DEAD: Need a Wii for Christmas?

[Tegeril]

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B0009VXBAQ

Stay away Wii scalpers

 

[clok1966]

gone

 

[thawolfman]

That lasted surprisingly long...looks like they were first available @ 12:00 EST on the dot

Edit: Actually looks like they're bouncing in and out of stock now...!

 

[AmpedSilence]

geez, that was fast!

 

[Tegeril]

It actually wasn't very fast at all for Amazon.

 

[sciencewhiz]

Most scalpers probably realize it's too close to christmas to easily scalp.

 

[Tegeril]

True, but Wii scalpers have been operating during times when Christmas wasn't an issue, I imagine people will still be heavily interested in Wiis post-Christmas. I see presents of "IOU Wii".

In any event, I already have mine, just wanted to give some forum goers a shot at one since I stay signed up for WiiAlerts for some reason.

 

[mrrman]

I saw about 30 Wii's in the Best Buy at Burlington WA yesterday...I grabbed 1 in Nov so I didnt need one

 

[smoduper]

I immediately contacted my local BestBuy when I saw this post. They were keeping it inside, and you had to ask the cashier.

Still want to thank OP!

 

[texasfury]

radio edit

 

[goog40]

Originally posted by: texasfury
Want a Wii for $200? Call Nintendo and ask for a replacement for your broken one. They will take your CC and ship one out (minus the accessories). When you don't return your 'broken' one, they charge you $200.

Add in the Remote and Nunchuk ($60), AC Adapter ($20), Sensor Bar ($10), AV cables ($15), and you're over $300 before shipping. And you still don't have Wii Sports, which runs for $40-50+ on eBay, or the console stand.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

I got in on this earlier when someone said "Wiis in stock at amazon" with the link on #wii on Efnet.
It was totally an impulse thing, since I stood in line for a few hours last XMas to get my own kids one, so I had no business buying one. But I have this good friend who is a HUGE Nintendo fan, and has been wanting a Wii, but a lot of shit has happened lately so that he couldn't really justify getting one. So I made a few calls and got his wife and another friend of his to go in 3 ways on it for around $90 each so we could give it to him for XMas.

I CANNOT WAIT to see the look on his face when he gets it, he's going to freak out.

Even tho I didn't get one based on this post, thanks op!