[Dead] PS3 Preorders start 10/10 at EBGames/Gamestop B&M

[whoknows]

Got mine. I walked into the mall a little after 7:30am and there were 5 people already waiting along with a Gamestop employee. He took my name and now I'm #6 for the pre-orders (I pre-ordered the premium).

Some 300lb asshole and his mom came in and tried to pre-order 2 (one under his house and one for his mom's house I'm assuming). The GS employee said one per household, but since he had two household to put it under he signed up for two pre-orders. We then argue a little and I tell him he shouldn't take an extra pre-order because of ebay and let someone else have it and he started saying how poor his family is and it's the only way he can get a PS3 :roll: . Long story short he didn't get to pre-order two :D

Also, since I was at a mall all the old people were there for their morning walks. One of them came and started telling the people in line how they are wasting their life etc etc and started fighting with everyone.

Yeah, it was fun :-P

[locutus411]

I showed up just after 9 at a Gamestop that opens at 10. I was #5 in line. Some dude tried to cut in line with his friends at about 9:30 but I booted him to the back. Its nice to have a preorder. I sure hope Sony doesn't screw us.

[icecubedx5]

Just out of curiosity, Sony says they will release 2 million PS3's by the end of this year. 400,000 on day one will go quick. But 1,600,000 by December 31, 2006? Doesn't that mean that the odds are pretty good that you definately won't get one on launch day, but will have a high chance of securing one on the 2nd or 3rd shipment?

[onacouch]

My experience was pretty good. it involves skipping class.

I have an 8.30am humanities class and I had some homework to do before hand. I planned on getting to my campus around 7, and there's a GameStop right by it. I stopped by the store right at 7 and there was one guy there already. I asked him if anyone else was there and he said it was just us two. I told him I had to go to class and he suggested I stay and offered me beer and marajuana. I declined and went to school to do my homework and then my 8.30 class. The class got out at 9.45 and I called the store and he said 8 were in line out of 12 spots in line (they saved 4 spots for themselves). I rushed to my 10am class and turned in my homework and said I had an emergency and went to GameStop and I got there at 9.57 and the doors were open and the manager just started taking the preorders. I was number 11 out of twelve and the 12th guy did come in about 4 minutes after I did.

I called all the other stores in the area and all 6 in the 5 mile radius from my house (including the one I was at) had sold out of their allotment. I'm going to try to get another from blockbuster, and camp out and get a third one at bestbuy/wal-mart.

[tayaf69]

had two ebgames in the area and have one college address and one home address. So preordered two. Im just hoping these sell on ebay like the 360s did, but with 2 million coming out I guess Id have to sell it quickly.

[Apossum]

Just out of curiosity, Sony says they will release 2 million PS3's by the end of this year. 400,000 on day one will go quick. But 1,600,000 by December 31, 2006? Doesn't that mean that the odds are pretty good that you definately won't get one on launch day, but will have a high chance of securing one on the 2nd or 3rd shipment?


pretty sure they made the same promise with the PS2 and failed to meet the goal.

If the launch PS3s are solid, maybe they'll get another million out by the end of the year. but they won't be solid ;)

[donth8dre]

Well i got to my game stop at 9 and they didnt open till 10, there were about 8 people ahead of me so i was like YES i got my premium. Just as i came out the store manager came out and said that the pre orders will only be on 7 premium and 7 core. I was like thats bullshit because if sony is gonna ship out more 60 gig systems why would GAmestop/EB get 50/50. So i said fuck just reserve it and call the help line. When i got home called the help line they called the store and the store called me back to redo my pre order. So if you were told you can only pre order a core system go back and change it

[Darknyss]

So anyone else know any more about them checking for mutiple orders with other stores? I was able to pre order one at EB and then I drove to GS and was #9 there. Are they really going to cancel both orders?

[tayaf69]

curious question: sony claims to only have 400,000 units ready, but how is that true when every gamestop/eb will get at least 8 (in most cases 12) units. That's a ton of stores and isn't including the chain stores such as wal-mart, target, best buy, etc. Our ebgames only got 5 xbox 360s and are taking preorders for 12...

EDIT: ha, my question is...do you really think there will only be 400,000 units on launch?

[MusicNoteLess]

Once the line at my gamestop hit 12 people, they started letting us in 5 at a time to pre-order around 9am. Some guy didn't bring enough money and he got screwed.
He was there since 7. Felt bad for the guy but that's what you get for not being prepared. I got mine pre-ordered ready for eBay :D

[argyle]

I was told when I preordered that if you preorder at multiple stores then all of yours will be canceled. I personally wouldn't risk it.

Got home late last night (took my wife to the Sheryl Crow/John Mayar concert) and decided to check my email before going to bed. Saw the GS email and was stoked. Set the alarm for 8:00 this morning, but woke up at 7:00 so I decided to go ahead & get up. After checking CAG real quick & seeing everyone already lining up, I showered real quick & headed out. Got there just after 8:00, and was 3rd in line. The first guy said he showed up just after 7:30.

The manager knows me & knows I've been asking constantly about the preorders, so when I got to the counter he just chuckled and said "You want the 60gb, right?" He wasn't really clear about the order, but I was under the impression that the first person to preorder would get the first system, etc. He did say you are reserving "your spot in line", so that made sense. I plan on going buy the afternoon before launch & confirming that they have my system, then paying it off.

BTW, no midnight launch for my location (Eastchase store, for any other M'gomery area ppl) according to the manager. Just as well, I'd feel safer walking out with it in the morning than at midnight.

[sainrub]

10:30AM --- I finally walk out of the store with my receipt in hand.



\\:D/

Awesome news man, i felt so bad when the manager said there was only one slot available. Their was definitely something shady up with those guys.

[whoknows]

I think it would be fucking hilarious if Sony suprised everyone and shipped 1million+ units. Ah, the faces on all the people who bought one for the sole reason to ebay it would be classic

[Lieutenant Dan]

I think it would be fucking hilarious if Sony suprised everyone and shipped 1million+ units. Ah, the faces on all the people who bought one for the sole reason to ebay it would be classic

Except that will never happen.

[djkunai]

Both GameStops I went to were out of spots by 7am.

[Reality's Fringe]

curious question: sony claims to only have 400,000 units ready, but how is that true when every gamestop/eb will get at least 8 (in most cases 12) units. That's a ton of stores and isn't including the chain stores such as wal-mart, target, best buy, etc. Our ebgames only got 5 xbox 360s and are taking preorders for 12...

EDIT: ha, my question is...do you really think there will only be 400,000 units on launch?

Gamestop has about 4500 stores internationally, so even at 12 (max) units a pop, it would take 33,333 1/3 stores to take up the entire 400,000 alottment. It seems that 400,000 is a reasonable number, but I'd guess closer to 500,000 or so.

[AshesofWake]

i hope the preorders turn into a free for all, so that people will have to camp out twice :rofl:

[mykevermin]

I was told when I preordered that if you preorder at multiple stores then all of yours will be canceled. I personally wouldn't risk it.

When I was preordering mine today, the manager was on the phone with someone who had preordered at another store and was caught. He had to cancel one of the two orders he made, but not both.

Good on GS for following through with the "1 per household" policy. I hope it's more widespread than just my area.

[whoknows]

Except that will never happen.
Yeah, I know it won't, I just think it would be funny if it did in a galaxy far far away.

[onacouch]

curious question: sony claims to only have 400,000 units ready, but how is that true when every gamestop/eb will get at least 8 (in most cases 12) units. That's a ton of stores and isn't including the chain stores such as wal-mart, target, best buy, etc. Our ebgames only got 5 xbox 360s and are taking preorders for 12...

EDIT: ha, my question is...do you really think there will only be 400,000 units on launch?

As long as you give different names and phone numbers you'll be fine.

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On a side note: when I ordered at my store they wrote my name next to a number. I asked about it and the manager said that at this store you get yours when your number is up. None of that camping out twice bullshit.

[da_milkman]

I got slot #10 at a store that had 16 available in Chicago.

However, it sounds like a free-for-all at a possible midnight launch party on launch day. The manager told me that he will be notifying us and it's first come first serve at that time.

Also, it was not disclosed how many core vs. premium systems he would have. I ordered a premium, but the lady in front of me ordered a core.

This should be interesting - kind of like being in the Amazing Race on November 16/17.

[Dhuk]

I was told when I preordered that if you preorder at multiple stores then all of yours will be canceled. I personally wouldn't risk it.


I hope that holds true. I seen some dude bring his wife, and they were talking about hitting up all the ebs/gs. you can tell they don't play games. anyways, I got mine in, number 1. I got there around 9 am.



Someone brought their mother? lol, I guess rent has to be paid.j/k

[Lieutenant Dan]

As long as you give different names and phone numbers you'll be fine.

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On a side note: when I ordered at my store they wrote my name next to a number. I asked about it and the manager said that at this store you get yours when your number is up. None of that camping out twice bullshit.

Same here on the number thing. None of that "more reserves is higher priority" BS either. They also didn't take my address. Just my name and phone number, didn't have to show ID or anything.

[Dhuk]

As long as you give different names and phone numbers you'll be fine.




WOW, THANK YOU for giving all the scalpers and lurkers that advice, maybe you should post that on fatwallet.

[donth8dre]

lmfao

[Apossum]

WOW, THANK YOU for giving all the scalpers and lurkers that advice, maybe you should post that on fatwallet.


I'm sure they couldn't figure it out on their own. and go back and read the posts, just about everyone here is a "scalper." We are no better than fatwallet in this situation, and for good reason too.

[donth8dre]

WEll from what i am hearing if u pre order more then one the system will reject your second pre order, you will also have to show ID when you do pick up your pre order though.

[Snake2715]

WOW, THANK YOU for giving all the scalpers and lurkers that advice, maybe you should post that on fatwallet.

Dont worry its probably over there this has been going on for years.

[PaulG]

I don't get why they're numbering what number you are on the receipt if it's gonna be a free-for-all midnight campout. After reading the earlier post, I looked at my receipt and I'm third (Obviously an employee took spot number 1). I really hope they hold for 24 hours and then all bets are off regarding your number.

[wtfbbq]

I was going to call at 10 and see what my local stores' situations were, but I forgot. Oh well

[dipsetrenegade]

lol @ camping out for a pre-order
****ing nerdy.

[trunksx34]

was slot 13 for for the store in northridge, CA that had 12 spots...3 of the spots were taken up by a mother and 2 kids who were doing nothing but talking about selling them on ebay and they had different addresses/phone numbers set up to tell the cashier...i contemplated waiting, but the figured that It probably wasnt worth the trouble as the manager didnt look like someone who was gonna care too much

[Snake2715]

WOW, THANK YOU for giving all the scalpers and lurkers that advice, maybe you should post that on fatwallet.

