View Full Version : XBox 360, Only 14 Consoles at WalMart???????
PartySNGer
11-22-2005, 02:34 AM
What a friggin joke. I go into Wal-Mart an hour before midnite, but there were only 14 consoles available. I can't believe the demand for this thing. It's $400 for the console, $60 per game, and $50 for a second controller. The economy can't be too bad if a few million ppl don't mind dumping around $600 for a video game console.
If anyone gets/has one let me know how good Perfect Dark and Call of Duty 2 are.
shant
11-22-2005, 02:36 AM
Astroglide's gonna have a lot of thread-deleting ahead of him with this XBOX 360 release.
PartySNGer
11-22-2005, 02:37 AM
Well is there one thread for 360? I didn't find anything in the search.
siccjay
11-22-2005, 02:42 AM
Walmart where I was had 14 as well.
jokerthief
11-22-2005, 02:44 AM
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No, it's just that this topic is beginning to become beat to death and many of the same topics are being repeated. It's only bound to get worse. It's best to try not to be redundant (and that can hard to do when one doesn't peruse OOT often) when making a new thread.
The first guy in line at the Circuit City on 14th St. is selling me his spot at 9 am. I am psyched.
Femto
11-22-2005, 03:00 AM
[censored], how much are you paying him? i wouldn't wait in the cold like that for 12+ hours unless somebody paid me at least a grand.
Alex/Mugaaz
11-22-2005, 03:00 AM
Ive bought every system on release day since I was old enough to game. Unfortunately this tradition died with the Xbox 360 and its craptacular release titles. Boo MS.
GuyOnTilt
11-22-2005, 03:02 AM
I bought off the guy first in line at a Fred Meyer. He's holding my spot till 5am, an hour before they open. I paid twice as much as Evan. /images/graemlins/frown.gif
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Femto
11-22-2005, 03:02 AM
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Ive bought every system on release day since I was old enough to game. Unfortunately this tradition died with the Xbox 360 and its craptacular release titles. Boo MS.
[/ QUOTE ]oh don't be such a hater. buy all the systems and the games will come. ms has done a pretty good job... do you remember the ps2's launch titles? they didnt come close to perfect dark or pgr3.
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[censored], how much are you paying him? i wouldn't wait in the cold like that for 12+ hours unless somebody paid me at least a grand.
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$100. He seemed genuinely happy to be getting that much. I went over there around 11, so I'm paying him $100 to stand in the rain for a little over 10 hours. Seems like a pretty awesome deal to me.
Femto
11-22-2005, 03:03 AM
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I bought off the guy first in line at a Fred Meyer. He's holding my spot till 5am, an hour before they open. I paid twice as much as Evan. /images/graemlins/frown.gif
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I bought off the guy first in line at a Fred Meyer. He's holding my spot till 5am, an hour before they open. I paid twice as much as Evan and stole his idea. /images/graemlins/frown.gif
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edfurlong
11-22-2005, 03:04 AM
LOL (http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-email-address-xboxovernight-yahoo-com-for_W0QQitemZ5638411444QQcategoryZ88433QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem)
The scalpers aren't helping matters either. God, I hate scalpers. Scum of the earth. die, scalpers! die!
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I dont get it. Are you trying to say I got ripped off or something? I'll gladly pay $45 to have it here at 10 am on Tuesday instead of Wednesday afternoon at the absolute earliest.
Look closer at what was sold.
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Oh wow. That is hilarious.
astroglide
11-22-2005, 03:10 AM
the one near me got 42 and said they're not supposed to be restocked until march (lol)
edfurlong
11-22-2005, 03:12 AM
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Oh wow. That is hilarious.
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I was looking at prices because I wondered what they were going for after I read your post.
Its stated like four times that its an email address, Once in the SUBJECT LINE! People are not smart.
PartySNGer
11-22-2005, 03:12 AM
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Whoa KEWL, an e-mail address for $455!
What a stupid auction, the seller is in for a hassle once the buyer realizes he was scammed.
GuyOnTilt
11-22-2005, 03:18 AM
I was joking with my roomie a week or so back about maybe selling my "Xbox 360 box" on ebay after I opened it. "You are bidding on the box for my BRAND NEW Xbox 360 PREMIUM console." I'm almost positive an auction like that would go for near full price. I was just joking at the time, but the more I think about it I'm almost positive it would go for over $500.
GoT
edfurlong
11-22-2005, 03:19 AM
I read about that happening multiple times for either the original x-box or playstation 2.
Emmitt2222
11-22-2005, 03:21 AM
Maybe you are positive because its already happened?
ridiculousness (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8235350538#ShippingPay ment)
BradleyT
11-22-2005, 03:22 AM
http://www.wired.com/news/mac/02125,51208,00.html (http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,51208,00.html)
daryn
11-22-2005, 03:23 AM
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http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,51208,00.html
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learn how to post
PartySNGer
11-22-2005, 03:24 AM
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Maybe you are positive because its already happened?
ridiculousness (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8235350538#ShippingPay ment)
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The pics in the auction show the console + accesories. I don't see how they can get away with this and I doubt most do.
