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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. I knew I was being scamed by HappySqurriel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah I knew that EBgames was trying to scam me the second I saw that $600 price tag ...
    No one in their right mind would think a gaming console cost that much money ...

    Seriously though, a lot of scams would be less effective if there was a reasonable supply of consoles.

    1. Re:I knew I was being scamed by eln · · Score: 3, Funny

      You missed the original headline, which was edited before the article went live:

      "Sony Warns of PS3 Scams, Eats Puppies"

    2. Re:I knew I was being scamed by deepb · · Score: 3, Funny
      Example: A hundred dollars is a good price for a toaster, compared to buying a Ferrari.
      Not quite following- does the Ferrari come with a built-in toaster, or can I drive the toaster around at 200MPH?
    3. Re:I knew I was being scamed by soft_guy · · Score: 3, Funny

      For $100, I write "Ferari" on the side with a marker.

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    4. Re:I knew I was being scamed by Chris+Burke · · Score: 3, Funny

      Maybe I'll go out and market a new video disc that has players at $10000 so that when I release my game console at $5000 people will think they're getting a deal...

      Ugh! I'd have to get a second job to be able to afford that! But it must be worth it compared to that cheap-ass PS3... when can I pre-order?

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  2. 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 J.+T.+MacLeod · · Score: 4, Informative

      Six axes:
      1. X
      2. Y
      3. Z
      4. Roll
      5. Pitch
      6. Yaw

      Count 'em. Six. I'm not a Sony apologist. Just a pedant.

  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.