Demand for PS5 and Xbox Series X has exceeded any forecast. Microsoft warned a week after its launch: there will be a shortage of next-generation models until April 2021. While PlayStation sees its recent shipments depleted almost to the minute, speculation around it has triggered the resale.
Speculation with PS5 and Xbox Series X: more than 200 euros of extra cost for a unit
How much would a person pay to get one of them for Christmas? Websites like AliExpress allow us to get an idea of the revaluation of these products in the face of the shortage of the official offer. A couple of units PlayStation 5 they can fetch absurd prices: up to more than 1500 euros. In another of the store’s entries we can see that 4 models have been sold at a price of 674.48 euros, almost 200 euros of extra cost compared to the official price of sale to the public.
Another example of resale can be found at CEX UK. In and around the city of London, 13 sealed Xbox Series X units are available for £ 690, which the change is about 764.35 euros, compared to the 499 euros marked by Microsoft.
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The shortage of these consoles attracts groups of speculators, who seek to seize as many as possible to take advantage of the profit margins that are managed. We recently saw how a British organized group reserved 3,500 PS5 and more than 1,000 Xbox Series X. They took advantage of the use of bots to identify availability in the main chains of the country before the rest of the users. Plan that, luckily, has been dismantled: Very proceeded to cancel the order and later return the money.
The situation has continued the same trend in our country. In the case of Xbox, Xtralife announced more units of Series X for the past 16 of November; they sold out practically instantly. On the other hand, the main chains have had a new PlayStation 5 battery for this month of December. Game, Worten, Fnac, El Corte Inglés, Amazon.com, Media Markt and the commented Xtralife have already sold out those scheduled with a delivery date of December 18. Will we see more before Christmas? We do not know. Visit this link to keep up to date with the latest news on their availability.
Sources: AliExpress, CEX UK
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