PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle Sold Out In Minutes, Online Listings Selling Pre-Orders For As High As £10,000

You can find listings for the PlayStation 5 Pro 30th Anniversary limited edition bundle on platforms like eBay, although scalpers are asking for prices as high as £10,000.

By : Aashish Kumar Shrivastava | Updated at : 27 Sep 2024 02:54 PM (IST)

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PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary edition bundle is individually numbered as a collector's item, and only 12,300 of such consoles are up in the markets for purchase.

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Sony released the PlayStation 5 Pro, the 30th Anniversary limited edition bundle, recently and the stocks were sold out in just seconds. Scalpers have already uploaded it on various e-commerce channels with surged prices. The pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 Pro 30th Anniversary limited edition bundle went live in the UK and across the Eurozone yesterday. This special version of the PS5 Pro console is individually numbered as a collector's item, and only 12,300 of such consoles are up in the markets for purchase.

Shoppers were quick to encounter "sold out" notifications for the PS5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary limited edition Bundle just minutes after pre-orders opened on PlayStation Direct in the UK. This left many feeling frustrated, especially those who had been patiently waiting in the queue beforehand.

You can still find listings for the bundle on platforms like eBay, although scalpers are asking for prices as high as £10,000.

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The scalpers selling the PS5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary limited edition bundle on eBay don’t actually have the consoles in hand yet. Instead, they’re attempting to profit from their successful pre-orders. Despite this, there are already numerous listings from sellers hoping to cash in on the bundle’s limited availability. In fact, the situation has gotten so bad that some eBay users have posted counter listings to warn potential buyers against purchasing these pre-orders from scalpers.

Even the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle, which wasn't as tightly restricted as the PS5 Pro version, has sold out, fueling a wave of scalping activity across various online platforms.