PS3, Wii eBay Figures Unveiled
We all had a laugh at the extremes some morons went to while trying to score a PS3 over eBay. It's fairly safe to say that if one thing was synonymous with the console's launch, it was the dodgy/hilarious auctions aimed at capitalising on the stupid and/or rich.
We were so busy laughing at the PS3 the Wii went completely unnoticed. In the weeks leading up to Black Friday (and the weekend itself), the PS3 shifted 28,233 units over eBay (including shipped pre-orders bought beforehand). The Wii? 29,451. Again, that's including pre-orders, but i'll be damned if that's not a higher number than the PS3.
Yeah, it's a much smaller percentage of the total launch allocation, and the sales generated nowhere near as much of a profit (the averages were around $180 per Wii vs $400-800 per PS3), but what the Wii's sellers lacked in profitability, its customers made up for in stupidity.
They're not that rare. They're not that expensive. If you felt the need to pay $427 for a Wii (which was the average price), do yourself a favour. Think a little harder. They retail for $250.
eBay Moves 27,000 Wii Consoles, 15,000 PS3s In First Week [eToychest]
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