Would you trust a used XBox on ebay? (no link)

Stroke · 11-26-2003, 12:44 PM

A little x-mas present for myself...

Just a general question, not looking at one on ebay in particular.

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soundwave · 11-26-2003, 12:46 PM

how much $ do you save? i'd just get a new one... heh

Stroke · 11-26-2003, 12:48 PM

Let's say it was like, $80-100 for a core unit..

WRXGuyInUSA · 11-26-2003, 12:49 PM

you probably DO have an auction in mind... and are scared we're gonna jump on it first!!!!

I can see right through you

Scubiedoo · 11-26-2003, 12:51 PM

Personally, I'd just buy a new one. Better to spend the extra $100 and get some package deal with it and know it'll work than to spend your $80-$100 and get a piece o' crap.

Stroke · 11-26-2003, 12:57 PM

*sigh* ooo kay...

a new xBox just isn't worth $180 to me though because I only want it for Halo. In fact, I just call a "Halo Machine"

Scubiedoo · 11-26-2003, 01:08 PM

Really? I mean think of all the time and enjoyment you get out of it. If you spend a lot of time using it, then it's a great investment.

We have a PS2 and an XboX, and I definitely say that they have gotten their value's worth of play time on both of them.

...and no one is to say you can't buy the one online, I'm just saying if it were me, I'd buy the new one.

m750 · 11-26-2003, 01:10 PM

a used one even dead is worth $100 at eb...
so anyone want to give me thier dead x box?
AO

Drac9 · 11-26-2003, 01:29 PM

BUy one at a pawn shop. I got mine for $100 and i got to test it out before buying it.

-=Ice-T=- · 11-26-2003, 01:36 PM

How to save money buying an Xbox (or any electronic item for the mattter):

1. Find a broken/used item on eBay. They are usually a lot cheaper than how much the brand new item would be.

2. Find a store that sells the exact same item.

3. Buy the used/broken item from eBay and buy the same brand new item from the store.

4. Return the used/broken item to the store. Keep the brand new one.

5. TADA! You just got a brand new item for the cost of a used one.

Keshav · 11-26-2003, 01:38 PM

It could be one like mine. I bought mine the first day they were out and now the DVD drive has degraded to the point where I can only watch DVD movies with it. Games don't work for crap, it keeps telling me I have dirty discs. I even took the drive out and cleaned it with compressed air ... no difference.

Get a new one.

plunk10 · 11-26-2003, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by -=Ice-T=-
How to save money buying an Xbox (or any electronic item for the mattter):

1. Find a broken/used item on eBay. They are usually a lot cheaper than how much the brand new item would be.

2. Find a store that sells the exact same item.

3. Buy the used/broken item from eBay and buy the same brand new item from the store.

4. Return the used/broken item to the store. Keep the brand new one.

5. TADA! You just got a brand new item for the cost of a used one.

genious

we marylanders are smart

Stroke · 11-26-2003, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by -=Ice-T=-
How to save money buying an Xbox (or any electronic item for the mattter):

Meh, I'm no good at shystering

-=Ice-T=- · 11-26-2003, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by strokefactor
Meh, I'm no good at shystering

Cmon, even a 4 year old can do that.

Julian · 11-26-2003, 02:48 PM

I don't think it has anything to do with ability, I think it has to do with will.

Just for kicks, I'd like to see a 4-year-old do it, as you say.

smp291 · 11-26-2003, 02:52 PM

I bought a Game Boy Advance used it for a few weeks. I noticed one pixel was bad so I returned, all scratched the paint was worn off it was great. Now I have a new red one...

Buy broken, buy new den swap

MaK10 · 11-26-2003, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by -=Ice-T=-
How to save money buying an Xbox (or any electronic item for the mattter):

1. Find a broken/used item on eBay. They are usually a lot cheaper than how much the brand new item would be.

2. Find a store that sells the exact same item.

3. Buy the used/broken item from eBay and buy the same brand new item from the store.

4. Return the used/broken item to the store. Keep the brand new one.

5. TADA! You just got a brand new item for the cost of a used one.

almost a good idea, but you forgot one thing that will get you busted.... when you buy a video game system in the store, they do not scan the box its in... they have a cut out on the back that allows the actual barcode on the bottom of the system unit itself to be scanned.... so in order to get away with this, you need to transplant the broken parts, out of the old xbox, into the one you just bought and vice versa.... or if your slick enough, just switch the stickers, but its pretty hard, once you start to pull them off, the words VOID VOID VOID appear all over the sticker... (same with the sticker holding the case together). you can however just eat up the glue with a hair dryer, and it peels of without voiding anything....

as far as xbox on ebay, thats where i got mine, $85 bucks shipped.... then bought a modchipfor $40.... definently gotten its money's worth... even if its only for a multimedia station (movies, music, emulators) i barely play xbox games on it haha...

theJrod · 11-26-2003, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Keshav
It could be one like mine. I bought mine the first day they were out and now the DVD drive has degraded to the point where I can only watch DVD movies with it. Games don't work for crap, it keeps telling me I have dirty discs. I even took the drive out and cleaned it with compressed air ... no difference.

Get a new one.

