If you were hoping to preorder a Sony Playstation 3 I hope you got up early yesterday. Only two stores were taking preorders, Gamestop and EBGames, and most stores are expecting to get a grand total of five machines each on release day. This meant that preorder sign ups didn’t last long after the opening of the store and even if you were number 1 in line they’re still not guaranteeing you’ll get one as promised. Even with a $100 minimum deposit there were still people lining up on both coasts in hopes of landing a reservation. No word yet on if any other stores are planning on allowing preorders.
It wasn’t much longer after the stores opened that the first eBay PS3 auctions started hitting the net. A good number of them have $1,000 reserves to start with one optimistic seller setting his opening bid at $2,500 which makes the $600 price tag of the PS3 seem reasonable in comparison. What’s really amazing is that there are people out there who will spend the extra cash to get a machine before anyone else. Me, I’m still holding out hope that someone at Sony is a fan of SEB and sends me one for free just because they enjoy the blog so much.
Hey, even I can engage in a little wishful thinking every now and then…
the gamestop around the corner from us had 16 pre-orders! but alas, the line started the evening before .... *sigh*