Retail Store Scalping Wii Consoles on eBay

C0rinthian writes "ArsTechnica reports that the games retailer Slackers has been keeping their stock of the Nintendo Wii off their store shelves, and is instead selling the system on eBay for $400-500. (A $150-$250 markup)" This follows their look at the other side of the coin: why some retailers insist on Wii Bundles.

Comments

Selling them on eBay?

[johndierks]

Why doesn't Nintendo set up a dummy company and sell them themselves on ebay?

Re:Why the shortage?

[Triv]

...the equipment companies sat on billions in inventory that they were forced to write down (because no one wanted to buy it).

If that's a typo I apologize for the following, but it looks like an idiomatic misunderstanding to me so, in the interests of the free exchange of information, I feel the need to tell you that the expression is write off, not write down. :)

Triv

Re:MSRP vs Wholesale

[RealGrouchy]

I hope I don't have to say out loud what a game reseller would possibly have around that makes lots of profit when the consoles don't. Hookers and blow might make a lot of profit, but can be pretty risky from a long-term business perspective. Wouldn't it be easier if he just sold games and accessories to make up the profit?

- RG>