Dont worry its probably posted over there this has been going on for years. Half these posters are probably fatwallet people.

[sonicbooom]

Just got back from the Carmel Mountain, San Diego, CA location. I left at 7 this morning.

Pretty much everything that was said in this thread is right.

I was #9 in line out of 16. The manager (and two employees that waited in line) said that there would be 16, but there is no guarantee in case something happens.

So it was first come, first serve. If they have 9 on launch day, I'm guaranteed one.

[botticus]

was slot 13 for for the store in northridge, CA that had 12 spots...3 of the spots were taken up by a mother and 2 kids who were doing nothing but talking about selling them on ebay and they had different addresses/phone numbers set up to tell the cashier...i contemplated waiting, but the figured that It probably wasnt worth the trouble as the manager didnt look like someone who was gonna care too much:lol: I don't have any problem with the practice myself, but I really don't think eBay scalping is something I'm going to introduce my children to.

[Dhuk]

Dont worry its probably over there this has been going on for years.


Heh, probably. But EB/GS should require ID if they're going with the one per household policy, so everyone gets a fair chance at it. If there is a shortage, it will really suck for some.

[trent82]

I'm sure they couldn't figure it out on their own. and go back and read the posts, just about everyone here is a "scalper." We are no better than fatwallet in this situation, and for good reason too.did people get this upset about ebaying 360s last year? like i stated previously, i'm not sure what i'm gonna do, but ebay is definitely an option, and i don't even feel slightly bad about it. if i can buy a $600 ps3 and potentially turn that into $1200, that essentially gives me back my $600 and it pays for what i really want...a wii plus several games/accessories.

i'll definitely be tempted to keep the ps3, but i just need to be honest with myself...there are absolutely no exclusive games coming out anytime within the first 6 months that justify a $600 console.

[bmsdaddy]

I forgot my local Gamestop opened at 9 instead of 10. I pulled up at around 8 and was #16 of 16. The employee didn't reserve any for other employees and got bitched out by her manager for it.

The manager said they give priority to people who reserve more crap, but I don't know if that's a ploy to get more reservations or what. Either way I reserved 4 games. :applause:


I know that with the Xbox 360 shortages they gave priority to people who bought extras and had paid in full. Thats why I bought three games with my premium and paid in full, just in case.

[Billservo]

Checked my EB at 5:15 before a morning run- no one there. Checked after my run- no one there. Went home, showered, came back- no one there. So I waited from about 7:00 or so and people started showing up around 8. By 9:00 6 people were waiting, then 2 more strolled in right before they opened. That EB had an allotment of 8 and the employess weren't taking any. They were a little sad I didn't preorder any games.

Also, at this store the manager said that we will get the systems in order of reservation taken today. No second camping required. Apparently I have 48 hours from midnight 11/17 to pick it up.

[jp554731]

hahaha, thanks OP I got a Premium reserved at the Union City Game stop...
for those of you who don't believe me... then you can blow me cause I was out waiting for 13 hours

[donth8dre]

I dont see this place holder you talk ofhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/swizzxt21/DSC01156.jpg

[pinoy530]

Heh, probably. But EB/GS should require ID if they're going with the one per household policy, so everyone gets a fair chance at it. If there is a shortage, it will really suck for some.

It might have been just my Gamestop, but IIRC when I picked up my launch 360, they asked me for id when I got the console. Not sure if they would have done that if I brought the slip with me or not.

[tayaf69]

I'm sure they couldn't figure it out on their own. and go back and read the posts, just about everyone here is a "scalper." We are no better than fatwallet in this situation, and for good reason too.
it's very true. As much as we all can't stand fatwallet, it's because they are bigger. 3/4 of everyone here today will try to make profit in some form even if they publicly scold it. We are Cheap ASS gamers which means we don't want to pay $660 (A/T) for a system that has no games coming on within the next year. Do you want Rainbow 6: Vegas? Buy it on the 360!!! No difference. Sure, some of you guys will keep the system, but I wouldn't call you a cheap ass gamer if you did. I'm cheap which means I want to sell a couple so that I can at least justify spending that much on a console (which I will get one to keep once I know I've covered myself). Why is it so bad to sell these on amazon/ebay for money? The fact is, those like myself who preordered to make money at least took the time to go and preorder so we should be allowed to do what we want with the system whether you think it's morally wrong or not. So keep the system and enjoy the R6: Vegas port, but I'll enjoy my $400 or so proft and will use that money to buy the Wii, and several games to play.

[dreamvsps2]

went to my ebagmes at 7. got #5 out of 7. most guys got there last night at 8pm.

[Diiz]

Well I got to my Gamestop at about 8:15AM and was the 6th one there. The guy first in line was a FatWallet'er who had been there by himself from 5AM-7AM (haha). The employee that opened the store opened it 45 min early on the condition that we all pre-ordered 2 games along with the console (we all agreed). All 5 people ahead of me were there to buy the console to eBay it.

The employee was really dodgy with answering our questions. I don't know if it because he wasn't very informed, but he kept kind of staggering on the question of "Are our pre-orders numbered?". Obviously none of us wanted to camp twice. He guaranteed the first 8 people, but nothing beyond that.

My question is this, since I wasn't interested in the 360 at launch: If we pre-order a premium but they end up with, say, 5 premiums and 3 core... do I have the option to switch to a core for my spot in line or am I fucked because I reserved a premium?

[donth8dre]

JP where are u from Union City NJ

[tayaf69]

went to my ebagmes at 7. got #5 out of 7. most guys got there last night at 8pm.
I was number 7 in line, but the people in front of me got there as a group of 6 before they closed. The manager said they all camped out overnight, but what's the point when I got there 9 or so hours later and still got one?


My question is this, since I wasn't interested in the 360 at launch: If we pre-order a premium but they end up with, say, 5 premiums and 3 core... do I have the option to switch to a core for my spot in line or am I fucked because I reserved a premium?
It shouldn't happen like that. The manager said that they are going to give the preorder number to sony today and sony will ship them the amount of the preorder, meaning if 11 out of 12 preordered the larger system, sony would ship 11 larger systems.

[monstericreated]

I fail to see this placeholder, too. I'm guessing it will pretty much be a free-for-all. Luckily, I don't have class the day of the launch and whatnot. I only had a name and phone number taken down as well - it seems like it would be easy to make multiple orders at different stores, but there is no way I'm chancing it. All the people at my GS seemed to genuinely want a PS3 - at least the first six of us. The others who kinda straggled in later (9:30+) seemed like they might be the ones who just want to profit. I don't fault them for it. We'll see what happens... I'm just glad that's over.

Oof.

[tayaf69]

the ebgames was entering it into the system, so they told me I was number 7 which I'm assuming they are keeping track of it. They cut the line off at 12 so I would assume we are all good to pick it up on launch.

The xbox 360 problem GS had was that they were told to preorder around 60 per store (Microsoft told them that 60 per store should have been shipped). They took a ton of preorders, but only got maybe 10 per store which is about the same for the PS3. It wasn't GS's fault for this since Microsoft were the ones to screw them over, but again the manager said that the definate number of 360s was given to each store around this week last year, so the preorders that they are taking now and 90% gauranteed.

[monstericreated]

Also, just to give the employees more credit - I think this is almost as much of a surprise to them as it is to us. Our guy came in at 9, and he was on the phone pretty much the whole time. The phone was ringing nonstop. I just hope he knew what he was doing... Ha ha. I expected there to be at least two employees, but the poor guy was pretty much on his own. Okay, that's all. I've got to get to class. I already skipped one today, and I feel guilty as hell about it. I couldn't sleep because I felt so guilty (and nervous).

God, we're nerds.

[PaulG]

What is this placeholder you two are talking about? In the picture that's posted, the receipt shows him being number 14. Is this what you're asking about? Or something else?

[jp554731]

Naw, Donth.... UC California

[mykevermin]

The only thing resembling a placeholder number on the receipt is just the goddamned transaction number. Unless I'm #17 on the PS3 preorder list, and my copy of PSP Ridge Racer is #18.

[Snake2715]

I fail to see this placeholder, too. I'm guessing it will pretty much be a free-for-all. Luckily, I don't have class the day of the launch and whatnot. I only had a name and phone number taken down as well - it seems like it would be easy to make multiple orders at different stores, but there is no way I'm chancing it. All the people at my GS seemed to genuinely want a PS3 - at least the first six of us. The others who kinda straggled in later (9:30+) seemed like they might be the ones who just want to profit. I don't fault them for it. We'll see what happens... I'm just glad that's over.

Oof.

From my understanding the placeholder is 14 on the top of that receipt. I may be wrong but it says /02-14 in the top right. That is what I believe people are calling the placeholder... if thats true or not I am not sure.

[TahoeMax]

Just got back from EB on Shattuck and Allston in Berkeley. I showed up at 6:15 and was #8 in line. The first guys had gotten there with sleeping bags at around 3:00, apparently. Got my premium ordered :) She sent a bunch of people home cuz there were too many of us, but my buddy got one too, so it was cool. The phone rang like 3 times for every order she processed, but apparently she wasn't allowed to unplug it for a few minutes. Anyway, that was my odyssey. Hurrah!

Oh, and my receipt says /01-009 in the upper right. Perhaps that means only one of the employees is picking one up?

[PaulG]

The only thing resembling a placeholder number on the receipt is just the goddamned transaction number. Unless I'm #17 on the PS3 preorder list, and my copy of PSP Ridge Racer is #18.

It's the line with the date on it. To the right of that is the store number. And to the right of that is your place number.

[IXISIXI]

The manager at the EB I went to took people's edge cards and info last night so they didn't have to stand in line in the morning. Long story short, they only had 2 reserves and I was the 4th person. I don't even know what to do.

[vietgurl]

I just got back from the Richmond Gamestop. I got there at around 5:45 or so and was 5th in line. The first people there were there at 3. There were 11 slots and around 20+ people showed up so quite a few were sent home...

Dang it was freezing though. Next time I do this I need to bring a blanket or something.

[robbart914]

The 14 on the top right. I was first in line and got a 2, but I saw the manager's receipt plain as day. That last number in the top right number could very well be made to act as your priority number. Hopefully they'll get their allotment anyway and it won't matter.

[Diiz]

It's the line with the date on it. To the right of that is the store number. And to the right of that is your place number.

So how come I was #6 in line but my "place number" says 10?

[jlindsay26]

Just got back a bit ago from the eb in the mall by my house went by gamestop and they already had a line of at least 8 people so I went to the mall around 9:15 and I was the first person there by 10am roughly 4-8 people behind me. not sure on an exact number because the last group was a group of four teens. :applause:

[TahoeMax]

I just got back from the Richmond Gamestop. I got there at around 5:45 or so and was 5th in line. The first people there were there at 3. There were 11 slots and around 20+ people showed up so quite a few were sent home...

