With box office numbers soaring past the $440 million mark, The Dark Knight is one hot, hot, hot brand. This is exactly why lucky promotion winners are willing to put their rare The Dark Knight themed Xbox 360s on eBay, to capitalize on the hype and make a fist full of cash.Winners of the Dominos Pizza's "The Cards Tell the Tale" Sweepstakes were awarded one of 110 The Dark Knight Xbox 360s (20GB models, no less) and now they're flooding eBay with some very high price tags. If you want one (and really, who wouldn't want a 360 plastered with the Joker on its side?) expect to pay two to three times the value of a Pro console itself. Heck, even "legit" auctions with sixteen plus bids have exceeded the $800 mark, which we expect to only climb. We wish we weren't so seriously jealous right now ...
[Via Gamertell]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
8-12-2008 @ 3:37PM
tronn said...
you made me say it x3f...
.... why so serious?....
thanks i'll be here all week
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8-12-2008 @ 3:38PM
Digital Limit said...
Heh, a guy I know has one and is thinking about holding out until the holidays. He wants to break a grand, I guess.
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8-12-2008 @ 3:53PM
ZEBRA NINER said...
I just saw this movie last night! It was awesome!
However, paying that much for a Dark Knight 360 is dumb. You could take some of that money and get someone to paint your xbox with anything you want.
People will try to make a buck off of anything! Speaking of which, I just found a Jesus-shaped pretzel, it's for sale... starting at $500. Come on folks, only $500 for salty salvation!
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8-12-2008 @ 4:00PM
Vcize said...
This is actually way less than I thought they would go for. I'm more startled that people are startled that these things are going for $800 than anything else.
Given that there are only and will only ever be 110 of these I expected them to be well up in the thousands, easily.
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8-12-2008 @ 4:12PM
DBoyFlex said...
I want one... for free.
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8-12-2008 @ 7:34PM
AoE said...
missed your chance.
8-12-2008 @ 8:42PM
DBoyFlex said...
I know. I still want a free one.
8-12-2008 @ 4:13PM
thisguyrighthere said...
Quick, pay-up for the right to advertise a product you receive no income for!!!!!!
Where's my $40 Abercrombie T-shirt? I need to head out for some McDonalds and a Coke. It's just not cool unless it's branded all over the place.
Okay, maybe if it's kept mint in 30 years it will be worth something. Just like those yellow Pokemon GameBoys. Oh, wait.
Maybe a Planet Hollywood will stick one up on a restroom wall.
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8-12-2008 @ 4:29PM
Digital Limit said...
A Batman-adorned 360 is a HUGE jump from say, a Coke-adorned one. These aren't masquerading advertisements. If I could have a 360 with Heath Ledger's badassery on it, I would want it. Really, you have to be joking.
8-12-2008 @ 4:49PM
thisguyrighthere said...
I was going to go off on you having Brokeback Mountain posters hanging in your closeted homo little boy bedroom but at the last minute decided that would be unnecessarily mean spirited so I won't.
8-12-2008 @ 5:24PM
JSBeckerist said...
May I ask why? You're still buying what amounts to an advertisement. Why is it worth more money, outside of maybe re-sale or sentimental value?
8-12-2008 @ 7:37PM
AoE said...
@JSBeckerist,
I take it you're not American? It's rare, and that's pretty much ALL that is required to drive the price up on something around here. Sadly absolutely everything is collectible (and collected) these days.
8-12-2008 @ 4:14PM
Trogdor said...
Man, we don't have a Dominos near my house, so I couldn't win one. Sure as heck won't pay $800 for one.
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8-12-2008 @ 4:42PM
Chester said...
The sad part is im actually debating on buying one!
Damn u Dark Knight!
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8-12-2008 @ 5:52PM
DiddlyKong said...
This is way better than the "I am rich" application on the I-phone ($999.99 for a picture of a red ruby).
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8-12-2008 @ 6:17PM
Jonman said...
If I'd had to eat a Domino's pizza in order to win one of these, I'd damn-well expect a thousand bucks in compensation.
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8-12-2008 @ 6:43PM
jim said...
shit I wish I sold mine. Its just too cool for me to part with haha
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8-12-2008 @ 7:00PM
RedSonRising said...
so stupid to buy.. for $25US you can make your own custom skin..
http://www.uniqueskins.com/Products/Microsoft/Xbox+360
or remove the side panels and faceplate and have it air brushed for a fraction of the price
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8-13-2008 @ 9:52AM
Maverick Saturn said...
Awfully pretty though :D
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8-13-2008 @ 9:52AM
Maverick Saturn said...
Tempted to touch
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