Item Wanted: Playstation 5 any version
Packaging Essential: No
Desired Age: any
Location:
Willing to accept a shipped item: yes
Ballpark/Budget Amount: 16k
For real.Hi. Retailers seem to be getting stock. I managed to get one this week and if I can be completely honest, there is not much new stuff that a PS4 cannot do if you own one. I would recommend that you wait and pay the RRP.
Hi. Retailers seem to be getting stock. I managed to get one this week and if I can be completely honest, there is not much new stuff that a PS4 cannot do if you own one. I would recommend that you wait and pay the RRP.
Doubt that, I seen Ps5 sell for 13k in JHB.There were quite a few lots during the week exactly in your area for R14000-14500 for a sealed PS5 and you can't buy it for R16000 since 14 December?
I second on recommending to wait a while. Those games will always be there, ignore the FOMO. PS5 is going nowhere for 7 years, so you'll have plenty opportunity to buy one new or second hand. Wait for bugfixes, better games and so on.
The FOMO hype and tulip mania dies when the production supply chain catches up to demand, which is inevitable. Couple that with more people losing their jobs from December lockdown etc, and the general economy, soon you will see these things going for sale for R6000 to someone who has hard cash ready and waiting.
Remember half the price is actually retailer rent seeking margins. In Canada it's 500CAD which is a hair under 6k. And that's at a retail shop. They all come from one factory in China. The shop is making money on that, so are the distributors and so on, notwithstanding the factory (Sony) itself. Soon you see that the PS5 probably costs R3000-4500 to make. They sell millions and technology has progressed enough for things to become dirt cheap. You'd be surprised but all electronics cost way less than you think. It really is down to logistics and margins.I agree with a lot of what you said but "soon" and R6000 is
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