It may just be an icebox in the shape of a video game console, but the Xbox Mini Fridge has also become a target for online scalpers.
Unfortunately, pre-orders for the Xbox Mini Fridge sold out in seconds on Tuesday morning. But not everyone took an L. Resellers have already begun flooding eBay with listings for the Xbox Mini Fridge.
The fridge is supposed to retail for $99. However, the eBay listings demand buyers pay even more, between $279 to as much as $349. To prove the listings are real, some of the resellers have been posting photos that show the Xbox Mini Fridge was successfully ordered from the exclusive US retailer for the product, Target.
One reseller is also brazenly auctioning off his own successful pre-order starting at $800. EBay currently shows almost 200 listings for the product, which is scheduled to begin shipping in December.
In some cases, the scalpers were able to successfully pre-order the Xbox Mini Fridge by using automated bots. For example, one reseller posted the screen shot of their bot program snatching 16 units.
We recommend you steer clear of the eBay listings. Microsoft says it plans on selling more units at the regular $99 price. “For folks who missed the Target pre-order today, note that most units for this launch will be sold in store in December,” tweeted Xbox marketing general manager Aaron Greenberg.
“While supplies will be limited this holiday it is not a limited-edition product. We have more inventory coming early next year and will keep making more as we look to increase supply and available markets in 2022,” he added.
The in-store sales at Target also promise to prevent online scalpers and their bots from snatching up the product.