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Sony Warns of PS3 Scams

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the don't-take-any-wooden-consoles dept.

GameDaily reports that Sony is warning of scams based around their PlayStation 3 console. The company has apparently noticed enough scamming web-based offers that it felt the need to warn consumers. From the article: "It's become increasingly common with new console launches for some consumers to buy up whole batches of a system, only to sell them immediately on sites like eBay for major profits. Beyond that, however, there are certain even more seedy individuals out there who unfortunately will do anything they can to scam you out of your money completely. They know that some consumers get desperate when it comes to purchasing a newly launched console and they'll do anything they can to exploit that."

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  1. Other PS3 scams include... by iapetus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    * Committing to a worldwide simultaneous launch, then delaying the launch in the largest of your markets
    * Preventing consumers from importing PS3s by driving companies that try to export them out of business with multiple spurious lawsuits
    * Presenting CGI as real-time footage

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    1. Re:Other PS3 scams include... by justchris · · Score: 2, Insightful

      That's still only 3 axes. It does not matter whether you are moving along the x-axis or rotating around the x-axis, you're still only utilizing one axis of motion, you are simply used 2 different types of motion, angular and linear. This does not spontaneously create a new axis, no matter how complex your movements might be.

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  2. Good thing I pre-ordered a Wii in person by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 2, Insightful

    so I won't need to worry about PS3 pre-order scams at all.

    I'll wait until they sell it for $250 USD. I'm in no rush.

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  3. Scamming it up by mrmagicmiked · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I had every intention of buying about 5-6 consoles and flipping them on eBay. Hey, everyone's doing it.

    1. Re:Scamming it up by soft_guy · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I had every intention of buying about 5-6 consoles and flipping them on eBay. Hey, everyone's doing it.

      Not only that, but I am planning to sell the console in one auction and the box in a separate auction. I will write at the bottom in small print: "You are bidding on a PS3 Box only." Some fool will pay me $800 for just the box.

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