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[Kerotan]

I looked at sold items and a lot of pro pre orders are going for 3-6k and slims going for over 1k. Madness to know I could pay off over a year of mortgage if I sold this thing.

BUT I'M NOT FUCKING SELLING!

 

[Lambogenie]

Unsurprising.

PS4 still goes for around 1k itself. The only advantage here is that it is PS4 compatible. Other than that, meh, the PS4 console edition one is miles better.

 

[reinking]

Or the higher your trophy level, the closer you are to the front of the line. Would be worth it just for the meltdowns.

As someone that does not care about trophies...

 

[Hotel Security]

Sometimes I think these sellers don't even have the product they're selling. They just put out the 10K price tag to get clicks and attention. They know they won't get an actual sale so they don't need to actually have a PS5 Pro.

And, of course, it works...

Or the higher your trophy level, the closer you are to the front of the line.

Sadly, this means they'd only go to the players who get like 20 International copies of "Bluey's Adventures" because they can get a Plat in the game in under 15 minutes. These are sad, sad people.

 

[existensmaximum]

Who in their right mind would buy it for that price?

 

[FrankWza]

Bought by scalpers to sell it at a higher price. Don't fall for such obvious market manipulations. These people are stealing money from each others, and the losers are the ones that fail to catch the curve at the right moment, and end up with consoles they have to sell for less then they paid for.

The people who buy these on ebay aren't busting their piggy banks open. They are rich enough to pay other people to waste their time and they're buying the convenience. If you're maxing out your cc on this you're an idiot

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

I looked at sold items and a lot of pro pre orders are going for 3-6k and slims going for over 1k. Madness to know I could pay off over a year of mortgage if I sold this thing.

BUT I'M NOT FUCKING SELLING!

If you get a single digit unit

The people who buy these on ebay aren't busting their piggy banks open. They are rich enough to pay other people to waste their time and they're buying the convenience. If you're maxing out your cc on this you're an idiot

The people complaining about others spending that kind of money on a console have a hard time grasping the idea how little money that actually is to those people

Chatting in Discord I already know 2 people going to pay those prices simply because they make multiple millions of dollars per year, this is pocket change

 

[Punished Miku]

I looked at sold items and a lot of pro pre orders are going for 3-6k and slims going for over 1k. Madness to know I could pay off over a year of mortgage if I sold this thing.

BUT I'M NOT FUCKING SELLING!

It's gray dude. Sell it lol. PS6 will be out in a couple years. It's just honestly not even worth it if the whales are this crazy. Might as well just start harpooning. There's no logical way it's worth it to even keep it and use it.

 

[Kerotan]

If you get a single digit unit

It's going to be so cool opening it. They've basically sold 12,300 lottery tickets where a few lucky punters win big.

Top 10 obviously holds value but what about other numbers.

Top 50 or 100?

The actual number 50, 100, 250, 500, 1k, 2k etc etc.

If I got a really good number I'd still play it until the PS6 launched and then sell it. Or if it was worth like 20k then I'd keep it in pristine condition and buy another pro to play.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

Requiring full payment for the item when ordered would be a step in the right direction. Allowing preorders with zero commitment isn't helping.

 

[Kerotan]

It's gray dude. Sell it lol. PS6 will be out in a couple years. It's just honestly not even worth it if the whales are this crazy. Might as well just start harpooning. There's no logical way it's worth it to even keep it and use it.

Nah bro I don't need the money and I don't want to become a scalper. Could have bought 3 or 4 ps5 at launch for profit but I didn't.

 

[FrankWza]

The people complaining about others spending that kind of money on a console have a hard time grasping the idea how little money that actually is to those people

Chatting in Discord I already know 2 people going to pay those prices simply because they make multiple millions of dollars per year, this is pocket change

Rich enough not to waste time is a thing. Time >money

 

[FrankWza]

Requiring full payment for the item when ordered would be a step in the right direction. Allowing preorders with zero commitment isn't helping.

It wouldn't have mattered with the 30th edition. Not enough. It's basically guaranteed profit and zero risk

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

It's going to be so cool opening it. They've basically sold 12,300 lottery tickets where a few lucky punters win big.

Top 10 obviously holds value but what about other numbers.

Top 50 or 100?

