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[DHGamer]

From a high profile retailer no less

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=317285&pfp=srch1

I've never seen them pull something like this. No stock in any area stores but ready to ship online.

 

[The Faceless Master]

wow, $225 thats fucked up

 

[DDayton]

I still have an extra DS. Can I get $225 for it?

 

[mashoutposse]

Yes, on eBay.

 

[jenov4]

This ain't price gouging compared to the all of the PSP shit that's been going on. I'd immediately pay $225 for a PSP right now. :lol

 

[Hardknock]

This ain't price gouging compared to the all of the PSP shit that's been going on. I'd immediately pay $225 for a PSP right now. :lol

there were only 200 thousand PSPs released, so of course the demand would be higher. Plus the PSP isn't even out in the U.S. yet so that drives prices up even further..... And what the hell does the PSP have to do with people overcharging for the DS anyway? :lol

 

[kumanoki]

This ain't price gouging compared to the all of the PSP shit that's been going on. I'd immediately pay $225 for a PSP right now. :lol

I just recently saw some fool on Ebay purchase a PSP for $760.

Oh, and yeah.....sucks about the DS.

 

[NLB2]

there were only 200 thousand PSPs released, so of course the price would be higher. Plus the PSP isn't even out in the U.S. yet so that drives prices up even further..... And what the hell does the PSP have to do with people overcharging for the DS anyway? :lol

Fixed. Supply doesn't effect demand. Supply effects price.

 

[Vieo]

I don't think this is really price gouging in CompUSA's case. CompUSA is NOTORIOUS for overpricing items. I've seen motherboards that cost $81 at Newegg go for $172 at CompUSA; the VERY same motherboard!

I don't even know how they've managed to stay in business for so long when companies like the Wiz go belly up. It's truly amazing.

 

[GDJustin]

I don't think this is really price gouging in CompUSA's case. CompUSA is NOTORIOUS for overpricing items. I've seen motherboards that cost $81 at Newegg go for $172 at CompUSA; the VERY same motherboard!

I don't even know how they've managed to stay in business for so long when companies like the Wiz go belly up. It's truly amazing.

...by making a shitload more money off the stuff that they sell.