NA sales up! X360 > Ps3

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saprano1 said:

darconi said:
I just checked ebay. The only PS3 MGS bundles that have any bids on it are the ones that are retail or below retail in price with not much time left on the bid.

The ones going at premiums are devoid of activity. Say again about demand?

 

Thats ebay, why are you using ebay for proof to see if something is in high demand or not?

 

Two things. In a couple of weeks, the demand from the 80gb sku will be clear as day. Second, Ebay is the most accurate stick by which we can measure worldwide demand, however we can't use it as a snapshot. Demand will reveal itself over time. One of the most telling factors will be the average sales price for the 80gb mgs4 ps3 bundle, which is:

Items like yours that sold successfully have an average starting price of $209.00 and an average sold price of $437.00. You can also try searching completed listings.

Now dont' go crazy, cause this numbers means nothing, and I'll explain why.

On Amazon stores we have a starting price of 649.90

 

Now, lets assume that many PS3 MGS4 bundles were sold for what I assume 499.99 dollars.

We must also assume that a vast amount of these were sold at a cheaper price on ebay, before supply constrainment, as preorders.

 

The information is directly contradictive, it seems, so we can't really make a determination from ebay, as for demand at this time.

However, it appears that unlike the Wii, few people are willing to spend 100 extra dollars to obtain the 80gb model, understandably.

We can also determine that as no new stock has made its way into the channel, price has risen on ebay and while there are some available at 640 dollars, they are very likely not moving at that price. So, with virtually no stock whatsoever in the channel, we have the machines selling as rare and highly priced items, which means again, it's impossible to use ebay this time to determine any kind of demand.

 

However, that's not to say that ebay isn't a very useful tool. It just is much easier to use when there are large numbers of stock on ebay, which force the stock to be competitive and price with demand, rather than as a luxery or rare item.