Dec 28 2006, 07:40 PM
QUOTE(zio @ Dec 28 2006, 02:31 PM)
The retail price is US$699 isn't it? So converting it, plus taxes and delivery charges, plus the extra controller and the 3 games, sounds pretty reasonable.
it's $599.Some Scalpers Give Up, Return PS3s To Stores
PS3 fever doesn't last long. now in Jap and US you can actually go into game shop and found a PS3 on rack. one of the comment from kotaku:
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Warren DeMontague says:
Here's the numbers I came up with for flipping a PS3 in the US:
$599 retail
$ 53 tax (differs by state)
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$652
4.80 ebay insertion
1.20 ebay first $25
18.00 ebay3% on rest
18.00 3% for paypal
25.00 UPS Shipping
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68.00 overhead
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$720 purchase + overhead
$750 sample recent selling price
$ 30 Profit(!)
Factor in cost of packaging, shlepping it to UPS, (or the pickup fee), and you've got a colossal waste of time on your hands.
$30 profit FTW! Here's the numbers I came up with for flipping a PS3 in the US:
$599 retail
$ 53 tax (differs by state)
-----
$652
4.80 ebay insertion
1.20 ebay first $25
18.00 ebay3% on rest
18.00 3% for paypal
25.00 UPS Shipping
-----
68.00 overhead
=====
$720 purchase + overhead
$750 sample recent selling price
$ 30 Profit(!)
Factor in cost of packaging, shlepping it to UPS, (or the pickup fee), and you've got a colossal waste of time on your hands.
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