Quick! A once in a lifetime deal, or is it?

[Jazzmarazz]

I found a PS3 on craigslist for $45. It gives three beeps and a red light.
No controller
80GB FAT
+All chords
Missing one screw that holds the lid on.


My question: Should I buy this, Can I fix it, Is it worth it?

Here: http://centralmich.craigslist.org/vgm/2159448854.html

Any and all opinions are acceptable since Inferno is offline.

[Synthetik]

No idea about the red light beep situation, but I would imagine everything else would be kind of a non issue since you can just buy another controller + missing screw. Although I'm not really knowledgeable with these sorts of things. But if you knew for a fact that you would be able to fix the red light issue, I would say yes since that's hella cheap.

[Jazzmarazz]

My thoughts exactly, just wondering if the red light is fixable without many further purchases. I might even have my Girlfriend get it as an early birthday present for me.

[Ktiger41]

A PS3 hovers around 200 on ebay. I would contact him and get the name and number for the mentioned place and tell them you have a broken PS3 with the symptoms this guy has and if they can fix it for 100 you might want to get it, but at that rate after buying a screw and controller you're hovering at 200+ (45 ps3 100 repair about 45 for a controller, screw $1.25? = roughly $191.25)

Long story short, on second thought you should prolly get a PS3 elsewhere or on eBay.

[Milady]

Google much?

Searched "ps3 red light beeping" and found a whole list of unpleasantries that, having skimmed them briefly, sound like they might not be as easy to repair as you might hope.

[Jazzmarazz]

A PS3 hovers around 200 on ebay. I would contact him and get the name and number for the mentioned place and tell them you have a broken PS3 with the symptoms this guy has and if they can fix it for 100 you might want to get it, but at that rate after buying a screw and controller you're hovering at 200+ (45 ps3 100 repair about 45 for a controller, screw $1.25? = roughly $191.25)

Long story short, on second thought you should prolly get a PS3 elsewhere or on eBay.

I wasn't going to pay 100 for a fix, I would attempt the fix myself.

Google much?

Searched "ps3 red light beeping" and found a whole list of unpleasantries that, having skimmed them briefly, sound like they might not be as easy to repair as you might hope.

haha...ty. I did actually and just like the 360 probs, "heat gun this, heat gun that, flux here, flux there....." quite unpleasant indeed. It will be 30-40 bucks for a heat gun and flux for maybe 10. I was keeping my eye out for a tut w/o these.

[Synthetik]

Err... yeah. That deal is sounding a lot less sweeter after reading all these other posts.

[Milady]

haha...ty. I did actually and just like the 360 probs, "heat gun this, heat gun that, flux here, flux there....." quite unpleasant indeed. It will be 30-40 bucks for a heat gun and flux for maybe 10. I was keeping my eye out for a tut w/o these.

Tutorial:
Step 1) Buy a console that isn't broken.
Step 2) Enjoy.

[Jazzmarazz]

Im sure I could at least make money a little off of a 80GB HDD and a BlueRay disk drive

Tutorial:
Step 1) Buy a console that isn't broken.
Step 2) Enjoy.

Step 3) Go hungry...not that it would be the first time I've put video games before necessities.

[luffy4]

for $45 it would be good for parts seeing as sony doesnt sell cables by themselves...

[Kouen Hasuki]

id say yes.

then head over to Dealextreme to get the bits you need

[Jazzmarazz]

id say yes.

then head over to Dealextreme to get the bits you need

The bits aren't really necessary, just a screw that holds the top shell on. A shell that might even clip on as well. (im not sure though)

for $45 it would be good for parts seeing as sony doesnt sell cables by themselves...

I didn't know they weren't sold separately, so thats cool too!

[luffy4]

its not exactly something u notice untill u need it