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The Old Republic Collector's Edition sold out, reselling for $400+
Posted: 22.07.2011 17:10 by JonahFalcon Comments: 6
Just over 24 hours after it has gone on sale on Origin, Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s Collector’s Edition has sold out. Not only has it sold out, but Amazon has been allowing gamers to re-sell their Origin preorder, and some of the auctions have run up to $400 and more.


The Collector's Edition has also started appearing on eBay as well.

What is funky is that the Collector's Edition does not physically exist. There's no inventory that has run out - it's just an arbitrary limitation imposed by Electronic Arts.

The Limited Edition, which physically exists and is being presold by sites such as Amazon and Best Buy, is still available, albeit at a higher $150 price point.

Comments

By unsilviu (SI Core) on Jul 22, 2011
unsilviu
I think this might be a smart move by EA, it sure sounds nice that the preorders ran out after 24 hours, might turn some heads and make it look like it's more popular than it actually is(even though it must already be insanely so, the brand power of Bioware and Star Wars combined is tremendous)
By Knave (SI Core) on Jul 22, 2011
Knave
Yep, they are smart and money grubbing!

Should have invested in one, could have made some money!
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jul 22, 2011
nocutius
That is just silly.
That's at least two years worth of subsciption time, and it's not like it won't get restocked either.
By PowerJack (SI Elite) on Jul 24, 2011
PowerJack
Capitalism 4 T WIN!!!
By unsilviu (SI Core) on Jul 24, 2011
unsilviu
Yep, if people really think some virtual items are worth $350 more than the standard version, hats off to them. It's people like these that keep the US economy afloat :P
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Jul 25, 2011
FoolWolf
Sorry - not going to waste more money on BioWare overhyped special editions. The game isn't of interest to me anyway...