Target employee grabs 6 PS3 slims that were on clearance and selling on eBay for $284.90

Pepsi to go on 06/06/2013 - 19:25
Last edited 06/06/2013 - 19:57 by 1 other user

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Brand-New-Sony-Playstation-3-Slim…

Brand New (in box, sealed) Sony Playstation 3! Picture is of the actual boxes and consoles.

I am an employee at Target, and after a recent sale, there were 6 left over, so I decided to get them. They are brand new, fresh from the store, Australian models. Since brand new, they have 1 year warranty.
Contents:
1x Charcoal Black Sony Playstation 3 160GB
1x Controller
1x Power cord
1x USB charging cable
1x Printed material
Model number: CECH-3002A, Region 4.

Feel free to make an offer! Thanks.

This isn't fair to other people who wants to get a decent deal on a ps3.This guy is so dam greedy and bought all of them to make profit.

How much was these selling at target when on clearance?

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Comments

  • videoman on 06/06/2013 - 19:31
    +4

    How much were these on sale for? We all should "make an offer" on ebay for that exact price ^_^

    • Fake News on 06/06/2013 - 22:37
      +2

      Less 5% staff discount?

  • issh on 06/06/2013 - 19:31
    +2

    and after a recent sale, there were 6 left over, so I decided to get them.

    it was after the sale

    • Fake News on 06/06/2013 - 22:35
      +4

      and you actually believe him?

      • issh on 06/06/2013 - 22:57

        It's possible, as there seemed to be heaps of stock (according to the thread, some stores even had 15)

        Penrith had 15 in stock

        And if there is an expiry date, the ebayer seller could've bought them for him/her-self

  • Day2Deal on 06/06/2013 - 19:35
    +1

    I made an offer for $50. :-)

  • videoman on 06/06/2013 - 19:45
    +3

    Now we know what happened to all the PS3's from this deal- http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/105318 $189

  • adhin on 06/06/2013 - 20:02
    +5

    Broden?

  • ballsofsteel on 06/06/2013 - 20:13

    MAde an offer for 189.
    With a message to seller, calling him a sneaky employee

    • zelda707 on 06/06/2013 - 21:38
      -6

      i did the same :) offered him $1

      This was his reply

      "Pretty sure that's how buying and selling works, you idiot, haha. If you're not going to submit a genuine offer, please leave."

      • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2013 - 08:37
        +11

        Fair response

        • StewBalls on 07/06/2013 - 13:25

          Yeah, zelda shoulda offered a buck fiddy at least…

        • Jackson on 08/06/2013 - 11:24

          No, he should have just set an auto rejection on anything under what he'd accept

  • PissLUR on 06/06/2013 - 20:17

    what can we do to this person?

  • videoman on 06/06/2013 - 20:37

    He just reduced the price to $278.90

  • zelda707 on 06/06/2013 - 21:37

    looks like he's probably been selling other clearance items at target

    http://feedback.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&u…

    • issh on 06/06/2013 - 22:58

      haha yeah

      Also seems like the person cleared the stock that came back(customer refunds)

      iPod Touch 4th Gen - 32GB - For Parts!
      4GAMERS Resident Evil Racoon City CP-CAP2 PS3 Headset - AS NEW!

      • AssociatedDoy @ Target Australia on 07/06/2013 - 14:06
        +1

        Missed these comments. I most certainly did not get these items from Target, and were my own personal possessions. Returned items have a strict protocol surrounding them. :)

        • issh on 07/06/2013 - 14:45
          +1

          It's all good mate

  • Fake News on 06/06/2013 - 22:33
    +1

    Screen shot it and the messages and call Target head office- they won't be happy!

    Their number is 1800 814 788
    Don't email them, they take forever to reply!

    I used to work at a Vic store while I was at uni… they take any complaints against employees very, very seriously! Several people from our store were fired just for posting photos online of themselves in the sound department glass cabinets… he's clearly profiting at the expense of the business and potential customers so they should know!

    • Tal_Shiar on 07/06/2013 - 04:53
      +15

      It's people like you that made me glad to leave Target..

      • [Deactivated] on 10/06/2013 - 20:24

        Oddly enough there is actually a clause in the agreement for employees that prevents them from doing stuff like this.
        Kmart has the same thing.
        Its something they mention a fair bit when you start. Well, they used too…

  • daoople on 06/06/2013 - 22:45
    -5

    Agree with Gina. Submit an online complaint and he'll lose his job.

