eBay blocks users from selling PS3 units, awww…

eBay has taken strict measures against users attempting to sell PS3 units in both the US and the UK. As of yesterday morning, British eBay members have been forbidden from selling PS3 consoles and games on the site until February 2007. No “munnies” for opportunistic British PS3 owners for now.

It doesn’t stop there though. Come February, each seller will only be able to offer one PS3, and it must be purchased within the EU. One must assume that this is in strict accordance to Sony‘s tight import policies. Sellers must also guarantee dispatch within 30 days and can only accept payment via PayPal.

Over here in the US, only sellers who have already taken part in 50 auctions or more and have at least 98 percent feedback may offer PS3 pre-orders. Sellers must also guarantee 30-day dispatch, provide a photo of the pre-order receipt and list items as auctions rather than “buy it now” items.

ebay has said that these measures have been put in place in order to avoid a repeat of previous console launch situations.

There are also reports that Japanese gamers are purposely driving up the price on PS3 orders to dissuade buyers from purchasing consoles. This is to disrupt the practices of sellers who queued up to but a console for the sole purposes of reselling them. Are the poor Chinese men who queued up vindicated? Perhaps. Should western gamers do the same? Well, that’s totally up to you guys.

If only there wasn’t so much news that the PS3 will be hard to find. Good luck everyone, happy hunting!

Via GamesIndustry

eBay has taken strict measures against users attempting to sell PS3 units in both the US and the UK. As of yesterday morning, British eBay members have been forbidden from selling PS3 consoles and games on the site until February 2007. No “munnies” for opportunistic British PS3 owners for now.

It doesn’t stop there though. Come February, each seller will only be able to offer one PS3, and it must be purchased within the EU. One must assume that this is in strict accordance to Sony‘s tight import policies. Sellers must also guarantee dispatch within 30 days and can only accept payment via PayPal.

Over here in the US, only sellers who have already taken part in 50 auctions or more and have at least 98 percent feedback may offer PS3 pre-orders. Sellers must also guarantee 30-day dispatch, provide a photo of the pre-order receipt and list items as auctions rather than “buy it now” items.

ebay has said that these measures have been put in place in order to avoid a repeat of previous console launch situations.

There are also reports that Japanese gamers are purposely driving up the price on PS3 orders to dissuade buyers from purchasing consoles. This is to disrupt the practices of sellers who queued up to but a console for the sole purposes of reselling them. Are the poor Chinese men who queued up vindicated? Perhaps. Should western gamers do the same? Well, that’s totally up to you guys.

If only there wasn’t so much news that the PS3 will be hard to find. Good luck everyone, happy hunting!

Via GamesIndustry