Next Thursday is Thanksgiving in the United States, which means that next Friday is Black Friday–the official launch of the holiday shopping season and a day filled with remarkable deals. One of those Black Friday specials will be the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, but at $ 199 it still isn’t much of a bargain.

The BlackBerry PlayBook is currently selling for its full retail price of $ 499 at Best Buy, and at a discounted $ 349 at Amazon. Actually, that is using the word “selling” loosely. It is available from those retailers, and those retailers are asking those prices. Whether it is selling at all is a matter of debate.