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Overpriced soundwave

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Overpriced soundwave

Postby Electron » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:00 pm

Was just on ebay now and saw Tru soundwave going for £30 and still going, whats up with that i was at tru just today and saw at least 7 of them, and the other re-issues untouched.

Do they not make him any more or something?
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Postby Sledge » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:04 pm

What you have to remember is: people are stupid. That's all there is to it.
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Postby First Gen » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:07 pm

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Postby Uniprimus » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:07 pm

One word: scalping.
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Postby First Gen » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:11 pm

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Overpriced Soundwaves are crazy.

Sorry, just realized my last post was number 666 and had to go past that.
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Postby Sledge » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:14 pm

You can't blame this on scalping. If people are bidding and pushing prices up, that's just plain stupidity. Stupid people bid on stuff without checking around to see what the normal price is, or if they can buy it elsewhere. Scalping would be if there were no TRU Soundwaves available elsewhere, so this seller was jacking his price up.
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Postby City Commander » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:16 pm

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I dunno what madman would pay more than retail for him. He's bountiful in every TRU I've been to.



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Postby Ruthless Cynic » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:38 pm

Blame the free market why don't you? :grin:
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Postby Dead Metal » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:52 pm

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I think it's got to do with the fact that right now only the UK have him, wile he selded out in the US, that makes him so rare and valubel- for the time being.

But I think he's still 30 quid worth, he's awesome!
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Postby BlackOut2K8 » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:19 pm

It would be wise to look around the net for sometime before paying out your colon, because there maybe some site that has it cheaper, I don't know how many times people got something kinda pricey and found out later on some other site way cheaper, way way cheaper. I've been using e-bay to get my TF's and so far I didn't pay for something that is jacked in price from another website.
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Postby Bumblethumper » Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:27 pm

We never got him over here. :sad: Don't have any TRUs.
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Postby Sherade » Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:30 pm

I'd pay, because Maryland never got any.....
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