“How many people did it take to decide that it was a good idea to sell the hottest item of the season COMPLETELY online, without taking the time to put together some sort of system to handle/deter scalpers?”
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The thing is Sony didn't want people showing up in large quantities anywhere to pick up their new console as they didn't want to be the target of any bad publicity. Also they probably just didn't want anyone getting sick from them… anyway it's up to the individual sites to handle the actual process and so far Best Buy has been the best one, on release date they actually released their stock later in the morning and did so in small quantities every few minutes to keep people from buying it up immediately, they also required you to confirm via email to be sure its you. This is a HUGE step up from how they handled their preorder day but people were a little upset about this because it took them a bit longer to order their playstation and attribute that to the reason why they didn't get one even though it is indeed a hot item. At the end of the day: sony has no say in how other companies sell the stock online, the scammers will always find a way around any hurdle anyways, and people will be upset no matter what. As time goes on more will be available and if people dont buy off ebay or other scammer-ridden sites it'll be easier to get a hold of at some point.
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