BradleyT
11-22-2005, 03:25 AM
Sorry I'm new to the interweb.
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Maybe you are positive because its already happened?
ridiculousness (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8235350538#ShippingPay ment)
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The pics in the auction show the console + accesories. I don't see how they can get away with this and I doubt most do.
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You can put whatever pics you want I would guess. He does say clearly that you're not getting a console.
daryn
11-22-2005, 03:29 AM
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Maybe you are positive because its already happened?
ridiculousness (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8235350538#ShippingPay ment)
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The pics in the auction show the console + accesories. I don't see how people are fooled by this when he clearly states multiple times that you DO NOT GET ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: XBOX CONSOLE, ACCESSORIES, ETC.
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GuyOnTilt
11-22-2005, 03:33 AM
Nice. We also talked about maybe taking the empty box and cutting it up or something so it is no longer a box and selling it as an ex-box for the Xbox 360 Premium Edition. "FREE OVERNIGHT SHIPPING!!!", of course. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif
GoT
edfurlong
11-22-2005, 03:34 AM
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Nice. We also talked about maybe taking the empty box and cutting it up or something so it is no longer a box and selling it as an ex-box for the Xbox 360 Premium Edition. "FREE OVERNIGHT SHIPPING!!!", of course. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif
GoT
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Ok, thats funny. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Alex/Mugaaz
11-22-2005, 03:40 AM
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Ive bought every system on release day since I was old enough to game. Unfortunately this tradition died with the Xbox 360 and its craptacular release titles. Boo MS.
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I'm not a hater. I am a die hard loser gamer. I freakign slept outside of Target to buy a PS2 on release so I could play Summoner (which sucked but the hype was enough!).
Really I'm looking at these games at they don't look good. PGR3 looks worse than Forza. Perfect Dark doesn't look good at all, nor does Quake 4. The only game that looks cool is the Criminals game, but supposedly it's really short =(.
I was going to buy one for sure if Oblivion was a release title, but that's been pushed back so far it doesn't matter. All the other games being released in the next 2 months look dull. DOA has always been a B- fighting game that got big on jiggly boobies. The one other game I'm psyched for is Gears of War and thats it.
youtalkfunny
11-22-2005, 04:06 AM
Last Christmas, I wanted to buy my kids a PS2. Sold out everywhere. Guy at Target told me that he only expects to get about ten of them on the next shipment.
I tried a few more stores, then quit. I bought one on Ebay for about $220 (MSRP $150), and felt like I got a deal.
Blarg
11-22-2005, 04:55 AM
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I was joking with my roomie a week or so back about maybe selling my "Xbox 360 box" on ebay after I opened it. "You are bidding on the box for my BRAND NEW Xbox 360 PREMIUM console." I'm almost positive an auction like that would go for near full price. I was just joking at the time, but the more I think about it I'm almost positive it would go for over $500.
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I would not find it possible to not laugh if this happened.
AngryCola
11-22-2005, 05:03 AM
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Oblivion
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I'm not even going to look into buying a 360 until this game is released.
Waiting 6-12 months > Buying at launch
edtost
11-22-2005, 09:27 AM
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[censored], how much are you paying him? i wouldn't wait in the cold like that for 12+ hours unless somebody paid me at least a grand.
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$100. He seemed genuinely happy to be getting that much. I went over there around 11, so I'm paying him $100 to stand in the rain for a little over 10 hours. Seems like a pretty awesome deal to me.
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you mean he seemed genuinely happy to have a sucker come back in the morning willing to pay way more than was agreed upon the night before?
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[censored], how much are you paying him? i wouldn't wait in the cold like that for 12+ hours unless somebody paid me at least a grand.
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$100. He seemed genuinely happy to be getting that much. I went over there around 11, so I'm paying him $100 to stand in the rain for a little over 10 hours. Seems like a pretty awesome deal to me.
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you mean he seemed genuinely happy to have a sucker come back in the morning willing to pay way more than was agreed upon the night before?
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1. This guy did not look like the type that would want/could afford an xbox
2. He has to hope none of the other people will sell their spot
3. He has to hope someone else will come along in the next hour and buy his
pokerdirty
11-22-2005, 10:03 AM
we should lay the odds on evan getting screwed..
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[censored], how much are you paying him? i wouldn't wait in the cold like that for 12+ hours unless somebody paid me at least a grand.
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$100. He seemed genuinely happy to be getting that much. I went over there around 11, so I'm paying him $100 to stand in the rain for a little over 10 hours. Seems like a pretty awesome deal to me.
