Dubyabee

I heard the same rumors on these boards last year. I don't know if this is a decision made by the individual stores, but it was not the case at my BB. I mean why would they really go through all the extra trouble? Regardless of how many tickets each person uses BB is still selling the same number of items. Limiting tickets to one per person would create unnecessary additional work and would not increase their profit margin. From a business standpoint it just doesn't make any sense.

So the guy who got beat up went to jail and nothing happened to the upstanding citizens who committed the assault? ...I think I'm calling B.S. on this one.

Making a few bucks vs. saving a few bucks. In the end is there really any difference? I don't believe there is a single post in this thread where anyone who advocated selling tickets said they would be going out JUST to sell tickets. We all used the extra money to supplement our own large purchases. I don't think many people would actually camp out over night to make less than $100, but to each their own. That being said I'm shocked that the act of selling tickets is frowned upon so strongly by this crowd. Greed you say? Tell me what motivating force drives a person to stand outside of a store all night to purchase an item at a steep discount? Is that not greed? I don't want to get on a soap box here, but we are all participating in the commercialization of a religious holiday, we're all out to buy items that we or our families WANT, not need and we are all driven by the desire to save and/or make a few extra dollars. That my friends is the definition of greed. I’m not insulting anyone for participating, but I just don't think there is a moral high ground to be taken here. People in glass houses… I do however agree that line cutting is wrong in every way. I would love to see someone try and explain that it’s not.

To clarify my previous statement I did not, nor would I have sat out all night just to get tickets to sell. I was there to purchase several door buster items. I do however feel that my being there gave me the right to take any tickets that were offered to me and do what I see fit with them. The tickets have no face value and scalping IS legal in my state, so that is a non issue either way. I agree that asking someone to pay an unreasonable amount for a ticket would diminish the value of the ticket as the "deal" is now reduced. I did not ask more than $20 for any one ticket, but in the case of the cheap desktop two people got in a bidding war and I ended up getting $35 for it. Still pretty reasonable to me considering the ridiculously low price of the item and the fact that they did not have to wait nearly as long as I did. I think this whole discussion comes down to a question of what is "fair" and people’s opinions will most certainly differ on that. The people who were in the front of the line at my BB last year said the got there at 3:30 PM. I expect someone else will come earlier this year. Those people sacrificed spending time with their families on a holiday and earned the right to have the option to take any tickets offered to them. The way I see it is if you want to make sure that the item you're looking for is available you have to be willing to sacrifice your evening and get there early. If you don't you should be grateful to even have the opportunity to purchase a ticket. If I end up in a situation this year where I'm not at the front of the line I hope someone will be willing to sell me their ticket at a reasonable price and I would gladly pay for the service.

Would you punch someone in the mouth if you overheard them say they were planning on selling the items they purchased on ebay? I sold tickets last year and I plan on doing it again this year. The money I made helped me buy the items I wanted. I sacrificed my evening and honestly my health in the cold climate I live in. Who are you to tell me my time isn't worth $$? Some of the people I sold tickets to specifically told me they planned on reselling. If you watch craigslist after BF you can see all the reselling that happens. Should I really feel bad about cutting $20 in to their profit margin? This is capitalism plain and simple. I have something that is of value to someone else and I sat in the cold to get it. God forbid I make a profit for the service I provide. I know this is a sore subject with some of the people on this forum, but honestly I don't think those are the people that couldn't afford to buy big ticket items without BF, but are just looking to save a few bucks and there's nothing wrong with that. Me on the other hand, I would have never been able to get an HDTV without the BF deals and making a little extra from the tickets I sold. Should I chastise the wealthy for taking advantage of good prices rather than letting those who are not as well off provide their family with the things they desire? I don't think so, but it's the same concept. There really is no ethical dilemma here.

D link= Satan I spent (no BS) 12+ hours over 2 days on the phone with D link last year to get the wireless router and USB adapter they had at BB on BF set up on my $150 e machines from BB. The first call started at 11 pm so I was stuck talking to people from India. That call alone was over 5 hrs. Long story short I got it working, but I still have a really weak signal and my PC is in the next room from my router! I think I will be upgrading to a linksys this BF.

I've heard a lot of horror stories about this, my BB was great. When they came out with the tickets they offered you the upgraded memory, software, etc... Whenever someone took it they marked it on your ticket and called it in on a walkie talkie and installed it on the spot. So by the time the doors opened all the PCs were ready to go the way everyone wanted. I got the $149 desktop and took the spy wear, but I kind of wish I would have taken the upgraded memory. I love my PC it REALLY needs more memory. This was at the Apple Valley BB for anyone in MN who is interested.