The actual number 50, 100, 250, 500, 1k, 2k etc etc.

If I got a really good number I'd still play it until the PS6 launched and then sell it. Or if it was worth like 20k then I'd keep it in pristine condition and buy another pro to play.

I know I am a part of the problem because I will eventually buy one of these from someone

Rich enough not to waste time is a thing. Time >money

Or just wealthy enough to not care what they spend on hobbies even if they tried putting in the time to snag one and didn't get lucky enough

 

[DragonNCM]

 

[FrankWza]

I know I am a part of the problem because I will eventually buy one of these from someone


Or just wealthy enough to not care what they spend on hobbies even if they tried putting in the time to snag one and didn't get lucky enough

Each time I have bought a launch console in store I have gone to pick it up that morning so it doesn't get sold from under me. there's always a few people who will pull up and offer someone on line well over ebay price for their console. It happens

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Each time I have bought a launch console in store I have gone to pick it up that morning so it doesn't get sold from under me. there's always a few people who will pull up and offer someone on line well over ebay price for their console. It happens

I dont blame you at all

I was walking out of a WalMart once with a Wii very early on in its life and had a guy try to buy it from me

 

[chokotoureiki]

Its not the first time happening and they've done jack shit to adress this known issue.

Hell,I bet some of the scalpers might be Sony's own bots trying to get that Concord investment back...

When Switch 2 comes out and iit's out of stock bc of scalpers, then it will also be Nintendo's fault.

 

[FrankWza]

The people who buy these on ebay aren't busting their piggy banks open. They are rich enough to pay other people to waste their time and they're buying the convenience. If you're maxing out your cc on this you're an idiot

cireza i wasn't calling you an idiot. Just Someone who would max out their cards on ebay for this. Not sure if that came across that way since you left a triggered emoji

 

[cireza]

cireza i wasn't calling you an idiot. Just Someone who would max out their cards on ebay for this. Not sure if that came across that way since you left a triggered emoji

Ok, I got your point.

 

[BehemothBlade]

That's nothing compared to the price of a car

Car industry is infected by cancer like flipping/hoarding and dealership markups.

 

[BlitzerRadic]

I know I am a part of the problem because I will eventually buy one of these from someone


Or just wealthy enough to not care what they spend on hobbies even if they tried putting in the time to snag one and didn't get lucky enough

Brother, Im with you there but dang $4000 def out of my price range. Regretting purchasing new shoes for my car earlier this year now

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

I’m am shocked by this news. Watch they sell out immediately.

 

[UnrealEck]

I bet a lot of those are just Sony themselves trying to make back some Concord losses.

 

[JayK47]

When the PS5 first came out, every console was a limited edition.

 

[Silver Wattle]

What a shocking revelation! Who could have possibly predicted this outcome when they made so many! Surely there are still plenty available at retail price?

 

[Holammer]

Scalpers fuel the FOMO.
All according to Keikaku.

 

[Traxtech]

As someone who is keeping theirs, I just got offered a stupid amount of money for it. Won't lie, it's pretty tempting but I think nostalgia wins this fight

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

As someone who is keeping theirs, I just got offered a stupid amount of money for it. Won't lie, it's pretty tempting but I think nostalgia wins this fight

Could I interest you in the same colored plates off Amazon AND that stupid amount of money?

 

[ResilientBanana]

0% attachment rate.

 

[rubik's dude]

>Buy up all the $10,000 Anniversary PS5 Pros
>Resell them for $20,000

Checkmate scalpers.

 

[n0razi]

Legit question... how do you stop scalpers?

Let's say we can only call someone a scalper who manages to get 2+ units of the product for the sole reason of reselling, so this is not talking about the people who just get the one and decide to sell that one for more money.

So, how do they stop the scalpers, and if there is a way to do it, why hasn't it been done?

More regulation... the problem is that more regulation can lead to corruption, so you need a balance.

 

[OverHeat]

I’m paying my next set of upgrades by selling it!!! Capitalism FTW

 

[rapid32.5]

Sony has reached Apple status value and ascended.

 

[Radical_3d]

I’m paying my next set of upgrades by selling it!!! Capitalism FTW

I didn’t want to. I wanted it for me. But it’s not my fault that people are crazy rich and willing to spend anything.

