I don’t normally do this type of thing. But, quite frankly, just bitching about it to my boyfriend or friends wasn’t cutting it.
With Christmas just around the corner, you’d think that people would be in a giving and charitable mood. But, what I’m about to bitch about is quite the opposite.
What seems to bother me the most lately and is causing me to write this “Bitch” is the heartless, greedy, swindling assholes who seem to think it’s okay to try to sell their PS4, that they didn’t even want in the first place, on Kijiji to innocent people for a mark up of $300 or more. I’ve seen these people attempting to sell their PS4 for upwards of $700. That is NOT okay, and I wish there were some way to make it illegal.
I have been trying relentlessly to find a PS4 in stock somewhere to get for my boyfriend for Christmas. It is the only thing he wants for Christmas and everyone who is either related to, or friends with him is chipping in on it with me. Silly me for not pre-ordering when they announced the launch date, but I really wasn’t expecting it to be impossible to buy one.
So, of course, me not being able to find it anywhere I have started to panic a little since I may not be able to buy it in time for Christmas. I took to eBay, Amazon and finally Kijiji to try to find one. All of these websites have it ridiculously marked up but Kijiji has to be the all time worst one.
Do you greedy assholes not realize that we are all hard working people just trying to buy the ones we love an outstanding Christmas gift? How can you even remotely justify selling a PS4 that retails at around $460 taxes in, for as high as $900?! And who would be silly enough to even pay that much for it to begin with.
I don’t know about you, but I generally like to think that people are half decent human beings. But, after seeing that today I seem to think quite the opposite. I hope you realize that because you bought that PS4, with full intention to just sell it and make a profit of $300 or more, you have taken it away from someone who really wanted it.
That kid next door who has been looking forward to it since launch day, and had it on their Christmas list, they’re not getting it anymore. My boyfriend, who all he wanted for Christmas was a PS4, is not getting it anymore. Do us all a favor, and drop off the earth. It’s Christmas time for god sakes. I understand you want to make some money, but at least be fair. I can understand $500, but $700?! What the hell is wrong with you. Also, if someone is silly enough to spend the $700 to buy it off of you, I hope you realize that it’s probably the only gift they will be able to afford for Christmas this year. It’s only recently that I’ve even paid any more than $700 for rent (a NECESSITY). You need a reality check, and to put things in perspective.
And to the girl who I emailed to bitch at for selling one for $700 and answered with “haha good luck getting one for Christmas!”. Nice try you greedy little b*tch, most stores are getting them in next week and have fulfilled their preoders, so I will be the first one there to get one and save myself $300 and leave you with the PS4 you didn’t even want to begin with. —Angry Girlfriend
This article appears in Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2013.
“My boyfriend, who all he wanted for Christmas was a PS4, is not getting it anymore.”
“…most stores are getting them in next week and have fulfilled their preoders, so I will be the first one there to get one…”
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It’s your fault for not pre-ordering mooonths ago. And no one is a bad person for setting a high price on a PS4, that’s business. It’s in high demand so it catches a high value. Also in the end, you say you’re getting one anyway…so, WTF? 😛
By the way, it may anger you further to know there is no true shortage of PS4’s. They just stagger the release of the system to create more demand. I’m waiting to buy it until more games come out personally.
All this grief over a fucking PS4 game? Jebus. H. Hairnet, buy him a game of Snakes and Ladders and a case of beer.
I think of snakes and ladders every time I see a woman’s tummy after she gave birth…lmao.
To put this in perspective, and to show what a pair of shallow festive fucksticks you both are, perhaps you might want to take a trip to the children’s hospital and see the kids who are terminal, I think a silly electronic toy would be way down the list of things they’d like for Christmas. You two are twats.
No one is forcing you to BUY the thing, so who cares?
Look, you can list your shit for $400/lb. If someone buys it for $400/lb., then that’s what it’s worth – simple.
From the Canada revenue Agency: Fair market value generally means the highest price, expressed in dollars, that a property would bring in an open and unrestricted market, between a willing buyer and a willing seller who are both knowledgeable, informed, and prudent, and who are acting independently of each other. (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/chrts/…)
smells like cabbage patch syndrome
Stand by because in a month she will be on here bitching that the Boy Friend is playing with his PS4 instead of with her.
Get a life, or get a new boyfriend, or both.
So what if they are overinflated on Kijiji, no one is forcing you to buy at those prices. But they will find idiots who will. Be smart, celebrate Orthodox Christmas on 6 January and get all the Boxing Day sales. You, like many others, have fallen for the hype. It’s new, it’s expensive, and most importantly they will not play any of the old games.
How is this different from idiot scalpers?
This has been and will always be commonplace.
People will be assholes and inflate their prices in the attempt to get some wealthier asshole to perpetuate a ridiculous markup for desirable things because they inevitably still sell.
Also, yeah… one of the more desirable, complex ‘toys’…
coming on the market a month before xmas, highly in demand around the world…
MAYBE don’t expect it’ll be that easy to find.
‘Jebus. H. Hairnet’ – hahahaha, almost kacked out on a chocolate when I read that. I must remember not to be eating when checking the replies area. Somehow, I’ve never seen or heard that version before – neat phrase, TTF. 🙂
Yes, it seems insane what some will get their knickers in a twist over at times. Sad when a game seems to be the be all and end all to some, when so many others have many worse problems. However, the seller’s market will charge what it thinks someone will pay.
But then when she says she will be getting one anyway – so why all the angst and bitterness?? Sheesh.
Also, it seems that even ‘Snakes and Ladders’ has been deemed ‘offensive’ in some way as newer ones I’ve seen seem to be called ‘Chutes and Ladders’ now. Grief when did ‘snakes’ become anti-PC in some way? FFS what a world we are creating!
“My boyfriend, who all he wanted for Christmas was a PS4, is not getting it anymore.”
Aw poor muffin!
No PS4 for Christmas? HOW HORRIBLE.
You know what else is horrible?
This:
http://images2.sina.com/english/world/p/20…
Oh and go fuck yourself, OB.
heartless you say, ob?
heartless? look at kitty’s link. then kick yourself in the ass (mind your mascara)
you truly epitomize that nasty old definition, all you are is a life support system for a cunt.
Profiting off of stupidity should NOT be made illegal. You idiotic types can’t just keep going around fucking up and forgetting to do things and not being organized and sucking at life and then demanding that those who exploit your idiocy be criminalized. What about the havoc you foist onto people every day from your last-minute freakouts, poor decision making skills and total lack of efficiency? When does THAT shit become illegal?
Seriously.. i can’t even. Get organized next time.
I heard all the people with front row seats at the Black Sabbath concert get a free PS4.
^^ to give to their grand kids!!!!
I paid 150 dollars for a watch on kijiji. Got that shit appraised, turned out it was a knockoff only worth 10 doll hairs. Same with da mini trampoline I bought for my fitness. I finally found one with a high enough weight limit, they charged me 40 dollars for this old thing that had a tear in it, and is all wobbly. I found the same one for 38.99 NEW at walmart. DONT buy shit off kijiji. They are swindlin’ muthafuckers.
Everything is worth what the market will pay for it.
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