Is there any chance of me getting one today after 5pm?

11/22/2005 8:48:20 AM

lol if you look at the bid history for that ebay auction that went to 2000.... its all BS. the same name would raise the bid 3-4 times in a row, and then another would do it too...

11/22/2005 8:55:08 AM

^^i'd say no

11/22/2005 9:12:37 AM

^^the same name raised the bid over and over b/c someone else bid under what they put as they max bid...so ebay automatically "rebids" for them until the other bidder outbid them

11/22/2005 9:14:37 AM

Stopped by Circuit city on glenwood today, sign said no Xboxs left. A person outside the door told me that they gave out vouchers to the people that waited from 4pm on. And let everyone go home and come back to pick up the systems today.

11/22/2005 10:24:17 AM

damn the bookstore for deciding to close today.

11/22/2005 10:27:15 AM

If you would have came by Target at 4:30 am you could have gotten a premium system. If you would have came at 7:15 am you could have gotten a core system. I think it's a fairly safe bet to say the only way you're getting one for the next couple of months is to pay extra $$$ off ebay.

11/22/2005 10:28:32 AM

damn man, i fuckin wish i had preordered 2 of them. every single one is going for $1000+ on ebay.

11/22/2005 10:31:50 AM

the one I preordered isn't coming in until 2nd shipment which will be 2 weeks before xmas. I hope to pay off both systems by selling that second one.

[Edited on November 22, 2005 at 10:33 AM. Reason : ed]

11/22/2005 10:33:13 AM

I have a hard time believing that they aren't going to have another shipment until 2 weeks before Christmas. I think they are just blowing smoke up everyone's asses.

11/22/2005 11:00:21 AM

^^^90% will fall through...kids bidding or people bumping their auction

the others will be idiots and parents with kids that want one for christmas

i'll wait it out, but if i find one it's going on ebay

[Edited on November 22, 2005 at 11:01 AM. Reason : .]

11/22/2005 11:00:41 AM

I might have an extra one for sale. My mother-in-law's friend was about to pick one up. If she does, she's wanting me to sell it for her (presumably on eBay) and split whatever I make. So if anyone is looking to get one, send me a PM and I'll give you any details as I get them.

11/22/2005 11:04:11 AM

how much you marking it up?

11/22/2005 11:10:50 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8236272636&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

11/22/2005 11:29:55 AM

I have 18 Xboxes for sale for 399 each.

11/22/2005 11:32:48 AM

you can't be serious

11/22/2005 11:34:06 AM

Holy shit balls!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-PLATINUM-Package-W-Bonus_W0QQitemZ8235999391QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

11/22/2005 11:56:06 AM

^ That is crazy. 5 grand?

11/22/2005 12:01:37 PM

The highest bidder: oscar2005anime

11/22/2005 12:07:11 PM

^^^^ I wouldn't joke about that.

11/22/2005 12:08:31 PM

I do indeed have an extra one for sale. The lady got it from Costco. My wife is getting all the details of what's with it (I know it's premium, might have 1 extra controller, not sure...) and what the lady wants to get out of it. If it's a crazy mark-up, I'll just go straight to eBay, but if I can get a real buyer here, then I can work that out as well.

If you're interested, send me a PM and let me know, I'll reply with the full details this afternoon.

11/22/2005 12:09:37 PM

They just had a story about this on WTVD news...

apparently, a Target in Fayetteville issued vouchers last night to customers and told them to come back this morning to pick up their Xbox.
When the customers returned this morning, they found that their Xbox had been sold.
They were pissed.
WTVD interviewed the store manager and he said the store made a mistake and forgot about the vouchers or something and they were working hard to rectify the situation.
He said they would get another shipment in before Christmas.

11/22/2005 12:23:03 PM

I guess there'll be an opening for a store manager position at Target in Fayetteville.

[Edited on November 22, 2005 at 12:32 PM. Reason : sp]

11/22/2005 12:32:36 PM

OOPS !!

11/22/2005 12:34:43 PM

Back when Everquest was first released I was working at EBgames. Some guy called to see if we had any on hand and we had a few left so I told him I'd put one on hold for him.

We sold out of all the rest while he was on his way to the store. Then a few minutes before he gets there this dipshit I worked with sold the copy I marked and set aside to someone else.

The guy shows up after driving for about 2 hours from where he lived and we were like uhh sorry yeah we sold it. He got this look of horror and shock on his face and the quietly mumbled and retreated out the door. A few minutes later he comes charging back in, in fucking TEARS!, and was like "you shouldn;t promise something to someone and then turn around and sell it"......etc. etc.