 

[Quantum253]

I’m paying my next set of upgrades by selling it!!! Capitalism FTW

So you sell the pre-order with a promise to ship once you receive it, or change the shipping address on the order?

 

[OverHeat]

So you sell the pre-order with a promise to ship once you receive it, or change the shipping address on the order?

Local sell

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Any of my offers are off the table

 

[ArtHands]

Who in their right mind would buy it for that price?

Lots of people. this is going to get sold out very quickly. a small price to acquire a sacred piece of hardware of the gaming industry history

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Sony is such a piece of shit for this.

I think you should look in the mirror because I just noticed your existence and think you are what you say you are and we are letting you off the hook.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

Lots of people. this is going to get sold out very quickly. a small price to acquire a sacred piece of hardware of the gaming industry history

I feel like if there was actual legitimate demand for the AE, Sony would just make more.

 

[RCU005]

By the way Sony are acting nowadays, it wouldn't surprise me if they themselves are the scalpers.

Also, they are unbelievably petty. They have 100+ million PS4 customers, 60+ million PS5 customers, and they only make TWELVE THOUSAND of these consoles! That's 0.000205% of your PS5 fanbase! This is ridiculous!

The Spider-Man console was not available outside pre-orders.
The Spider-Man DualSense was also nowhere available after pre-orders.
The Spider-Man Covers the same thing.
ASTRO BOT Dualsense hasn't been available since the first day it launched!

Fuck Sony and PlayStation!

And people complained that Nintendo released the 3D Mario Collection as limited edition. At least that was a game that many people could find and buy even after the discontinued date.

 

[DrFigs]

Yeah I don't get why they only made 12,000. they could've made 100,000 and it still would've sold out.

I don't understand how they benefit from only making 12k

 

[phant0m]

Legit question... how do you stop scalpers?

Let's say we can only call someone a scalper who manages to get 2+ units of the product for the sole reason of reselling, so this is not talking about the people who just get the one and decide to sell that one for more money.

So, how do they stop the scalpers, and if there is a way to do it, why hasn't it been done?

Only offer sales to PSN accounts, active in the last year with at least 100 trophies.
Some will take the offer just to resell but at least you won't get too many career scalpers.

Yeah I don't get why they only made 12,000. they could've made 100,000 and it still would've sold out.

I don't understand how they benefit from only making 12k

Should've at least made 30k for the 30th anniversary.

 

[DoomGyver]

Yeah I don't get why they only made 12,000. they could've made 100,000 and it still would've sold out.

I don't understand how they benefit from only making 12k

Sony really missed the mark. All PS5 Pros for holiday 2024 should be the anniversary edition. It’s free money.

 

[phant0m]

Sony really missed the mark. All PS5 Pros for holiday 2024 should be the anniversary edition. It’s free money.

Would have been a VERY smart move & gesture of good will after the poor general reception for the Pro.

 

[FunkMiller]

Yeah I don't get why they only made 12,000. they could've made 100,000 and it still would've sold out.

I don't understand how they benefit from only making 12k

Publicity. Pure and simple. The rarer a product is, the more it gets talked about. Once you understand that limited editions like this are not for fans, but for marketing purposes and shareholders, then you get why they exist.

 

[Quantum253]

Publicity. Pure and simple. The rarer a product is, the more it gets talked about. Once you understand that limited editions like this are not for fans, but for marketing purposes and shareholders, then you get why they exist.

It's for the payers' payers

 

[ArtHands]

Publicity. Pure and simple. The rarer a product is, the more it gets talked about. Once you understand that limited editions like this are not for fans, but for marketing purposes and shareholders, then you get why they exist.

Is this similar to what people called “artificial scarcity” back in the days when Nintendo Switch first launch?

 

[Topher]

Publicity. Pure and simple. The rarer a product is, the more it gets talked about. Once you understand that limited editions like this are not for fans, but for marketing purposes and shareholders, then you get why they exist.

Especially when you number each of the things. That's the sort of thing that drives the value up greatly years after the fact.

Is this similar to what people called “artificial scarcity” back in the days when Nintendo Switch first launch?

Nah....that's just warrior rhetoric being used when someone doesn't like that a product is doing well.