Dang it was freezing though. Next time I do this I need to bring a blanket or something.

We had hot chocolate and Monopoly to play. You missed out on a good time 8-)

[MadFlava]

Got there at 8AM and was #8 in line, my brother came afterward and was #9. The earliest person showed up at 11PM yesterday. The manager only handed out 16 sheets and the comraderie among us was great. We held each other places in line as we went for bathroom breaks and to get coffee. A lot of the people in line were actually parents that remember the 360 launch last year. The EB manager felt pretty sure the 16 of us will get systems unless Sony cuts there numbers dramatically. He also hopes to have a midnight launch party for the 16 of us and his employees. He also called the other EBgames/Gamestops to see how many spots they still had open for those that showed up after the 16 at his store were taken. Some people who missed out were pretty disappointed or pissed. Leaving the store was pretty awesome, we were all saying "See you on the 17th".

[sonicbooom]

On my receipt it says I'm #7.

But in line, I was #9 and I have a preorder games list that shows a 9 on it.

[donth8dre]

so i am now 14

[xnonfactor]

South Alabama CAG. Scored 2 pre-orders. 1 in Dothan, 1 in Enterprise. Came away first at the EB in Dothan and 6th at the Gamestop in Enterprise. Took the last pre-order in Enterprise, seems they are only getting 8. The EB Games in Dothan did confirm they were getting 16.

[jp554731]

It might have to do with the other employees that have pre orders as well...man that is shady ass shit... I was #1 in line and it says 7

[koreamanloves24]

i was there since 7pm last night. I got mine. I was the FIRST BITCHES

[PaulG]

So how come I was #6 in line but my "place number" says 10?

Because employees were 1st and they added friends/good customers? I don't know, but it seems like everyone who mentions that number is right about where they were in line. You don't here of anyone 10th in line with a 2 or 3.

EDIT: Okay. More posts since then. Who knows. I sure hope it's a placeholder and this thing is orderly.

[djkunai]

I am camping out at Target.

[djinni]

My GS only had 6 and sadly I was not one of those 6. I should have called a truant officer, then I would have been at least 2nd in line. Yeah, I know, truant officers are a thing of the past...

[sonicbooom]

Sure, I'd rather be #7 because it shows that on my receipt instead of #9 which is where I was..

[Ricochet]

It's the line with the date on it. To the right of that is the store number. And to the right of that is your place number.

This placeholder thing is nonsense. I was the first person at my store, and both employees stated we were the first to preorder. That placeholder thing states I'm fifth. It's nothing but a transaction number.

In any case, I think it's becoming clearer that the launch day will be a free for all. If there 12 units arrive at a store that's supposed to have 16, the first 12 people on launch day who come to the store will get their stuff, not the first 12 people who preordered.

Doesn't matter much to me anyhow. I made some friends in the line and we're planning on camping out that night. Should be fun!

[Nugzy]

South Alabama CAG. Scored 2 pre-orders. 1 in Dothan, 1 in Enterprise. Came away first at the EB in Dothan and 6th at the Gamestop in Enterprise. Took the last pre-order in Enterprise, seems they are only getting 8. The EB Games in Dothan did confirm they were getting 16.

Anyone catches on (which they likely will) and all your preorders are cancelled immediately.

[Miranda]

Am I the only one whose GameStop made you put down $5 for a game too? The guy at our store said they were taking preorders, but there were two conditions...

1. One per household
2. You have to preorder a game also

He said it was to weed out the eBayers, but I doubt that making us preorder a game would stop anybody eBaying since they'll just have a game to sell with the system. :P

Then the guy went on telling us about the whole, "You're not guaranteed a system at launch, just a spot in line..."

[djfalcon]

From my understanding the placeholder is 14 on the top of that receipt. I may be wrong but it says /02-14 in the top right. That is what I believe people are calling the placeholder... if thats true or not I am not sure.


lemme clarify this for everyone, 02-14 means:
cash register 2
transaction 14

thats all. not place holder, nothing special. check all your other EB/GS receipts, they have a similar number. just a lil help from a GS employee

[Scrubsy]

I love how everyone is planning on selling theres to buy a wii.

[Indonesia]

I went to EBgames and Hillsdale shopping mall at San Mateo, CA around 9:45 and about 20 people already in the line.

[cyberlian]

ebay is already flooding with the eb ps3 preorders

[Zoglog]

lol I lucked out pretty well. When I got there @ 7am there were 7 people there. Apparently the guy in front of the line claimed the manager was only taking 7 preorders and many people had come and gone before me. I decided stick it for 3 hours anyway and there were actually 8 so bam. Only had to wait 3 hours :D. Guy in front of me was there till 12am lol. Too bad it wasnt 9, They turned down about 20 people at the end. They're pretty harsh about the preorders, I dont get why they dont just take some standby preorders, they already have the disclaimer thing

[onikage]

I got to EB around 8:30 this morning and was only the third person there. I'm fourth in line to get a system, since the guy working pre-ordered his first, so I shouldn't have any problems. :-\"

Also, they let us in the store early, so the entire process lasted less than 30 minutes. ;)

[trent82]

lemme clarify this for everyone, 02-14 means:
cash register 2
transaction 14

thats all. not place holder, nothing special. check all your other EB/GS receipts, they have a similar number. just a lil help from a GS employeethis would make sense, but for my pre-order of splinter cell double agent, i first put like $5 down and the number at the end (the number you call a transaction number) is 13. then, i made a second deposit for the game when i paid the rest of it off and that number was 13 again...and both times, it was well into the afternoon, so it would be unlikely they only had 12 transactions by the time i got there at 2 or 3 pm. hmmm...

all i know is that some other customer said i was 4th in line when i got there but my receipt has a 6 at the end. then, some other guy was behind me to buy something else...i think it was the mortal kombat game, and then my cousin, who, according to you should have had transaction 8, but they pre-ordered a ps3 as well and that number was a 7. and all of it took place on the same register.

[Rimmit]

Woohoo! #2 out of 12. This baby will pay for part of my honeymoon. Let's all hope for a massive ebay spike. I'm guessing around 1200-1300. Anyone else think less or more?

[Legendaryhedgehog06]

Not that I condone this at all, nor am I putting this here to promote scalping on Ebay, but Jesus H, they dont waste any time do they?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-Pre-Order-Console-NIB-60-GB-NR_W0QQitemZ130035771534QQihZ003QQcategoryZ62054QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Funny that the time this was listed at is today at 10:08am. Whoever they are they are fast.

[Ricochet]

This one is even better:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Playstation-3-Premium-System-PS3-PS-3-REAL-NO-LIE_W0QQitemZ140040820856QQihZ004QQcategoryZ62054Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

He's charging 2000 bucks!

[vietgurl]

Not that I condone this at all, nor am I putting this here to promote scalping on Ebay, but Jesus H, they dont waste any time do they?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-Pre-Order-Console-NIB-60-GB-NR_W0QQitemZ130035771534QQihZ003QQcategoryZ62054QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Funny that the time this was listed at is today at 10:08am. Whoever they are they are fast.

What the....there are already bids on it too!

[malrock]

Not that I condone this at all, nor am I putting this here to promote scalping on Ebay, but Jesus H, they dont waste any time do they?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-Pre-Order-Console-NIB-60-GB-NR_W0QQitemZ130035771534QQihZ003QQcategoryZ62054QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Funny that the time this was listed at is today at 10:08am. Whoever they are they are fast.

So what happens if he doesn't get that preorder? I don't see a disclaimer waving his responsibility for just not getting a system, only a disclaimer on if Sony pushes back the launch.

[trent82]

I love how everyone is planning on selling theres to buy a wii.well, if you can make $500 or $600 profit (that's what i'm hoping for, but i don't know how realistic it is), you can have a very good launch haul for wii for free.

if i made $500 profit, i'd probably get a wii, 3 games and some accessories all for a price of $0. how nice is that. but perhaps i am being a little too optimistic...maybe these things will only sell for an average of $800, which is exactly why i'm having trouble deciding if i want to keep it or not. a profit of less than $200 doesn't seem worth the trouble.

[Negative]

The guy who got the last preorder at our store offered to sell it to someone who didn't for $200 right then and there. The EB guy didn't as much as flinch when he said that. What a douche.

[tayaf69]

THis happened with the 360 as well. THe preorders make pretty good money, but you'll kick yourself once the desperate people begin to make the prices spike. It's best to hold out and wait to sell it when the systems are out. Also, it would suck if EB/GS couldn't produce...this guy will be screwed

[Legendaryhedgehog06]

This one is even better:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Playstation-3-Premium-System-PS3-PS-3-REAL-NO-LIE_W0QQitemZ140040820856QQihZ004QQcategoryZ62054Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

He's charging 2000 bucks!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHH!!!!

Shao Kahn: Fatality.

Really, thats insane. And, people will pay it...lots of people. I had thought/hoped that with so many people doing this that if anything Ebay would be so flooded with PS3's that people would lower their prices to increase interest of their auction over the no doubt hundreds of others. But alas, like moth to the flame, impatient fanboys came.

[Soujiro_Seta]

i couldnt get to an eb because i had class but my mom did me a huge favor and went by for me. When she got there at 9:30 there was only 4 ppl on line she said a lot of ppl showed up around 10.

[tayaf69]

ONE THING ABOUT PAYPAL THAT PISSES ME OFF ARE THE IDIOTS WHO PAY WITH UNCONFIRMED ADDRESSSES! I really hate that :cry: I am almost certain that selling these on ebay (even with a disclaimer) will net fake buyers who want to screw us over. It's also very expensive to list these items.

[Diiz]

Am I the only one whose GameStop made you put down $5 for a game too? The guy at our store said they were taking preorders, but there were two conditions...

1. One per household
2. You have to preorder a game also

He said it was to weed out the eBayers, but I doubt that making us preorder a game would stop anybody eBaying since they'll just have a game to sell with the system. :P

Then the guy went on telling us about the whole, "You're not guaranteed a system at launch, just a spot in line..."


Yup, but our store made us pre-order two games. In exchange, he opened the store 45 minutes early for us.

[roland13x]

Lame experience here. Went to a rather new-ish EB at Pico and Venice (in Santa Monica). Got there at 7am, and was #14 in line. At about 9:45, an employee stated that there was only 13 pre-orders.

13 seems like a strange number...as if their employees were allowed to get 3 instead of 2. Either way, I wish he had told the line as soon as he knew how many they had rather than practically wait for when they open. Wish I could have that 3 hours of my life back.

[onikage]

I suppose we should just be glad that EB employees don't take all the systems and sell them on eBay. I'm sure they would if they could.

