Its shocking. On the PS3 launch day in Japan, many Japanese businessmen hired poor Chinese men and women to wait in line for a PS3. The poor homeless people then delivered the consoles to Japanese businessmen, who paid them up to £90 for queuing.
Now PlayStation 3 consoles advertised as used are appearing for sale in Japan shops as well as online auctions. The consoles are being sold for £1,200, up to four times the retail price of the console which is about £270.
An extreme lack of supply ignited an extreme surge of demand and PS3 consoles advertised as used are now being sold for much high prices in some Japanese shops.
[via BBC]
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Posted on November 13, 2006
This was quite natural, They always sell with an inflated price. If i was lucky enough to get a PS3, I would also sell it at an inflated price