  • ahly92 on 06/06/2013 - 23:02
    +2

    i feel sooooooooooooo mad… REPORT HIM!!!! :(

  • ahly92 on 06/06/2013 - 23:04

    losing his job is not enough…. we should get them for the reduced price… or maybe cheaper.. or maybe a discount…or maybe nothing ;)

    • StewBalls on 07/06/2013 - 00:57
      +6

      No dammit, they should pay you to take them..

  • sparkles on 06/06/2013 - 23:21
    +23

    I don't understand why people are so outraged by staff buying deals. You know you would given the chance. I know it's now a running joke because in the past Dick Smith staff have made it so blatant and commenting so, but why should they not be able to buy them? They just need to learn to keep their yaps shut, that's all. Something, this eBayer clearly lacks.

    And he needs to charge more for postage, I doubt there is anywhere in Australia where you could send a boxed PS3 via Aust Post for $14.90, not even two streets away.

    • Geewhizz on 07/06/2013 - 07:40
      +10

      He'll be using the store shipping system, no doubt

    • Jackson on 08/06/2013 - 11:27

      I sympathise with this opinion, but 6 is a bit extreme. I only take pity on the fact that he only works at Target, so he's probably young and doesn't earn much. Realistically if money is at all important to him he should get a better job.

      • hollykryten on 08/06/2013 - 23:32
        +4

        If money was tight how could he afford to buy up six PS3 consoles.

        • Halc on 09/06/2013 - 10:29
          +1

          credit cards

  • issh on 06/06/2013 - 23:24
    +10

    I don't know why you are are mad at this, it happens everyday, even right now.

    He(let's just assume it's a guy) had the buying power to but it at a low price and sell it at a higher price to make some coin for himself.

    Especially to the point where you guys want him to lose his job, what if he's a uni student just trying to make some extra money on the side, is it really affecting you guys. Only 2 or so of the users here(that commented are from NSW), and a slight chance of either of you being near Lismore

    • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2013 - 08:39
      +20

      I completely agree. Methinks OzB is just full of armchair white knights, stroking their neckbeards

  • Ci3reR on 07/06/2013 - 00:33
    +3

    S/he is so honest to identify his/herself as a Target employee. It looks like the seller is confident that the action is (still) a valid thing.

    Does anyone works in retail have a written contract which forbids re-selling using employee's purchase benefit?

    • No ONE on 07/06/2013 - 01:26
      +1

      Even if the seller is honest, he/she is trying to convince buyer that items are legit and comes with warranty. But the poor guy may not know the consequences that the fact that someone is looking over him/her.

      Some one can buy it and can have his/her accurate name and address if someone wants to make a move against him/her.

    • aim54x on 07/06/2013 - 10:15
      +2

      For items that I have received from suppliers (prizes, items purchased at "staff/Pro" rates) etc there is an agreement that I can't sell them for at least a year…hence amongst other things I have a Sony A65 (Prize) and a Nikon J1 (incentive) that I have kept.

      Not sure about Target, but other places usually have a quota that an employee can use to purchase for "personal" usage. They are not too fussed about using your quota for family and friends but they most certainly don't like it when you try to profit from it.

  • subywagon on 07/06/2013 - 01:45
    +9

    Isn't this just capitalism in action?

  • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2013 - 07:25
    +3

    I've read comments from other deals with other people doing a similar thing, nothing new really

  • shadowx on 07/06/2013 - 07:50
    +9

    Wow a lot of ozbargainers are a whiny bunch! Get over it. You missed out or didn't buy. Too bad!

    It's funny how people her are happy to jump all over something that is clearly a mistake and then jump up and down until they get the product at a ridiculous price but as soon as something like this happens many of you turn into sir whine a lot…..

  • AssociatedDoy @ Target Australia on 07/06/2013 - 08:03
    +64

    Hello! The accused posting here. I have since ended the listing to avoid trouble. The employee part was there to add credibility; do you really think I would post it up if I was breaching my contract? As posted above, I bought them AFTER the sale, as it wouldn't be okay to buy multiple things for resale when items are on special as such. Pretty sad to see a forum dedicated to taking action to me (although, thanks to the people defending me a bit), when in all honesty, I'll be making a slim profit, and helping out my store manager by clearing the stock. Now, with that being said, they are 100% receipted brand new Australian stock with warranty, and I was accepting best offers of $250. If giving people good deals on a brand new product, and making a little bit of a profit on the side is such a bad thing, then I apologise profusely.

    • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2013 - 08:43
      +30

      Don't apologise. You've done nothing wrong mate, personally even if it wasn't after the sale, yeah it sucks for those that would have missed out, but that's capitalism for you. It's the way of our society and some people just enjoy finding trivial shit to get angry about. In future, maybe don't disclose that you're from target, might help you out in the end. Just say they were recently bought from a sale or something.

      But sorry about this, not all of us are this petty and whiny.

    • dealman on 07/06/2013 - 08:59
      +15

      Good on you for coming here and defending yourself.
      + 1 also for being honest ..

      PS.. I sent you an offer for 220 please accept :-)

    • StewBalls on 07/06/2013 - 09:27
      +3

      I Broden stuff that I find through OzB all the time, I just don't tell these guys about it for the most part.

      I wouldn't beat myself up over it dude! ;)

      • cheng2008 on 08/06/2013 - 12:29
        +4

        gasp not you too Stewballs! Nooooooo….

        • hahaboy on 08/06/2013 - 16:24

          He stewballed it maybe? :P

        • StewBalls on 09/06/2013 - 10:51
          +1

          StewBalling is merely a cottage industry…Broden has built a mighty empire! ;)

    • cheng2008 on 08/06/2013 - 12:36
      +1

      If you bought them when the sale was still on and took some away from a kid that really wanted one but couldn't afford one for $300, then people would judge you even if they can't stop you. But you bought them when the sale ended so you're all good in my books.

      That being said, doing business will always earn you enemies. As long as you can live with yourself and what you've done then that's what matters.

    • AssociatedAlexD @ Target Australia on 10/06/2013 - 09:50
      +4

      I'm not sure we are entirely allowed to do this.
      I also work at Target, and we are reminded on occasion that we are not allowed to purchase products from the store, then resell them at a profit. Furthermore, we are asked to (and I always have) wait to purchase from a sale until at least the end of the first day, which you seem to have done on this occasion.

      I had a look through the retail agreement, and it seems alright you doing this, though I haven't read through the allowed purchases using a Target for You card. It's possible that the stores I have worked at have had some sort of agreement…

      Regardless, the fact that you left this until after customers had a chance to purchase the products gives you my support on a moral level. Customers haven't missed out, and there's potentially still plenty of stock (my store is in your region, and has a ton of them out the back).

  • one man clan on 07/06/2013 - 09:12
    +24

    People wanting to get this guy sacked are awful.

    • StewBalls on 07/06/2013 - 09:30
      +7

      They be jelly…

        • StewBalls on 07/06/2013 - 11:20
          +11

          Thank you CMI, for constantly reminding me that something I've said to you in the past has pissed you off so much that you feel compelled to follow me around OzB with negs & idiotic replies. As I've said before, the fact that I've gotten under your skin so badly, over something I can't even remember, is truly pathetic!

          Mission accomplished. :)

        • Tal_Shiar on 07/06/2013 - 13:02
          +5

          i had someone follow me around on ozbargain negging me constantly because i made fun of them posting a 50c saving on a kfc voucher lol facepalm

        • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2013 - 13:06
          +3

          Oh I've got at least two groupies I know of. ArticFox (or something like that) used to follow me around negging me - he didn't like me mocking some Sony tablet deal and then spotting his troll account and reporting it which led to a short ban and I know that I regularly get two negs for even the simplest of replies very often.

        • StewBalls on 07/06/2013 - 13:10
          +3

          LOL, KFC is serious business Tal! ;)

          I just laugh at this CMI guy, coz every time he trolls me it just reaffirms that to be so vindictive, over something so inconsequential, pretty much makes him my bitch! :p

          It really surprises me that so many people on OzB just can't let things go…we all disagree at one point or another; that's life; it's all water under the bridge IMHO…

  • Nynaeve on 07/06/2013 - 10:37
    +5

    This season Vinbie is the new Broden

    • DrStinge on 12/06/2013 - 10:13

      Days of Our Lives: OzBargain Edition

  • leeroys_dad on 07/06/2013 - 11:35
    +10

    before or after the sale, who cares? i guess there are incentives to being a target employee, just the same as if you worked at a car dealership and drove a new car home every night. every job has its perks.

    it's not like this guy marked them down himself. they were on special, he purchased as a customer. just like you would. now smarten up and stop stroking your neckbeards

  • lonewolf on 07/06/2013 - 12:13
    +3

    Well the way i see it is if what he did is perfectly acceptable by his company then it doesnt matter if people reported him, The company will say he didnt breach any agreements. So it will all be fine..now if people are worried that something might happen to them then doesnt it stand to reason its because they fear the company might feel that they did act unethically or breach some contract?

  • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2013 - 12:45
    +1

    I don't understand why he removed the listing "to avoid trouble"

    What kind of trouble could be avoided? He already said that he wasn't breaching his contract.

    • Tal_Shiar on 07/06/2013 - 13:05
      +3

      unnecessary attention, the less information people have to twist against him the better. I wouldn't be surprised if someone hasnt taken screenshots and already attempted to make a complaint.

      What kind of trouble could be avoided? He already said that he wasn't breaching his contract.

      He also said he bought them after they sale, not everyone read it…

  • SonGHosT on 07/06/2013 - 13:38
    +4

    Fair enough … you can always try to become a Target employee to get this if you want. Should not complain about others' good opportunity you do not have.
    You live close to a pretty girl then you have more opportunity to get her :)

  • AssociatedDoy @ Target Australia on 07/06/2013 - 14:12
    +6

    Thanks for the support and the opportunity to defend myself. I knew I was in the right, so wanted to try and clear myself about a listing I was getting personalised abuse over. Anyway, I am leaving out any relevance to Target in the listing I will put up again tonight, so, as said, to avoid this petty nonsense. I figured I will revise the price, and put them up for 260 BIN with best offers of 249+ accepted, 20 dollars postage. Thanks again!

    • berger on 07/06/2013 - 19:50
      +8

      Just sell them privately on here, avoid eBay 9.9%. That's 24ish back in your pocket. Or in pocket for members here…

      • StewBalls on 08/06/2013 - 09:18
        +5

        I'd consider Gumtree as well, for the same reason…greedBay is getting a bit outlandish with fees.

        • wisc on 24/06/2013 - 20:34

          pretty sure ebay/paypal owns gumtree

        • Speckled Jim on 24/06/2013 - 21:51

          Yes they do.
          The issue here is fees, not who owns which brand. Basic ads on GT are still free.

      • AssociatedDoy @ Target Australia on 08/06/2013 - 20:36
        +2

        Feel free to email me at [removed] if you'd like to make an offer on them! I'd love to dodge the eBay fees and give a cheaper price on the product.

  • J6 on 07/06/2013 - 14:19
    +6

    everyone is hating just because he is an employee and they are jealous. He bought the items like any other greedy customer would and is selling them for profit. Working retails jobs have very little rare perks and this is one them. Most people on here would have done the same thing.

  • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2013 - 17:04

    They were selling for $199.83 as their clearance price. I took a photo of one available stock a fortnight back.

  • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2013 - 20:56
    +4

    Just to point out the obvious. This person hasn't committed any criminal offence. There were 6 remaining units AFTER the sale period ended so does that not mean that the stock going back on the shop floor would be the normal retail price? This person has done nothing wrong and is getting crucified for what?

  • Weezle on 07/06/2013 - 23:49
    +5

    This is a ridiculous and pointless thread. I'm pretty sure reselling something isn't illegal, that is what RETAILERS do…….. so why can't one individual do it as well?

  • Flyingfox82 on 08/06/2013 - 09:03
    +15

    I seriously agree, you guys are such tight asses, expecting no one to make a profit.

    GET OVER IT WHO CARES IF HES MAKING SOME MONEY

    Far out, I dont even like posting ANYTHING on this site, because of all the negative comments you guys always dish

    • MATTDAMON on 08/06/2013 - 20:50

      Yep, some people get some serious butthurt over profiting on sales, some people got pretty mad at me when Shell had a bowser error at 78c for vpower and myself + a few others bought close to 8000L to resell.

    • wolffram on 08/06/2013 - 22:42
      +1

      "Far out, I dont even like posting ANYTHING on this site, because of all the negative comments you guys always dish"

      Got that right

  • wtfnodeal on 08/06/2013 - 19:48
    +2

    For what he did was nothing compared with the Coles staff tries to hide all the roasted chicken for themselves to stop customers from buying them at rrp $10 each so they can buy them at $3 each when the store is closed. I was so pissed when i got there at 8.30pm found out they were all hidden at the back and told me they were reserved.

