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November 17, 2006

by Chris Nuttall
Chris Nuttall

PS3 is a pricey bargain

Ps3_aboutftr So if you beat the queues and paid $599 for a PS3, you have a bargain on your hands, according to iSuppli, which prices the components at $840, and you have a potential gold mine, according to eBay.

As of 3pm, 15 hours after it went on sale in the US, 792 PlayStation 3 consoles have been sold today for an average selling price of $2,716.59, according to eBay’s Marketplace Research tool.

Since its availability on eBay in pre-sale from October 17,  3,608 PS3s have been sold at an average price of $1,901.67.

Already, fresh lines are forming for the launch of the Nintendo Wii on Sunday and there is even a queue of people camping opposite the bureau here outside Niketown, for the latest pair of sneakers. 

The consumer secondary market has never had it so good.

Chris Nuttall, San Francisco

November 17th, 2006 in Games | Permalink

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  1. When you look at everything that goes into it, and not having to pay for online, yeah, it’s a definite bargain.

    Posted by: free ps3 | November 28th, 2007 at 7:39 pm | Report this comment

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