I don't think PS4 demand is as high as we are lead to believe.

[BMaker11]

Mr Puggsly said:

whatever said:
So luckily for us, ebay has the "Price trending at" feature that tracks prices for items over a 2 week period.

PS4: $585.78
XB1: $620.34

Clearly demand for the PS4 is higher than the XB1.

First of all, I never claimed X1 demand was higher.

 

Does that mean people are paying $620 for PS4, or is that the price people are trying to sell them for?

Because I'm seeing plenty of PS4's selling for under $450 - $500.

It means that people are paying, on average $585 for a PS4 and, on average, $620 for a XBone. PS4 is selling $185 more on a $400 MSRP. That's a 46% markup. XBone is selling $120 more on a $500 MSRP. That's 24% markup.

I know you said you acknowledged that PS4 demand is higher than XBone's, but also, people willing to pay almost 50% more than retail means the demand is "as high as we're lead to believe", in spite of your OP.