Microsoft was completely caught off guard by how many systems sold over the holidays, and production was no where near caught up. “Yeah, dude,” said Noah “me and my brother have been looking for weeks to find one.” This is coming from an X-box distributor! The reality of how serious the situation had become was now setting in.
I called Ryan and told him to take GameStop up on there offer immediately. Like a bad dream though, Ryan was denied yet again upon his return to the store. He spoke to the manager who scoffed at the Friday reserve offer. No such magical shipment was coming in and whoever had promised such would no longer be working at GameStop. And so the heads begin to roll in this dark new era.
If you look around you will see the evil manifesting itself, corrupting all that is pure. In no time at all it has spawned a new breed of scum, both wretched and vile. It oozes across the earth, preying on the deprived, feeding off the desperate. It is the X-box Marauder. It lies like a spider waiting in the final place people without hope inevitably come to: E-Bay. Yes, that’s on E-Bay.
It is unknown where the marauder’s acquire their supply, but they are not above flaunting their spoils shamelessly. Ryan came across one teasing him with a picture of twenty brand new systems lined up in unopened boxes, all ready for immediate shipment. Twisting the knife further was the description which reminded the buyer how difficult it is to find a new X-box. Your only hope, said the scumbag, was to bid.
So Ryan did the only thing he could. He bid. The list price of $150 came and went quickly. And Ryan bid. He held the lead with five minutes to go, but then was overtaken. And Ryan bid. The clock finally expired…and Ryan had won. It had only cost him $180 plus another $30 for shipping.
Ryan will get his X-box. It will no doubt bring him joy and happiness for years to come. But at what cost? His pride? His dignity? His extra $60? And how many poor souls will suffer the same fate? Heed my warning now. If Mr. Gates doesn’t come down off his high throne and listen to the little man soon, the end result will be complete Armageddon. Now all we can do is hope and pray the green delivery trucks start rolling again….