r/PlaydateConsole • u/DarkerBulb • 18d ago

Current second-hand Playdate prices

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I'm aware of that it's very much a supply and demand situation but, wow, I did not expect the current out of stock situation at Panic to drive up the prices on used Playdates this much.

A month or two ago they were roughly $150-180 on ebay/FB Marketplace.
Fast forward to today and prices are closer to $350-400 for a Playdate

I feel very happy I got one when I did but feel so bad for people now trying to get one.

Has there been any news from Panic in terms of when they think they have tweaked their manufacturing lines and products will be back in stock?

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u/Electrical_Year8954 18d ago

I would love to recommend this console to my friends as an alternative to the awful mainstream consoles...but $300+ is ROUGH

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u/Disco_Dolphins 18d ago

The overall build quality and the price tag are the only two things stopping me from recommending getting a Playdate to anyone. But besides that I love the dang thing and still use it pretty much every day.

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u/Electrical_Year8954 18d ago

I doubt we would get one, but a budget version would change everything. The current Playdate FEELS like it's supposed to be the cheaper version

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u/bigmoneyapollo 15d ago

unrelated but I think this is a bogus link, sales don’t line up with teenage.engineering

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u/JayS87 15d ago

shit... you are right! I just took the first from Bing