| senortaco said: Question, do you think it discourages a buyer from purchasing a Wii when they see the rape prices on eBay, and Amazon? I know I was very disappointed I couldn't find it anywhere. The prices on those sites made me pissed. >:[ ...If I didn't luck up and find one at my local Target one day on chance I probably STILL wouldn't have one. =/ |
That really depends on the buyer, doesn't it?
Some people won't be able to impulse buy a Wii because the product won't be on the shelf when they're in the store. Others will find one on the shelf and buy it on impulse because they know they might not get another chance. They might have considered their purchase more carefully if supply was plentiful.
Some potential buyers will be put off by all the competition to buy Wiis. They won't be bothered to pay above retail prices or line up on a Sunday morning to get one. Others might be excited by the scarcity and enjoy telling stories about how they staked out a retailer for hours to get a Wii.
It's hard to know how all this plays out in the aggregate market. It would be an interesting and challenging thing to research.
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