PS3 number 1 seller on Amazon

Sam Or I · Post by **Sam Or I** » 2007-01-30 02:28pm

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/vi ... 71-8888928

When I posted.

PS3 is the number 1 video game item sold on Amazon
The Wii 15
The 360 is 16

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2007-01-30 04:40pm

I was unaware that you could even get a Wii on Amazon.

Davis 51 · Post by **Davis 51** » 2007-01-30 04:43pm

Alferd Packer wrote:I was unaware that you could even get a Wii on Amazon.

You can't. You just put it on your wish list until they have more in stock.

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2007-01-30 04:45pm

Ahhhhhh. So that's how it sells out in less than a minute each time. I'm glad I just went to the Nintendo World Store to get my Wii.

Covenant · Post by **Covenant** » 2007-01-30 05:54pm

That's pretty sad for Sony. But, honestly, I hope it encourages these companies to look to Nintendo and Microsoft for game platforms. I really love my Wii (and just beat that Zelda game. I don't even like Zelda games, and I enjoyed it a lot) but I wish there were more real games for it. Not just minigames and such.

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2007-01-31 10:32am

Americans are lazy, confirmed. Let's see how the NPD numbers turn out (Jan 8 Thursdayton incoming!).

Elessar · Post by **Elessar** » 2007-01-31 12:21pm

Remember that the list is updated hourly, and that Amazon updates its stock all at once. That is to say that Amazon sends out emails notifying everyone subscribed that PS3's are in stock again. So everyone floods onto the site, buys, and suddenly it's number 1 for an hour.

That means nothing in the long run, since stock drops to zero units in a matter of moments (on a related note, Wii stock seems to sell out in seconds, according to a forum post by one of the editors, the same is probably true for PS3).

I also note that as of this exact moment, WoW is top and PS3's are out of stock (as usual). So in conclusion, PS3's are still rare and desired. *yawn*

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2007-01-31 12:59pm

Elessar wrote:So in conclusion, PS3's are still rare and desired. *yawn*

Not really, not a couple weeks ago at any rate.

But as for them selling out quick on Amazon, are people that fucking lazy? Why spend your time waiting for a PS3 to come in stock on Amazon, and then maybe not even be quick enough to get one, when you can go into town and buy one in a Wal-Mart or something?

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2007-01-31 01:47pm

Dorsk 81 wrote:
Elessar wrote:So in conclusion, PS3's are still rare and desired. *yawn*
Not really, not a couple weeks ago at any rate. But as for them selling out quick on Amazon, are people that fucking lazy? Why spend your time waiting for a PS3 to come in stock on Amazon, and then maybe not even be quick enough to get one, when you can go into town and buy one in a Wal-Mart or something?

There is something called a sales tax that they can avoid.

Luke Starkiller · Post by **Luke Starkiller** » 2007-01-31 02:40pm

Soontir C'boath wrote:
Dorsk 81 wrote:
Elessar wrote:So in conclusion, PS3's are still rare and desired. *yawn*
Not really, not a couple weeks ago at any rate. But as for them selling out quick on Amazon, are people that fucking lazy? Why spend your time waiting for a PS3 to come in stock on Amazon, and then maybe not even be quick enough to get one, when you can go into town and buy one in a Wal-Mart or something?
There is something called a sales tax that they can avoid.

I thought Amazon processed tax on whatever you buy based on where you live?

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2007-01-31 02:48pm

Luke Starkiller wrote:
Soontir C'boath wrote:
Dorsk 81 wrote: Not really, not a couple weeks ago at any rate. But as for them selling out quick on Amazon, are people that fucking lazy? Why spend your time waiting for a PS3 to come in stock on Amazon, and then maybe not even be quick enough to get one, when you can go into town and buy one in a Wal-Mart or something?
There is something called a sales tax that they can avoid.
I thought Amazon processed tax on whatever you buy based on where you live?

Amazon wrote:Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries, and shipped to destinations in the states of Kansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, or Washington are subject to tax.

Unless the consumer is in those four states, they don't charge tax.

Luke Starkiller · Post by **Luke Starkiller** » 2007-01-31 03:07pm

Soontir C'boath wrote:
Amazon wrote:]Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries, and shipped to destinations in the states of Kansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, or Washington are subject to tax.
Unless the consumer is in those four states, they don't charge tax.

Fair enough; Amazon.ca adds GST on everything and any applicable provincial taxes based on where you have it shipped.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2007-01-31 03:50pm

Dorsk 81 wrote:
Elessar wrote:So in conclusion, PS3's are still rare and desired. *yawn*
Not really, not a couple weeks ago at any rate.

But as for them selling out quick on Amazon, are people that fucking lazy? Why spend your time waiting for a PS3 to come in stock on Amazon, and then maybe not even be quick enough to get one, when you can go into town and buy one in a Wal-Mart or something?

Maybe people just aren't so keen on getting a PS3 as soon as humanly possible?

Elessar · Post by **Elessar** » 2007-01-31 05:36pm

Dorsk 81 wrote:Not really, not a couple weeks ago at any rate.

But as for them selling out quick on Amazon, are people that fucking lazy? Why spend your time waiting for a PS3 to come in stock on Amazon, and then maybe not even be quick enough to get one, when you can go into town and buy one in a Wal-Mart or something?

For the same reasons a lot of people buy online: convenience.

In addition, Amazon.com can email you (as I described by the email subscription) when stock is at hand, instead of phoning around or driving to shops. And well, it's unlikely that folks purchasing at this time in the year need the PS3 now. Two days isn't very long for Amazon Prime customers to wait, and both the launch date and the Holiday Season are long past.

As for the news link... well, if Amazon is still sold out regularly at this time, you decide whether it's rarity, demand, or strange combination of both. The fact stands.

lance · Post by **lance** » 2007-01-31 06:09pm

With out sales tax the PS3 is would be 60 dollars cheaper. Or about 10% off.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2007-02-01 03:17am

Covenant wrote:but I wish there were more real games for it. Not just minigames and such.

And you have a Nintendo console?

Not that I don't like Nintendo, but there game selection has always been lacking compared to other home consoles.