ps3

OpenToSuggestions · 14 Feb 2007 at 20:19

hi, i just pre ordered a ps3 from a major online retailer. got an email off them at 4pm saying we are now taking orders etc etc so i orded one quick thinking I an flog in on the Bay. just wodnered what your thoughts are on this.

I know the 360 and wii wer going for almost duble their RRP upon release but will the ps3 do that?? Its expensive (555 with 3 games) and its not xmas....

im in 2 moinds wether to just cancel my order . Thanks!!

McDaniel · 14 Feb 2007 at 20:20

mid march release, not a lot of cash at this time for most and the 360 i think has a lot of big titles due in that month too.

I dont think its gonna go for much more on ebay, and im not convinced it's even gonna have much stock trouble

Stellios · 14 Feb 2007 at 20:23

Its easter, a lot of peopel are recovering from crimbo still, adn the console is bloody expenive in the first place. There is also a lot mroe of these console than the 360, so the demand probably wont be as high.

Personally i think its a waste of time, money adn effort. You might make a fair bit of cash, you may make next to nothing. Its only worth as much as people are willing to pay for it.

As far as im aware, where i work we are still taking preorders and still have stock available, so they cant be that hard to come by TBH.

Chrisss · 14 Feb 2007 at 20:28

The 360 was the first next gen console and the Wii brought something totally new to the market, the PS3 isn't really bringing anything that we haven't seen before so I doubt it will have the same sort of markup prices as the 360/Wii did.

OpenToSuggestions · 14 Feb 2007 at 20:29

hmm sounds like il cancel it. so theirs no rush to pre order them in shops i take it? If the ps3 came out in nov ime tn the muny id make *** be much higher

OpenToSuggestions · 14 Feb 2007 at 20:31

ps3 canceled

JUMPURS · 14 Feb 2007 at 20:37

There wont be a demand on eBay for them, because you can import them at cost price, and with them being region free, none of the ebay folk will want them.
Also the nutters who would pay plenty cash for it, like, well me, will have an import one anyway.

OpenToSuggestions · 14 Feb 2007 at 20:44

they region free, u sure??
im off to see a mate in Texas inthe summer

i bet they have external power supplys like laptops aswel

McDaniel · 14 Feb 2007 at 20:50

mglover070588 said:
they region free, u sure??
im off to see a mate in Texas inthe summer i bet they have external power supplys like laptops aswel

Internal i think

Energize · 14 Feb 2007 at 21:04

If you look on ebay, no one is paying more than the uk rrp..

OpenToSuggestions · 14 Feb 2007 at 22:46

hmmm looks like I did the right thing. Just thought end of march = end of tax year n all the self employed are spending money to reduce the amount of tax they have to pay

Zefan · 14 Feb 2007 at 22:48

McDaniel said:
Internal i think

Yup.

t@xman · 14 Feb 2007 at 23:09

mglover070588 said:
hmmm looks like I did the right thing. Just thought end of march = end of tax year n all the self employed are spending money to reduce the amount of tax they have to pay

hahaha, I have no idea where you got the impression that buying XB360 consoles could in any way effect the amount of tax you have to pay! Sorry, just tickled me with the thought of thousands of my "customers" coming in saying they don't owe as much tax because they bought an xbox!

OpenToSuggestions · 15 Feb 2007 at 00:04

t@xman said:
hahaha, I have no idea where you got the impression that buying XB360 consoles could in any way effect the amount of tax you have to pay! Sorry, just tickled me with the thought of thousands of my "customers" coming in saying they don't owe as much tax because they bought an xbox!

no i mean ps3 lol!! mrach release is js b4 tax year ends

t@xman · 15 Feb 2007 at 00:06

Yeah, 5th April, but that still doesn't mean that it'll reduce their tax bill - trust me, read my username and guess my profession

MadFruit · 15 Feb 2007 at 12:48

t@xman said:
Yeah, 5th April, but that still doesn't mean that it'll reduce their tax bill - trust me, read my username and guess my profession

Thief?

Metalface Mark · 15 Feb 2007 at 13:15

t@xman said:
Yeah, 5th April, but that still doesn't mean that it'll reduce their tax bill - trust me, read my username and guess my profession

It would be great if i could legitimately buy a ps3 and write it off as a business expense

chimaera · 15 Feb 2007 at 14:57

t@xman said:
Yeah, 5th April, but that still doesn't mean that it'll reduce their tax bill - trust me, read my username and guess my profession

So you wont mind me sending my self assessment to the e-mail address in your trust, we've got a lot of self epmployed people here who could do with having it looked over

might've been a bad idea to admit your profession