By The Financial District
Nov 28, 20201 min
A group of people lined up outside Arden Fair overnight sprinted through the Sacramento mall when doors opened at 5 a.m. Friday, hoping to score the new PlayStation 5 or X Box Series X gaming system when GameStop opened a couple hours later, according to KCRA 3 News.
“We had to do a dash through the door, man,” said one of the shoppers, Josiah.
While Black Friday usually entices shoppers with bargain prices, these shoppers were looking to pay retail (versions of the PS5 system cost $400 or $500). Many in the group hoped to make their own profit by reselling the hot gaming console due to high demand.
Ali Hosseinlou said he hoped to buy a PS5 to resell it or get one for a friend.
“I’ve seen some of them go for $2,800 to $1,400, to $800 at minimum,” he said.
Most left disappointed after the store opened at 7 a.m. because GameStop only had two PS5 consoles in stock at that location, an employee told KCRA 3’s Brian Hickey.
Chris Clayton was one of the lucky ones to score the console after his dash to the store hours earlier.
“You see my shoe? Scuffed!” he said.