40,000 Xbox 360s Sold on eBay

Next-Gen report according to eBay president and CEO Meg Whitman, a staggering 40,000 Xbox 360 consoles have been sold on eBay. That's more than the whole stock allocation for some European countries, how can Microsoft let their fans get ripped off ? We demand an apology .

As reported by Dow Jones last night based upon a presentation at the CSFB Annual Technology Conference, the 40,000 unit figure has left pundits flabbergasted. If launch supply estimates from American Technology Research are accurate, that would mean that 10% of all Xbox 360 consoles sold in the US were either sold or resold through eBay.

Exactly what's to be done about the reselling and marking up (or as some rumors would have it, the direct sale of units from some unscrupulous retailers and/or distributors) is completely unknown. Microsoft certainly can't take action against resales and tracking diverted goods from legitimate channels is difficult at best.

It's probably fair to say that eBay will continue to be a channel that's exploited by people at every hardware launch. About the only solution is to provide so much stock at launch that the opportunities for markup are fairly slim (and we all know that's never going to happen).

News Source: next-gen.biz

Originally Posted by Zeus

Next-Gen report according to eBay president and CEO Meg Whitman, a staggering 40,000 Xbox 360 consoles have been sold on eBay. That's more than the whole stock allocation for some European countries, how can Microsoft let their fans get ripped off ? We demand an apology .



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I fucking hat faggot dealers. Get their friends and family to buy them a fucking console so they can get as many as they can then sell it on ebay.

i sold 4 xbox for 3 grand low i got and 6 grand was most i got hy im pay for new car cash just seling 4 360 and im only 7 thats prety crazy

I praise you michael on this. If your selling them for 700-1000 dollars or above. I figure who the **** cares we can wait for a 360. Stop whining. I'm waiting. if we can sell to rich fags who are willin to pay that much so we can feed our families and buy a car to drive so be it. AM I RIGHT!!!

I'd like to go on note that I have not and will not buy xbox 360s and sell them online but I have no problem with people buyin the stock even though I'm dying for one now. If they can buy a car by sellin to richy bitches I'm fine to wait. The xbox is my console of choice. Mostly when it comes to modding.