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  • WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 2006 2:00 PM

EB Cancels PS3 Pre-Orders; eBay Gets Bombed

Over the weekend, PS3 pre-order winning bids on eBay soared up to $2000 a piece. I'll be honest, I was hoping to jump onto that rickety bandwagon of cash prizes and set out pre-sunrise Sunday morning to numerous Toys R Us in hopes of obtaining the coveted $50 pre-order receipt. Alas, the sleeping baggers won, and I went home with a little richer, a little sadder and with a vanilla soy latte in hand. Now, I may be glad for that, because according to Evil Avatar, EB Games stores in Canada are about to receive notice of all PS3 pre-orders sold on eBay. This unfortunate list of doom means all pre-order numbers specified are not to be honored come launch date November 17th. EB Games' move was facilitated by eBay's new policy surrounding pre-sales, which basically allows for one pre-sale per account, and a photo of the receipt must be listed.

According to frantic and furious forum posts on eBay over the weekend, PayPal accounts with money from a PS3 pre-sale were being locked in their entirety.

In possibly related news, the eBay PayPal Headquarters blew up last night. Okay, maybe a window just shattered, but there was still a bomb. At 7:31pm, authorities were called to the building after a bomb exploded outside an exit at the PayPal building. 26 employees were inside the building at the time, but thankfully no one was hurt. This is likely just an impeccable coincidence, but if I had listed a PS3 pre-order, pocketed two grand and then blew it all away on coke and hookers before even picking up the PS3, I'd certainly want to blow some shit up.

 

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spamtwo

spamtwo

United Kingdom
April 2006

NOV 01, 2006 08:15 AM

all seems rather petty to me, if people really want to spend 2k on a console then let them. Obviously all fake auctions should be removed, but let the idiots with more money than sense spend it how they like

MschfMayhemSoap

MschfMayhemSoap

Phoenix, AZ
April 2006

NOV 01, 2006 02:05 PM

Wise man say:

"A fool and his money are the laughingstock of Suicidegirls.com" biggrin tongue

Kiki

Kiki

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

NOV 01, 2006 02:06 PM

wow

Scopitone

Scopitone

Irvine, CA
OLD SKOOL

NOV 01, 2006 02:10 PM

I'd love to hate on Paypal but without them how else could I have this "Brock Samson" Mastercard?

Jay_Blank

Jay_Blank

Brooklyn, NY
July 2006

NOV 01, 2006 02:12 PM

For 2 g's that shit better be a mini holodeck.....

StarBelliedBoy

StarBelliedBoy

Philadelphia, PA
December 2003

NOV 01, 2006 02:32 PM

I'm not sure who I despise more, profiteering jerks, or the idiots willing to spend that much money on a fucking pre-order.


But then, I says to myself, I says, how much in real money does $2000 Canadian convert to? $40?





Zing!

Tangus

Tangus

Chicago, IL
November 2005

NOV 01, 2006 02:33 PM

I'd certainly want to blow some shit up.



GET IT?!?!

Eternalxile

Eternalxile

Irving, TX
March 2003

NOV 01, 2006 02:34 PM

and people laughed when i offered them the chance to go into selling ps3's on e-bay. too bad i didnt have the money for it myself. id be rich as a super king.

Dapper_Dan

Dapper_Dan

Lincoln, IL
May 2006

NOV 01, 2006 03:03 PM

wow, hm.. wonder what someone would pay for it brand new out of the store the day it comes out?

Maximillian

Maximillian

Los Angeles, CA
OLD SKOOL

NOV 01, 2006 03:44 PM

Scopitone said:
I'd love to hate on Paypal but without them how else could I have this "Brock Samson" Mastercard?



Did you need to show ID to get it?

Sexdwarf

Sexdwarf

Hermosa Beach, CA
February 2003

NOV 01, 2006 04:29 PM

People spending that much on any system are fucking idiots, or have waaay too much money on their hands, no matter their actual economic condition.

But, I whole heartedly disagree with eBay's move.

Bratchny

Bratchny

United Kingdom
July 2005

NOV 01, 2006 05:01 PM

spamtwo said:
if people really want to spend 2k on a console then let them



Thing is, people DON'T want to spend $2K on a console. They wanna spend as much as it costs, but because some dickhead snapped it up purely to re-sell it they can't.

thefreak

thefreak

NEWSWIRE

Gardner, MA

NOV 01, 2006 06:01 PM

Reason #63 to get a Wii instead.

-TM

DCruz

DCruz

Montreal-nord, QC
November 2006

NOV 01, 2006 06:17 PM

that sounds pretty complicated to me... but if it's true, then I totally approve. Isn't it like with concert/sports tickets where one can't sell it for more than a certain price ? If it costs around 600$ like I've heard, and it's selling it for 2k, that's more than 3x its original price, that's just crazy, some people out there are making more money than the company who created the darn thing !

ebernal

ebernal

Chicago, IL
September 2005

NOV 01, 2006 06:19 PM

I am not surprised...paypal fucks alot of people! mad

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