Whats the greatest deal you ever got on a game/ console?
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i got msg from my local electronic store which granted me a 20% off on one of selected item of my choice, then i used to purchase a Switch which is
329€-20%=259!
2 years ago i got a coupon of 10% off on all orders spending at least 300euro, then i bought a ps4 FIFA2016 bundle, then i sold FIFA2016 for 40bucks:
329-10%-40=256,1!
329€-20%=259!
2 years ago i got a coupon of 10% off on all orders spending at least 300euro, then i bought a ps4 FIFA2016 bundle, then i sold FIFA2016 for 40bucks:
329-10%-40=256,1!
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£2.50 for 4 original Xbox consoles. Cash generator sold them in bulk as faulty and no one else bid on them so I got them all for £2.50. got them home and they all powered on and worked so I did a softmod and hot swap on all of them. Still got 2 of those consoles now one with 500 GB hard drive the other 300 GB both running xbmc (oh the days before kodi). Also got given a Wii that was thought to be faulty but worked absolutely fine. Also got given 11 desktop pcs and 6 projectors (I work in a school). I know it's not games consoles. But I thought that was awesome and the projectors were great for gaming.
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Responded to an ad on Kijiji (it's like Craigslist) where a guy was looking to get someone to take out a game out of his YLOD'd PS3 in 2010.
It was basically "I already bought another PS3, if you can come over, take out the game, you can keep the broken system and a controller".
So I did. I went over with tools, opened it, removed it from the drive.
Then brought it home and reflowed it (it was an OG 60gb fat PS3). Used that system for a couple years before buying a Slim PS3.
That's how I got my first PS3.
It was basically "I already bought another PS3, if you can come over, take out the game, you can keep the broken system and a controller".
So I did. I went over with tools, opened it, removed it from the drive.
Then brought it home and reflowed it (it was an OG 60gb fat PS3). Used that system for a couple years before buying a Slim PS3.
That's how I got my first PS3.
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i got fallout 4 for ps4 the special edition from best buy that came with socks and the season pass for $23 on release day thanks to a glitch
and i got gta5 2 days early and for $2 thanks to another glitch
i also got 4 gamecubes out of the trash the day after christmas the year the wii came out.
but the best deal ever was the target buy 2 get one free stacked with a %30 off coupon that somehow ended with them giving me money i made it out of that target with 18 brand new $60 games and $77 in cash
and i got gta5 2 days early and for $2 thanks to another glitch
i also got 4 gamecubes out of the trash the day after christmas the year the wii came out.
but the best deal ever was the target buy 2 get one free stacked with a %30 off coupon that somehow ended with them giving me money i made it out of that target with 18 brand new $60 games and $77 in cash
Probably the 180 € brand new white WiiU from Game$top in 2015, with the empty box on display... but as it was on the ceiling-height shelf (and just a wiiu after all) it was probably never asked about
Not as much of bang/buck but still a surprising price for a multi-year-old new console, a pink O3DS for 100 € in 2016 (probably from the same store actually!)
Games? Well, there comes Cex's random pricing policy - top notch PSP discs at, often, less than 15 € for three
(I visited just yesterday to check if they had any 2100 PS3s, nope but they sold NES Minis at 130 and SNES Minis at 65)
Not as much of bang/buck but still a surprising price for a multi-year-old new console, a pink O3DS for 100 € in 2016 (probably from the same store actually!)
Games? Well, there comes Cex's random pricing policy - top notch PSP discs at, often, less than 15 € for three
(I visited just yesterday to check if they had any 2100 PS3s, nope but they sold NES Minis at 130 and SNES Minis at 65)
This DOL-001 Spice Gamecube, with OEM Nintendo power supply and AV cables and one of the controllers you see (but not including the 2nd controller and gameboy player which were bought separately later), was purchased in a "Hard-Off" used books and stuff store in Yokohama in 2013, for 1100yen. About 11 dollars. With the 2nd controller plus the gameboy player, I have about $50 in this Gamecube rig. I installed a XenoGC and did not need to tweak the laser pot at all -- 100% reliable with my mini dvd-r's.
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Original Xbox, free, Ps2 Slim, free, Wii, free, o3DS, free, Wii U, free, N64, free. 2 Gamecube controllers for $5 each. My entire Gamecube library was basically $5 per game. Same with most of my PS2 and original Xbox games. I got Phantasy Star Online Episode III: CARD Revolution for $15 brand new on Amazon.
£50 for a DECHA TEST PS3, listed as spares or repair on ebay because the seller didn't realise it wouldn't play bluray or install retail updates & it was on such a low firmware that the internet didn't work either.
It's running 4.81 now and is perfect.
It's running 4.81 now and is perfect.
I got
Adventure Island 2
Captain Skyhawk
Dodge Ball
Double Dribble
Home Alone 2
Paperboy
Robocop 3
Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt
Super Mario Bros 2
Super Mario Bros 3
Tiny Toons
Yo! Noid
And A Game Genie with the Guide Book
for the NES all in one bundle from goodwill for $20.
Adventure Island 2
Captain Skyhawk
Dodge Ball
Double Dribble
Home Alone 2
Paperboy
Robocop 3
Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt
Super Mario Bros 2
Super Mario Bros 3
Tiny Toons
Yo! Noid
And A Game Genie with the Guide Book
for the NES all in one bundle from goodwill for $20.
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a Graphics card for the recommended retail price in 2018
This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I had a spice controller - but I never knew they made whole spice gamecubes.This DOL-001 Spice Gamecube, with OEM Nintendo power supply and AV cables and one of the controllers you see (but not including the 2nd controller and gameboy player which were bought separately later), was purchased in a "Hard-Off" used books and stuff store in Yokohama in 2013, for 1100yen. About 11 dollars. With the 2nd controller plus the gameboy player, I have about $50 in this Gamecube rig. I installed a XenoGC and did not need to tweak the laser pot at all -- 100% reliable with my mini dvd-r's.
Lots of stuff, really. I got a Genesis with eight games for the price of shipping a few years ago. Turned out the guy underestimated the cost of shipping, but since that was his mistake, he ate the difference. It was like I got the system for negative eight dollars!
My mom brought home a tackle box full of old Game Boy stuff, including a GB Pocket, the camera, the printer, and a few games including two Pokémon titles. She just gave it all to me, which was cool. My aunt bought me a Genesis model two at a yard sale a couple years later. I've purchased some systems from friends who got bored with them for $10 to $20 each. Perhaps my best finds in the "wild" were an Astrocade in the box for $4, and a GBA SP with the stronger backlight for $10. I won't even get into the games; there have been tons of those.
My mom brought home a tackle box full of old Game Boy stuff, including a GB Pocket, the camera, the printer, and a few games including two Pokémon titles. She just gave it all to me, which was cool. My aunt bought me a Genesis model two at a yard sale a couple years later. I've purchased some systems from friends who got bored with them for $10 to $20 each. Perhaps my best finds in the "wild" were an Astrocade in the box for $4, and a GBA SP with the stronger backlight for $10. I won't even get into the games; there have been tons of those.
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