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tdbrown82
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 Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:56 pm Post subject: alright, this is just ridiculous |
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$40,000 for a Playstation 3?
Can't you just tell your kids that Christmas has been delayed for a couple of months? |
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blackcat
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| its only 6000 |
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Tim_Tex
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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I heard $3000
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ljbouchard
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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I hope they are paying sales tax on that purchase.
What a way to invest your money. Pay $600 and sell for $44,100. I wonder if you could call that a capital gain.
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walk-in-the-rain
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| If a kid is at an age where they want a Playstation 3 than they are ready to be nudged into the reality that Christmas gifts have limitations. This is one of the those "status" toys for older kids (and adults) - much like Tickle Me Elmo for little kids was causing hysteria a while ago. |
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KBABZ
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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I remember when Teletubby toys were all the rage...
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DrowningMedusa
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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There in NO WAY that a PS3 is 40,000$. No way.  |
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Phynhas
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:52 pm Post subject: Business opportunity. |
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If that's what they are going for, I vote that the more thuggish among us get together and do a little 'Christmas shopping' of our own off the back of a truck.
Weight of a Ps3 is approximately 5 kg., or $8,000 / kilo. By comparison, pure gold is about $19,998 / kilo. right now. That's 40% of the value of pure gold, by weight. |
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Phynhas
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| AHAHAHA, I just noticed, the name of the winning bidder is 'intellectguy777'. Is that what irony means? |
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Xuincherguixe
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| DrowningMedusa wrote: | | There in NO WAY that a PS3 is 40,000$. No way. |
I can believe it could happen. All the conditions are right for this.
I was seriously looking into selling one on EBay, the problem was that I didn't get a preorder in time (and line ups were everywhere) (I may try this with a Wii if I can)
The reason why the Playstation 3s are so expensive, is because other people believe they can sell them for massive amounts of profit. Thus it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
The people who are actually paying that much money for the most part are probably people who have so much money it doesn't even matter that much. Most people I think are just gambling. |
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DrowningMedusa
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Ooooooooooooooooooh
That was a link... to an ebay auction... ok, I get it now! |
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jaguars_fan
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| Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: alright, this is just ridiculous |
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If I had 40k, I def wouldn't spend it on some playstation. |
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janicka
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: alright, this is just ridiculous |
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I'd tell that to a kid. If they knew you spent $44K they'd become materialistic little buggers who'd waste money iike that for the rest of their lives.
As an aside, I wonder if the winning bidder will turn out to be a hoax.... |
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Metabird
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You know... they're getting WEEKLY shipments of both the PS3 and the Wii in most stores now. The only thing these eBay people are doing is getting one a week or 2 before everyone else can... minus the 24-hour launch campout in front of a random store.
I saw $9,100... but 40k?! I'd rather buy a warhammer with that. ;p
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jaguars_fan
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| I wish I had 40k to spend. |
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