Ebay and the Wii???

[gizbug]

Sold a wii with a wiikey for $550 USD on ebay. Ho Ho Ho....tis the season!

 

[ghost recon88]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
Nobody can complain about people buying all of them up when they see them. They were in the right place at the right time, or made a bunch of calls and woke up early to get there. They either had the same chance as anybody and got lucky or they worked to get it. No matter what it's not something you can bitch about.

QFT

 

[sciencewhiz]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
I don't eBay much, but is this allowable?

Wii "Mystery Auction"

THIS IS A MYSTERY AUCTION!!!

IN THIS AUCTION YOU ARE PURCHASING AN E-ENVELOPE AND AN E-ENVELOPE ONLY!!!!

IF IN YOUR E-ENVELOPE IT READS "Wii" THIS IS MY GIFT TO YOU AND IS YOURS TO KEEP!!! I WILL SHIP IT TO YOU FREE!!!

YOUR E-ENVELOPE WILL BE SENT VIA EBAY MESSAGES IN THE FORM OF A MESSAGE AND WILL SIMPLY TELL YOU IF YOUR GIFT IS THE "Wii" OR IF YOUR ENVELOPE WAS NOT THE WINNER!!! IF YOU PURCHASE MORE THAN ONE ENVELOPE YOU WILL BE SENT ONE MESSAGE WITH THE RESULTS...UNLESS YOU PURCHASE THEM AT DIFFERENT TIMES...YOUR MESSAGE WILL READ...YOUR E-ENVELOPE(S) WERE THE WINNER!!! or SORRY YOUR E-ENVELOPE(S) WERE NOT THE WINNER(S) PLEASE TRY AGAIN!!!! IT IS A MESSAGE...THIS CONTAINS YOUR "ENVELOPE" RESULTS!!!

It's a raffle, which is against ebay rules. http://pages.ebay.com/help/pol...e-giveaway-raffle.html

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: sciencewhiz

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
I don't eBay much, but is this allowable?

Wii "Mystery Auction"

THIS IS A MYSTERY AUCTION!!!

IN THIS AUCTION YOU ARE PURCHASING AN E-ENVELOPE AND AN E-ENVELOPE ONLY!!!!

IF IN YOUR E-ENVELOPE IT READS "Wii" THIS IS MY GIFT TO YOU AND IS YOURS TO KEEP!!! I WILL SHIP IT TO YOU FREE!!!

YOUR E-ENVELOPE WILL BE SENT VIA EBAY MESSAGES IN THE FORM OF A MESSAGE AND WILL SIMPLY TELL YOU IF YOUR GIFT IS THE "Wii" OR IF YOUR ENVELOPE WAS NOT THE WINNER!!! IF YOU PURCHASE MORE THAN ONE ENVELOPE YOU WILL BE SENT ONE MESSAGE WITH THE RESULTS...UNLESS YOU PURCHASE THEM AT DIFFERENT TIMES...YOUR MESSAGE WILL READ...YOUR E-ENVELOPE(S) WERE THE WINNER!!! or SORRY YOUR E-ENVELOPE(S) WERE NOT THE WINNER(S) PLEASE TRY AGAIN!!!! IT IS A MESSAGE...THIS CONTAINS YOUR "ENVELOPE" RESULTS!!!

It's a raffle, which is against ebay rules. http://pages.ebay.com/help/pol...e-giveaway-raffle.html

He's claiming that there's SOMETHING for you in each e-envelope, so you're buying a 'product'. I'd still expect them to take it down if they found it.

 

[thawolfman]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: sciencewhiz

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
I don't eBay much, but is this allowable?

Wii "Mystery Auction"

THIS IS A MYSTERY AUCTION!!!

IN THIS AUCTION YOU ARE PURCHASING AN E-ENVELOPE AND AN E-ENVELOPE ONLY!!!!

IF IN YOUR E-ENVELOPE IT READS "Wii" THIS IS MY GIFT TO YOU AND IS YOURS TO KEEP!!! I WILL SHIP IT TO YOU FREE!!!