The point of this is that the guy was in his 30s! And he fucking cried over it! CRIED! RIGHT IN FRONT OF EVERYONE! I could understand if he threatened bodily harm to us, but he fucking CRIED!

11/22/2005 1:03:17 PM

i think the operant word there was "everquest" - should explain everything

11/22/2005 1:06:01 PM

^ Haha. Very true. MMORPG players and Xbox fanatics are different species.

[Edited on November 22, 2005 at 1:08 PM. Reason : asdf]

11/22/2005 1:08:29 PM

I camped out last night at Circuit City

11/22/2005 1:08:40 PM

Quote :

"Haha. Very true. MMORPG players and Xbox fanatics are a different species. "

why? they are both people obsessed over a video game. thats the same thing in my book.

11/22/2005 1:09:51 PM

i want an xbox360

well ill go play WoW for now

11/22/2005 1:22:26 PM

Quote :

"why? they are both people obsessed over a video game. thats the same thing in my book."

Quote :

"Haha. Very true. MMORPG players and Xbox fanatics are a different species. "

[Edited on November 22, 2005 at 1:24 PM. Reason : /]

11/22/2005 1:24:18 PM

good call....i missed the "a"

11/22/2005 1:25:33 PM

Quote :

"MMORPG players and Xbox fanatics are a different species."

SINGULAR

if it was plural, it would have read, "MMORPG players and Xbox fanatics are different species."

11/22/2005 1:26:31 PM

is there an echo in here?

11/22/2005 1:28:08 PM

o<

QUACK

11/22/2005 1:33:23 PM

11/22/2005 1:37:48 PM

anyone want to buy my pre-order for one?

11/22/2005 1:54:28 PM

How are they different?

They both pay monthly charges to have an online account to play a video game.

They spend days worth of playing time trying to advance in an imaginary realm.

At the end of the day, neither have gained anything of real value.

The only difference I see is that console gamers have more than 1 game to play online with their accounts.

[Edited on November 22, 2005 at 2:01 PM. Reason : -]

11/22/2005 2:00:19 PM

i haven't heard of any xbox user deaths from playing too long though...where i have for mmorpg's

11/22/2005 2:03:31 PM

eh

they are similar

but they are like any other hobby, its all about balancing the time.

The 30 year old that cried is obviously not going to spend 30 min a day playing it like others may.

^ you mean koreans. They die from playing anything, doesnt have to be mmo. Starcraft is a big killer over there.

[Edited on November 22, 2005 at 2:05 PM. Reason : *]

11/22/2005 2:04:39 PM

-10 HP!

11/22/2005 2:08:12 PM

Stimwalt needs to holla at some syntax.

11/22/2005 2:08:30 PM

Quote :

"They spend days worth of playing time trying to advance in an imaginary realm. At the end of the day, neither have gained anything of real value. "

11/22/2005 2:09:42 PM

well they can sell their virtual goods for a meager sum

11/22/2005 2:11:11 PM

well there will be no more reading of books!

also all of you who watch television, cut it out.

and you all must quit tww, ftw!

11/22/2005 2:14:16 PM

the fact that you are comparing the benefits of reading to those of playing video games just proves that you are still stuck in your fantasy world.

11/22/2005 2:16:09 PM

i mean obviously

noone reads books to escape to a made up realm.

never.

and after every book read, there is always a tangable benifit sitting right there when they are done.

and also there is no reading in games. no stories to speak of. or characters.

11/22/2005 2:17:40 PM

im merely talking about benefits. and once again, ill say "the fact that you are comparing the benefits of reading to those of playing video games just proves that you are still stuck in your fantasy world."

11/22/2005 2:20:09 PM

I notice youre mentioning no benefits. nor any real argument.

explain to me exactly what the person that reads the newest Harry Potter or Tom Clancy novel gains over the person that plays a game.

Both are done to enjoy an alternate world with made up characters and stories. One is interactive, one isnt. Both are done for entertainment.

Now I will definately grant you that there is much more room for addiction and excessivness when it comes to gaming, especially online interactive gaming.

[Edited on November 22, 2005 at 2:32 PM. Reason : *]

11/22/2005 2:23:42 PM

Quote :

"At the end of the day, neither have gained anything of real value."

They had the enjoyment and excitement of playing. I don't play MMORPG's cause I know I would get too addicted and would end up playing them all the time. I do play lots of other games though, and when I was playing them I was thoroughly enjoying it.

11/22/2005 2:37:19 PM