  • doctorwatson on 08/06/2013 - 20:09

    Probably another one, just opened a new ebay account, http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190852…

  • doctorwatson on 08/06/2013 - 20:17

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  • Halc on 08/06/2013 - 20:44
    +1

    if you work at target chances are you need the extra income from those perks.. flogging it on ebay gets you abysmal profit after fees and postage anyway i don't know why you would bother

  • nikey2k27 on 08/06/2013 - 22:41

    this dose i used to at dicksmith buy up all cheep stock resell it i remember $20 xbox sale. game sale from hell got heap of cheep stuff.

    • Shaw on 18/06/2013 - 16:34
      +1

      What does that even mean!?

  • wtfnodeal on 08/06/2013 - 23:52
    +2

    Google "Arbitrage" then you will know there nothing to be mad about. Anyone is in a position to take the advantage and not to mention there is risk involved of the price difference for a desired profit or return is fair. Unless what he did was harming the business and reputation of his employers which was in breach of his employment contract, otherwise it is perfectly fine he took the chance and risk for a profit he wants.

  • AssociatedDman89 @ Target Australia on 09/06/2013 - 19:19
    +3

    I can safely say he is NOT a staff member as I was working at the store when the purchase was made….I'm not sure why he claims to be a staff member though as it doesn't make a difference either way that have been paid for legitimately.

    • [Deactivated] on 09/06/2013 - 19:32
      +3

      lol, I'm gonna grab some popcorn.

      Please continue…

      • AssociatedDman89 @ Target Australia on 09/06/2013 - 21:57
        +2

        The purchase was legit and therefore it is now his property to do as he pleases. Not much more to it then that guys!

        • [Deactivated] on 09/06/2013 - 22:00
          +3

          Except that he lies to us both on here and eBay.

    • Speckled Jim on 09/06/2013 - 22:08
      +3

      The employee part was there to add credibility;

      Well so much for that…

      • Tal_Shiar on 10/06/2013 - 00:34
        +2

        we're going to need more popcorn…

    • bobjane on 10/06/2013 - 00:34

      Huh? There's only one Target? There's only one Target that sells PS3s? There's only one Target that sold 6 PS3s?

      In short, how do you know which purchase was his and whether or not he's staff?

      • StewBalls on 10/06/2013 - 09:37

        Fair questions, I'd be interested to hear the answers too…

  • AssociatedDman89 @ Target Australia on 10/06/2013 - 16:18

    As I didn't make the sale I could be completely off (my manager informed me he had sold the six remaining PS3's) but as the sale was last week a few days before the thread started and the area isn't exactly massive (we are not a actual target, we are the smaller target country type store) I thought it was a pretty good guess…as for the staff thing my manager didn't say anything about it unless he was part of the Coles Myer chain which then would make sense of the claim. Again, if it was the same purchase at our store we are a small team and store therefore I would be aware if one of my fellow team members made the purchase.

    • videoman on 10/06/2013 - 18:13

      Did your manager say if the sale was still continuing when he bought them or did he buy them after the sale finished?

      • AssociatedDman89 @ Target Australia on 10/06/2013 - 18:21

        I should clarify that what happened was target had the 'below cost' sale which you all saw with the constant posts on here about cheap deals. Even though that promotion had ended, any leftover stock we had was still at that price (which is why they were not available online as it was store specific as the promotion had ended). The stock had been on the sales floor for weeks at the 'below cost' sale price and we had only sold one or two prior to the six being sold. I was honestly surprised it took so long to sell them all but then again its not exactly a huge area so that may be the reason why.

    • bobjane on 10/06/2013 - 18:16
      +1

      You realize that chances are he bought them at another Target branch.

      I think that challenging another person's credibility should be based on more than the number 6. However this is the internet and I am expecting too much.

      • videoman on 10/06/2013 - 18:19

        The seller is from a town with less than 50000 people. I doubt theres many people who would have bought exactly 6 PS3's from the store and they end up on ebay a few days later.

  • AssociatedDman89 @ Target Australia on 10/06/2013 - 18:30

    That was also my thoughts videoman but then people are entitled to their own opinion. Just seemed very coincidental to me that's all.

  • sauce2k6 on 10/06/2013 - 20:14
    +2

    This isn't where I parked my car

  • Lathratsamy on 11/06/2013 - 09:15
    +1

    Target springwood in qld still has a few last night. No need to pay over $200 if you guys still interested:)

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