[botticus]

ONE THING ABOUT PAYPAL THAT PISSES ME OFF ARE THE IDIOTS WHO PAY WITH UNCONFIRMED ADDRESSSES! I really hate that :cry: I am almost certain that selling these on ebay (even with a disclaimer) will net fake buyers who want to screw us over. It's also very expensive to list these items.That's why you only ship to confirmed addresses. I had a buyer with an unconfirmed address pay me for an item a week ago (when I state in the auction that I only ship to confirmed addresses), and he hasn't responded to any messages, so I just have his money sitting in my PayPal. :D

[Diiz]

Not that I condone this at all, nor am I putting this here to promote scalping on Ebay, but Jesus H, they dont waste any time do they?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-Pre-Order-Console-NIB-60-GB-NR_W0QQitemZ130035771534QQihZ003QQcategoryZ62054QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Funny that the time this was listed at is today at 10:08am. Whoever they are they are fast.


Hahahahahhahahahahaha~!!! A month and a half before launch and people are already bidding $160 over retail within a few hours of EB opening.

[tayaf69]

Everyone in line with me were selling their PS3s which makes me a little worried about the market for these on ebay. It was different with the 360 because not too many people were expecting it, but 3/4 of these will be on ebay so the competition will be CRAZY.

Also, it's funny how everyone is buying them to sell, but when the Wii preorder starts tomorrow or so, everyone will be preordering it to keep. I love nintendo

[arthurRWD]

By some amazing miracle, I got out of class an hour earlier than usual, and go to get in line at 9AM. There were 3 others there (chattanooga GS) waiting, and 3 more came after I got there. There were 7 preorders available, and there were exactly 7 people, so it worked out for all. But I'm #4, so that's pretty f-in sweet.

[ofacto]

I went to a Gamestop in a less popular area. I got there at 9:30 and only 4 people were in line. I thought awesome so I got in line and at 9:50 the Gamestop guy came out and said they would only be getting 4 preorders! I seriously thought he was joking, so I stood around for a couple minutes kinda of stunned, but he was serious.

Drove to the nearest GS and it was already opened. They said they would only be getting 6, and there was like 20 people inside.

I gave it one last chance and went to another GS, got there around 10:30 and the place was empty and they were still taking preorders! I asked they guy how many they were getting, he said that he was not allowed to give out the information, but I would be guranteed to get one.

I'm not sure if I will keep yet, I'm going to wait to see how much they are selling for on eBay.

[kevzik]

Anyone hear about how this ps3 on launch will in a way be a L.E. ps3...the only black ones released. Don't know how true it his, but this came from a ebgames employee...

[NamPaehc]

Am I the only one whose GameStop made you put down $5 for a game too? The guy at our store said they were taking preorders, but there were two conditions...

1. One per household
2. You have to preorder a game also

He said it was to weed out the eBayers, but I doubt that making us preorder a game would stop anybody eBaying since they'll just have a game to sell with the system. :P

Then the guy went on telling us about the whole, "You're not guaranteed a system at launch, just a spot in line..."

I've heard things like this too but they didn't do that at mine. Also I've read that some stores, the managers told them to pay it off in full to guarantee they will get it on launch day. That is crap. I'm not paying it off until I have the thing in my hands personally so I only did $100 down for now.

[Lou-Dawg]

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3938/dsc01156jc9.jpg

So...if you were first in line, and the transaction number is 5...then some shady shit happened before the store opened. The first person in line should have an 003, 002, or 001 depending on how many PS3's the employees preordered. Assuming that each person in line only did one transaction, and that no transactions were canceled and no one bought Barbie Horse Adventure instead of a PS3, you can figure out which number in the line you pre-ordered. If more than one register was open at your store, you have no reliable way of figuring out what number in line you are.

[NamPaehc]

Anyone hear about how this ps3 on launch will in a way be a L.E. ps3...the only black ones released. Don't know how true it his, but this came from a ebgames employee...

Hmmm... Haven't seen that but I doubt it. I know there have been other colors displayed (black/silver/white) but only Black with be offered at launch. The 60GB version comes with silver trim where as the 20GB is all black so maybe that is what he was talking about.

[trent82]

ONE THING ABOUT PAYPAL THAT PISSES ME OFF ARE THE IDIOTS WHO PAY WITH UNCONFIRMED ADDRESSSES! I really hate that :cry: I am almost certain that selling these on ebay (even with a disclaimer) will net fake buyers who want to screw us over. It's also very expensive to list these items.first: go to your paypal account and find the settings. you can switch it so that it only accepts payment from a user with a confirmed address. ok, so what happens if they buy it and then can't pay because they don't have a confirmed address? do you have to set up the auction again? the answer: nope. when you set up the auction, use a fixed price format and use the "immediate payment required" option. problem solved.

i'm thinking we should make a guide for selling a PS3 on ebay in the safest way possible and make it a pinned topic.

[Reikon]

The EB I passed already had about 10 people lining up at 8 AM, so I didn't bother (not to mention my classes lasted until 11).

[Miranda]

Yup, but our store made us pre-order two games. In exchange, he opened the store 45 minutes early for us.
The guy at the store I went to still made us wait until 10 AM even though we preordered games too.:bomb:

[onikage]

Everyone in line with me were selling their PS3s which makes me a little worried about the market for these on ebay. It was different with the 360 because not too many people were expecting it, but 3/4 of these will be on ebay so the competition will be CRAZY.

Also, it's funny how everyone is buying them to sell, but when the Wii preorder starts tomorrow or so, everyone will be preordering it to keep. I love nintendo

Yeah, both people in front of me and a couple others that came later were all vocal of their plans to put the system on eBay. Where are all the people that actually want a PS3? :lol:

[Diiz]

Yeah, both people in front of me and a couple others that came later were all vocal of their plans to put the system on eBay. Where are all the people that actually want a PS3? :lol:

:lol: That's what I was saying to the guys in line ahead of me... we'd all be trying to sell our PS3s to eachother on eBay.

[malrock]

Yeah, both people in front of me and a couple others that came later were all vocal of their plans to put the system on eBay. Where are all the people that actually want a PS3? :lol:


me me!
i want my, i want my, i want my psthrrrreeeeeee

[MadFlava]

The guy who got the last preorder at our store offered to sell it to someone who didn't for $200 right then and there. The EB guy didn't as much as flinch when he said that. What a douche.

People were joking about that too, the manager handed out these flyers to act as our ticket. Since there were only 16 of us, we were all pretty good and holding each other places in line. Even though people joked about selling their preorder ticket, nobody did.

[xnonfactor]

Anyone catches on (which they likely will) and all your preorders are cancelled immediately.

One is for me, one is for a family member. Spoke to the manager on the phone about this afterwards. He said there should be no problems with this. Calling back in the morning to change my information in the computer to another phone number. One was at an EB Games and another one was at Gamestop.

[teddyh2o]

I went to EB around 11am and pre-order was done. The manager said pre-order list got full after 10 mins

[sonicbooom]

Yeah, both people in front of me and a couple others that came later were all vocal of their plans to put the system on eBay. Where are all the people that actually want a PS3? :lol:
If you're actually buying a PS3 to keep it, you're either rich, crazy, or both.

I mean, you're guaranteed a nice profit for reselling it, and there aren't any huge releases for games until next year. The 20 games available next month are decent, but not good enough for me.

[NamPaehc]

Thanks Lou-Dawg (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=43540), I was a little confused because I don't see a 1 anywhere on my receipt. I was first in line but didn't ask where I was one the pre-order list thinking I would be first. So I'm guessing two employees pre-ordered before they took mine (rumor is that the max number of employees pre-ordering per store is 2) making me "003" instead.

[sonicbooom]

People were joking about that too, the manager handed out these flyers to act as our ticket. Since there were only 16 of us, we were all pretty good and holding each other places in line. Even though people joked about selling their preorder ticket, nobody did.
Which gamestop did you go to?

[Zingela]

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3938/dsc01156jc9.jpg

That is the TRANSACTION NUMBER, NOT the reservation number.

I hate overusing formatting tags, but after seeing this sort of thing posted several times (even after several posts correcting it, some from employees), I feel I need to help stop this misinformation.

That number in specifics, means register 2, transaction 14. Not all of those transactions might have been reservations. Other such things could include processing pennied out items, etc.
Of course, there could have been employee reservations, but these are all things that could skew the number.

This is especially true to stores that were running more than one register this morning. The first reservation could have been on register 1, transaction 2 or something. So forth, so forth.

[Snake2715]

That is the TRANSACTION NUMBER, NOT the reservation number.

I hate overusing formatting tags, but after seeing this sort of thing posted several times (even after several posts correcting it, some from employees), I feel I need to help stop this misinformation.

That number in specifics, means register 2, transaction 14. Not all of those transactions might have been reservations. Other such things could include processing pennied out items, etc.
Of course, there could have been employee reservations, but these are all things that could skew the number.

This is especially true to stores that were running more than one register this morning. The first reservation could have been on register 1, transaction 2 or something. So forth, so forth.

Figured it was something like that thanks for the tags!

[NamPaehc]

That is the TRANSACTION NUMBER, NOT the reservation number.

I hate overusing formatting tags, but after seeing this sort of thing posted several times (even after several posts correcting it, some from employees), I feel I need to help stop this misinformation.

That number in specifics, means register 2, transaction 14. Not all of those transactions might have been reservations. Other such things could include processing pennied out items, etc.
Of course, there could have been employee reservations, but these are all things that could skew the number.

This is especially true to stores that were running more than one register this morning. The first reservation could have been on register 1, transaction 2 or something. So forth, so forth.

He didn't write all that but that is what I got from it. :) I don't think they did any other transations that weren't dealing with the PS3 at my store at least (one register).

[salmonaxxx]

So, that jazz about a second round of pre-orders tomorrow is just BS, right?

[FanboyOfNone]

Yeah, both people in front of me and a couple others that came later were all vocal of their plans to put the system on eBay. Where are all the people that actually want a PS3? :lol:

I'll take one eventually for personal use, but not until FFXIII comes out. Unless there's other killer apps in the pipeline that I don't know about.

As for my Gamestop experience...I got there at 10:30 PM. They were sold out already and the store was empty. The employee told me the other Gamestop in town was sold out too. Now to sit around until Gamestop accepts online pre-orders. Blegh.

[Zingela]

He didn't write all that but that is what I got from it. :) I don't think they did any other transations that weren't dealing with the PS3 at my store at least (one register).
Yeah. It'll vary by store, of course, but don't take that number to be your place in line. Not unless the person ringing you up confirmed the same number.

[Lou-Dawg]

Yeah notice the caption under my original picture. I wanted to get the picture up first before I wrote the description because this thread is filling up fast.

