The internet wasn't as intergrated into our lives as it is now, why would someone buy a game console for almost double the price if they could just wait a week, check out amazon, and get it for a fair price. If this was 05 or 06 when we didn't have phones that could do everything short of making toast, not only that but it was back when pretty much the only thing that could play games were game consoles. If he wants to sell these for double when the console is probably already going to have trouble at launch with the price it has (estimated around 300 or 350) that's this guys cash to burn.Times are surely different now, but I used to sell the Wii for about $400 on a 3 day auction starting at 99 cents, no reserve. As to the longevity of hype, it took about a year to drop to $300, which was no longer worth it. There was a definite market that, in my opinion, was not giving their money away, they were paying me to stand on a line for 4-8 hours, pick the item up for them, and send it to them insured, with the original receipt. Wii U business might possibly be a tad slower than that, but I'd bet you could sell 3 per week for like $500 or possibly more. It's just a grind that some people will pay to avoid, even if the economy sucks.?? this has got to be the dumbest question.( well in this thread, i've heard worse)..So I am considering buying a few Wii-U's at launch and reselling them in the hopes of making a profit when the rush buying begins for it. I remember when the wii/360 were released they were hard to find and thus people were selling them for $100-$200 more than they paid for them on ebay. What are your all's thoughts on this? Will the Wii U be short in stock at launch like the Wii was, thus creating a high demand? Will the hype for it be very high at release, causing a shortage of them? Thanks for your input in advance.
IF (an thats a big one, cause it's obvious your a mr. money bags.) but unlike you, i'm not, just like alot of the people in "todays" world of instability, an low income. more then likely a lot of people who have the wii's will stick with what we have, until the price drops, or wait till taxes come back. then IF, the game base is large enough, they still Might buy it. (this is what i did before i got our wii.). your right their will be hype, but short lived.
me personaly i have better things to do then give my hard earned money away to someone like you. ( an my feelings are the same as most people.).
If you know what it's like out there, you should know what it's like to sell your stuff to pay the rent. What's so different about this?
lol we had amazon in 2006.The internet wasn't as intergrated into our lives as it is now, why would someone buy a game console for almost double the price if they could just wait a week, check out amazon, and get it for a fair price. If this was 05 or 06 when we didn't have phones that could do everything short of making toast, not only that but it was back when pretty much the only thing that could play games were game consoles. If he wants to sell these for double when the console is probably already going to have trouble at launch with the price it has (estimated around 300 or 350) that's this guys cash to burn.
lol we had amazon in 2006.The internet wasn't as intergrated into our lives as it is now, why would someone buy a game console for almost double the price if they could just wait a week, check out amazon, and get it for a fair price. If this was 05 or 06 when we didn't have phones that could do everything short of making toast, not only that but it was back when pretty much the only thing that could play games were game consoles. If he wants to sell these for double when the console is probably already going to have trouble at launch with the price it has (estimated around 300 or 350) that's this guys cash to burn.
The Wii sold at ridiculously high-prices because it was really hard to find and demand was high. Waiting a week and checking on Amazon won't fix that.
OP hopes the same will happen with the Wii U. Hard to predict if that will be the case. He might strike it lucky or he might be stuck with a bunch of Wii Us.
lol we had amazon in 2006.The internet wasn't as intergrated into our lives as it is now, why would someone buy a game console for almost double the price if they could just wait a week, check out amazon, and get it for a fair price. If this was 05 or 06 when we didn't have phones that could do everything short of making toast, not only that but it was back when pretty much the only thing that could play games were game consoles. If he wants to sell these for double when the console is probably already going to have trouble at launch with the price it has (estimated around 300 or 350) that's this guys cash to burn.
The Wii sold at ridiculously high-prices because it was really hard to find and demand was high. Waiting a week and checking on Amazon won't fix that.
OP hopes the same will happen with the Wii U. Hard to predict if that will be the case. He might strike it lucky or he might be stuck with a bunch of Wii Us.
Side note: I thought Wii Us sounded funny.
On topic: Nintendo typically don't make the same sales mistakes twice. I doubt they'll really be shorting the stock on Wii U's.
that the successors name
Wii U Us
I was thinking more of Wii R 1.that the successors name
Wii U Us
I was thinking more of Wiis R Us.
