1.I'm Looking for the CHEAPEST Playstation 2 Video Games & Console
Suppliers that people on Ebay buy their Playstation 2 Video Games &
Consoles from and they resell them on ebay for cheap?? For An Example
A Playstation 2 video game called (Grand Theft Auto : Vice City) is
for sale on Ebay  for USD $ 40 and the seller must be making money
selling it for USD $ 40 SO he must be buying it for less than USD $
40. Likewise the price of the Playstation 2 Consoles in the market are
USD $ 199 ebay sellers they sell them for USD $ 175 SO WHERE DO THEY
BUY THESE PRODUCTS FROM TO AFFORD TO SELL THEM ON EBAY FOR THESE CHEAP
PRICES AND STILL MAKE MONEY???? PLUS That supplier must be willing to
deal with a Canadian Online Video Games Retail Business (Like myself)?

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 23 Jan 2003 08:42 PST

I have found a partial answer for your question. However, this answer
implies that there is no "easy way" to sell (or buy) these PS2 in such
prices. The hard way requires lots of extra-cash to begin with, as
well as patience for a very low profit margin. Would you accept an
answer regarding the "hard way" as an answer?

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Clarification of Question by livin_it_up-ga on 23 Jan 2003 10:21 PST

Dear Politicalguru:-
First:- I did lots of research BEFORE I posted my question on Google
for USD $ 200

Second:- I found the cheapest price to buy PS2 Consoles was USD $
180+shipping.

So WHERE do these people on Ebay BUY THESE CONSOLES for LESS THAN USD
$ 175 INCLUDING SHIPPING AND still make profit selling them back?
There must be somewhere where they buy them for less than USD $ 175
INCLUDDING SHIPPING. And the same thing with the Grand Theft AUTO Vice
City video game for playstation 2.

Third:- How much  do I need (Lots of extra-cash to begin with) to get
me these PS2 CONSOLES For less than USD $ 175 INCLUDDING SHIPPING and
Less than USD $ 40 INCLUDING SHIPPING FOR Grand Theft AUTO Vice City
video game? (Like these people on Ebay)

Fourth:- I would be more than happy to pay you USD $ 200 FOR answering
the above questions SO I can start making some money on ebay.
Otherewise no need for me to pay USD $ 200 for nothing or for not
having accurate answer it will be a waste. So Does your answer that
you found covers the answers to my question??????And that was my
questions that I'm willing to pay USD $ 200 FOR ANSWERING THEM.

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Request for Question Clarification by jbf777-ga on 26 Jan 2003 10:32 PST

Buying power may have a lot to do with it.  The more units of X you
buy, the cheaper cost per unit.  How many items are you looking to buy
at any one time?

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Clarification of Question by livin_it_up-ga on 26 Jan 2003 19:39 PST

Dear serenata-ga,
                 Do you know any buying group that I can join to
purchase these Playstation 2 under $80 USD?

Best Regards

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Clarification of Question by livin_it_up-ga on 26 Jan 2003 19:46 PST

Dear jbf777-ga,
              I'm looking to start with 10 units sample to see How
they sell? And if they sell well then I will buy larger and larger
quantities.

Best Regards

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Request for Question Clarification by jbf777-ga on 12 Feb 2003 09:46 PST

Hello -

I made some direct contact with a Playstation distributor, as well as
a rep for another distributor, and they tell me prices breaks start at
$189 for 1000 units. According to the distributor, there are no
"buying groups" that he knows of.  These individuals selling these
items on eBay are possibly ordering these machines through an account
number that is ordering 1,000's.  They may be a distributor
themselves.  To be a distributor, you need to sell all the Playstation
products -- titles, accessories, consoles, etc.  Or, as was already
mentioned, these products could have "fallen off a truck."

Sorry for the news...

jbf777-ga
GA Researcher

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Clarification of Question by livin_it_up-ga on 13 Feb 2003 17:00 PST

Dear jbf777-ga,
               Thanks for the effort you did. Ok What about the PS2
Games? Are they fallen from the back of a truck too.  Because every
seller on Ebay sells these items for the prices above. Or there must
be some other way around it?

Best Regards,

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Request for Question Clarification by jbf777-ga on 13 Feb 2003 18:07 PST

Hello -
  
Unfortunately, I didn't do any research on the games, but there may
indeed be some shady sources for these as well.  You just never know
where people are getting things from.
 
You can call the main Playstation phone number at www.playstation.com.
 Ask for "Paul."  He can give you the contact information for some
distributors.  You can talk with them directly about pricing on games.
 
jbf777-ga
GA Researcher

Keep in mind that there is a huge amount of stolen merchandise sold on Ebay.

Retailers, because of national buying power, can often purchase them
at under $80 USD. The 'buying power' being the fact that they purchase
huge lots of 10,000 units or more.

Have you looked into joining a buying group to take advantage of their
quantity buying power?

Others purchase huge lots from the point of origin or Hong Kong.

There are also truckloads that are refused and they are able to buy
them at distressed freight prices and resell them. Distressed freight
is not necessarily damaged goods. There are some retailers who cannot
receive any part of a shipment if there is even one thing wrong, hence
the entire shipment is rejected - often with no place to go, so other
retailers will buy the freight and resell it.

Any of the above take a bit of research to find out which groups to
join and how to join them.

Serenata


Have you tried contacting Sony directly to inquire into quantity
buying? The more you buy, the greater the discount.

This may be an answer:

http://half.ebay.com/cat/buy/inv.cgi?offer_id=1149508146&meta_id=6&cpid=1016082617&domain_id=851&mars=1