There was a batch with bad DVD drives. MS was fixing for free, even outside the original warrenty period. My sister bought hers used, no warranty, and it had this problem. I called MS, they sent me a box, and they fixed it, no questions asked.

original_sin · 11-26-2003, 02:59 PM

We bought a X-box on ebay...
It sounded like a good idea, but a month later it decided to quit reading discs. Save yourself the headache and buy a new one...

(BTW Hi, I'm new..)

Stroke · 11-26-2003, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by original_sin
(BTW Hi, I'm new..)

A thread of mine got someone to register???

I feel all important now

WHTWRX · 11-26-2003, 03:45 PM

Get the Panzer edition going for $500+

11-26-2003, 12:44 PM	#1
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soundwave Scooby Specialist Member#: 30370 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: i-club.com Vehicle: 2011 STi	how much $ do you save? i'd just get a new one... heh

11-26-2003, 12:48 PM	#3
Stroke Scooby Specialist Member#: 12208 Join Date: Nov 2001 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: in front of a beer and smokes Vehicle: 1998 Pick'm up truck	Let's say it was like, $80-100 for a core unit..

11-26-2003, 12:49 PM	#4
WRXGuyInUSA Scooby Specialist Member#: 13967 Join Date: Jan 2002 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Nunya Vehicle: Bye Bye STI!!!	you probably DO have an auction in mind... and are scared we're gonna jump on it first!!!! I can see right through you

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Scubiedoo Scooby Newbie Member#: 29536 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: WA Vehicle: 08 STis grey	Personally, I'd just buy a new one. Better to spend the extra $100 and get some package deal with it and know it'll work than to spend your $80-$100 and get a piece o' crap.

11-26-2003, 12:57 PM	#6
Stroke Scooby Specialist Member#: 12208 Join Date: Nov 2001 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: in front of a beer and smokes Vehicle: 1998 Pick'm up truck	sigh ooo kay... a new xBox just isn't worth $180 to me though because I only want it for Halo. In fact, I just call a "Halo Machine"

11-26-2003, 01:08 PM	#7
Scubiedoo Scooby Newbie Member#: 29536 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: WA Vehicle: 08 STis grey	Really? I mean think of all the time and enjoyment you get out of it. If you spend a lot of time using it, then it's a great investment. We have a PS2 and an XboX, and I definitely say that they have gotten their value's worth of play time on both of them. ...and no one is to say you can't buy the one online, I'm just saying if it were me, I'd buy the new one.

11-26-2003, 01:10 PM	#8
m750 Scooby Guru Member#: 2278 Join Date: Sep 2000 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Pepperell MA Vehicle: 8Sti \| 07 allez White \| Comp	a used one even dead is worth $100 at eb... so anyone want to give me thier dead x box? AO

11-26-2003, 01:29 PM	#9
Drac9 Scooby Specialist Member#: 9861 Join Date: Sep 2001 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Colorado Springs, CO Vehicle: 1999 2.35 RS-T w/NOS Hybrid Rally Blue Pearl	BUy one at a pawn shop. I got mine for $100 and i got to test it out before buying it.

11-26-2003, 01:36 PM	#10
-=Ice-T=- Scooby Newbie Member#: 30956 Join Date: Dec 2002	How to save money buying an Xbox (or any electronic item for the mattter): 1. Find a broken/used item on eBay. They are usually a lot cheaper than how much the brand new item would be. 2. Find a store that sells the exact same item. 3. Buy the used/broken item from eBay and buy the same brand new item from the store. 4. Return the used/broken item to the store. Keep the brand new one. 5. TADA! You just got a brand new item for the cost of a used one.

11-26-2003, 01:38 PM	#11
Keshav Scooby Specialist Member#: 1654 Join Date: Jun 2000 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Seattle, WA, USA Vehicle: 1998 GC8 Unicorn MV Agusta Brutale S	It could be one like mine. I bought mine the first day they were out and now the DVD drive has degraded to the point where I can only watch DVD movies with it. Games don't work for crap, it keeps telling me I have dirty discs. I even took the drive out and cleaned it with compressed air ... no difference. Get a new one.

11-26-2003, 02:48 PM	#15
Julian Scooby Specialist Member#: 1182 Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Ventura, CA Vehicle: MY00 RS BRP	I don't think it has anything to do with ability, I think it has to do with will. Just for kicks, I'd like to see a 4-year-old do it, as you say.

11-26-2003, 02:52 PM	#16
smp291 Scooby Specialist Member#: 9520 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Satans Left Testicle Vehicle: 89 weak ass commuter civic	I bought a Game Boy Advance used it for a few weeks. I noticed one pixel was bad so I returned, all scratched the paint was worn off it was great. Now I have a new red one... Buy broken, buy new den swap

11-26-2003, 02:59 PM	#19
original_sin Scooby Newbie Member#: 49371 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oak Hill, WV Vehicle: 2000 2.5 RS MBRP	We bought a X-box on ebay... It sounded like a good idea, but a month later it decided to quit reading discs. Save yourself the headache and buy a new one... (BTW Hi, I'm new..)

11-26-2003, 03:45 PM	#21
WHTWRX Scooby Specialist Member#: 18571 Join Date: May 2002 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Pissed off in a dark corner. Vehicle: 2002 NRX Prepped WRX Aspen White	Get the Panzer edition going for $500+