Anyway, this auction is already up to $940 and it still has six days left. Maybe I should forget about keeping this PS3 and Ebay it NOW?!?!?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130035771534

[Rimmit]

For any doubters about the viability of this on ebay. Check out this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-ps3-Premium-System-ship-overnight-11-17_W0QQitemZ290038323160QQihZ019QQcategoryZ62054QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Lou-Dawg]

For any doubters about the viability of this on ebay. Check out this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-ps3-Premium-System-ship-overnight-11-17_W0QQitemZ290038323160QQihZ019QQcategoryZ62054QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Holy shit I can see these tripling in value.

[Rimmit]

I'm so pumped, not only can I go on a honeymoon, I'll be able to get a ps3 leftover. Not bad for a couple of hours work. =) Nice to have a fiancee who will stand with you and pick one up too. and she's not "in my household"yet. =)

[Bazz]

I'm kind pissed I didn't go in the morning to get one if I knew people would but a pre-order for double the price.

[A7las]

If you're actually buying a PS3 to keep it, you're either rich, crazy, or both.

I mean, you're guaranteed a nice profit for reselling it, and there aren't any huge releases for games until next year. The 20 games available next month are decent, but not good enough for me.

Well, I didn't think I was crazy or rich, but apparently I am.

I suppose I'm an idiot for being against this uber-capitalism that is being heralded all over the internet. I'm sorry, but I love fixed prices, and I'm sure almost every one of you would be calling for riots if businesses started going directly to ebay. Instead, it's different when consumers screw over other consumers.

[Plinko]

"We are only reserving 16 systems for launch. However, it is a first come, first serve basis and you are not guaranteed a system at launch. So lets say Sony only ships us 5 - it doesn't mean that the five of you will have those systems with your names on them. It'll be the first five people who preordered that show up to pick up a system. So if the 16th person shows up before the first, he'll get the system, so long as he has his preorder receipt. If we get 16, then there's no problem. There is no formal order, so it doesn't matter what place in line you're in. Just be here early on launch day and hope we have enough."

WOW...that is garbage. Good thing I decided not to preorder--I'm not camping out for 3 days to get one of these things. It makes preorders almost worthless.

[trent82]

this could just be the beginning...the rich masses don't even know about the PS3 yet. if those idiots pay $1000+ for elmo dolls, the possibility of $2000+ is pretty likely for something like a PS3. celebrities are rich and stupid and have spoiled kids. you think a famous actor/musician/athlete would really hesitate about dropping thousands on something like this for their spoiled kids?

[Sgt Grumbles]

For any doubters about the viability of this on ebay. Check out this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-ps3-Premium-System-ship-overnight-11-17_W0QQitemZ290038323160QQihZ019QQcategoryZ62054QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Jesus... that's ridiculous. The console isn't going to be out for a little over a month and people are already paying twice the retail value. I almost wish I'd gone to GS this morning to try and secure one to resell. Almost.

[pop311]

I'm so pumped, not only can I go on a honeymoon, I'll be able to get a ps3 leftover. Not bad for a couple of hours work. =) Nice to have a fiancee who will stand with you and pick one up too. and she's not "in my household"yet. =)You sold that PS3 PO?

[purduealum91]

$1200 is nothing gang. These will easily go for over $2k once they hit the street.

[Rimmit]

You sold that PS3 PO?

That wasn't me. I'll probably put mine up sometime soon though. #2 and #3 in line. Barring a natural disaster, I'm getting one.

[Billservo]

That is the TRANSACTION NUMBER, NOT the reservation number.

I hate overusing formatting tags, but after seeing this sort of thing posted several times (even after several posts correcting it, some from employees), I feel I need to help stop this misinformation.

That number in specifics, means register 2, transaction 14. Not all of those transactions might have been reservations. Other such things could include processing pennied out items, etc.
Of course, there could have been employee reservations, but these are all things that could skew the number.

According to the guy working there, transaction #1 is the "register (or store) open" transaction. Makes sense for me since I was the first there and I have a 2 on my receipt.

[TahoeMax]

That actually makes a lot of sense. I was 8th and have a 9 on my receipt...although the numbers of other people make me hesitate to totally trust that.

[ImpactPlayer]

any idea if anyone will be doing online preorders? I was in class all day today and all my GS/EB are sold out. I'm going to wait in line at Walmart but it'd be nice to be guaranteed one. I remember alot of sites offering pre-orders for the 360 last year (those bundles) but there hasn't been anything on the ps3 has there?

[MadFlava]

I'm so pumped, not only can I go on a honeymoon, I'll be able to get a ps3 leftover. Not bad for a couple of hours work. =) Nice to have a fiancee who will stand with you and pick one up too. and she's not "in my household"yet. =)

Hey Rimmit, are you in Tysons VA. There was a woman in my line that was picking up a preorder for her fiancee. If that is you, you are a very lucky man. The woman was very beautiful and pretty cool about doing the whole thing for her guy.

[NamPaehc]

any idea if anyone will be doing online preorders? I was in class all day today and all my GS/EB are sold out. I'm going to wait in line at Walmart but it'd be nice to be guaranteed one. I remember alot of sites offering pre-orders for the 360 last year (those bundles) but there hasn't been anything on the ps3 has there?
Yes there will be online bundles. Rumor is once Sony announces how much all of their accessories will cost, they Gamestop will offer bundles online.

[spmahn]

I just walked in to the Waterbury, CT store at 12:30 this afternoon and put my money down, no problem at all.

[Rimmit]

Hey Rimmit, are you in Tysons VA. There was a woman in my line that was picking up a preorder for her fiancee. If that is you, you are a very lucky man. The woman was very beautiful and pretty cool about doing the whole thing for her guy.

Nah, I'm in Louisville, KY. She's beautiful nonetheless , and any woman who will put up w/ my 10+ hours of gaming per week, my sci-fi obscession, and overall geeky nature, and will stand and get up w/ me for system launches DS, ds lite, psp, gamecube, xbox360 gets an A+ in my book. She's even got into Battlestar galactica. :D

[JJSP]

I was there in Fullerton, CA this morning.

I'm number four out of eight that our store is getting. I'll have the 60GB version on launch day.

YEAHHHHHHHH!

PS - There was some dude there who had people at ten different locations this morning. He's selling all of them. Jeebus.

[scottman]

$1200 is nothing gang. These will easily go for over $2k once they hit the street.

Would any gamer actually be willing to pay that much, given the launch lineup? Or do you guys think the only suckers will be parents of spoiled kids?

btw, I drove by my EB at 9:55 and there were only about 6 people waiting in front of it. So I could have probably preordered one, but decided to go to work instead...
I think I might call that EB just to check out what their preorder policy would have been and if I should be kicking myself right now. But I figured the employees probably manipulate the preorder list however they want.

[sonicbooom]

$1200 is nothing gang. These will easily go for over $2k once they hit the street.
Would be nice if that's true.

I think I might only take USPS money orders on this one.. just in case. It's the safest way possible. I don't want paypal to screw me over.

As long as I have the money by black friday, everything's good.

[dracula]

i got there at 10:30 am and got nothing. I am hoping to score one from costco on the day of the launch(executive membership gets in 1 hour early) or get one or 2 from walmart.com,

The clerk that gave me the bad news told me they were expecting a second shipment before the hollidays but not a second shipment before launch. I probably should go back and put $100 down for the second shipment

[Cmosfm]

$1200 is nothing gang. These will easily go for over $2k once they hit the street.

Yes, yes it will.

You'll have HOARDS of people who were pumped to get one, couldn't, realizing they won't until after Christmas...and jump online and pay whatever they have to pay to get one.

Just remember, the 360s sold for over 2K

[Tenchi-kun]

Looks like eBay may be pulling the preorder auctions. The initial one that was posted a couple pages ago has been removed from eBay.

[Rimmit]

Also to all those people out there talking about how many more will hit ebay this time. It will be marginally more I figure, as anybody w/ any ebay knowledge and needed money put their x360 on ebay. And also there was less demand for the 360. There are 100+ million ps2's in the world. That's an enormous fan base. There is a much bigger demand for the ps3, then the 360. Plus it's not a worldwide launch.

Europeans will be paying 1000+ anyway. Might as well get it sooner then later, and plop down money on ebay, and import it.

This will hit 2000+. I can just feel it. The hype is huge. The wii will pull the mom's away, but let's face it. For the adults that can pay, they will and they'll pay big.

[Corvin]

"We are only reserving 16 systems for launch. However, it is a first come, first serve basis and you are not guaranteed a system at launch. So lets say Sony only ships us 5 - it doesn't mean that the five of you will have those systems with your names on them. It'll be the first five people who preordered that show up to pick up a system. So if the 16th person shows up before the first, he'll get the system, so long as he has his preorder receipt. If we get 16, then there's no problem. There is no formal order, so it doesn't matter what place in line you're in. Just be here early on launch day and hope we have enough."

This doesn't sound terrible, at least they aren't grossly over selling pre-orders. So only a handful of people will leave unhappy. They could have easily 25-100 per store like the 360 and screwed over dozens upon dozens of people at each store.

Then again, I'm #8 out of 8. So the line # isn't on the receipt at all, right?

[MugenNoKaze]

Uh, ok, no luck on my side. Completely sold out at EB and GS. Sigh. People must've been in line. Any other suggestions?

BTW, how many do they give out per store?

[Rimmit]

Looks like eBay may be pulling the preorder auctions. The initial one that was posted a couple pages ago has been removed from eBay.

The pull was likely due to a hijacked account. Happens all the time w/ people giving out there addy's and passwords to random people. This is a great thing to hijack and put on an account due to high demand. Ebay will not pull a preorder.

I know about the hijacking as mine was hijacked 2 years ago. It will appear as the item no longer showing up.

[Diiz]

i got there at 10:30 am and got nothing. I am hoping to score one from costco on the day of the launch(executive membership gets in 1 hour early)

If it makes any difference, I have yet to even seen any info in our computers about PS3 OR Wii yet. Judging by the allotment numbers, I'll be surprised if Costcos even get any at this point.

[jalu6]

Just remember, the 360s sold for over 2K

Only for a few days though. The market adjusted itself pretty quickly afterward. Add in the eventual rumors of system failures and whatever else is going to happen in the next month and they will all be $1000 - $1200 by Thanksgiving.

[Tenchi-kun]

The pull was likely due to a hijacked account. Happens all the time w/ people giving out there addy's and passwords to random people. This is a great thing to hijack and put on an account due to high demand. Ebay will not pull a preorder.

I know about the hijacking as mine was hijacked 2 years ago. It will appear as the item no longer showing up.
Ah, that certainly makes sense then. Thanks for the info. Guess we'll have to wait and see if eBay starts doing it with more of them.

