Tue, Oct 09, 2012 | 13:16 BST
Wii U resellers exploiting demand, charging up to $1,550 for console
Wii U pre-orders have been selling out all over the globe, but re-sellers have reportedly started to take the piss by charging desperate gamers as much as $1,550 for a console.
Nintendo Life reports that one eBay seller has successfully sold a black Wii U console for $750, while another attempted to do the same for $1,550, but failed to find a buyer gullible enough to stump up the cash.
The gouging comes as GameStop opened a long waiting list for Wii U pre-orders due to the initial run of consoles disappearing rapidly.
What do you make of the prices being charged by re-sellers? Is it their business, or should someone step in? Let us know below.
5 comments
#1
ManuOtaku
09/10/12, 1:10 pm
Sadly this will be the price of the WiiU here in Venezuela (more or less around 750$), therefore if the buyer was from a country with currency conversion issues, i dont blame them, probably it will cost more than that on those countries.
#2
Fin
09/10/12, 1:16 pm
Free market innit. If people are stupid enough to buy, I’ve no issue with them being sold to.
#3
Phoenixblight
09/10/12, 1:55 pm
I had actually done this I bought two Wii’s and sold them for 500$ a pop could have done it for more.
#4
pukem0n
09/10/12, 1:59 pm
if stupid people have the demand for a 1500$ Wii, then people will sell it to said stupid people.
#5
The_Red
09/10/12, 2:02 pm
It will be interesting to see whether or not Wii U manages to remain THE outsold item for months like Wii. That said, this kind of exploitation wukk sadly be embraced by more as the new system arrives.