The PlayStation 5 is still officially sold out. This is the heyday for scalpers on eBay, trying to sell the consoles at increasingly absurd moon prices. Recent extreme examples are already in the 5-digit range and also demand shipping fees!
How much is the PS5 right now? Those looking to buy a PlayStation 5 will not have much luck in the official retail. Therefore, desperate PS5 fans are searching for deals on eBay, but various scalpers are currently trying to sell supposedly safely pre-ordered consoles for absurd markup prices.
A look at the German eBay shows two particularly outrageous examples of moon prices:
- One user is offering the console for €9,999.99 and also wants €7 for shipping. However, he is open to “price suggestions”.
- Another seller from the UK is offering the console for €5,500.57 as an opening bid. Those who do not want to bid can also buy it immediately for an absurd €11,001.14. eBay converts pounds to euros here directly.
On British eBay, there is also a seller offering the console plus extra controller for around €8,352.42. This amount can also be paid in monthly installments via PayPal. If you live within a 50-mile (about 80 km) radius of the seller, the guy will even deliver the stuff personally.
Moreover, he cheekily holds a receipt in front of the camera, which is supposed to show the supposed status of the correct pre-order. Together with some personal information that Forbes has already forwarded to the relevant shop. The scalper is likely not very welcome there anymore.
PlayStation 5 still scarce – Paradise for scalpers
Aside from these extreme examples, at the time of this article (October 7, 2020), there are 18 PS5 devices listed on eBay being offered for over €1,000. This is more than double the official retail price for the disc version.
This unpleasant situation probably won’t change anytime soon, because even the second wave of pre-orders turned into a disaster and sank into chaos. Worse yet: Even supposedly secure pre-orders were canceled afterwards. The providers’ websites simply couldn’t handle the surge of pre-orders and likely granted more pre-orders than devices were available.
One can only hope that Sony can offer another wave of pre-orders in time for Christmas and that this doesn’t end in chaos and frustration again. Because the demand is still extremely high, as the absurd numbers on eBay and comparable platforms show.
