#27665 - sfz989 - Mon Oct 18, 2004 4:33 pm
It would appear that Nite2Unite and Nintendo has made some sort of deal. They are a auctioning a DS and 3 games for $4,999! Says you'll recieve the first DS released in the US.
Here's the site if your interested:
http://www.dealtree.net/cart/select_item.cfm?cont=36172
#27668 - SimonB - Mon Oct 18, 2004 5:27 pm
OR you could wait a few hours and buy the same thing for ~250$usd. wow I just saved you ~4750$usd. You can thank me later :P
Simon
#27669 - Abscissa - Mon Oct 18, 2004 5:41 pm
Hmm, as stupid as that would be to buy, it's an interesting idea from a business standpoint. There's guaranteed to be people who would be willing (and able) to shell out for something like that, and it's a nice kick-start towards recouping R&D costs.
Although, I have difficulty beleiving this particular case is legit (But, hey, maybe it is).
#27681 - allenu - Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:52 pm
| SimonB wrote: |
OR you could wait a few hours and buy the same thing for ~250$usd. wow I just saved you ~4750$usd. You can thank me later :P
Simon |
I was just about to shell $5000 on this thing until I saw your post. Thanks for saving me a bundle on my Nintendo DS! :-)
#27686 - mymateo - Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:47 am
(Looks at his own # of posts) D'oh, forgot to celebrate my 100th post... now I'll never know which one it was...
Anyhow, I'd have a little trouble believing this "deal". Sure, you're paying a lot for it, but if you're going to charge shipping, wouldn't that cost a little more than $8 (or $8.50, whatever it was, I can't remember exactly but it was more than 7.99 and less than 9.00)? I mean, at that point, shipping should be free, or cost more than that because the DS alone would cost that much to ship, and they're offering 3 games and "exclusive DS merchandise" with it, which probably means a T-Shirt and a pen that glows in the dark, or a T-Shirt that's been signed BY a pen that glows in the dark...
In either case, it doesn't actually mention WHEN you'd get the DS... I can wait another month... I hope...
#27694 - DiscoStew - Tue Oct 19, 2004 7:34 am
If the "Exclusive Nintendo DS merchantise" was official Nintendo DS dev kits, hardware and all, perhaps that would be a much better reason to price it as much as it is.
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#27701 - Abscissa - Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:07 pm
| DiscoStew wrote: |
| If the "Exclusive Nintendo DS merchantise" was official Nintendo DS dev kits, hardware and all, perhaps that would be a much better reason to price it as much as it is. |
Ah, man, now you got me drooling ;)
#27709 - Miked0801 - Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:55 pm
Ha! It's probably a business dude who told Nintnedo that if they sell him 3 DSs for $1000 each a day before launch, he'd buy. Or it was a charity thing.
#27790 - PhoenixSoft - Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:55 am
I don't know what that thing you linked to was, but the official auction was here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8137904315 it closed for > $500 and yes, it was legit. It was a charity auction.
#28659 - cullend11 - Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:40 am
who the hell would pay that much...??
#28661 - DiscoStew - Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:49 am
| cullend11 wrote: |
| who the hell would pay that much...?? |
Probably a die-hard Nintendo fan who has money up the wazoo.
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#28682 - keldon - Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:18 am
This happened with the N64 aswell with people spending up to $4000 for one. But I'm not sure if that was when it was sold out, but it did eventually get sold.
#28685 - tepples - Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:06 pm
Kidnappers were using N64 consoles and Tickle Me Elmo dolls as ransom for children.
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#28688 - dagamer34 - Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:41 pm
If you ever resale such a system, I think other diehard Nintendo fans would fork over even MORE money...
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