Black Friday Deals 2010

[kupomogli]

Since I saw this amazing Sears deal when I went to QJ.net, thought I might start up this years Black Friday thread. I may pick up the PSP 3000 at $129.99. Great price.

The PSP 3000 has finally been hacked, just not released. Another thing is that my current PSP has started ghosting recently(ontop of the UMD drive not working) and either I'm OCD and can't stop looking for it while I'm playing, or it's getting worse which I think is the case. Since the PSP 3000 has an interlaced screen then maybe it has no ghosting.

http://www.theblackfriday.com/ads/se...day-ad47.shtml
http://www.theblackfriday.com/ads/se...iday-ad6.shtml

[JSoup]

The PSP 3000 has finally been hacked, just not released.

What? The hackers are so pro that they've hacked a system that hasn't been released yet?

[kupomogli]

What? The hackers are so pro that they've hacked a system that hasn't been released yet?

I meant the hack hasn't been released yet.

Anyways. Can someone move this over to the deals section. Accidently posted it in modern gaming.

[Zama]

Oh goody! I'm going to buy a stack of Monster HDMI cables!

[Kitsune Sniper]

Oh goody! I'm going to buy a stack of Monster HDMI cables!

... Why not just go to monoprice.com? Their selection is just as good and they have better quality at about a fifteenth of the price of a Monster cable. :P

[megasdkirby]

... Why not just go to monoprice.com? Their selection is just as good and they have better quality at about a fifteenth of the price of a Monster cable. :P

This.

Monster LCD cleaner at my favorite store: $25. Same combo at Monoprice...less than two bucks.

[Zama]

... Why not just go to monoprice.com? Their selection is just as good and they have better quality at about a fifteenth of the price of a Monster cable. :P

This.

Monster LCD cleaner at my favorite store: $25. Same combo at Monoprice...less than two bucks.

Haha oh no no no, I'm aware that I can get the HDMI cables for cheap. Getting these Monster cables will serve a far greater purpose to my master plan! ^_^

[Leo_A]

I don't believe the PSP3000's screen is interlaced (I seem to recall at the time that Sony confirmed it was progressive and the effect that looked like interlacing was a side effect of improving things like the color depth and blurring), it just happens to give off that appearance in certain situations.

Be aware that the 3000 doesn't eliminate ghosting. It's far reduced from what it was on the 1000, but like any LCD screen, it's still present (Fire up Namco Museum for example on the 3000 and watch the colored stars in Galaga largely lose their vibrant colors once gameplay starts and they're scrolling quickly in the background).

Still, the ghosting is a lot less evident then on the 1000 (Never owned a 2000).

[Kitsune Sniper]

Haha oh no no no, I'm aware that I can get the HDMI cables for cheap. Getting these Monster cables will serve a far greater purpose to my master plan! ^_^

Ah, a scheme to flip these during the holiday season, eh?

As a full-time eBay flipper... I advise against doing it. You're not going to get much, because you're not going to be the only one that does that. :P

[portnoyd]

Back to the topic at hand.

Less than 3 weeks away and the only gamer-relevant ad is Sears? What gives? Are companies holding the ads back for some goofball ass reason?

[Kitsune Sniper]

Back to the topic at hand.

Less than 3 weeks away and the only gamer-relevant ad is Sears? What gives? Are companies holding the ads back for some goofball ass reason?

Weren't they leaked way ahead of schedule last year? Retailers might be trying to avoid that from happening this year.

[portnoyd]

But what damage comes if they're leaked? They're not exactly the CIA files on JFK.

[Robocop2]

But what damage comes if they're leaked? They're not exactly the CIA files on JFK.

It could affect sales before Black Friday at least somewhat so I'd assume that's why most of them don't get leaked before close to BF.

[portnoyd]

But how? People buy the thing for sale somewhere else... for more? Whether they release it now or later, those who pour over BF ads are going to find the best deal and what they want the day before.

I'd say get in the minds of the shoppers early. I know we've dwindled down to going to 2 stores tops that morning. Can't be bothered, especially considering how many sales are online anyway.

[Bojay1997]

But how? People buy the thing for sale somewhere else... for more? Whether they release it now or later, those who pour over BF ads are going to find the best deal and what they want the day before.

I'd say get in the minds of the shoppers early. I know we've dwindled down to going to 2 stores tops that morning. Can't be bothered, especially considering how many sales are online anyway.

True, but the argument is that if consumers know about the discount price too early, they will avoid buying the item until the sale. In video games in particular, this can be a problem as publishers would like to maximize sales in the release week at full MSRP, instead of getting a huge sales boost during Black Friday when they have to at least partially subsidize the disount through retailer rebates on wholesale orders. Similarly, some stores don't generate their ads until the very last minute and they will arguably skew their sales to divert traffic from their competitors whose ads have been leaked. Honestly, I can't imagine that either issue causes a massive sales loss, but I can understand the argument. After all, Black Friday is all about getting people into stores not for the loss leader stuff, but for the regular priced stuff. If the ads are matched by too many competitors or leaked so early that Amazon and others match before the day of the sale, they will loose valuable foot traffic and sales.

[Zama]

Ah, a scheme to flip these during the holiday season, eh?

As a full-time eBay flipper... I advise against doing it. You're not going to get much, because you're not going to be the only one that does that. :P

Oooooooooo I'm actually going to resell them to the people at my college who are eager to spend the extra cash for a "monster" cable. It's in high demand around here and they're "like totally" willing to pay the high price for the "official" cable. xD

[slapdash]

But what damage comes if they're leaked? They're not exactly the CIA files on JFK.

I don't entirely understand it, but I work for a company that puts retailers' circulars & catalogs online, and I can confirm that they have a SHIT FIT if anything leaks early.

That being said, it seems like they're going up earlier this year than previous years, and the Walmart toy catalog was allegedly leaked, though I didn't go looking for it.

[DuckTalesNES]

The economics of it is simple. If you wait to release your ad, you can see what your competitors are doing and then use this information to your advantage when you finally release your ad. I think there are significant informational gains here.

[slapdash]

Well, sure, but most of the retailers have already had their catalogs in the works for MONTHS, so they aren't really able to adapt to the competition without big, expensive changes.

[DreadIsReal]

Targets ad:

http://www.theblackfriday.com/ads/ta...iday-ad1.shtml

Some good deals to be had here, it will be interesting to see what other games are included in the sale...