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SuperSleeper
12-06-2005, 07:35 PM
A little off topic, but interesting anyway:
My 14-yr old brother waited in line overnight at Best Buy to get one that he was going to sell on eBay. When he got in line and was offered the Extended Warranty, he said "I don't need it, I'll be selling it on eBay right away anyway." The manager on duty had a fucking spaz and yelled at everyone else in line that they were losing money on these systems, and everyone NEEDED to buy something else. Needless to say, the AV Best Buy is coming to terms with that now legally with my parents. What a dumbass.
npaulseth
12-06-2005, 09:52 PM
A little off topic, but interesting anyway:
My 14-yr old brother waited in line overnight at Best Buy to get one that he was going to sell on eBay. When he got in line and was offered the Extended Warranty, he said "I don't need it, I'll be selling it on eBay right away anyway." The manager on duty had a fucking spaz and yelled at everyone else in line that they were losing money on these systems, and everyone NEEDED to buy something else. Needless to say, the AV Best Buy is coming to terms with that now legally with my parents. What a dumbass.

Did Best Buy sell to him? My current manager at Sprint used to be a BB manager, and overheard some kids talking about selling a PS2 on eBay (this was the first day of release) and took the PS2 away from him. "We don't sell to dealers."
Black97civic
12-07-2005, 12:15 AM
Did Best Buy sell to him? My current manager at Sprint used to be a BB manager, and overheard some kids talking about selling a PS2 on eBay (this was the first day of release) and took the PS2 away from him. "We don't sell to dealers."

I think that is legal. Something about having the right to refuse to sell to any person, and limit quantities.

But I think forcing them to buy additional stuff qualifies as a bait and switch because to get a $400 xbox360, you have to buy $500 worth of stuff.
INTRIGUED
12-09-2005, 05:56 PM
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/08/xbox_photo_auction/

http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000830069633/
1slowdsm
12-09-2005, 06:40 PM
Hmm...I might buy like 3 PS3's and sell them on ebay for about a grand. I could make some extra cash buying and selling game systems...haha. I bet people will be waiting in line for the PS3 and then selling it online for twice as much. If I knew how badly people wanted it I would've done that also..haha.
INTRIGUED
12-09-2005, 08:38 PM
Just do what they did in the 1st link. Just sell a picture of it! If it worked once it will work again!