[NamPaehc]

Looks like eBay may be pulling the preorder auctions. The initial one that was posted a couple pages ago has been removed from eBay.

I was wondering when this was going to happen. Prior to today, rumors have been going around saying that this is what Ebay would be doing this. I think it will actually be harder to sell these things there...

[Diiz]

Looks like eBay may be pulling the preorder auctions. The initial one that was posted a couple pages ago has been removed from eBay.

The seller is also no longer a registered user o.O

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=cobra_jet_queen

[Inferno-X]

If you go through the thread and look at the posted eBay links all but one have been pulled and the only reason that one went through was because it was a quick buy-it-now auction. Interesting.

[dracula]

If it makes any difference, I have yet to even seen any info in our computers about PS3 OR Wii yet. Judging by the allotment numbers, I'll be surprised if Costcos even get any at this point.


wow, props to the people that thought ahead to wait in line before the store opened. I definitely think these will be selling for $1200 or so.

[Diiz]

I only saw 2 different links posted. The auction and the BIN.

[scottman]

I thought EBay's policy is that you can't sell something you are not currently in possession of.

[tayaf69]

first: go to your paypal account and find the settings. you can switch it so that it only accepts payment from a user with a confirmed address. ok, so what happens if they buy it and then can't pay because they don't have a confirmed address? do you have to set up the auction again? the answer: nope. when you set up the auction, use a fixed price format and use the "immediate payment required" option. problem solved.

i'm thinking we should make a guide for selling a PS3 on ebay in the safest way possible and make it a pinned topic.
Wow, thanks for the information. I have over 520 positive feedback on ebay and have been a powerseller for most of that time, AND I never knew that. I am an idiot. I tried to sell my PSP because it sucks, but 4 times in a row I got payments from some scammer in Indonesia. I finally got reimbursed for the money lost on the auctions (the fees are high), but it was an annoyance.

If they buy the item with immediate payment required, but it doesn't go through because of my restrictions, does that mean that the item will stay up or will it close anyways? I've never done immediate payment before which is why I'm asking.

[ViolentLee]

Lame experience here. Went to a rather new-ish EB at Pico and Venice (in Santa Monica). Got there at 7am, and was #14 in line. At about 9:45, an employee stated that there was only 13 pre-orders.

13 seems like a strange number...as if their employees were allowed to get 3 instead of 2. Either way, I wish he had told the line as soon as he knew how many they had rather than practically wait for when they open. Wish I could have that 3 hours of my life back.

Thanks for saving me a trip. I'm actually surprised we're getting pre-order madness in LA -- especially with the sheer number of EB/GS stores around.

Of course, with it sounding like 95% are going to Ebay, maybe I'll just save my time and spend an extra $10 to get one of the alleged thousands that will flood Ebay. I would laugh soooo f'ing hard if the supply was greater than demand on there, and auctions were going for less than $100 over retail.

[lee337]

I just added 4 pre-order auctions to "myebay" and within 10 minutes 3 of them were removed. Not ended with "buy it now", but literaly removed. Something fishy is going on.

[Diiz]

4 links for auctions still up to keep an eye on...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-system-Pre-Order-60GBversion-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ120040855713QQihZ002QQcategoryZ62 054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-pre-order-console-with-game-Resistance_W0QQitemZ260040219775QQihZ016QQcategory Z62054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-Premium-System-Console_W0QQitemZ120040862142QQihZ002QQcategoryZ62 054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem






haha... link #4 was pulled before I could even post it... interesting.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Playstation-3-PS3-60GB-Guaranteed-by-11-22_W0QQitemZ140040802543QQihZ004QQcategoryZ62054QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Lou-Dawg]

Thanks for saving me a trip. I'm actually surprised we're getting pre-order madness in LA -- especially with the sheer number of EB/GS stores around.

Of course, with it sounding like 95% are going to Ebay, maybe I'll just save my time and spend an extra $10 to get one of the alleged thousands that will flood Ebay. I would laugh soooo f'ing hard if the supply was greater than demand on there, and auctions were going for less than $100 over retail.

I would also laugh hard if TMX could be found for less than MRSP, but it's not going to happen. Sure thousands will flood ebay, but thousands more buyers will snatch them up. Take the Xbox 360 launch mania, subtract a ton of supply, and add the demand of Sony. A winnar is ebay...

[atomsk]

I just added 4 pre-order auctions to "myebay" and within 10 minutes 3 of them were removed. Not ended with "buy it now", but literaly removed. Something fishy is going on.

Not really. The rules of ebay say you can't sell anything unless you can deliver it within 30 days. It's not like Sony is forcing them to get rid of the auctions or something.

[mykevermin]

haha... link #4 was pulled before I could even post it... interesting.

Something to surely keepan eye on. Serves the fuckers right, but at the same time it'd be absurd to think eBay would deny itself the money taken in from these auctions.

[tayaf69]

So is there anyway ebay will be giving sellers a hard time AFTER the system is launched? Sounds crazy I know, but could it happen in Sony demands it?

[Bazz]

They're getting pulled by Ebay. Truth people are stupid sell it now anyways might as well wait. If people willing pay that price now it will be double when in hand and no chance in hell of getting one at a store.

[Lou-Dawg]

4 links for auctions still up to keep an eye on...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-system-Pre-Order-60GBversion-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ120040855713QQihZ002QQcategoryZ62 054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-pre-order-console-with-game-Resistance_W0QQitemZ260040219775QQihZ016QQcategory Z62054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-Premium-System-Console_W0QQitemZ120040862142QQihZ002QQcategoryZ62 054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem






haha... link #4 was pulled before I could even post it... interesting.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Playstation-3-PS3-60GB-Guaranteed-by-11-22_W0QQitemZ140040802543QQihZ004QQcategoryZ62054QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Yeah all the pre-order auctions are getting yanked. Maybe I can find some information on why in the Ebay forums.

[Apossum]

someone posted in the PS3 forum that Sony and Ebay have an agreement to not let anyone auction PS3s until 90 days after launch.

sorry, don't have a link *shrug*

[Diiz]

Holy shit! They are BANNING people selling PS3 pre-orders!

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=bruninhousa

[Zoglog]

I remember people got rich for initially selling gamecubes and Xboxes on Ebay before launch and making a buttload, whereas after the launch day when people realized there was no short supply, prices quickly dropped

[MadFlava]

I would also laugh hard if TMX could be found for less than MRSP, but it's not going to happen. Sure thousands will flood ebay, but thousands more buyers will snatch them up. Take the Xbox 360 launch mania, subtract a ton of supply, and add the demand of Sony. A winnar is ebay...

You are correct, just the madness I saw today for freaking preorders shows that PS3 is going to blow up huge. There were mostly parents in line trying to preorder for their kids christmas gifts. Many Parents and Grandparents were turned away after #16. I haven't seen madness like this for a preorder of a system. And if you look at the launch numbers and how popular the Playstation Brand is, this system will be more sought after than the 360. Another bonus is that the $500 unit is a very good unit to buy too and will also have a very good resell value.

[Diiz]

someone posted in the PS3 forum that Sony and Ebay have an agreement to not let anyone auction PS3s until 90 days after launch.

sorry, don't have a link *shrug*


Guess eBay will be the loser and Craigslist will be the winner? Sounds crazy, but plausible if Sony is paying eBay to weed them out.

[Apossum]

Holy shit! They are BANNING people selling PS3 pre-orders!

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=bruninhousa


wow. this is interesting. I'm sure the 360 was one of the top sources of profit for Ebay last year...they could easily replicate or surpass that success this year...so I wonder what this is all about.

Guess eBay will be the loser and Craigslist will be the winner? Sounds crazy, but plausible if Sony is paying eBay to weed them out.

craig's hammered servers and threatened lawsuits for bad exchanges, all without profit = loss. :lol:

[getmyrunon]

Holy shit! They are BANNING people selling PS3 pre-orders!

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=bruninhousa

*claps with glee*

[gunm]

Thanks for saving me a trip. I'm actually surprised we're getting pre-order madness in LA -- especially with the sheer number of EB/GS stores around.

Of course, with it sounding like 95% are going to Ebay, maybe I'll just save my time and spend an extra $10 to get one of the alleged thousands that will flood Ebay. I would laugh soooo f'ing hard if the supply was greater than demand on there, and auctions were going for less than $100 over retail.

i wish--not that want the CAGs doing this to fail. Still, I don't think this will happen. The system is limited and there is a demand. I think we'll see the 360 launch all over again, at least as far as the ebay reselling...

[Plinko]

Holy shit! They are BANNING people selling PS3 pre-orders!

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=bruninhousa

WHOA--if this is true, this is hilarious. Everyone who gets one of these won't be able to sell it on Ebay until AFTER February, when the market is flooded.

[MadFlava]

someone posted in the PS3 forum that Sony and Ebay have an agreement to not let anyone auction PS3s until 90 days after launch.

sorry, don't have a link *shrug*

I thought it was 90 days before launch? Anyway, no big deal, there are other avenues to selling a PS3 online. Craiglists is the one that interest me the most since I won't have to deal with Ebay fees.

[Import]

Guess eBay will be the loser and Craigslist will be the winner? Sounds crazy, but plausible if Sony is paying eBay to weed them out.


Especially without a viable link I find this hard to believe. People will sell these for an arm and a leg regardless and I cannot see eBay giving up all that money b/c Sony asked them too. The amount of money Sony would have to pay to eBay to prevent this would have to be large and we definately would of heard about this.

My girl landed a pre-order this morning at GS and that thing is going on eBay regardless. :D

[fff398]

y hello thar craiglist...

[tayaf69]

definately something to look into....

[Diiz]

IMO, this is the auction to keep an eye on right now... this guy is a 1000+ power seller. If eBay pulls his listing and bans him, there is something seriously fucked up going on.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170037994945&fromMakeTrack=true

[Apossum]

I thought it was 90 days before launch? Anyway, no big deal, there are other avenues to selling a PS3 online. Craiglists is the one that interest me the most since I won't have to deal with Ebay fees.



the guy's post says "90 days within launch." i guess that could go either way.


i don't know...craigslist for something this big could be sketchy. i.e. bring guns :lol: I wouldn't want to make a large exchange through there.

but I'm sure some forums will host PS3 exchanges, like Xbox-scene.com.

[Import]

I was just thinking.....

How could eBay prevent you from selling a PS3 until 90 Days after a release. Once I purchase a PS3 it is mine to do with as I see fit. If I want to sell it, how can eBay prevent me from selling something I own?

[Tenchi-kun]

Wow, if they are truly banning people for putting up ps3 preorder auctions,
I say good for ebay! Maybe it will help cut back on the scalpers.

