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Posted: Nov 17th 2006 5:16PM (Unverified) said

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It's very likely that best buy will stockpile the PS3s seeing as they did the exact same thing last year with the XBOX 360. They waited until about a month later if you recall and then did a second "launch" with around the same number of ps3s per store as the original launch.

Posted: Nov 17th 2006 5:26PM (Unverified) said

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Back to the 360 and even back to the orginal xbox. They held them back till the day after thanksgiving. Some people just stayed in line I bet, for next week.

Posted: Nov 17th 2006 5:36PM (Unverified) said

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Uh Yeah! Way to go PS3Fanboy you are a tard! This is not something new. So don't act like it is. Bestbuy is know for doing this type of thing. They did it with the 360. But I guess you are too much of a fanboy to realize the world doesn't revolve around you!

Posted: Nov 17th 2006 5:37PM (Unverified) said

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Fuck BEST BUY and their attempts to drive up even more consumer hype and frenzy surrounding a scarcely available console.

Posted: Nov 17th 2006 5:40PM (Unverified) said

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uhm... after waiting for a few days on BB now they are getting another shipment? WTF
checkout some ps3 madness: http://subvida.com/photos/album/ps3campout/

Posted: Nov 17th 2006 5:43PM (Unverified) said

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According to a sony rep, the next large shipment of ps3's isn't expected until after the holiday season. Best buy basically stated the same thing this morning. Last night the story was a little different with a shipment coming in next friday. Up to this point thats the closest I've heard. Short of two local Wal-Marts getting their shipments split up on multiple trucks, and a three weeks from now promise. Anyway, whatever you want to beleive.

Posted: Nov 17th 2006 6:04PM waruwaru said

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This is perfect for those who wants to exchange their PS3 in case of problems.

Posted: Nov 17th 2006 6:21PM (Unverified) said

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So, are they trying to recreate the camping, shootings, etc... just for fun?

Posted: Nov 17th 2006 6:45PM (Unverified) said

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This is great news for all the ebayers!!

Posted: Nov 17th 2006 7:13PM (Unverified) said

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Here's what happened to me today. I wasn't able to get a PS3 last night so I decided to stop by my local Best Buy in Short Pump, VA to at least check out the demo kiosk (which was locked up by the way). While I am there checking out the games some employees walk by and say, "Do you want a PS3?, We just got a shipment of three 20 gig units." I really wanted a 60 gig but who cares at this point!

Posted: Nov 17th 2006 7:37PM Amish Gramish said

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I just hope this means I will get one!!!

Posted: Nov 17th 2006 7:58PM (Unverified) said

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Well done on actually calling Christmas by its real name.

Posted: Nov 26th 2006 3:10AM (Unverified) said

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As a friend of a manager at best buy, I know for a fact that they did hold back a portion of there units. For the first 2 weeks, they are for people that return the unit because of malfunctions and what not. After the 2 weeks, they he told me they were going to be open to emplyees (possibly the public?)

Posted: Nov 18th 2006 12:00AM (Unverified) said

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Considering the number of auctions that have already come and gone during the pre-order period I think it's clear that around 10% of Sony's promised launch numbers have gone up for sale on ebay so far.

If the rumors of a mere 200,000 actual consoles on the shelves are true then we're looking at 20% already and rising. how many will be on the auction block before the end?

After figuring out how few they'd have available to launch they should have either put the launch on hold or just cut out the middlemen and charge $1500-$2000 for this initial shipment. It would have helped their bottom line which isn't so good these days... and they could actually claim they made money selling a console!

Posted: Nov 18th 2006 12:31AM JimmyJamm said

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I happento work at best buy, in the media department.
As I always happen to do, I love to bring news to you guys.
Well our system does happen to show that we have 14 60 gig systems and 16 20 gig systems on order. However, it will be exactly the same as last year; No systems will arrive for weeks. When those systems arrive, we will hoard them until we get enough to advertise. We put it in the sunday ad, obviously sell out immediately, and then hope those people buy something else expensive.

So that's how it works... Or at least, that's how it worked with the 360's.

Posted: Nov 18th 2006 1:34AM (Unverified) said

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Kyo,

You fail. Please troll the earth somewhere else. Or at least get your facts straight so you can appear reliable.

"When those systems arrive, we will hoard them until we get enough to advertise."

- Best buy advertises as a whole, meaning that stores do not individually advertise. Most larger companies do this. I hope you are not surprised.

Posted: Nov 18th 2006 2:37AM MrD1718 said

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So, if you don't want to wait for BB to sell it's stockpile, then go to a different store.

Stockpiling like that is bad for everyone, and I hope BB doesn't do it.

Posted: Nov 18th 2006 3:07AM JimmyJamm said

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I'm not trolling.
I've worked at #295 best buy in Columbus, Ohio for 15 months now.
They do hoard the systems when they get them.
I really hope you know that I'm not trolling... I'm simply saying that they have bad business practice.

The whole reasoning behind holding several shipments of systems until they get a certain number of systems is simple. You get people to think they have a bigger chance of getting a system. When they arrive at the store, the ones that get the system are happy, but the ones who did not get a system, came expecting to spend money, but were left wanting. We're hoping those customers will spend money on different items while they're there.

Any other points I need to address?

Posted: Nov 18th 2006 3:10AM JimmyJamm said

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One more thing you should know.

Shipments arrive at all the storms at around the same time. They are all made at the same time, depending on size of the store, location of the store, and expected popularity/avalibility of the item.

So every store in the nation would hold x number of shipments, then bb as a company would advertise the systems at their stores.

Posted: Nov 18th 2006 7:21AM (Unverified) said

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Thank you for calling Christmas what it actually is.

Posted: Nov 18th 2006 11:08AM (Unverified) said

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I really hated how the 360 was handled, with only 2 opportunities to purchase one prior to Christmas... Launch day, and just before Christmas. If Best Buy is doing that on purpose, then that really sucks. I visited several Best Buys every day for weeks attempting to purchase a 360.

I'm NOT doing that again if they're playing games.

Posted: Nov 18th 2006 9:53PM DJJS7 said

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UMM well i work at best-buy. we got 34 shipped..
24's - 60's and 10- 20g's .. as far as i know.. were not going to do that.. its first come first serve.. i got a memo this morning telling employees that we are NOT! allowed to but them, after telling us we could! only if we were off and stood in line.(ugh) but we should get some by the (END) of this year.. ill keep this rumor updated

Posted: Nov 19th 2006 3:11PM (Unverified) said

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THIS IS REALLY GREAT NEWS IM ALREADY HERE OUTSIDE BEST BUY NYC AT 23RD AND 6TH AVE I REALLY WANT TO GET A PS3 THE GRAPHICS ARE BEAUTIFUL

Posted: Nov 19th 2006 7:53PM (Unverified) said

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RocketMBA and Spike--yeah, you Christians are so persecuted, your righteous self-pity is hard earned. After all, it's only the excecutive, legislative, and judicial branches of the government that have been wholly dominated by Christians every day of this nation's existence. No wonder you're worried about whether people call the holidays Christmas.

Happy holidays, be they Christmas, Chanukah, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, or anything else.

Posted: Nov 22nd 2006 10:28PM (Unverified) said

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The second batch was here on tuesday on most stores. medium stores got 8 60g 16 20g large stores have 16 of 60g 24 20g? Everything sold out in 5 hours cause people lineing up infront of warehouse door and people keep calling their friends to come and get one.

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