YOUR E-ENVELOPE WILL BE SENT VIA EBAY MESSAGES IN THE FORM OF A MESSAGE AND WILL SIMPLY TELL YOU IF YOUR GIFT IS THE "Wii" OR IF YOUR ENVELOPE WAS NOT THE WINNER!!! IF YOU PURCHASE MORE THAN ONE ENVELOPE YOU WILL BE SENT ONE MESSAGE WITH THE RESULTS...UNLESS YOU PURCHASE THEM AT DIFFERENT TIMES...YOUR MESSAGE WILL READ...YOUR E-ENVELOPE(S) WERE THE WINNER!!! or SORRY YOUR E-ENVELOPE(S) WERE NOT THE WINNER(S) PLEASE TRY AGAIN!!!! IT IS A MESSAGE...THIS CONTAINS YOUR "ENVELOPE" RESULTS!!!

It's a raffle, which is against ebay rules. http://pages.ebay.com/help/pol...e-giveaway-raffle.html

He's claiming that there's SOMETHING for you in each e-envelope, so you're buying a 'product'. I'd still expect them to take it down if they found it.

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[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: thawolfman

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: sciencewhiz

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
I don't eBay much, but is this allowable?

Wii "Mystery Auction"

It's a raffle, which is against ebay rules. http://pages.ebay.com/help/pol...e-giveaway-raffle.html

He's claiming that there's SOMETHING for you in each e-envelope, so you're buying a 'product'. I'd still expect them to take it down if they found it.

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Heh, it was only a matter of time

 

[JPB]

Originally posted by: ghost recon88
Ha yea. Im picking up 3 more this week to sell on eBay

And it's people like you that does this and is causing me to find none for my 3 kids.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: JPB

Originally posted by: ghost recon88
Ha yea. Im picking up 3 more this week to sell on eBay

And it's people like you that does this and is causing me to find none for my 3 kids.

Maybe you should consider waking up at 630 on Sunday and go to TRU like he is.

 

[CPA]

I sold mine to a lady that works for me. It came with 3 extra controllers and 5 games. Sold it to her for $400. I'm fine with it.

 

[frostedflakes]

Five games being Wii Sports, or five actual games?

If the latter that's a very good deal, nothing wrong with that. I was lucky to find mine for $250 shipped on eBay earlier this year. I still didn't really like the idea of paying MSRP for a used console, but I refused to pay more than retail and this was a pretty good deal considering what they were still going for on eBay (probably $300-350) so I jumped on it.

 

[JRich]

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: JRich

Originally posted by: frostedflakes
No the people who actually have lives don't because you assholes snatch them up before they get a chance.

Just kidding of course... or am I?

Bingo.

So what you're saying is that you can't be bothered to wake up at 630 in the morning and go to Target to pick up a Wii. Gotcha.

For a game console? Nope, I can wait. If you think that I'm going to pay your inflated prices think again.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: frostedflakes
Five games being Wii Sports, or five actual games?

If the latter that's a very good deal, nothing wrong with that. I was lucky to find mine for $250 shipped on eBay earlier this year. I still didn't really like the idea of paying MSRP for a used console, but I refused to pay more than retail and this was a pretty good deal considering what they were still going for on eBay (probably $300-350) so I jumped on it.

I love how eBayers advertise theirs as coming with "14 games and 4 controllers" even though it's really only two controllers (remote + nunchuk * 2 - nunchuk isn't a controller in and of itself) and 2 games (Wii Sports and Wii Play). Hell if they're going to lie about it they might as well throw in Rayman and say the thing comes with 75 games. Assholes.

 

[Raduque]

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: JPB

Originally posted by: ghost recon88
Ha yea. Im picking up 3 more this week to sell on eBay

And it's people like you that does this and is causing me to find none for my 3 kids.

Maybe you should consider waking up at 630 on Sunday and go to TRU like he is.

If you scalpers weren't such douchebags, he wouldn't have to get up at 3am and camp out in front of a store just for a toy.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Raduque

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: JPB

Originally posted by: ghost recon88
Ha yea. Im picking up 3 more this week to sell on eBay

And it's people like you that does this and is causing me to find none for my 3 kids.

Maybe you should consider waking up at 630 on Sunday and go to TRU like he is.

If you scalpers weren't such douchebags, he wouldn't have to get up at 3am and camp out in front of a store just for a toy.

