wraggster
March 9th, 2011, 23:41
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/03/xperiaplaygdcgiveaway.jpg (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/08/xperia-plays-given-away-at-gdc-end-up-on-ebay/)
Sheesh. First the Xperia Play is obtained by the press (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-playstation-phone-manhandled-again/) even before its official announcement, and now the first units to reach the North American public, given away to developers at a GDC panel and raffles (http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/developerworld/2011/03/04/sony-ericsson-gdc-re-play-march-3/) last week, are ... wait for it ... being sold on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-Play-Phone-Unlocked-Not-presale-/220749449991?pt=Video_Games&hash=item3365b14b07#ht_1903wt_1373).
That's right -- even weeks before the actual launch, you can't give these things away for free. eBay seller "mejones73-1" doesn't hide the fact that he's one of the developers who won a free phone (and neither does this guy (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140521578895#ht_685wt_1373)), though the Sony writeup says that a winner named "Mike Jones" just happens to work across the street from their office in Redwood City, CA. Jones might want to be careful in the parking lot this week -- even if he plans to buy another phone with the $730 and rising that his auction is earning, Sony can't be too happy about this one.
[Thanks, Benny!]
Via: eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-Play-Phone-Unlocked-Not-presale-/220749449991?pt=Video_Games&hash=item3365b14b07#ht_1903wt_1373)
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/08/xperia-plays-given-away-at-gdc-end-up-on-ebay/
Sheesh. First the Xperia Play is obtained by the press (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-playstation-phone-manhandled-again/) even before its official announcement, and now the first units to reach the North American public, given away to developers at a GDC panel and raffles (http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/developerworld/2011/03/04/sony-ericsson-gdc-re-play-march-3/) last week, are ... wait for it ... being sold on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-Play-Phone-Unlocked-Not-presale-/220749449991?pt=Video_Games&hash=item3365b14b07#ht_1903wt_1373).
That's right -- even weeks before the actual launch, you can't give these things away for free. eBay seller "mejones73-1" doesn't hide the fact that he's one of the developers who won a free phone (and neither does this guy (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140521578895#ht_685wt_1373)), though the Sony writeup says that a winner named "Mike Jones" just happens to work across the street from their office in Redwood City, CA. Jones might want to be careful in the parking lot this week -- even if he plans to buy another phone with the $730 and rising that his auction is earning, Sony can't be too happy about this one.
[Thanks, Benny!]
Via: eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-Play-Phone-Unlocked-Not-presale-/220749449991?pt=Video_Games&hash=item3365b14b07#ht_1903wt_1373)
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/08/xperia-plays-given-away-at-gdc-end-up-on-ebay/