OK, how 'bout this hypothetical: 

I saw some dude on the news selling SPAM cans to for $20 each to victims in some disaster area, so I went down there as fast as I could and sold SPAM cans for $18. 

Congratulations, you're a slightly less abusive gouger.  

I'm just showing you that the arguments you're using to defend yourself make no sense, by using an extreme example. If you can't understand that kind of thing, just don't attempt to defend yourself, because you're obviously not capable of doing so.

 The thing is though is that Nintendo is the one who decides the price since it's their hardware.  CDude isn't the one makign the hardware, he's just being a middleman and needlessly jacking up the price.

And yes, I actually agree that NJ5's example was in fact a bit too extreme. 

Agree to disagree, twesterm?

I think twesterm's point is that in terms of "helping", he's helping someone and unhelping someone else at the same time (the person who would pick up the Wii from the store if cdude didn't). So those factors either cancel out, does cdude think that the person who has access to Ebay has more right to the Wii than the other person, who might not have more than $250 to spend?

Personally, I think that the person who was going to the store but has potentially less money, is the one who should get the console. 

Do what some guy on ebay is doing and include with the system Wii Sports, Play, and that carnival game, add up all the mini games and say that you are including 30 games with the system. To someone not familiar with the Wii it will seem like a great deal to get a $250 system and 30 games for about $500

Hmmm...wonder who this could be. 

Advertising that you're selling a Wii with 43 games because you're including MP8, Wii Play, Wii Sports, and Carnival Games is a completely different level of douchebaggery.

As long as you keep trying to make excuses that you're not a jerk or are making the world a better place, I'll keep saying you are in fact a jerk and you're only supporting the jerk behavior. Otherwise, I'll more than likely stay quiet.

The kind of thing cdude is defending here is basically the same thing that concert ticket scalpers do. Using a scarce resource as a way to make profit for themselves, while contributing nothing to society and preventing poorer people from getting that resource.

Grr! I never said I wasn't a jerk. Sheesh. All I said was that I respect the opinions of those of you that think I am.

How is helping people? You're letting one person get a Wii (overpriced). That is, in lieu of one customer who would have simply gone to the store, bought a Wii at retail, and went home happy. You're simply transferring the availability of the Wii to another person and jacking up the price.