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Ungrateful Toyfair-goers Already Hawking Exclusive Skylanders On EBay
Well, this doesn’t look tacky or anything. Skylanders has been giving out exclusive Toyfair figurines to attendees of the show itself and a couple of preview events last week. Said attendees are not civilians, as Toyfair is a closed, industry event. But, knowing the demand for these suckers, a bunch have listed them on eBay for Buy-it-Now prices in the four-figure range. Those actually getting bids are seeing them in the $US150-$200 range so far. These have already sold, including one for $US250.
30-Year Collection Of Video Games Can Be Yours For $550,000
Have you kept every video game, console or you’ve ever bought or owned? You probably haven’t. But, try to imagine if you did. How many things would that be? A couple hundred? Somewhere in the 1000s, maybe? One guy in Italy has you, all your friends and probably a bunch of strangers you don’t know all beat. And he’s selling it all.
You Don’t Often Get A Chance To Own An Xbox As Cool As This
Howard Phillips may be a Nintendo legend, but after he left that company in the early ’90s he would eventually find his way to Microsoft in time to play a key role in the launch of the original Xbox.
The Most Expensive Wii U On EBay Was Melted Down In A Microwave Oven
“Professional microwaver” Kenny Irwin has performed a day-one (or close to it) nuking of of the Nintendo 3DS and the PlayStation Vita, as well as microwaving an Xbox 360 Elite (remember that model?) in the name of art. So hell yes he was going to melt down a deluxe-edition Wii U on release day, as you get to see here. Take that Will-it-Blend guy!
What’s The Grey Market Like For The Wii U?
As of this writing there are at least 630 Wii Us listed on eBay for minimum bids or buy-it-now prices of $US520 or more. Not one of them has any takers.
Even though it took less than a day for GameStop to sell out its preorder allotment, even though the retailer claims a waiting list of 500,000, even though retailers like Best Buy and Toys ‘R Us are said to be cancelling orders because they oversold their day-one stock, the console is commanding somewhere between a $US50 and $US150 premium in the grey market on day one, depending on the system.
Nintendo Receiving The Apple Treatment From ebay
Nintendo is about to launch the Wii U, and as the first major console launch in what seems like a millenial age, it’s a pretty big deal. Well, ebay thinks so at least. In fact, ebay thinks it’s such a big deal it’s giving Nintendo the Apple treatment, setting up a very specific set of rules regarding how many Wii Us can be sold online, and how they are sold and posted. It looks like ebay may be expecting a bit of a Wii U deluge.
Someone’s Already Trying To Sell A Wii U On EBay. For $900.
Remember when the Wii came out? What were those things going for on the grey market, like $US700 or something? Actually, yeah — Fahey did this analysis after the 2006 holidays and found the price, for a pre-order listing on eBay, spiked at $US707, almost three times its MSRP. (That’s not counting this jackhole, trying to sell one plus a PS3 for six grand. God, those were dumb days.)
This Insanely Rare Cartridge Of Final Fantasy II Could Be Yours
Those familiar with the long, sordid story of Final Fantasy know that the original Japanese Final Fantasy II never made it to stores in North America. Until now. Sort of.
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