Waiting outside Best Buy for 4 days

With the coming release of the PS3 here on the rainy coast, we have seen the forming of the lines. At last head count at our local Best Buy there was over 20 people waiting, the earliest having staked out their grubby piece of concrete early Tuesday morning.

When questioned by local media, there was a range of reasons why they were all out there, some actually wanted one, some want one for a relative, but the majority seem hell bent on resale, hoping to make a large profit due to the minuscule amount available.

Current ebay bids for reserved systems range from $1200-$3000, with Yahoo! Auctions selling some systems for only a few hundred above the retail price.

Frankly this all makes my head hurt. To think that people are warped enough to think that $3000 for a game system will make them happy as opposed to say... life, scares me. Sure, I'm a gamer, but christ people, wait 4 months and buy it in store.

Oh, and to make you feel a bit warm inside when thinking about the goons waiting outside of Best Buy, it's raining today.

\\drew