is greedy then.. its opportunities.. some people just dont take advantage of them and then complain. Its the same for art, paintings costing up to a million dollars is retarded.. but some peolpe will buy them.. does that make the seller greedy? someone bought it.
Its like the early 2000 intake manifold.. I was selling one this summer.. and someone said that the price was too high.. ok fine.. I'm the guy that goes out of my way to find one for myself (mine broke), and then i find out that the scrap yard as two.. great. Since alot of people look for them, then i thought id sell it to focus people. Ok if you don't want to pay the price then why not go at the scrap yard yourself and get one. Its easy enough to do, and people can complain with the guy at the scrap yard.. but that is what they sell for and people are buying them so why not? I do all the leg work, and the calling around (long distance), have it shipped etc... and then you complain because i paid it cheaper than what im selling it for. Either you buy mine at whatever price.. or if you dont like it, then get one yourself.. after less than a week, i had sold my manifold. the person knows the price, the person is informed, so I am not forcing anyone to pay any price..
In the case of the xbox 360.. well if i was able to get one.. then anyone could've gotten one... I didn't do any preorder, nothing planned.. there was about 30 left at walmart when i left.. anyone could've walked in and grab one..
Sorry to be not too sympathetic.. but I was up early.. I was there.. I waited and i paid for it.. if anyone REALLY needed it that bad.. they would've had one..
well now, at least they still have the option of getting one, its only a matter of knowing how much you want to spend.. and when do you want it. Those people that bought for 1000$ might have been for their kids that have been crying all year to have it for christmas.. and if they can't deliver...
Anyway its all good, im not insulted or anything by the whole thread.. I just thought i'd explain myself a bit more.. No I'm not trying to make a grand with it but if someone comes tomorrow and says, ill give you a grand.. then great.. ill take it. I even said to make offers on it.. on ebay.. I'm not offering it at the starting price of 460...
so now im gonna go play some PGR3 in HD with my wireless controller and optical sound signal :lol:
You know what, I also thought about that.. but there wasn't gonna be enough Xbox 360 for everyone anyhow.. That's how they make "demand".. by limiting it.. they kept saying it everywhere...
Yes some of you might say I'm an asshole for buying 2 and reselling the other one.. but how? I was there yesterday morning at 7:45am (it was snowing too) I was up, and freezing my ass at walmart and my girlfriend was at zellers, they were sold out, then she went to bestbuy...and she got one there.
They said it, they said it a million times.. "they won't be able to fill all pre-orders".. "they're gonna be sold out in no time.." "they're not gonna be back til january" so I thought to myself.. i probably won't even be able to get one for myself.. but hey.. lucky me I got two.. so in the end, am I an idiot for selling it to someone who wants one but can't have one and is willing to pay more? I dont expect to sell mine a thousand dollars.. i did say i wouldn't sell it for less than what i paid.
Its supply and demand.. if people are too lazy to get off their ass and get one at the store early enough and wait like the rest of us who DID get one.. why would they complain? everyone had their chance if it was that important to them... me i just decided on monday that i'd go and try to get one.. its just like boxing day sales.. they have like 10 products at special price.. but hundreds come and try and get it.. if you can get there fast enough and get two, then good for you...
About being greedy well its like the hockey tickets you were talking about.. why are you mad that someone got those tickets first.. i doupt that they had a special permission to get the tickets in advance so how come you didn't get them? you could've..its like any company in the world are greedy... ahhh those assholes, they had an idea to build a game console and now they are selling it for 500$ even though it only cost them 300 to make it.. they're so greedy.. everyone is greedy then.. its opportunities.. some people just dont take advantage of them and then complain. Its the same for art, paintings costing up to a million dollars is retarded.. but some peolpe will buy them.. does that make the seller greedy? someone bought it.
Its like the early 2000 intake manifold.. I was selling one this summer.. and someone said that the price was too high.. ok fine.. I'm the guy that goes out of my way to find one for myself (mine broke), and then i find out that the scrap yard as two.. great. Since alot of people look for them, then i thought id sell it to focus people. Ok if you don't want to pay the price then why not go at the scrap yard yourself and get one. Its easy enough to do, and people can complain with the guy at the scrap yard.. but that is what they sell for and people are buying them so why not? I do all the leg work, and the calling around (long distance), have it shipped etc... and then you complain because i paid it cheaper than what im selling it for. Either you buy mine at whatever price.. or if you dont like it, then get one yourself.. after less than a week, i had sold my manifold. the person knows the price, the person is informed, so I am not forcing anyone to pay any price..
In the case of the xbox 360.. well if i was able to get one.. then anyone could've gotten one... I didn't do any preorder, nothing planned.. there was about 30 left at walmart when i left.. anyone could've walked in and grab one..
Sorry to be not too sympathetic.. but I was up early.. I was there.. I waited and i paid for it.. if anyone REALLY needed it that bad.. they would've had one..
well now, at least they still have the option of getting one, its only a matter of knowing how much you want to spend.. and when do you want it. Those people that bought for 1000$ might have been for their kids that have been crying all year to have it for christmas.. and if they can't deliver...
Anyway its all good, im not insulted or anything by the whole thread.. I just thought i'd explain myself a bit more.. No I'm not trying to make a grand with it but if someone comes tomorrow and says, ill give you a grand.. then great.. ill take it. I even said to make offers on it.. on ebay.. I'm not offering it at the starting price of 460...
so now im gonna go play some PGR3 in HD with my wireless controller and optical sound signal :lol:
ZX3T gone..