I know, I know, wishful thinking, but still. ;)

[Lou-Dawg]

If Ebay starts banning people for selling PS3's even after launch, the media hype will be huge. My guess is that they are clamping down on pre-orders...it's not like a PS3 is cocaine or anything...

[tayaf69]

If the news is released that ebay is banning ps3 sales until after 90 days then Im glad I only put $100 down for mine instead of the insane complete amount. How do they accept returns? Does it go back on the CC or is it store credit.

I know I will still want to try Amazon or Craiglist though...just trying to cover all grounds...

[getmyrunon]

I was just thinking.....

How could eBay prevent you from selling a PS3 until 90 Days after a release. Once I purchase a PS3 it is mine to do with as I see fit. If I want to sell it, how can eBay prevent me from selling something I own?

You act like it's your right to use Ebay. Ebay is doing YOU a service by allowing you to list something on their site. They can pull whatever auction they want.

[Diiz]

If the news is released that ebay is banning ps3 sales until after 90 days then Im glad I only put $100 down for mine instead of the insane complete amount. How do they accept returns? Does it go back on the CC or is it store credit.

I know I will still want to try Amazon or Craiglist though...just trying to cover all grounds...

If you paid with a CC, it'll go back on the CC. Someone mentioned that you can't sell something on eBay that isn't deliverable within 30 days. That makes sense, and if it is an actual policy, that is what I am betting on.

There are always other alternatives too... Amazon, Craigslist, Half, etc.

But I agree about bringing guns to a Craiglist transaction, or at least a shitload of backup :lol:

[xdl]

I was just thinking.....

How could eBay prevent you from selling a PS3 until 90 Days after a release. Once I purchase a PS3 it is mine to do with as I see fit. If I want to sell it, how can eBay prevent me from selling something I own?

Well, I'm fairly sure they can deny you service at their own will, but I have no idea why they would turn you away if you physically own the item being sold. I find it highly unlikely that come launch day you wont be able to list your item without worry. These "preorder" auctions do seem like something ebay doesn't like.

I remember people used to sell play chips and money from poker sites on ebay, eventually those were all removed at the request of the individual sites. Not quite the same situation, but I could see them pulling these preorder auctions.

[Lou-Dawg]

Half is owned by ebay. No luck there. I don't trust Craigslist, so the only option left (to me at least) would be Amazon. Anyone ever have problems getting paid through Amazon or have Amazon horror stories?

[chewster777]

Yeah only one of those auctions from earlier got through because of it's buy it now feature. If they really aren't allowing this, then I'm glad I didn't bother to pre-order one. It's kinda sad though that the reason mostly everyone wants one is to sell it. Perhaps that's Sony's secret plan - Get everyone to buy one for the profit and then just leave them stuck with it by limiting the online selling options!

[phear3d]

goodbye ebay and hello craigslist and amazon.com if they really ban selling ps3's for 90days. there will always be ways to sell it, but the demand will be even greater. here is a company that knows exactly what the word "demand" means to consumers...

"feed 'em little, they'll want more. create the hype, and you'll sell all"

[tayaf69]

everyone is like myself and only preordered $100 down on it. If sony releases news that bans the use of ebay for their systems, they'd be shooting themselves in the face because 3/4 of everyone who preordered would be going right back to EB/GS for refunds. This would be a horrible business move on Sony and Ebay, because face it...no one wants an overpriced crappy system, unless as others have pointed out they are rich or crazy.

[jollydwarf]

If eBay is taking action against these hoarders (who are artificially creating a totally unnecessary secondary market and are completely comparable to ticket scalpers/'brokers' that are illegal in many counties nationwide--you can't dispute this), I am very proud of them. They stand to lose a lot of fees, not just from these listings, but other things such "Power Sellers" (ha!) might be offering. So, that's (possibly) big of them.

Maybe this has been mentioned previously, but while I was around a local Gamestop earlier this afternoon, I stopped in. They were, of course, booked up to their allotment of 16, but more importantly, they have no idea about how the next wave of preorders will go and when it will occur. I would suspect HQ will send out the go ahead at some point in the future, but as of now, they know nothing about how they will accomodate anyone else wishing to plunk a C-note deposit down. They also seemed to know next to nothing about the impending Wiiorders. Sorry.

[Diiz]

Listing pulled, seller banned:

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=ibd720

Listing pulled, seller banned:

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=ziembee





I can see pulling the listing, but why the fuck are they banning the sellers? Not a bit harsh?

[H-Town Info]

craigslist or ubid now if u want to sell ur ps3. ebay is going to left and right to take down every ps3 listing.

[pop311]

Listing pulled, seller banned:

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=ibd720

Listing pulled, seller banned:

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=ziembee





I can see pulling the listing, but why the fuck are they banning the sellers? Not a bit harsh?my thoughts exactly

[Pootie Thang]

Man this sucks they were sold out before the store opened, my store is getting 8. I guess Gamestop left messages for people who pre-ordered PS3 games that the systems were up for reserve today. How gay so people were there before the store opened.

[Diiz]

Yeah only one of those auctions from earlier got through because of it's buy it now feature. If they really aren't allowing this, then I'm glad I didn't bother to pre-order one. It's kinda sad though that the reason mostly everyone wants one is to sell it. Perhaps that's Sony's secret plan - Get everyone to buy one for the profit and then just leave them stuck with it by limiting the online selling options!


I'm never stuck with it, I'll just return it to Gamestop.

[Corvin]

There is also Yahoo! Auctions as well as your local classified section of the newspaper. Believe it or not people still check those. lol

[Plinko]

I'm shocked this is happening, but can't say I'm not amused by it all. I feel mean.

[Ricochet]

first: go to your paypal account and find the settings. you can switch it so that it only accepts payment from a user with a confirmed address. ok, so what happens if they buy it and then can't pay because they don't have a confirmed address? do you have to set up the auction again? the answer: nope. when you set up the auction, use a fixed price format and use the "immediate payment required" option. problem solved.

i'm thinking we should make a guide for selling a PS3 on ebay in the safest way possible and make it a pinned topic.

GREAT idea. Make a thread in the ebay forum asap!

As for the banning accounts thing, looks like it's the 30 day rule afterall. I looked over some of the ebay guidelines and found this:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/pre-sale.html

So, if you want to sell your preorder, I suggest doing so after the 17th.

[chewster777]

I'm never stuck with it, I'll just return it to Gamestop. I thought gamestop would pull some kinda crap or something when it comes to returns. Those poor ebay accounts!

[Diiz]

Banned

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=parian1971

Banned

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=mystery_merchant

Banned

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=jabaricain






Still waiting to see what they are going to do about this Power Seller:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170037994945&fromMakeTrack=true

[monstericreated]

Hmm, I understand that that number isn't my reservation number, but it does seem odd that my number is 5 when I was number two in line... And there was only one register open. But who knows.

This whole eBay thing makes sense considering you can't really sell something you don't have in possession, but I agree - the banning of users seems harsh. Interesting to see how it pans out.

[pinoy530]

Perhaps that's Sony's secret plan - Get everyone to buy one for the profit and then just leave them stuck with it by limiting the online selling options!

You do realize that it doesn't matter if those people who get it, sell it for $1000 or if they get stuck with it. Sony still sells their system.

[Cmosfm]

Jeez guys, you people act like they aren't going to let you sell PS3's...that's NOT going to happen. They don't allow pre-sales, that's all.

[americanpier3]

Don't be scared guys, PS3s arent banned on EBAY, just ps3 preorders. The ebay effect will still occur.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/pre-sale.html

[shadowknight]

Ebay banning PS3 sales?? I actually hoped this WOULD happen...

Yes, I realize capitalism is the heart and soul of the U.S. economy, BUT purposefully buying a limited supply product in order to rape potential buyers out of sheer greed is f'ed up... just my opinion. I don't look down on anyone trying to do it, but I certainly question their morality.

[Rimmit]

Ebay will create a public relations nightmare if they truly are banning PS3's from getting sold. It will only drive the cost of a ps3 even higher, as people will be truly getting desperate. AT least w/ ebay it's a stop gap and no matter what people think there's always ebay. You can get IT on ebay. If you can't get the BIGGEST IT this holiday season what's next??

Talk about hurting long time powersellers and loyal ebay sellers relationships if they are banning this. This is AMERICA. THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY. If someone is willing to get up early enough to get a ps3, they have every damn right to do what they want w/ it. Burn it. Eat it. Sell it. I don't care, but for Ebay to crack down on this and not the 1000000's of bootleg dvd's, cd's, games, is the most rediculous thing I've ever seen. IF they ban this, they better ban all the illegal shit that goes on, on ebay, that they always turn a blind eye too.

[botticus]

GREAT idea. Make a thread in the ebay forum asap!

As for the banning accounts thing, looks like it's the 30 day rule afterall. I looked over some of the ebay guidelines and found this:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/pre-sale.html

So, if you want to sell your preorder, I suggest doing so after the 17th.Yep, that's it:

Violations of this policy may result in a range of actions, including:

Listing cancellation
Limits on account privileges
Account suspension
Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings
Loss of PowerSeller statusBanning still seems harsh, but okay. Stupid to sell it this early anyway, demand is only going to go up.

[americanpier3]

Still waiting to see what they are going to do about this Power Seller:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170037994945&fromMakeTrack=true (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170037994945&fromMakeTrack=true)

lets report his listing and get him banned!!!

[malrock]

because face it...no one wants an overpriced crappy system, unless as others have pointed out they are rich or crazy.


i want one and i am not rich nor am i crazy

[Diiz]

Don't be scared guys, PS3s arent banned on EBAY, just ps3 preorders. The ebay effect will still occur.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/pre-sale.html


So why the fuck are they banning people immediately?

Violations of this policy may result in a range of actions, including:

*

Listing cancellation
*

Limits on account privileges
*

Account suspension
*

Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings
*

Loss of PowerSeller status

[Rimmit]

Don't be scared guys, PS3s arent banned on EBAY, just ps3 preorders. The ebay effect will still occur.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/pre-sale.html

That's rediculous. they never enforce that. I buy many many collectible toys, master replicas, etc. on Ebay WELL in advance of actual release. I love it how they enforce their rules to fit their situation.

Anyway, it will only drive it even HIGHER when it comes out as people can't even pre-order the freakin thing. Great for us, sellers out their just trying to fund a an expensive hobby, and other endevours.

[Corvin]

Still waiting to see what they are going to do about this Power Seller:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170037994945&fromMakeTrack=true

interesting. I bet they a)shoot him a warning to pull it. or b)pull it and don't ban him

[breakin2]

My stores (EB and Gamestop in my mall) sold them BEFORE the store opened. The people who came early were able to buy them even though the store didn't actually open. I wish I had know they were doing that because I had some other options that actually opened on time and I would have gotten one if I didn't waste my time at the mall stores first. I was PO'd.

