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1 part of me hates the reselling, but however, it does provide a way the Rich people can get a Wii regardless.... or if you REALLY REALLY want a Wii than you have a way to get it, I would be curious as to how % of Wii's distrubuted are bought for resale.



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In a way, you guys think it'll help Ninty? The rich people have money to get more software and such?



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You kidding? It doesn't effect Nintendo in any way, as they would have gotten their product sold anyway for that 250$ price tag. If any part of that extra 100+ dollars for which people are selling the Wii's on ebay were to Go to Nintendo, then fine, but as it is, is really is just vulturing on other people.



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All the Wii's sold out in the first couple of hours at the local retailers according to their employees, Walmart said they had 150, Target had 60, K-Mart had 43, Meijer had alot but I couldn't get an exact number out of them.

Actually reselling does hurt Nintendo as it hinders software sales until the console finds a home and not all get sold by christmas due to the ridiculous price most people charge.

I wouldn't surprise me is JJseth couldn't move any of his Wii's for a significant profit, they aren't exactly selling at the rate of the launch last year.



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All the Wii's sold out in the first couple of hours at the local retailers according to their employees, Walmart said they had 150, Target had 60, K-Mart had 43, Meijer had alot but I couldn't get an exact number out of them.

Actually reselling does hurt Nintendo as it hinders software sales until the console finds a home and not all get sold by christmas due to the ridiculous price most people charge.

I wouldn't surprise me is JJseth couldn't move any of his Wii's for a significant profit, they aren't exactly selling at the rate of the launch last year.


That's only if people demand an outrageous price; smart thing to do IMO is just slap a $50 premium on it and let the auction go as high as people will bid.

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tokilamockingbrd said:
1 part of me hates the reselling, but however, it does provide a way the Rich people can get a Wii regardless.... or if you REALLY REALLY want a Wii than you have a way to get it, I would be curious as to how % of Wii's distrubuted are bought for resale.

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I find it fascinating how people try to find excuses to not feel bad about scalping on Wiis. Helping rich people? Haha... If a rich guy wants a Wii, he could just hire some kid to go find one, no?

If you want to scalp on Wiis, just be straight about it. You're a parasite of the market, be a man/woman and admit it. It's not illegal, so there's no reason to hide unless you feel bad about it.

 



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I don't feel bad about it, I'm $200 profit happy person. Now, being a parasite.... hmmm I don't know about that. A business man sounds more like it. Unlike businesses though, I'm not paying minimun wage or exploiting a work force so only a few elite in control become extremely rich. Rather I'm making a profit that I will use to either put into my savings or enjoy a wonderful night with my better half. So who really is a parasite here?



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StanGable said:
I don't feel bad about it, I'm $200 profit happy person. Now, being a parasite.... hmmm I don't know about that. A business man sounds more like it. Unlike businesses though, I'm not paying minimun wage or exploiting a work force so only a few elite in control become extremely rich. Rather I'm making a profit that I will use to either put into my savings or enjoy a wonderful night with my better half. So who really is a parasite here?

A parasite refers to an organism that leeches off nutrients of others without any reciprocation. Applying the metaphor to a scalper is perfectly apt - you have gotten money for yourself without actually adding anything to the market (the Wii, as you know, would have been sold regardless).



Christ this thread is annoying because the original post and all subsequent posts by the original poster were deleted when he got banned, LOL.

I have no idea what this thread is about.