1st February 2015, 3:24 PM
Apparently, it's becoming a huge problem for collector's items in gaming. By all reports, things like Amiibos and the upcoming collector's editions of Majora's Mask 3DS (both the game and the special edition console) were basically sold out the hour they were announced. Huge numbers of eBay sales appeared that day, for items that aren't even out yet. I recall this being an issue when the PS3 came out, so this isn't exactly new, but according to what I've been reading it's become an industry now, massively scaled up from what it used to be. In the past, those pre orders were usually from a handful of individual buyers making a quick buck, but now there's basically companies who's entire business model is "watch news feeds and smash the preorder button when keywords like "Zelda" and "Final Fantasy" show up", and legitimate buyers can't compete.
Anyone run into such issues? For my part, I haven't bought a collector's edition in years. However, Zelda is my teacozy, and I will buy pretty much any special version of that. I've run into issues getting that Skull Kid statuette.
Anyone run into such issues? For my part, I haven't bought a collector's edition in years. However, Zelda is my teacozy, and I will buy pretty much any special version of that. I've run into issues getting that Skull Kid statuette.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)