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[Markie]

You choose...

I've just ordered my 4th ps3 - 3 confirmed already as being with me on launch date.

So am i the scum of the earth rogue or just a streetwise entrepeneur..... :-/

At the end of the day its business and its also the equation of supply and demand...we all need to make money if its legal i will put it on my radar.....

Hoping the 4 of them will pay for themselves and at approx £200 profit each will buy me one for free and a bit left over to go towards something else.....

So intrested in thoughts......am i bad or is this acceptable... :-/


Edit: aware this may be a contentious issue albeit legal.....so can take the flack if someone things me a wrong un

[hotel21]

I see no problem with it Mark.  As the saying goes, you have to speculate to accumulate.  

Would it be different if you bought 4 Bugatti Veyrons then sold 3 of them at a profit to pay for one, just because you could?

(I wish....   )

B

[Martin_1962]

Depends if you are giving one to me

[Markie]

  i wish too....

Got some real hostile looks from colleagues at work hence me asking....at the end of the day the pre order system is there for everyone to buy if they want.  

[Jimbob]

Fine by me

Had a mate do it with Wii

Accidently as it happened, kids desperate for one, so he preordered a few.

His buyers, although paying a lot, still felt he was doing them the favour!

Make hay while the sun shines!

[Jimbob]

Only problem I forsee is if supply is greater than demand - No run up to Christmas this time.
You end up with more ps3 than you want.
Kept in perfect condition you should be able to return em though.

[Big Rod]

I say 'do it' Jock!

I used to work with a guy who had the foresight to do stuff like this. You wouldn't believe what he got up to!!! All strictly legit though!!. I was always very envious!! (And skint!!)

[Bo Bo]

Supply & demand, why not.........

[tunnie]

no problem with that, i would if i had the cash!! but at £425 per console from the store I cannot afford to buy them in the first place, but great idea.. they will be highly sort after  

[STMO123]

Depends if you are giving one to me

I beg your pardon?

[Jimbob]

Sounds like a double entendre to me.

My wife asked me to give her an example of a double entendre, so I gave her one.

[Phil]

I did the same with the PSP, by chance got my first one 4 days after release, sold it 2 weeks later and with the profit bought a second one, so in effect got a free PSP  

If you think you can make money at it theres no reason not to, thats why we live in a land of free enterprise and not some communist hole in the arse end of nowhere  

[Allenm]

where are you pre-ordering from that are guaranteeing delivery for the release date?

[Elite Pete]

My wife did it with the small Stella glass fronted fridges. She was looking on Ebay for two small fridges to hibernate the tortoises we have and noticed they were selling for anything upto £120. A few days later she went to Asda to do some christmas shopping and they had a deal on and where selling them for £50. My wife bought all their stock and had me do the rounds to Warrington and Chester. She made a good few bob which paid for christmas 8-)

[jonny2112]

I never have the money or the foresight to get involved in something like that, but if there's a few quid to be made I'll have to sharpen up!!
 
Markie - go for it pal, and good luck  

Elite Pete - well done too, always handy to make a few extra bob at Christmas