eBay UK bans PS3 import sales

[hl718]

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200611.sh...06-11-16135514


We wanted to let you know about some restrictions that will be placed on pre-sales of the Sony Playstation 3 console and games. To protect the whole eBay community, sellers will not be permitted to list PlayStation 3 consoles and games on ebay.ie until the authorised European pre-sales period begins in February 2007.


-hl718

[social_drone]

looks like sony paid off ebay...

[Barc0de]

Nope, more like eBay doesnt want to get the Sony v Lik-Sang case confirmed by the House of Lords ;)

[Cheese007]

Protect? HA! The only people they're "protecting" are themselves.

[Paulo]

So what? Whats wrong with them trying to protect the company from a sony.

Blame sony for not getting the consoles out intime.

[Cheese007]

Doesn't make ebay's excuse any less laughable. Why can't they simply tell the truth?

[GaijinPunch]

For all you youngsters, Sega did the EXACT same thing in the US w/ the Dreamcast, and kept it up until the system was discontinued.

[the_steadster]

It does only mention ebay.ie - the irish version. there still seems to be a fair few on the uk version.
edit: just realised it also mentions ebay.co.uk further down. Still, there are quite a few still on it.

[jonwil]

This bites, sony are so crap for doing this.
If I lived in the UK and wanted a PS3, I would import one right now just to piss Sony UK off...