And if the motivation for all those "line standers" is to turn around and resell it on Ebay for a quick profit...the mystery merely increases as to why people would spend thousands of dollars for something they can have at a fraction of the price....if they just wait a few weeks.
Sony is having major production/procurement issues with some of the components of the blue-ray technology in the PS3's. It could be a lot longer than a few weeks before they are able to deliver any more stock.

If you are a college student or otherwise non-committed person, standing in line for 3 days to make a $2500 profit doesn't sound all that bad. That's probably more than most of us make in 3 days working normal jobs.......