[monstericreated]

Talk about hurting long time powersellers and loyal ebay sellers relationships if they are banning this. This is AMERICA. THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY. If someone is willing to get up early enough to get a ps3, they have every damn right to do what they want w/ it. Burn it. Eat it. Sell it. I don't care, but for Ebay to crack down on this and not the 1000000's of bootleg dvd's, cd's, games, is the most rediculous thing I've ever seen. IF they ban this, they better ban all the illegal shit that goes on, on ebay, that they always turn a blind eye too.

I do agree that it's VERY lame that they don't actively pursue bootleggers of which there seem to be an infinite amount on eBay. I'm pretty good at spotting them, but from time to time, even *I* get burned. I can't even imagine how many other people get burned regularly.

I SERIOUSLY doubt they'll ban the sale of PS3s once people are actually in possession of them. It seems like it could only serve to hurt them in the long run.

[jpuma1]

lets report his listing and get him banned!!!

I'm not sure you can. his listing ends on the 17. technically, he'll have the item delivered within 30 days if he delivers right on launch day, right?

[americanpier3]

I'm not sure you can. his listing ends on the 17. technically, he'll have the item delivered within 30 days if he delivers right on launch day, right?

lol i guess...smart guy, no wonder hes a power seller :applause:

[Diiz]

I'm not sure you can. his listing ends on the 17. technically, he'll have the item delivered within 30 days if he delivers right on launch day, right?


Wrong. All the other listings I posted were auctions that expired on the 20th, 3 days after the "30 day window."

[cheapfrag]

I'm not sure you can. his listing ends on the 17. technically, he'll have the item delivered within 30 days if he delivers right on launch day, right?
Now there's a smart power seller --- too bad there are 31 days in October!

[Lou-Dawg]

lets report his listing and get him banned!!!
Wow you are a bastard. I was actually going to send him an email and tell him to pull his listing before he gets banned. The only reason I'm hesitant is that Ebay is acting like the Gestapo right now and I don't want my own account banned...

EDIT: Also, the end date for seven day auctions is Oct 17. The PS3 launches on Nov 17. I can't believe Ebay is being so strict about just one day.

[botticus]

Official confirmation that GameStop has gone through their entire allotment of PS3 preorders:

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/gamestop-our-ps3s-soldout-nationwide-206625.php

[Diiz]

Wow you are a bastard. I was actually going to send him an email and tell him to pull his listing before he gets banned. The only reason I'm hesitant is that Ebay is acting like the Gestapo right now and I don't want my own account banned...

EDIT: Also, the end date for seven day auctions is Oct 17. The PS3 launches on Nov 17. I can't believe Ebay is being so strict about just one day.


Again, this assumption is incorrect. Look at these closing dates from a few other pulled listings:

http://img289.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenhunter002ot4.gif

http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenhunter003ly9.gif


There were another half a dozen that were pulled and banned that also closed on the 20th.

[jpuma1]

I hate to be the person who's still probably beating a dead horse, but about this RESERVATION NUMBER/TRANSACTION CODE thingie on the upper right hand corner.

Mine is 01-14. Now I was the 4th person in line outside. How the hell am I the 14th transaction on register 1?!?!? is that even possible? At another GS, my friend was 01-07, and he was the FIRST person in line.

Is this something I should be worried about?

[Lou-Dawg]

Again, this assumption is incorrect. Look at these closing dates from a few other pulled listings:

http://img289.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenhunter002ot4.gif

http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenhunter003ly9.gif


There were another half a dozen that were pulled and banned that also closed on the 20th.

Post in this thread (http://forums.ebay.com/db1/thread.jspa?threadID=2000242024) and maybe we can get an answer from the ebay folk.

[Zoglog]

I got a question for ya'll, by having this preorder can I pick up my console any time during the day it launches without having to worry about them giving it away?

[monstericreated]

Again, this assumption is incorrect. Look at these closing dates from a few other pulled listings:

http://img289.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenhunter002ot4.gif

http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenhunter003ly9.gif


There were another half a dozen that were pulled and banned that also closed on the 20th.

So maybe there is some kind of agreement between eBay and Sony, but if there is, it's really poor on their behalf for banning people without informing them ahead of time, or at least pulling the listing and issuing out a warning. I can't understand why these people would be banned if they seem to be within the rules and regulations?

[thingsfallnapart]

I'm locked in at number 6 at everett, wa EB. By the way, is it really true that if an employee sells one on ebay he buys from a shipment, that EB will fire everyone in the store? An employee told me that today.

[paddlefoot]

Did anyone notice that the one auction didn't GARUNTEE shipment on the release date?

[rodeojones903]

I got a question for ya'll, by having this preorder can I pick up my console any time during the day it launches without having to worry about them giving it away?

I'd call the store and ask. :D

[Apossum]

I'm locked in at number 6 at everett, wa EB. By the way, is it really true that if an employee sells one on ebay he buys from a shipment, that EB will fire everyone in the store? An employee told me that today.


ummmm...hell no? :lol: That would be a total mess for a variety of reasons.

I wouldn't be surprised if a dickhead manager told his employees that anyway. they love playing the employees against each other.

[Lou-Dawg]

I hate to be the person who's still probably beating a dead horse, but about this RESERVATION NUMBER/TRANSACTION CODE thingie on the upper right hand corner.

Mine is 01-14. Now I was the 4th person in line outside. How the hell am I the 14th transaction on register 1?!?!? is that even possible? At another GS, my friend was 01-07, and he was the FIRST person in line.

Is this something I should be worried about?

Shady transactions before opening (ie employees selling pre-orders to friends who were not physically there), or perhaps the employees had some legitimate business to do before the store opened. At most stores, the issue of the day was the PS3 pre-order and that is all the employees used the cash register for for the first 20 minutes of the day.

[paddlefoot]

So maybe there is some kind of agreement between eBay and Sony, but if there is, it's really poor on their behalf for banning people without informing them ahead of time, or at least pulling the listing and issuing out a warning. I can't understand why these people would be banned if they seem to be within the rules and regulations?

Are you sure they were banned?

One time I was listing for my father and I listed a sealed box of caps for a cap gun from the mid 1950's. Ebay cancelled the auction because of gun powder or some other restriction on ammo or something. We were banned or suspended, they just said hey, that's no go.

[tayaf69]

I don't like to cross paths with ebay. I once shillbidded (yes I know it's wrong). My gf bidded on my 360 to raise the price by 200.00. It worked and I sold it for 200.00 more at the last minute, but we were both banned for 30 days and my powerseller status was permanently removed. I don't need the powerseller thing anyways.

[Zoglog]

I'd call the store and ask. :D

according to the disclaimer that should be the case. They're just not obligated to have to receive it at the time of launch and availble fo me. But when they get it in, that unit is mine. At least that's how I interpret that disclaimer.

too bad there's no "Zero Hour" equivalent for PS3. That wouldve been badass :D

[paddlefoot]

ummmm...hell no? :lol: That would be a total mess for a variety of reasons.

I wouldn't be surprised if a dickhead manager told his employees that anyway. they love playing the employees against each other.

Firing all employees a week before Black Friday, now that would be interesting.

[monstericreated]

Are you sure they were banned?

One time I was listing for my father and I listed a sealed box of caps for a cap gun from the mid 1950's. Ebay cancelled the auction because of gun powder or some other restriction on ammo or something. We were banned or suspended, they just said hey, that's no go.

I'm not SURE... However, most (if not ALL, though I believe it is ALL) of the users who listed auctions for the pre-orders can be seen in their feedback as no longer being registered users. That, to me, sounds like they have been banned rather than just suspended.

[phear3d]

another one

http://cgi.ebay.com/PS3-Playstation-3-Pre-Order-60-GB-1st-Preorder_W0QQitemZ130035825559QQihZ003QQcategoryZ6 2054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[jpuma1]

Shady transactions before opening (ie employees selling pre-orders to friends who were not physically there), or perhaps the employees had some legitimate business to do before the store opened. At most stores, the issue of the day was the PS3 pre-order and that is all the employees used the cash register for for the first 20 minutes of the day.


I only wonder because i'm kinda completely confused. The employee said there should be 16 available. He goes in the store. He comes back out, tells us there's 10, counts off 10, tells the others to go home.

But I end up being transaction number 14. If that was really the case, shouldn't he have told just two people behind me to stay, rather than 6? am I being paranoid?

[h2dk]

nah, there were 16, 1 thru 6 went to store employees

[monstericreated]

Oh, yeah... I have another question. Is it normal for GS to make an imprint of your CC if you make a reservation by CC? I have -NEVER- had this happen before, and I feel really uncomfortable about it. If anyone could provide some feedback, that'd be terrific. TIA.

[Diiz]

I got a question for ya'll, by having this preorder can I pick up my console any time during the day it launches without having to worry about them giving it away?

This was one of the questions we kept asking the guy, and he kept pussyfooting around it. Basically, this is how I interpret everything I've read and seen so far:

Gamestop/EB is taking pre-orders based on the number of units they are expecting. If they take 12 pre-orders, and receive 12 consoles, you can pick it up anytime within 48 hours after launch. If they take 12 pre-orders and only get 8 consoles, you damn well better be there as early as possible on launch day. Based on what I have read here, and what the employee at my store said today, the pre-orders will of course get their consoles over walk-ins, but if they receive less consoles than they took pre-orders for, it'll be a goddam free-for-all.

We made the guy write our number on our receipts and he had to initial them as well. Either way, I'm forced to get there super early or camp, which pisses me off.

[Diiz]

Oh, yeah... I have another question. Is it normal for GS to make an imprint of your CC if you make a reservation by CC? I have -NEVER- had this happen before, and I feel really uncomfortable about it. If anyone could provide some feedback, that'd be terrific. TIA.


Only if their credit card swiper is down, I would imagine. I have never had this happen either.

[Ricochet]

This was one of the questions we kept asking the guy, and he kept pussyfooting around it. Basically, this is how I interpret everything I've read and seen so far:

Gamestop/EB is taking pre-orders based on the number of units they are expecting. If they take 12 pre-orders, and receive 12 consoles, you can pick it up anytime within 48 hours after launch. If they take 12 pre-orders and only get 8 consoles, you damn well better be there as early as possible on launch day. Based on what I have read here, and what the employee at my store said today, the pre-orders will of course get their consoles over walk-ins, but if they receive less consoles than they took pre-orders for, it'll be a goddam free-for-all.

We made the guy write our number on our receipts and he had to initial them as well. Either way, I'm forced to get there super early or camp, which pisses me off.

Bingo - we literally harassed the manager for about fifteen minutes outside, trying to figure out exactly what the preorder business actually meant. I was confused at first but a friend in line explained it to me.

And then we planned on our camp out.