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you mean he seemed genuinely happy to have a sucker come back in the morning willing to pay way more than was agreed upon the night before?
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1. This guy did not look like the type that would want/could afford an xbox
2. He has to hope none of the other people will sell their spot
3. He has to hope someone else will come along in the next hour and buy his
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Apparenlty I also had to hope that he didn't get sick 2 hours ago and leave. Looks like I missed on that one.
Voltron87
11-22-2005, 10:14 AM
wait, so im looking on ebay and did someone actually buy the "xbox 360 box" for good money? [censored] ridiculous.
dirty tried to convince me to come down to union square to wait in line with him and evan so i could get an xbox and sell it on ebay, but i figured it wasnt worth the time and effort since I could mke that much playing poker in that amount of time without waiting outside with nasty people and going through the ebay hassle.
pokerdirty
11-22-2005, 10:16 AM
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wait, so im looking on ebay and did someone actually buy the "xbox 360 box" for good money? [censored] ridiculous.
dirty tried to convince me to come down to union square to wait in line with him and evan so i could get an xbox and sell it on ebay, but i figured it wasnt worth the time and effort since I could mke that much playing poker in that amount of time without waiting outside with nasty people and going through the ebay hassle.
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top one on ebay is going for $2250 right now...
Voltron87
11-22-2005, 10:18 AM
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wait, so im looking on ebay and did someone actually buy the "xbox 360 box" for good money? [censored] ridiculous.
dirty tried to convince me to come down to union square to wait in line with him and evan so i could get an xbox and sell it on ebay, but i figured it wasnt worth the time and effort since I could mke that much playing poker in that amount of time without waiting outside with nasty people and going through the ebay hassle.
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top one on ebay is going for $2250 right now...
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hmmmm thats getting really close to worth it, i would have had to wait online overnight wouldnt i though?
pokerdirty
11-22-2005, 10:20 AM
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wait, so im looking on ebay and did someone actually buy the "xbox 360 box" for good money? [censored] ridiculous.
dirty tried to convince me to come down to union square to wait in line with him and evan so i could get an xbox and sell it on ebay, but i figured it wasnt worth the time and effort since I could mke that much playing poker in that amount of time without waiting outside with nasty people and going through the ebay hassle.
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top one on ebay is going for $2250 right now...
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hmmmm thats getting really close to worth it, i would have had to wait online overnight wouldnt i though?
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in the rain
Voltron87
11-22-2005, 10:24 AM
ouch. plus selling it on ebay is a big pain, how would they pay me? paypal? ive never done any of that crap so i would have zero rating on it, that doesnt help.
pokerdirty
11-22-2005, 10:42 AM
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ouch. plus selling it on ebay is a big pain, how would they pay me? paypal? ive never done any of that crap so i would have zero rating on it, that doesnt help.
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quadruple your investment... (http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-Premium-2-GAMES-No-Pre-sale-Actual-Item-NR_W0QQitemZ8235438557QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem)
icepick
11-22-2005, 10:59 AM
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What a friggin joke. I go into Wal-Mart an hour before midnite, but there were only 14 consoles available.
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Knowing someone who works at Wal-Mart, this is going to the case country wide. Her store got 9.
samjjones
11-22-2005, 11:03 AM
I'm sorry...but unless the 360 includes a penile input for virtual sex, it is not worth paying $2250 for.
MEbenhoe
11-22-2005, 11:04 AM
Now this one is brilliant
Email for sale (http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360_W0QQitemZ8235968347QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem)
Voltron87
11-22-2005, 11:10 AM
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Now this one is brilliant
Email for sale (http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360_W0QQitemZ8235968347QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem)
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WTF IT IS JUST A GMAIL ADDRESS
[censored] CRAZY
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ouch. plus selling it on ebay is a big pain, how would they pay me? paypal? ive never done any of that crap so i would have zero rating on it, that doesnt help.
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I think you have to be 18 to make a paypal account.
Voltron87
11-22-2005, 11:41 AM
scores on my birthday?
TheWorstPlayer
11-22-2005, 11:42 AM
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scores on my birthday?
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yes.
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scores on my birthday?
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Sure. Is your birthday tonight?
Voltron87
11-22-2005, 11:53 AM
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Sure. Is your birthday tonight?
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two days from now. im probably celebrating it then or friday night and then again when all the people at college I know are back from break.
TheWorstPlayer
11-22-2005, 11:59 AM
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scores on my birthday?
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Sure. Is your birthday tonight?
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two days from now. im probably celebrating it then or friday night and then again when all the people at college I know are back from break.
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Damnit, I'm out of town. We'll have to have a belated Scores bday celebration when I get back.
IndieMatty
11-22-2005, 12:15 PM
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scores on my birthday?
