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| Author: | Fogmeister [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ebay purchasing |
I haven't used Ebay for a VERY long time. Mainly due to PayPal being a complete arse. Anyway, I've been browsing the PS3s on there and they are a very good price. £200 + £10 P&P for an almost unboxed PS3. (No games). Seems like a very good price to me. What is ebay like recently? Anyone buy anything recently? |
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| Author: | veato [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ebay purchasing |
I use it quite often but for something like a PS3 I'd be more likely to go to the shops. £210+ (incl PP) with no games or £280 from a shop with 1-2 games fully boxed and warranty. |
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| Author: | Fogmeister [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:46 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Ebay purchasing | |||||||||
I actually came to the same conclusion  It might be cheaper but I'd prefer to pay more for the extra security etc... |
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| Author: | finlay666 [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ebay purchasing |
shop around and you can probs get one £200 new Mind the slim is likely to be announced at E3 tomorrow which could help drive the price of the old one down 
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| Author: | Fogmeister [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:08 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Ebay purchasing | |||||||||
Ah cool, I knew the price was being dropped and I guessed it would be when the slim PS3 was unveiled but I didn't know when that would be. I'll keep an eye out. Thanks! |
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| Author: | finlay666 [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ebay purchasing |
Sony have their day at E3 tomorrow, was MS's day today with some reasonably cool stuff announced...and some what I would say was some fairly lame stuff lol |
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| Author: | DoubleTouch [ Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ebay purchasing |
Just another vote for going through Ebay. I bought a 60GB PS3 off Ebay just as they brought out the 40GB for about £230. I thought I had played the system well, waiting for the price drop and then picking up one that is backwards compatible with PS2 games for, back then, a great price. However, it was then another 2 months before I actually got a PS3. The dealer took the money, as well as from about eight other individuals buying from him, and then all communication was cut. It was a big fat scam. Now, after going through the whole painfully slow process of lodging a complaint, having the complaint investigated, waiting for the complaint to be proved true, waiting for my money to be reimbursed (which was actually only about £210 so I lost 20 quid), I did eventually get my money back and bought another 60 GB for £215 and all was well. The story does not end there though. Since then I have had the unit break twice. Once because of the Blueray drive packing up and once – only three days ago – because of the power supply going. The first time it was out of guarantee but I managed to wangle a repair for free, this time however, I have no choice but to pay £140 to get it fixed. So, all I can say is that if I were you I would really hedge my bets and buy from a reputable store and not ebay, preferably with an extended warranty. I buy a lot on ebay, and 90 per cent of my dealings have been perfectly good and above board, but in this case I would definitely say play it safe. Oh, plus definitely wait for the slim to be announced / brought out for the price drop. |
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ebay purchasing |
I'd check your local papers. I spotted one this morning for £215 including a couple of games. My last couple of eBay purchases were fine. The one before that was a proper [LIFTED]. In fact, the large majority of my eBay stuff has been fine. |
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| Author: | saspro [ Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:20 am ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Ebay purchasing | |||||||||
Insure it here then wait a week or 2 and get it fixed. |
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