They did have smartphones back then, just not as capable. I had Amazon send me a text every time the Wii was in stock. Sometimes I wasn't fast enough, even if I cleared the screen as fast as I could, and set the Amazon page as my home page. I wouldn't wait in lines if I didn't have to. I personally hope that everyone will be able to just walk into GameStop and checkout with a Wii U this time around. When in doubt, pre-order!The internet wasn't as intergrated into our lives as it is now, why would someone buy a game console for almost double the price if they could just wait a week, check out amazon, and get it for a fair price. If this was 05 or 06 when we didn't have phones that could do everything short of making toast, not only that but it was back when pretty much the only thing that could play games were game consoles. If he wants to sell these for double when the console is probably already going to have trouble at launch with the price it has (estimated around 300 or 350) that's this guys cash to burn.Times are surely different now, but I used to sell the Wii for about $400 on a 3 day auction starting at 99 cents, no reserve. As to the longevity of hype, it took about a year to drop to $300, which was no longer worth it. There was a definite market that, in my opinion, was not giving their money away, they were paying me to stand on a line for 4-8 hours, pick the item up for them, and send it to them insured, with the original receipt. Wii U business might possibly be a tad slower than that, but I'd bet you could sell 3 per week for like $500 or possibly more. It's just a grind that some people will pay to avoid, even if the economy sucks.?? this has got to be the dumbest question.( well in this thread, i've heard worse)..So I am considering buying a few Wii-U's at launch and reselling them in the hopes of making a profit when the rush buying begins for it. I remember when the wii/360 were released they were hard to find and thus people were selling them for $100-$200 more than they paid for them on ebay. What are your all's thoughts on this? Will the Wii U be short in stock at launch like the Wii was, thus creating a high demand? Will the hype for it be very high at release, causing a shortage of them? Thanks for your input in advance.
IF (an thats a big one, cause it's obvious your a mr. money bags.) but unlike you, i'm not, just like alot of the people in "todays" world of instability, an low income. more then likely a lot of people who have the wii's will stick with what we have, until the price drops, or wait till taxes come back. then IF, the game base is large enough, they still Might buy it. (this is what i did before i got our wii.). your right their will be hype, but short lived.
me personaly i have better things to do then give my hard earned money away to someone like you. ( an my feelings are the same as most people.).
If you know what it's like out there, you should know what it's like to sell your stuff to pay the rent. What's so different about this?
lol we had amazon in 2006.The internet wasn't as intergrated into our lives as it is now, why would someone buy a game console for almost double the price if they could just wait a week, check out amazon, and get it for a fair price. If this was 05 or 06 when we didn't have phones that could do everything short of making toast, not only that but it was back when pretty much the only thing that could play games were game consoles. If he wants to sell these for double when the console is probably already going to have trouble at launch with the price it has (estimated around 300 or 350) that's this guys cash to burn.
The Wii sold at ridiculously high-prices because it was really hard to find and demand was high. Waiting a week and checking on Amazon won't fix that.
OP hopes the same will happen with the Wii U. Hard to predict if that will be the case. He might strike it lucky or he might be stuck with a bunch of Wii Us.
Really? Which smartphone then? I know we had blackberrys before that but I wouldnt call it a smartphone.They did have smartphones back then, just not as capable. I had Amazon send me a text every time the Wii was in stock. Sometimes I wasn't fast enough, even if I cleared the screen as fast as I could, and set the Amazon page as my home page. I wouldn't wait in lines if I didn't have to. I personally hope that everyone will be able to just walk into GameStop and checkout with a Wii U this time around. When in doubt, pre-order!The internet wasn't as intergrated into our lives as it is now, why would someone buy a game console for almost double the price if they could just wait a week, check out amazon, and get it for a fair price. If this was 05 or 06 when we didn't have phones that could do everything short of making toast, not only that but it was back when pretty much the only thing that could play games were game consoles. If he wants to sell these for double when the console is probably already going to have trouble at launch with the price it has (estimated around 300 or 350) that's this guys cash to burn.Times are surely different now, but I used to sell the Wii for about $400 on a 3 day auction starting at 99 cents, no reserve. As to the longevity of hype, it took about a year to drop to $300, which was no longer worth it. There was a definite market that, in my opinion, was not giving their money away, they were paying me to stand on a line for 4-8 hours, pick the item up for them, and send it to them insured, with the original receipt. Wii U business might possibly be a tad slower than that, but I'd bet you could sell 3 per week for like $500 or possibly more. It's just a grind that some people will pay to avoid, even if the economy sucks.?? this has got to be the dumbest question.( well in this thread, i've heard worse)..So I am considering buying a few Wii-U's at launch and reselling them in the hopes of making a profit when the rush buying begins for it. I remember when the wii/360 were released they were hard to find and thus people were selling them for $100-$200 more than they paid for them on ebay. What are your all's thoughts on this? Will the Wii U be short in stock at launch like the Wii was, thus creating a high demand? Will the hype for it be very high at release, causing a shortage of them? Thanks for your input in advance.
