AVS › AVS Forum › Blu-ray & HD DVD › Blu-ray Players › Bestbuy will have PS3 on Sunday
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Bestbuy will have PS3 on Sunday

post #1 of 63
12/30/06 at 6:09pm
Thread Starter 
Each store has a minimum of 25 60GB PS3 units, with some stores having as many as 60!


http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/30/be...orrow-morning/
Reply
Reply

AVS Top Picks

post #2 of 63
12/30/06 at 6:12pm
I was in there tonight, asked the guy why they are hoarding them. He claimed to know nothing about it and denied they will have any suddenly appear tomorrow.

What a shady company. I got mine at Target on Friday...loving it so far!
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 63
12/30/06 at 6:14pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by user7800 View Post

Each store has a minimum of 25 60GB PS3 units, with some stores having as many as 60!


http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/30/be...orrow-morning/

What about 20 gigs?
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 63
12/30/06 at 7:37pm
Many stores in California have them, along with lots of Target stores.
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 63
12/30/06 at 8:40pm
The video game industry seems to have some sort of thing about selling on Sunday mornings. I have heard this from BB and CC both.

Not being a gamer, I don't understand it.
Reply
Reply
post #6 of 63
12/30/06 at 9:31pm
Its because the stores put out special newspaper inserts on Sunday and need to have a certain minimum amount of stock in-store when they run the ads to avoid being sued to bait & switch advertising.

Aka "Sunday Circulars"
Reply
Reply
post #7 of 63
12/30/06 at 10:34pm
Check with game stop as well. At least 2 in Austin have them in stock.
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 63
12/31/06 at 7:39am
I went into BB for something else and happened upon a pile of PS3's. I didn't even know they were supposed to have them. So I bought one of course. I haven't hooked it up yet though.
Reply
Reply
post #9 of 63
12/31/06 at 8:12am
I bought one this morning as well. Must have been 50 people in line. I waited in my car. As soon as the door opened only about 6 of us got the PS3, the others were there to see if any Wiis were in stock. The salesman tried hard to get me to go for a 2 year service plan. He stated that there is 100+ issues with the PS3 and Sony will not fix them. He said that there is a web site that explains all this but he was unable to remember it.
Reply
Reply
post #10 of 63
12/31/06 at 8:24am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sepen View Post

I bought one this morning as well. Must have been 50 people in line. I waited in my car. As soon as the door opened only about 6 of us got the PS3, the others were there to see if any Wiis were in stock. The salesman tried hard to get me to go for a 2 year service plan. He stated that there is 100+ issues with the PS3 and Sony will not fix them. He said that there is a web site that explains all this but he was unable to remember it.

What a jackoff....Sony will not fix broken PS3's? That's funny because people have sent their problem machines to Sony and received them back in a timely manner. BB must get some type of commission off their service plans as hard as they try to push them.
Reply
Reply
post #11 of 63
12/31/06 at 8:35am
That's where they make the dough, the service plan. If the PS3 really had 100 issues, BB would take a bath on the service plan...
Reply
Reply
post #12 of 63
12/31/06 at 9:02am
Nobody was lined up at the Plano Texas Best Buy. MAYBE 10 people sitting in their cars at 9:50 am. Drove by out of curiosity.
Reply
Reply
post #13 of 63
12/31/06 at 9:03am
Yeah, my store got 70 units on Wed, 40 of them had to be held for today. That was fine though, as we only sold 14 of the 30 we could sell on Wed.

eric, I can understand your frustration, but to be honest, it would not be worth my job to say, "Yeah, we'll have them tomorrow," at the risk of you turning out to be an executive for the company and I getting fired.
Reply
Reply
post #14 of 63
12/31/06 at 9:20am
Joilet IL has many in stock if anyone is interested...60GB no 20GB.
Reply
Reply
post #15 of 63
12/31/06 at 9:37am
Melbourne, Fl has them, just left. I didn't buy one though. Still on the fence...
Reply
Reply
post #16 of 63
12/31/06 at 9:40am
Quote:
Originally Posted by csnow View Post

Melbourne, Fl has them, just left. I didn't buy one though. Still on the fence...

That's me. Maybe when Casino Royale comes out and other Bonds. There are probably less than 5 Blu-Ray exclusive movies I even sort of want.
Reply
Reply
post #17 of 63
12/31/06 at 9:42am
I was in BB in Newington CT this morning looking at PS3 games, and an employee walked up to me and politely let me know they had systems in stock. I wasn't looking to buy one because I already have one, but it seems as though the rumor is true and BBs do have some stock this morning.

PS, I walked out with Black Hawk Down for Blu-ray.
Reply
Reply
post #18 of 63
12/31/06 at 10:02am
Quote:
Originally Posted by jwv651 View Post

Joilet IL has many in stock if anyone is interested...60GB no 20GB.

Wow I called my brother about the surplus of PS3"s at this store...he called them and received a automated message they were sold out...there was over 20 consoles left when I left there this morning.
Reply
Reply
post #19 of 63
12/31/06 at 11:01am
BB closest to my place had 70 this morning. All sold out in 2 hours and I couldn't get one.
Reply
Reply
post #20 of 63
12/31/06 at 11:37am
tis true...just got mine here in fort wayne,in...had plenty of them in the storage room..none out front
Reply
Reply
post #21 of 63
12/31/06 at 12:15pm
The BB near my house got 70 of them in this morning and when I got there, 25 minutes after the store opened, they had 4 remaining. Weird thing though, they were keeping all of the PS3's at the checkout registers.

~Josh
Reply
Reply
post #22 of 63
12/31/06 at 12:47pm
If anyone see's a Wii can you pick it up for me!
Reply
Reply
post #23 of 63
12/31/06 at 2:34pm
I was in the local BB on Thursday morning and asked about the PS3. Sales drone said thay didn't have any but would on Sunday but I better get there early. Next day iTrackr said a local EB had them and when they opened I was there and sure enough they had the 60g in stock. My money went to EB and was glad not to give it to BB. If you have them put them out and sell them.

Jim
Reply
Reply
post #24 of 63
12/31/06 at 3:03pm
BB but near me had 30 when they opened and around 15 at 5:30
Reply
Reply
post #25 of 63
12/31/06 at 3:18pm
They still had a lot near me at Best Buy, Grapevine, TX. I grabbed a 60gb.
Reply
Reply
post #26 of 63
12/31/06 at 11:15pm
Well, my BB had 50 for sale today, we still have around 30 left. We only sold about 10 systems in the first 4 hours after being open.
Reply
Reply
post #27 of 63
1/1/07 at 10:20am
I was at a local Walmark about two hours ago, they had seven or eight PS3 60gs. The guy said they came in yesterday.
Reply
Reply
post #28 of 63
1/1/07 at 10:31am
Two 60gb PS3's at Target. My wife OK'd the purchase, but I'm looking for a 20gb (tough to find!).
Reply
Reply
post #29 of 63
1/1/07 at 11:08am
There was a huge stack of PS3s at a Best Buy here in San Antonio (Forum).


No Wiis though.
Reply
Reply
post #30 of 63
1/1/07 at 11:28am
Still have them at the BB here in Melbourne. Looks like they only sold less than 10 yesterday. I am surprised because on the launch they had over a hundred people in line.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Blu-ray Players

AVS Top Picks

AVS › AVS Forum › Blu-ray & HD DVD › Blu-ray Players › Bestbuy will have PS3 on Sunday