Typical Vultures....

Bogbrush82 · 7th November 2020, 11:23

Ok, so everybody in the gaming world knows about supply problems plaguing the new Xbox Series X and Playstation 5s, with many people no longer being able to preorder them. That hasn't stopped some people from capitalising on that however.

For example:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xbox-Seri....c100008.m2219

RRP for a Series X is £449

And for a PS5 things get worse:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-PS5-....c100005.m1851

RRP is also £449

It makes my blood boil.

trikey · 7th November 2020, 12:06

If folk are daft enough to pay the prices you can’t blame the sellers...

macafee2 · 7th November 2020, 12:08

Does it boil because the prices being asked or the stupidity of those that pay?
If it were medicine I may take a different view
How much is the xbox worth, as much as someone will pay for it.

If a buyer is not that wealthy that they have silly money to spend I guess it is hard on them but in time they will get the xbox for "sensible" money.

macafee2

Rogue · 7th November 2020, 15:56

No different to Nvidia RTX 3 series cards.. There will always be price gougers out there when there is demand, more fool those who can't wait!

bikerdude666 · 7th November 2020, 22:15

It happens with everything. It annoys me when people will deliberately have several pre-orders of limited editions, just to sell them on.

Most recently the annoying one was a model railway shop claiming to have not been given enough supply of models to fulfil all their pre-orders, and yet the next day they had some for sale at over inflated prices on their eBay account. And then a few days ago they put a post on facebook stating they'd 'found' some sets in their warehouse, and they were also listed at around £70 over the RRP.

7th November 2020, 11:23	#1
Bogbrush82 I really should get out more....... BMW X3 2.0D Join Date: May 2017 Location: Tipton Posts: 2,383 Thanks: 51 Thanked 765 Times in 421 Posts	Typical Vultures.... Ok, so everybody in the gaming world knows about supply problems plaguing the new Xbox Series X and Playstation 5s, with many people no longer being able to preorder them. That hasn't stopped some people from capitalising on that however. For example: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xbox-Seri....c100008.m2219 RRP for a Series X is £449 And for a PS5 things get worse: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-PS5-....c100005.m1851 RRP is also £449 It makes my blood boil. __________________ Current car: BMW x3 2.0d (The one with the M47 engine!) Rolled off the line on December 14th, 2004.

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Rogue I really should get out more....... 75 CDT SE 160 Saloon Join Date: May 2017 Location: Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich Posts: 2,662 Thanks: 1,386 Thanked 1,096 Times in 774 Posts	No different to Nvidia RTX 3 series cards.. There will always be price gougers out there when there is demand, more fool those who can't wait! __________________ Glutton for punishment --- Previously ... 2.6 SD1 x 2, 3.5 SD1, 820S, 820Si x2, 216 Gsi, 220T saloon, 414, 45 1.4 x2 and now a Cowley 75 CDT

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macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,934 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	Does it boil because the prices being asked or the stupidity of those that pay? If it were medicine I may take a different view How much is the xbox worth, as much as someone will pay for it. If a buyer is not that wealthy that they have silly money to spend I guess it is hard on them but in time they will get the xbox for "sensible" money. macafee2

7th November 2020, 22:15	#5
bikerdude666 Posted a thing or two Jaguar Xe diseasal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Little Stanion, Corby Posts: 1,922 Thanks: 363 Thanked 390 Times in 241 Posts	It happens with everything. It annoys me when people will deliberately have several pre-orders of limited editions, just to sell them on. Most recently the annoying one was a model railway shop claiming to have not been given enough supply of models to fulfil all their pre-orders, and yet the next day they had some for sale at over inflated prices on their eBay account. And then a few days ago they put a post on facebook stating they'd 'found' some sets in their warehouse, and they were also listed at around £70 over the RRP.