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Old 11-23-2005, 02:01 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by RC45
What a load of crap... even at $1000 or $2000 explain why ANYONE with the money would pay that?

Not to mention $10,000 or $20,000 or $100,000.

eBay will shut that shit down in a day or 2 - note all the shill bids going on...

Let's see here - XBox360 or used Porsche GT3?

XBox360 or used Porsche GT3?
XBox360 or used Porsche GT3?
XBox360 or used Porsche GT3?
XBox360 or used Porsche GT3?

Uhm - XBox it is...
I think the ones that are like $800-1000 are more than likely the real ones. I'm pretty sure all the 2K+ auctions are the seller with 40+ accounts bumping up his own bids.
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Old 11-23-2005, 02:07 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by ZfrkS62
Originally Posted by RC45
What a load of crap... even at $1000 or $2000 explain why ANYONE with the money would pay that?

Not to mention $10,000 or $20,000 or $100,000.

eBay will shut that shit down in a day or 2 - note all the shill bids going on...

Let's see here - XBox360 or used Porsche GT3?

XBox360 or used Porsche GT3?
XBox360 or used Porsche GT3?
XBox360 or used Porsche GT3?
XBox360 or used Porsche GT3?

Uhm - XBox it is...
I think the ones that are like $800-1000 are more than likely the real ones. I'm pretty sure all the 2K+ auctions are the seller with 40+ accounts bumping up his own bids.
yeah the 2000+ are for deperte people... i still think the max price will be something like that, not more...
there were bundles going at a retail price of 899... so paying 1500 for those isn't too crazy
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Old 11-23-2005, 02:16 AM   #18
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OMG...how the HELL can you even consider spending 2000+ on a gaming console!...and seeing 5K 7K 10K prices is just ridiculus...talk about hype.
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Old 11-23-2005, 02:19 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by bmagni
there were bundles going at a retail price of 899... so paying 1500 for those isn't too crazy
Actually that's the point - it's a game console - at $900 for a retail bundle it is stupidly over priced.

$800 is a $50,000 car payment - its a $100,000 house mortagage payment - it's a complete A/C replacment and transmission service on a used car - etc etc etc

All these 7-hour camp outs are just the credit card generation suckers.

Microshaft is hoping to ship a million $400 units in the first quarter or something stupid...

Pulease... XM satellite radio (which is WAY more useful than an XBox360) didn't grow at that pace.

I am almost sure people felt obligated to "me too - lemme have one" and that's why they lined up for hours to buy one.

The joke is on them when the system gets discounted, goes on sale and used refurbs show up for half the price.

There is silly impulse buying - then there is stupidity... $400 on an XBox 360 is borderline stupidity...
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Old 11-23-2005, 02:29 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by RC45
The joke is on them when the system gets discounted, goes on sale and used refurbs show up for half the price.

There is silly impulse buying - then there is stupidity... $400 on an XBox 360 is borderline stupidity...
which isnt too far from happening, i give it a year (max) before prices go down...
i would pay the 400 for the bundle with hard drive and stuff and no games, what i dont like is that the only thing they were offering were packs with lots of games for 600 + and on up to 1200 or something like that... there isnt one game worth buying right now, so whats the point of making overnight lines or paying such prices...
as you say its just the hype
Im waiting to see the price in mexico, my estimate is at least 1000 just for the console, which is produced in mexico...
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Old 11-23-2005, 03:51 AM   #21
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forget about xbox on ebay, look @ this guy trying sell a ipod nano
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll..._BIN_Stores_IT
my god that is cheap.

anyway xbox was good, but not as good as I thought (i did only play NHL 2K6) but there are more games out there and the new call of duty looks amazing so gotta try that one soon.
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Old 11-23-2005, 06:34 AM   #22
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Ehh, I heard people around here been lining up since Sunday. I am cool. . . I'll wait for a while. Probably end up waiting for the Playstation 3.
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Old 11-23-2005, 07:10 AM   #23
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Ive got an order on one for 2nd december.but i think if it doesnt arrive for release day ill cancel my order and wait till they come cheaper or for the PS3,and if it does arrive on release and im not that keen on it im sure it wont be any trouble selling it and getting back the money i paid for it.
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Old 11-23-2005, 07:30 AM   #24
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its the video/computer generation guys.

get used to it.

its the same thing as buying the newest and hottest video card on the market only to have it go half in price when the next comes out.

and what is that...

3 months?
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Old 11-23-2005, 11:21 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by exhausted mules
its the video/computer generation guys.

get used to it.

its the same thing as buying the newest and hottest video card on the market only to have it go half in price when the next comes out.

and what is that...

3 months?
No - it's not the same as buying a video card... a video card contributes to the entire system functionality.
The XBox is USELESS without decent game titles.. and even then the real value of $5,000 worth of game console, accesories and games is rather pointless.

Use the $5,000 and get out and have some REAL WORLD fun...
An XBox is just a game console plugged into the telly.. that's it.
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Old 11-23-2005, 11:58 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by Toronto
forget about xbox on ebay, look @ this guy trying sell a ipod nano
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll..._BIN_Stores_IT
my god that is cheap.

anyway xbox was good, but not as good as I thought (i did only play NHL 2K6) but there are more games out there and the new call of duty looks amazing so gotta try that one soon.
Some freaks in ebay really are living in planets. Shipping will be free LOL!!
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Old 11-23-2005, 12:10 PM   #27
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Old 11-23-2005, 12:25 PM   #28
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Just wait. I learned the hard way by running out and buying an Ipod last year. Now this year it has a video with an extra 10GB of hard drive for the same price. Shows you just how fast technology is going. I wonder what the next console is going to be like?
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Old 11-23-2005, 07:24 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by RC45
Originally Posted by exhausted mules
its the video/computer generation guys.

get used to it.

its the same thing as buying the newest and hottest video card on the market only to have it go half in price when the next comes out.

and what is that...

3 months?
No - it's not the same as buying a video card... a video card contributes to the entire system functionality.
The XBox is USELESS without decent game titles.. and even then the real value of $5,000 worth of game console, accesories and games is rather pointless.

Use the $5,000 and get out and have some REAL WORLD fun...
An XBox is just a game console plugged into the telly.. that's it.
the same can be said about gaming computers rc.

there's no argument. i was just stating that... for some ppl... this is what they want to spend their money on.

i'm with everybody else here where i'm gonna wait about half a year for the ps3 just because it'll drop 100$ and that'll net me almost two new games.


though... your right about getting out there and enjoying the outside.

nothing like buying a new part for the bike and going out to break it in.
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Old 11-23-2005, 07:38 PM   #30
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