Comments on: The Great Playstation3 Campout http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/ All your digital media goodness. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:18:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » Picture of the Day: Got iPhone? http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/comment-page-1/#comment-72239 Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » Picture of the Day: Got iPhone? Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:20:17 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/#comment-72239 [...] about a dozen folks camping out for iPhones. Despite all the hype, things seem much calmer than the PS3 and Wii campouts… Perhaps because no one knows (yet) how hard it will be to ebay iPhones (SIM, contract, etc). [...] [...] about a dozen folks camping out for iPhones. Despite all the hype, things seem much calmer than the PS3 and Wii campouts… Perhaps because no one knows (yet) how hard it will be to ebay iPhones (SIM, contract, etc). [...]

]]> By: Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » Playstation 3: The eBay Experience http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/comment-page-1/#comment-13446 Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » Playstation 3: The eBay Experience Sat, 18 Nov 2006 14:35:54 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/#comment-13446 [...] My buddy Alexi was camped out at the Walmart for 36 hours after which he scored a Playstation 3 bundle. At the end of the ordeal, he listed his item on ebay with a starting bid of 99 cents and a “Buy It Now” option of $2800. I bet him a week of lunches he wouldn’t sell it for more than $1230. Well, I might have been wrong… His auction closed last night at $1375 and he posted his menu. By my calculations he might have made ~$10/hour over those 36 hours for sleeping in a folding chair and weathering a day of rain and thunderstorms: $1375 - $750 PS3 & Accessories, $125 to move ahead in line, estimated eBay & PayPal & shipping fees = ~$350. [...] [...] My buddy Alexi was camped out at the Walmart for 36 hours after which he scored a Playstation 3 bundle. At the end of the ordeal, he listed his item on ebay with a starting bid of 99 cents and a “Buy It Now” option of $2800. I bet him a week of lunches he wouldn’t sell it for more than $1230. Well, I might have been wrong… His auction closed last night at $1375 and he posted his menu. By my calculations he might have made ~$10/hour over those 36 hours for sleeping in a folding chair and weathering a day of rain and thunderstorms: $1375 – $750 PS3 & Accessories, $125 to move ahead in line, estimated eBay & PayPal & shipping fees = ~$350. [...]

]]> By: Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » Playstation 3: The Saga Continues http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/comment-page-1/#comment-13311 Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » Playstation 3: The Saga Continues Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:40:06 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/#comment-13311 [...] My work buddy managed to pull it off and got his PS3 after 36 hours of lingering outside Walmart. Actually, it’s only his PS3 for another 16 hours since it was listed on ebay with a starting price of 99 cents. We bet “lunch for a week” that he would not sell his bundle for more than $1230. Interesting trivia: Remember, person #2 sold his spot in line for $700 and #1 sold his spot for $500… As the night wore on, #3 also sold his spot for $500. Turns out those guys got the last laugh — a couple had already prepaid them to hold their places! [...] [...] My work buddy managed to pull it off and got his PS3 after 36 hours of lingering outside Walmart. Actually, it’s only his PS3 for another 16 hours since it was listed on ebay with a starting price of 99 cents. We bet “lunch for a week” that he would not sell his bundle for more than $1230. Interesting trivia: Remember, person #2 sold his spot in line for $700 and #1 sold his spot for $500… As the night wore on, #3 also sold his spot for $500. Turns out those guys got the last laugh — a couple had already prepaid them to hold their places! [...]

]]> By: Alexi http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/comment-page-1/#comment-13280 Alexi Fri, 17 Nov 2006 06:53:22 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/#comment-13280 Success! I got my 20GB PS3 shortly after midnight. Any guesses on how much it'll go for on Fleabay? Success! I got my 20GB PS3 shortly after midnight. Any guesses on how much it’ll go for on Fleabay?

]]> By: Alex http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/comment-page-1/#comment-13229 Alex Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:51:48 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/#comment-13229 Nice! If only it was snowing.... Nice! If only it was snowing….

]]> By: CrunchGear » Blog Archive » Drive-by Video Of Video Game Campers http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/comment-page-1/#comment-13226 CrunchGear » Blog Archive » Drive-by Video Of Video Game Campers Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:03:10 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/#comment-13226 [...] The Great Playstation3 Campout [Zatz Not Funny] [...] [...] The Great Playstation3 Campout [Zatz Not Funny] [...]

]]> By: Michael Portuesi http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/comment-page-1/#comment-13219 Michael Portuesi Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:14:33 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/#comment-13219 In my neck of the woods (San Francisco Bay Area), PS3 campers have been assaulted by drive-by egg throwings from Xbox 360 fanboys. I wish people would get a grip. It's a frickin GAME CONSOLE, not a validation of your personal self-worth. In my neck of the woods (San Francisco Bay Area), PS3 campers have been assaulted by drive-by egg throwings from Xbox 360 fanboys.

I wish people would get a grip. It’s a frickin GAME CONSOLE, not a validation of your personal self-worth.

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/comment-page-1/#comment-13211 Dave Zatz Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:37:52 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-11/the-great-playstation3-campout/#comment-13211 OK YouTube is still struggling, so we're going to try this on Metacafe instead. OK YouTube is still struggling, so we’re going to try this on Metacafe instead.

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