I should have hired the homeless to stand in line to buy a PS3 - GoFuckYourself.com

Fred Quimby · 11-16-2006, 06:59 AM

What a great idea.

CARY, N.C. -- The PlayStation 3 gaming console doesn't go on sale until Friday, but people are already lining up to buy it.

Outside one Cary store, the line started forming just before noon Wednesday. Gamers and people trying to make a buck are going to great lengths to get their hands on the latest electronic craze.

"You can make a lot of money if you had a few of them," said Dillon Selinger, who was one of the people waiting outside the Target store Wednesday afternoon for one of the eight units expected to go on sale Friday.

Thomas Rosatti and his buddies were first in line at the store. But shortly after they pitched their tent, they got company.

"A truck rolls up, one of those U-Haul type trucks, and seriously, 50 people rolled out, and he says they got them from the homeless shelter," Rosatti said.

While WRAL was there, the truck used to transport the men from the homeless shelter returned with food for the men. Abdul Salem said he and a friend came up with the idea. They said they plan to pay the men $100 a day to stand in line for a ticket to purchase a PS3 unit that costs around $600.

"It's got to be the eBay incentive," Salem said.

The eBay incentive is all about money. The going price on the site for a PS3 unit is approaching $2,000. Salem called his arrangement with the men from Raleigh's homeless community a win/win proposition.

"We thought we could lend them a hand, throw them a few bucks, and at the same time make a little something off of it," he said.

The Target store manager declined to comment on camera, but he did say the store doesn't plan to make any judgments about the bums standing in line. The tickets will be handed out on a first-come, first-serve basis at 8 a.m. Friday.

MMR Blaze · 11-16-2006, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Fred Quimby

The Target store manager declined to comment on camera, but he did say the store doesn't plan to make any judgments about the bums standing in line.

No way was that line in the actual story. Bums?

Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life · 11-16-2006, 07:12 AM

now hat is some thinking, i would have paid them far less though. maybe 40 buck. they would have just been sitting on the street anyways...

madawgz · 11-16-2006, 07:22 AM

if there is only 8 available for that store and he brought 50 guys to stand in line...ummmm...hes in for a surprise

Tuga · 11-16-2006, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by madawgz

if there is only 8 available for that store and he brought 50 guys to stand in line...ummmm...hes in for a surprise

So, I wasnt the only one who noticed that

I find it sad anyway.

notabook · 11-16-2006, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by madawgz

if there is only 8 available for that store and he brought 50 guys to stand in line...ummmm...hes in for a surprise

The Circuit City's that open at midnight for that special have a guaranteed 100 units per store. Only six (I think six) stores have that 'special' deal.

DjSap · 11-16-2006, 08:21 AM

thats kind of expensive labour...he could have given them 20 a day and they would have been happy...

Kimo · 11-16-2006, 08:28 AM

damn thats nutso

xcitecash · 11-16-2006, 08:45 AM

right... you give a bum $400 to stand all night in line to buy you a PS3 ....

he will turn up at your house with that PS3 the next day i am sure !!!

or maybe a bottle in a brown paper bag ....

Fred Quimby · 11-16-2006, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by xcitecash

right... you give a bum $400 to stand all night in line to buy you a PS3 ....

he will turn up at your house with that PS3 the next day i am sure !!!

or maybe a bottle in a brown paper bag ....

They give out the tickets in the morning and the ticket allows you to buy the ps3.

11-16-2006, 06:59 AM	#1
Fred Quimby Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 5,430	I should have hired the homeless to stand in line to buy a PS3 What a great idea. CARY, N.C. -- The PlayStation 3 gaming console doesn't go on sale until Friday, but people are already lining up to buy it. Outside one Cary store, the line started forming just before noon Wednesday. Gamers and people trying to make a buck are going to great lengths to get their hands on the latest electronic craze. "You can make a lot of money if you had a few of them," said Dillon Selinger, who was one of the people waiting outside the Target store Wednesday afternoon for one of the eight units expected to go on sale Friday. Thomas Rosatti and his buddies were first in line at the store. But shortly after they pitched their tent, they got company. "A truck rolls up, one of those U-Haul type trucks, and seriously, 50 people rolled out, and he says they got them from the homeless shelter," Rosatti said. While WRAL was there, the truck used to transport the men from the homeless shelter returned with food for the men. Abdul Salem said he and a friend came up with the idea. They said they plan to pay the men $100 a day to stand in line for a ticket to purchase a PS3 unit that costs around $600. "It's got to be the eBay incentive," Salem said. The eBay incentive is all about money. The going price on the site for a PS3 unit is approaching $2,000. Salem called his arrangement with the men from Raleigh's homeless community a win/win proposition. "We thought we could lend them a hand, throw them a few bucks, and at the same time make a little something off of it," he said. The Target store manager declined to comment on camera, but he did say the store doesn't plan to make any judgments about the bums standing in line. The tickets will be handed out on a first-come, first-serve basis at 8 a.m. Friday. __________________

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xcitecash Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 801	right... you give a bum $400 to stand all night in line to buy you a PS3 .... he will turn up at your house with that PS3 the next day i am sure !!! or maybe a bottle in a brown paper bag ....