An interesting PS3 auction anecdote with Phil Harrison |
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A few weeks before the Sony PlayStation 3 was released in UK stores, a lucky fan of the rock band Marillion was able to grab a unit signed by the band members through a charity auction.The small concert was attended by 2,500 enthusiastic fans who came to enjoy a night of good music while helping out the band garner funds for their favorite charities. In the late goings of the show, the band auctioned several autographed items including a shirt that went out for 650 euros.
What happened next was a total surprise. It was revealed that Sony boss Phil Harrison was in attendance and was invited to stake a bid. Instead, Harrison offered to auction off a brand-new Sony PS3 paid "from his own pocket." The starting price was announced by Marillion's keyboard player at 100 euros. Everyone was assured that the machine would be autographed and the proceeds will go to charity.
Several bids were heard from the crowd, and the bidding began in earnest. Harrison decided to join in the fun and went to the stage, took the microphone and restarted the bidding at 600 euros.
It was apparent that the bidders were taken aback as only one was left staking a bid at the floor price of the game console. After a few uncomfortable seconds of persuading the crowd to bid, the machine was sold to the sole bidder.
The crowd was then compelled to leave the venue as it was announced that Marillion had left the scene during the bidding. Harrison and Marillion declined to give comments about the event.
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One way or another it sounds like a crock of sh¡t.
Yeah like Phil would donate a PS3 he bought with his own money.
I read the original article and Phil came across like a total douche. It was going to be published but Sony applied the pressure and the original article was pulled. It's on the guy's blog though. I don't get it, I thought the UK residents liked the PS3...
The way I was told that it happened was that it was too apparent that Harrison was trying to market a games machine at a charity auction and the crowd was pissed that it was being turned into advertisement that they wanted to get the ass off stage.
For anyone interested. Here is the original blog.
http://biffovision.blogspot.com/2007/04/spiked.html
Phil Harrison made a fool of himself(Much more than QJ spin on this). And the only bidder was begging the crowd to outbid him.
Funny, that's exactly how I imagined this guy to be.
I really can't stand him.
Dear Qj....plz fix this
i,m currently Logged in as the lame "Common sense" i cant take the Humilation
plz fix this,cant stand been logged as that drone
Instead of typing in the usual Mister Common Sense, Mister Common Sense is a Moron, Mister Common Sense is one ass sucking dude, etc. TYPE YOUR OWN FU*KING NAME.
If that doesn't work, call tech support at 1-800-GET LIFE.
That one wasn't me... All the good ones are, but not the ones with plz and poor spelling..
Ass hole.
Ya big homo did you come here to find something negative to write?
the one that is unregistered are you that much of a moron?
I can't stand you either, so shut the f*ck up. XD
Mister common sense is a 360 fanboy who comes to the ps3 forums to insult the ps3. Will you just go away, you stupid fanboy without a life?
The guy who writes this is a total ps3 hater. He writes for Edge and a lot of his articles are about how much the ps3 sux, or so I'm told. (I don't read edge, but I do hear his guy just hates the ps3 in general.