Such is almost always fueled by demand. Right after the initial launch there was a shortage of PS3s, leading some to purchase them for $600 and then resell them online for several times that. Now it's usually not that difficult to order a PS3 locally here in the US, but some people living in other countries may be willing to pay top dollar for a PS3, especially if they live in a region in which Sony is shipping few, if any, units. It could just be a scam, but I wouldn't rule it out as being illegitimate just yet.
John
I was looking for a unit before buying one Saturday and see that quite a few are BIDDING at $1500.00 and more! These HAVE BIDS! Does anyone have any idea what the SCAM is on this? Gotta be a scam since nobody would ever drop 1500 bucks on a PS3.

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