IF (an thats a big one, cause it's obvious your a mr. money bags.) but unlike you, i'm not, just like alot of the people in "todays" world of instability, an low income. more then likely a lot of people who have the wii's will stick with what we have, until the price drops, or wait till taxes come back. then IF, the game base is large enough, they still Might buy it. (this is what i did before i got our wii.). your right their will be hype, but short lived.
me personaly i have better things to do then give my hard earned money away to someone like you. ( an my feelings are the same as most people.).
If you know what it's like out there, you should know what it's like to sell your stuff to pay the rent. What's so different about this?
I believe both htc and windows had some smartphones around at the time. I do know my father was sporting this thing around 2006/07.Really? Which smartphone then? I know we had blackberrys before that but I wouldnt call it a smartphone.
OOOOHHH Those. Yeah, I had one before I got my XPlay, I just called it a PDA Phone, didn't know those were considered smartphones.I believe both htc and windows had some smartphones around at the time. I do know my father was sporting this thing around 2006/07.Really? Which smartphone then? I know we had blackberrys before that but I wouldnt call it a smartphone.
Is that an HTC 8525? I think that's similar to what I had with Cingular! My keys were silver, though. Pretty bad by today's standards; it was slow, and the touchscreen wasn't the most accurate. If i recall correctly, the term 'smartphone' was new then, but it was used for these. The term 'PDA phone' is likely more apt.OOOOHHH Those. Yeah, I had one before I got my XPlay, I just called it a PDA Phone, didn't know those were considered smartphones.I believe both htc and windows had some smartphones around at the time. I do know my father was sporting this thing around 2006/07.Really? Which smartphone then? I know we had blackberrys before that but I wouldnt call it a smartphone.
We sure did and it was definitely on our phones (Amazon's mobile site says hello) if you can even remember. It was 2006, not the Middle Ages.No shit we had amazon, but Im pretty sure we didn't have so many stores and people on on it and it wasn't on our phones. Even if its in short stock I'm pretty sure if you look hard enough your going to find atleast two or three at retail price.
Well, I was 9. Cant say I really cared back then But still, you cant say that things haven't changed, and it doesn't change the fact that the Wii U probably wont sell out.We sure did and it was definitely on our phones (Amazon's mobile site says hello) if you can even remember. It was 2006, not the Middle Ages.No shit we had amazon, but Im pretty sure we didn't have so many stores and people on on it and it wasn't on our phones. Even if its in short stock I'm pretty sure if you look hard enough your going to find atleast two or three at retail price.
Probably? It's impossible to know for sure.Well, I was 9. Cant say I really cared back then But still, you cant say that things haven't changed, and it doesn't change the fact that the Wii U probably wont sell out.We sure did and it was definitely on our phones (Amazon's mobile site says hello) if you can even remember. It was 2006, not the Middle Ages.No shit we had amazon, but Im pretty sure we didn't have so many stores and people on on it and it wasn't on our phones. Even if its in short stock I'm pretty sure if you look hard enough your going to find atleast two or three at retail price.
Hence the word probablyProbably? It's impossible to know for sure.Well, I was 9. Cant say I really cared back then But still, you cant say that things haven't changed, and it doesn't change the fact that the Wii U probably wont sell out.We sure did and it was definitely on our phones (Amazon's mobile site says hello) if you can even remember. It was 2006, not the Middle Ages.No shit we had amazon, but Im pretty sure we didn't have so many stores and people on on it and it wasn't on our phones. Even if its in short stock I'm pretty sure if you look hard enough your going to find atleast two or three at retail price.