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elgato
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:19 pm Post subject: Ebay Imposes New Rules For PS3 & Nintendo Games |
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eBay has imposed new rules for sellers of video game consoles that are set to be released next month. The Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) and Nintendo game consoles will be in extremely short supply during their initial launch in November, and eBay said it wanted to prevent the kinds of problems it has seen with previous auctions of such items, including fraudulent listings.
eBay's announcement stated that during the launch of the Microsoft Xbox 360, the auction site "saw a high number of well-intentioned sellers unable to meet their pre-sale obligations to buyers due to restricted supply, as well as an increase in fraudulent listings for these items." In order to prevent similar problems, eBay has placed the following restrictions on pre-sales for the PS3 and the Wii:
more.. link to news article |
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goodstuff4you
Joined: 29 Oct 2005
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Location: Torrance California
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: Ebay Imposes New Rules For PS3 & Nintendo Games |
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WOW! :shock: :shock:
Maybe someone is starting to see the light or is it just that there has been so much bad press recently that they decided it might be best to try to prevent another episode. |
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elgato
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: Ebay Imposes New Rules For PS3 & Nintendo Games |
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LOL & GS4Y!
Didn't I read just last week that the UK federales were starting to take notice of such online auctions?
Can you say "Plugging the hole in the dike with your fingers?" |
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