is it safe to buy used or refurbished game systems from ebay

[Disconn3cted]

I have an 80gb ps3 and its one of the new models that doesn't play ps2 games but I was thinking of buying a 60gb one that plays ps2 games from ebay and selling mine. Do you think I would get scammed?

[lavapockets]

That's a tough call....I tend to not trust ebay because it's so impersonal. Maybe you should try to sell it to someone you know or Craig's List first? At least that way you can meet the person face-to-face, they give you cash, and you don't have to worry about charge-backs, scams, etc. And you can inspect the new one when you go to buy it (or buy a new one from a store).

[MiKe 51-50]

60gbs have gone down hill over time. All my friends that had 60gb ps3 have had to send it in because of the yellow light of death.
I just got a 80gb metal gear solid system that plays ps2 games to replace my 40gb that did not. Works fine and it was used from a friend.

[FireVortex]

[*BlackFox]

ROFL yeah that's true, that could happen!

[FireFly]

I bought my Xbox 360 from ebay about a year ago and never had a problem. I've used EBay dozens of times over the years with no problems. Just try to stick to the Power Sellers with a good reputation and you should be fine.

[Fury]

Say you did get scammed, you could get ur money back if u dispute it with paypal. I bought an ipod touch recently and it was faulty. But after a bit of communication with paypal i managed to get a refund. The thing is here i risked buying something expensive and he had low feedback. When you're buying off someone with high positive feedback, you are a lot safer.

[Mirosuke]

when i saw the topic tittle, i was thinking of this image

[Disconn3cted]

If something like that really happened then I could get my money back right? Unless it said it was a gameboy in a psp box...

[chesticles]

Just dont buy usb drives or you'll really get f**ked xD

[MiKe 51-50]

Just make sure they got a lot of positive feedback and read the description.

[Jstar1]

yeah usually buy from people who have already sold a bunch of stuff. And you can go through the logs and see all the feedback and ratings so its not that hard finding someone legit.

[FireVortex]

Just dont buy usb drives or you'll really get f**ked xD

I think buying a psp an getting a gameboy would f**k u harder than a fake usb drive xD

[dom]

60gbs have gone down hill over time. All my friends that had 60gb ps3 have had to send it in because of the yellow light of death.
I just got a 80gb metal gear solid system that plays ps2 games to replace my 40gb that did not. Works fine and it was used from a friend.

I thought PS3s were immortal. Or atleast, that's what people like posting in xbox threads in OG.

[Toshiharu]

60gbs have gone down hill over time. All my friends that had 60gb ps3 have had to send it in because of the yellow light of death.
I just got a 80gb metal gear solid system that plays ps2 games to replace my 40gb that did not. Works fine and it was used from a friend.

I thought PS3s were immortal. Or atleast, that's what people like posting in xbox threads in OG.

The yellow light appears when it has too much dust clogged up. You can fix it, but voids the warranty. Ohai link

Yeah and in PS3 threads you get people saying the 360 can do way much better than a PS3 in every aspect. I wonder who those people can be.. perhaps fanboys?

[dom]

60gbs have gone down hill over time. All my friends that had 60gb ps3 have had to send it in because of the yellow light of death.
I just got a 80gb metal gear solid system that plays ps2 games to replace my 40gb that did not. Works fine and it was used from a friend.

I thought PS3s were immortal. Or atleast, that's what people like posting in xbox threads in OG.

The yellow light appears when it has too much dust clogged up. You can fix it, but voids the warranty. Ohai link

Yeah and in PS3 threads you get people saying the 360 can do way much better than a PS3 in every aspect. I wonder who those people can be.. perhaps fanboys?

Good thing there are obnoxious nintendo fanboys to promote teamwork between the two parties.

[Toshiharu]

Ohh lawl.

Ohh I just remembered the best ebay purchase ever. Someone bought a solar powered dryer and a few weeks later what came in? Some string and clothespins or the picture of the tv.(Think it was a tv) Shit was win.

[Vesta]

Lol...

[takolin]

Judge Judy > ebay scammers.

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[Fury]

Judge Judy > ebay scammers.

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lol that was good, enjoyed that one. She got owned in the end badly..$5000 lmao.