If supply was where it was supposed to be there wouldn't be any scalping at all and folks would be happy. You can't blame the people for making money legally, you can only blame the company for having a shortage (for over a year). You have the same chance of getting one as they do, but it looks like they're trying a little harder.. and you know what? It looks like it's paying off.

I don't like the price gouging either, and don't really enjoy stores letting people buy more than one, but the scalpars are playing a fair enough game so nobody can complain. You people are acting like little kids that cry after losing a game. Welcome to the real world, it's far from fair and not everybody wins.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: Raduque

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: JPB

Originally posted by: ghost recon88
Ha yea. Im picking up 3 more this week to sell on eBay

And it's people like you that does this and is causing me to find none for my 3 kids.

Maybe you should consider waking up at 630 on Sunday and go to TRU like he is.

If you scalpers weren't such douchebags, he wouldn't have to get up at 3am and camp out in front of a store just for a toy.

Or it could've sold out anyway and gone to the other 40 parents in line. I'm doing somebody elses dirty work for a fee

BTW, I wouldn't wait in line at 3am for a Wii. If I gotta wait more than 30 minutes f- that. So if YOU can't be bothered to wait 30 minutes then you don't deserve one.

Oh one more. After I get my copies I always report back to FW/ATHD. I've helped dozens of people get wii's. How many have YOU helped?

 

[Rigomortis]

I picked a new one up off ebay back in July for my Bday (wife's idea) Got it for 280 + shipping. Didn't see any in stores for months.

 

[Raduque]

I got mine over a year ago. You're not helping ANYBODY by overpricing them.

 

[purbeast0]

i returned 2 rockbands today.

 

[techgamer]

how do you find out when stores like TRU are getting shipments in at 6:30?

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: techgamer
how do you find out when stores like TRU are getting shipments in at 6:30?

call them and ask them the following question.

"hey i'm wondering when you will be getting your shipments of Wii's in."

you have to use this thing called a "phone" where you actually talk to another live person on the other end. if you don't know what that is, just google it.

 

[techgamer]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: techgamer
how do you find out when stores like TRU are getting shipments in at 6:30?

call them and ask them the following question.

"hey i'm wondering when you will be getting your shipments of Wii's in."

you have to use this thing called a "phone" where you actually talk to another live person on the other end. if you don't know what that is, just google it.

obviously i do have brain cells so i figured out that much, but times when i've called they either dont know, dont care, or wouldnt tell me...

thanks for being a jerk...

 

[S Freud]

What are the chances of making a profit off of selling a sealed Wii on ebay? A few stores around here have them and I would be willing to get up and go get one if the profit was good enough. Are you guys just selling the console sealed? Or are you throwing things in like controllers and games?

Thanks

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: techgamer

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: techgamer
how do you find out when stores like TRU are getting shipments in at 6:30?

call them and ask them the following question.

"hey i'm wondering when you will be getting your shipments of Wii's in."

you have to use this thing called a "phone" where you actually talk to another live person on the other end. if you don't know what that is, just google it.

obviously i do have brain cells so i figured out that much, but times when i've called they either dont know, dont care, or wouldnt tell me...

thanks for being a jerk...

yes, I was being a smartass, I should have put a at the end so you would have known

but in all seriousness, what other way would one find out this information heh? the only way is by asking and someone telling them.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: techgamer

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: techgamer
how do you find out when stores like TRU are getting shipments in at 6:30?

call them and ask them the following question.

"hey i'm wondering when you will be getting your shipments of Wii's in."

you have to use this thing called a "phone" where you actually talk to another live person on the other end. if you don't know what that is, just google it.

obviously i do have brain cells so i figured out that much, but times when i've called they either dont know, dont care, or wouldnt tell me...

thanks for being a jerk...

Try asking the Geoffrey, he usually knows

 

[Soundmanred]

Originally posted by: S Freud
What are the chances of making a profit off of selling a sealed Wii on ebay? A few stores around here have them and I would be willing to get up and go get one if the profit was good enough. Are you guys just selling the console sealed? Or are you throwing things in like controllers and games?

Thanks

My last one went for $465. $190 profit.