Playstation 3 - GM Performance Tuning

jamz · #1 (**permalink**) 11-16-2006, 03:37 PM

People around here are waiting in parking lots already to get a PS3 .. crazy ..

jeremy96gase · #2 (**permalink**) 11-16-2006, 04:16 PM

People are crazy. I'd love to get my hands on one, to sell on eBay (Like I did when the PS2 came out), but I don't think I'll camp out in front of the store to get one.

ROKTMAN · #3 (**permalink**) 11-16-2006, 05:09 PM

I couldn`t imagine but I haven`t played a video game since Pong.

jamz · #4 (**permalink**) 11-16-2006, 07:26 PM

lol .. pong ..

SL04P0PR · #5 (**permalink**) 11-16-2006, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ROKTMAN

I couldn`t imagine but I haven`t played a video game since Pong.

uhh yikes. why not??

jamz · #6 (**permalink**) 11-17-2006, 08:32 AM

Anyone get one?

Juicesnn4e · #7 (**permalink**) 11-17-2006, 08:54 AM

ha i hear they are seriouslyyyyyyyyy understocked. like each store many only get like 12 at the MOST. (my brother works at target and told me this) my buddy called me this morning , and woke me up and was like, wan to buy my ticket for 500 bucks. so im like oh ok ill buy a ps3 20gig for 500bucks, and hes like oh no, u have to buy my ticket for 500bucks to get into the store, than u still gotta buy the ps3. haha i told him some pretty choice words about calling me in the morning with such BS

RoadMonster · #8 (**permalink**) 11-17-2006, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ROKTMAN

I couldn`t imagine but I haven`t played a video game since Pong.

I hear ya Dave.

I haven't played since Galaga...

Stewart

BledRedGaSe · #9 (**permalink**) 11-17-2006, 11:41 AM

I went to best buy to check out the availability. The waiting list is already out 6 weeks. They only get so many in every week and they are all sold already. Basically when there shipment come's in they just call up the customers and tell them to come pick them up. I live in Rochester MN. The new super chip that the PSIII uses that has 9 processors was created here. My little brother's freind's dad worked on it.

jeremy96gase · #10 (**permalink**) 11-17-2006, 02:50 PM

I didn't get one, but I wish I did. Cause id be on Ebay this afternoon.

http://video-games.search.ebay.com/p...Z1QQsofocusZbs

jeremy96gase · #11 (**permalink**) 11-20-2006, 06:55 PM

So I wanted to buy a PS3 to sell on eBay. Now I'm glad I didn't.
This broke collage student spent 3 days sitting outside Wal*Mart, to buy a PS3, and got the last one they had.
http://cgi.ebay.com/20gb-PlayStation...QQcmdZViewItem

Lets look at the costs involved in his purchase and subsequent sale.
He spent $500 for a 20GB Playstation, $22 tax (Missouri sales tax is 4.225%), $2.40 for eBay insertion fee, 27.56 eBay final value fee. Paypal fee's 26.40. The auction included Free overnight shipping. That's another $40 with packaging?
So ~$618.36 just to buy, sell, ship the PS3.

What is other costs are associated with spending 3 days in a Wal*Mart parking lot? Food? Lawn chair? Blankets? Umbrella? Assuming he had Pizza a couple of times, and other types of fast food, that could easily added up to $50 (6 meals at ~$8 each).
So staying conservative total cost is at least $670.

What about the classes he missed? (eBay auction says he's a broke collage student). Just to use an easy number collage at $1000 a quarter is about $20 a day (~50 days a quarter). So he paid for $60 of education that he did not receive because he was at Wal*mart.
Total $730.

So I ask the question was spending three days in a Wal*Mart parking lot really worth $170?

For some where Minimum wage is $5.15, I can see where this might be viable. Seeing as that's almost a weeks pay before taxes.

But I digress; I should get back to work.

jamz · #12 (**permalink**) 11-20-2006, 07:45 PM

I was thinking the same thing .. .. I would like to talk to the people that waited days only to get denied and told the store was sold out!

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Originally Posted by jeremy96gase

So I wanted to buy a PS3 to sell on eBay. Now I'm glad I didn't.
This broke collage student spent 3 days sitting outside Wal*Mart, to buy a PS3, and got the last one they had.
http://cgi.ebay.com/20gb-PlayStation...QQcmdZViewItem
Lets look at the costs involved in his p
urchase and subsequent sale.
He spent $500 for a 20GB Playstation, $22 tax (Missouri sales tax is 4.225%), $2.40 for eBay insertion fee, 27.56 eBay final value fee. Paypal fee's 26.40. The auction included Free overnight shipping. That's another $40 with packaging?
So ~$618.36 just to buy, sell, ship the PS3.

What is other costs are associated with spending 3 days in a Wal*Mart parking lot? Food? Lawn chair? Blankets? Umbrella? Assuming he had Pizza a couple of times, and other types of fast food, that could easily added up to $50 (6 meals at ~$8 each).
So staying conservative total cost is at least $670.

What about the classes he missed? (eBay auction says he's a broke collage student). Just to use an easy number collage at $1000 a quarter is about $20 a day (~50 days a quarter). So he paid for $60 of education that he did not receive because he was at Wal*mart.
Total $730.

So I ask the question was spending three days in a Wal*Mart parking lot really worth $170?

For some where Minimum wage is $5.15, I can see where this might be viable. Seeing as that's almost a weeks pay before taxes.

But I digress; I should get back to work.

Juicesnn4e · #13 (**permalink**) 11-20-2006, 08:13 PM

yah but think about the lucky oens that got paid like 1,500 for theres

jamz · #14 (**permalink**) 11-20-2006, 08:56 PM

I saw some going for $5,000! People that pay that much are crazy .. how much do you have to like video games? For $5,000 you can do the stuff in real life!

ROKTMAN · #15 (**permalink**) 11-21-2006, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jamz

I saw some going for $5,000! People that pay that much are crazy .. how much do you have to like video games? For $5,000 you can do the stuff in real life!

He he.They could have a life for that .