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Xbox 360 sells out quickly across U.S.
MSNBC ^
| 11-23-2005
| MSNBC staff and news service reports
Posted on 11/23/2005 12:42:11 PM PST by Cagey
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:42:11 PM PST
by
Cagey
To: Cagey
what happened?
The Chinese could not make the boxes fast enough?
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:43:28 PM PST
by
soccer_maniac
(www.polipundit.com -- Elections and politics with a Conservative bent.)
Most stores quickly sold out of their limited supply and prices for the console on eBay topped $2,000. Consumers from California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, Texas and Washington complained to MSNBC.com that finding an Xbox 360 for sale was nearly impossible. They've created a Cabbage Patch doll.
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:44:10 PM PST
by
Cagey
(Some men are Baptists, others Catholics, my father was an Oldsmobile man.)
To: Cagey
Glad this one bypassed me. Hooray!
To: Cagey
1. Spend some money hyping it up.
2. Then, make sure the supply/demand balance is way out of wack.
3. Enjoy tons of free press and advertising.
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:44:35 PM PST
by
Sax
To: soccer_maniac
The "got to have it" toy for Christmas 2005.
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:45:01 PM PST
by
proudofthesouth
(Boycotting movies since 1988)
To: Cagey
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:45:12 PM PST
by
krb
(ad hominem arguments are for stupid people)
To: soccer_maniac
I should have bought some for resale on Ebay, they are selling for $700-1000+.
To: No Blue States
Oh i see the article mentions they have ebayed for over 2k.
To: Cagey
From slashdot.org
"BusinessWeek has taken a look at the insides of the XBox 360 and with the a little help from market researcher iSuppli determined that Microsoft is continuing its tradition to taking a big loss on the console in hopes of making a profit on games. From the article: "An up-close look at the components and other materials used in the high-end version of the Xbox 360, which contains a hard drive, found that the materials inside the unit cost Microsoft $470 before assembly. The console sells at retail for $399, meaning a loss of $71 per unit -- and that is just the start. Other items packaged with the console -- including the power supply, cables, and controllers -- add another $55 to Microsoft's cost, pushing the loss per unit to $126."
For the article and the links:
http://games.slashdot.org/games/05/11/23/1549209.shtml?tid=211
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:47:19 PM PST
by
soccer_maniac
(www.polipundit.com -- Elections and politics with a Conservative bent.)
To: Cagey
My thought is that they manufactured this shortage for two reasons:
1) To create the "if it's in short supply I gotta have it" buzz.
2) To divert attention from the fact that it's not directly backward compatible with all the XBox version 1 games out there.
To: No Blue States; krb
They're over $1500 on ebay per krb's link in post 7.
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:47:56 PM PST
by
Cagey
(Some men are Baptists, others Catholics, my father was an Oldsmobile man.)
To: Cagey
I hope it shows up in the value of my MSFT stock.
To: Cagey
There is no shortage of bidders either.
I remember the last xbox did the same thing ,though not as high.
To: soccer_maniac
Good find and that article makes quite a bit of sense.
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:50:06 PM PST
by
Cagey
(Some men are Baptists, others Catholics, my father was an Oldsmobile man.)
To: Cagey
Most stores quickly sold out of their limited supply and prices for the console on eBay topped $2,000.People willing to pay that much for a toy obviously aren't "paying their fair share" of taxes.
3 hour wait at Walmart to get one for $300.
My son will hate me if I Ebay it...
Decisions, decisions...
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:50:34 PM PST
by
evets
(God bless president Bush!)
To: soccer_maniac
Microsoft is continuing its tradition to taking a big loss on the console in hopes of making a profit on games Ah yes... the Gillette business model... Give 'em the razor, sell 'em the blades. The Printer/Ink Cartridge business uses this model, too.
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:50:52 PM PST
by
So Cal Rocket
(Proud Member: Internet Pajama Wearers for Truth)
To: No Blue States; krb
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:51:00 PM PST
by
Born Conservative
("Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion." -Donald Rumsfeld)
To: evets
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posted on
11/23/2005 12:51:42 PM PST
by
Cagey
(Some men are Baptists, others Catholics, my father was an Oldsmobile man.)
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