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Offline Nephlabobo

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Get an early PSP
« on: November 24, 2004, 11:26:43 AM »
Sony puts 500 PSPs up for auction, early distribution

Sony Japan enlists top online retailer in scheme to direct funds to earthquake victims in Japan.
TOKYO--It's the perfect pay-to-play scenario. 500 PSPs are being put up for auction on Japan's most popular online retailer site, Rakuten, at exactly 12:01am on November 24. Beginning then, and for the next 24 hours, Rakuten will monitor an auction of the PSPs. The top 500 bidders will receive their game units a week before the handheld's official December 12 release date.


All proceeds from the auction will be donated to organizations that are aiding in efforts to assist Niigata earthquake victims. Niigata prefecture suffered a powerful earthquake on October 23, 2004, and an estimated 7,000 people remain unable to return to their homes, according to recent news reports.

Sony will start shipping the 500 PSP Value Packs a week before the handheld's official launch. The units will be configured with the additional capability to display the new owner's name, which is something regular PSPs won't be able to do.

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Re: Get an early PSP
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2004, 02:43:58 PM »
thats cool.

I bet those catch one heck of a pretty penny :lol

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« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2004, 06:37:50 AM »
nice to see a big heartless corp. is trying to be less heartless and actually help out some people in need.
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Re: Get an early PSP
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2005, 03:00:24 PM »
I think it's sorta funny that they'll be able to display the owner's name, when regular PSP's ask for a network name (thereby the name of the system itself) when you do the initial setup :p
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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2005, 09:47:53 AM »
the only funny thing about the PSP is that they lose 100$ with each one they sell. lol  :lol

good thing they are auction. but the good thing is all the proceeds are going to charity.
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« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2005, 10:09:11 AM »
Quote from: FF7 master on February 17, 2005, 09:47:53 AM
the only funny thing about the PSP is that they lose 100$ with each one they sell. lol  :lol

good thing they are auction. but the good thing is all the proceeds are going to charity.

just curious.. how did you find that out?
 

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Re: Get an early PSP
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2005, 11:52:06 AM »
Didn't they have some PSP for sale over eBay? I saw this on G4TV.
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Re: Get an early PSP
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2005, 07:59:19 PM »
Quote from: Royce Da 5 9 on February 19, 2005, 11:52:06 AM
Didn't they have some PSP for sale over eBay? I saw this on G4TV.
oh yeah... many of them :)

Price is dropping on the Jpn models...


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Re: Get an early PSP
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2005, 12:27:31 AM »
I was right then. :D

The price for PSP is going to be higher than any consoles on their release date.  :-\
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« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2005, 11:35:50 PM »
i herd that from IGN and from someone at Sony. a sales annalist
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