PS3 grey market up and running a few days after launch

With the launch of Sony's PS3 in Japan, the system only having a paltry sum of hours to its lifespan, the grey market is up and running.

The release of this next gen system is already marred by third party dealers selling the system at ridiculously overpriced amounts.

Whether it's a Chinese "merchant", online retailer (that hasn't been shut down *cough Lik-Sang*), or even just these shady individuals selling brand new PS3's out the back of their minivan. It feels like this could be an episode of "When soccer Mom's go bad!"

Apparently the upstanding citizens depicted on the fuzzy image to the right were selling PS3 consoles for the low low price of $824 (20gb) and $951 (60gb). That's one nice markup, gosh I love open markets and free trade. See, Sony could be making huge amounts of money if they just had enough systems to go around to all the crazed (see: rabid) fanboys.

Let's see how the launch goes here in the states, I know some people who are already camped out.

\\drew