When Sony announced the $400 entry price for its PlayStation 5 video game console Wednesday, it said preorders would start the next day.
The popular auction site was filled with listings for PlayStation 5 consoles ready to sell on Thursday promising the seller had secured a preorder and would ship the device immediately after it arrived.
Many sellers appear to be asking between $750 and $1,000, about double the $400 starting price of the console without a Blu-ray drive, or double the $500 starting price for the PS5 that has it. .
The buying and selling frenzy is one of the first public signs of how in-demand Sony's PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's $500 Xbox Series X and $300 Xbox Series S will be when they land on store shelves this November. .