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Am I the only dude who hates scores and prefers sleezy ACesque strip clubs like the one down by Sands?
nolanfan34
11-22-2005, 12:20 PM
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ouch. plus selling it on ebay is a big pain, how would they pay me? paypal? ive never done any of that crap so i would have zero rating on it, that doesnt help.
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You give me 10 percent of the final sale price, and I'll list and sell it for you. I have perfect feedback.
pokerdirty
11-22-2005, 12:35 PM
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Sure. Is your birthday tonight?
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two days from now. im probably celebrating it then or friday night and then again when all the people at college I know are back from break.
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WTF IT'S THANKSGIVING
WHO'S BIRTHDAY IS ON THANKSGIVING?
Predator314
11-22-2005, 01:27 PM
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WTF IT'S THANKSGIVING
WHO'S BIRTHDAY IS ON THANKSGIVING?
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Duh! The Pilgrims have a birthday on Thanksgiving. Why do you think we celebrate it!?!? /images/graemlins/smile.gif
Voltron87
11-22-2005, 02:03 PM
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Am I the only dude who hates scores and prefers sleezy ACesque strip clubs like the one down by Sands?
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I dunno, I've never been to a strip club.
pokerdirty
11-22-2005, 02:05 PM
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Am I the only dude who hates scores and prefers sleezy ACesque strip clubs like the one down by Sands?
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I dunno, I've never been to a strip club.
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The whole strip club thing is an inside joke Matty, don't worry if you don't understand. Plus, the Milk Man is only 17, for 35 more hrs at least.
Voltron87
11-22-2005, 02:09 PM
I don't really see myself planning a trip to a strip club, but I definitely see a 2am "dude lets go to scores right now" trip as something which is much more likely.
yeah, my birthday is on thanksgiving every couple years.
Um, $5,600? (http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-Premium-2-GAMES-No-Pre-sale-Actual-Item-NR_W0QQitemZ8235438557QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem) I wonder if the winners are actually going to follow through with their purchase.
I decided it wasn't worth it to wait in line for 12 hours and call in to work. I guess I was wrong.
What's odd, though is some are only going for $1,000. (http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Game-console_W0QQitemZ8236009663QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1Q QcmdZViewItem) The only difference I can see is the $5K one has a couple games.
EDIT: The auction just closed at over $10K. I posted the link with about 2 minutes to go.
HighestCard
11-22-2005, 02:09 PM
I wonder if I write "360" on this with a sharpie how much it would go for.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/klagj/xbox.jpg
IndieMatty
11-22-2005, 02:12 PM
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Am I the only dude who hates scores and prefers sleezy ACesque strip clubs like the one down by Sands?
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I dunno, I've never been to a strip club.
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The whole strip club thing is an inside joke Matty, don't worry if you don't understand. Plus, the Milk Man is only 17, for 35 more hrs at least.
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You yougins and you're crazy inside jokes. Wait.. Voltron is not 17. STFU.
Voltron87
11-22-2005, 02:17 PM
I think I'm going to go down to my old HS right now and pick up some girls while it's not too creepy.
IndieMatty
11-22-2005, 02:19 PM
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It's never too creepy.
TomHimself
11-22-2005, 02:22 PM
so this is all microsofts fault for under-producing and not getting consoles to stores, or am i missing something?
Emmitt2222
11-22-2005, 02:25 PM
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so this is all microsofts fault for under-producing and not getting consoles to stores, or am i missing something?
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I think you are missing the whole, this is now the hottest toy for the year and everyone and their mother will be talking about it the whole Christmas season thing going on here, which will make them lots of profit longterm. They do it on purpose. It has clearly worked after only one day as ebay can clearly show.
astroglide
11-22-2005, 02:29 PM
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so this is all microsofts fault for under-producing and not getting consoles to stores, or am i missing something?
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there are suggestions that it is a manufactured deficiency. microsoft states it's a result of an overly-ambitous multi-country launch.
Dr. Strangelove
11-22-2005, 02:33 PM
yes i was wrong about this.
KneeCo
11-22-2005, 02:53 PM
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so this is all microsofts fault for under-producing and not getting consoles to stores, or am i missing something?
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there are suggestions that it is a manufactured deficiency. microsoft states it's a result of an overly-ambitous multi-country launch.
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I find it odd that they don't have enough to sell, yet they've given away thousands of consoles over the last few months (one an hour here in Canada, and one every ten minutes (!) I believe in the US).
I think Microsoft likes the supply problems, because it will get them some attention by the media and make the system seem like *the* thing to get this holiday season. I'm fairly sure, they will be readily available by Christmas (the first Xbox was hard to find for like two weeks, and then it was in stock everywhere).
MEbenhoe
11-22-2005, 09:51 PM
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WTF? you're 17? or is this just a really drawn out joke at this point?
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