PS3 Deals? - Page 10

ni9ht_5ta1k3r · 24th March 2009, 3:28 PM

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Originally Posted by HyRax1

Hehehe - yeah, I've seen that clip, but unfortunately I couldn't have beaten the SAME guy who showed off having 23 PS3's a year later!

what did you do with them?

HyRax1 · 24th March 2009, 3:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ni9ht_5ta1k3r

what did you do with them?

I clustered them together and use the heat generated to make popcorn. I can tell what tasks are running by the rate of the popping.

It was a bulk-buy. I took advantage of Big W's $398 deal on old 40GB stock about a month ago by going to Big W in Bathurst and bought all their stock - 11 machines. I already had 9 buyers handy, so I just had to sell two more (which I did through OCAU).

BigM · 24th March 2009, 7:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HyRax1

I clustered them together and use the heat generated to make popcorn. I can tell what tasks are running by the rate of the popping.

It was a bulk-buy. I took advantage of Big W's $398 deal on old 40GB stock about a month ago by going to Big W in Bathurst and bought all their stock - 11 machines. I already had 9 buyers handy, so I just had to sell two more (which I did through OCAU).

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HellsAngel · 24th March 2009, 8:08 PM

Picking up a 80GB one for my brother tomorrow for $550 from homebush warehouse lol

staylor13 · 6th April 2009, 6:58 PM

Game are running out there 40Gb units at $499 each, nowhere as good as big w, but the best I could find out here in the middle of nowhere!

nornicle · 12th April 2009, 10:16 PM

its really sad that in November 2007 I picked up a 40gb PS3 in Singapore for $400, and a DS3 controller for $60.

Since then, Sony Singapore has increased the retail price on PS3's, and PS3's are now more expensive for consumers than they were over 1.5 years ago...

does not compute

HyRax1 · 12th April 2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by nornicle

its really sad that in November 2007 I picked up a 40gb PS3 in Singapore for $400, and a DS3 controller for $60.

Since then, Sony Singapore has increased the retail price on PS3's, and PS3's are now more expensive for consumers than they were over 1.5 years ago...

does not compute

I think a lot of people are forgetting about the economic crisis - prices for a lot of electronic gear has gone up over the last two to three months no thanks in part to the value of the AUD, after all, it IS all imported...

lawrencep93 · 12th April 2009, 10:28 PM

I got mine at xmas time for $680 with singstar abba, NFS pro street and army of two

dillusional · 14th April 2009, 4:18 PM

If anyone wants to buy a HK PS3 let me know. I want to sell it so I can buy a AU version.

HyRax1 · 14th April 2009, 4:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dillusional

If anyone wants to buy a HK PS3 let me know. I want to sell it so I can buy a AU version.

Why is that? The HK machine should be the same as an AU machine for everything but movies, unless you're a big movie watcher...?

dillusional · 14th April 2009, 6:28 PM

That is the problem

Some movies are region locked. At the end of the day, someone who is happy to import the region locked movies (which most aren't) would be better off in the long run.

Someone on here also used to import dvd's and they said once the exchange rate is above 70 US cents then it becomes worthwhile.

I don't want the fuss of that. I almost kept your PS3 and sold this one, but the cash was too good.

RoBB22 · 16th April 2009, 11:39 AM

would joyce mayne do a better deal if i bought 2 ps3's? (me and my brother)

HyRax1 · 16th April 2009, 1:02 PM

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Originally Posted by RoBB22

would joyce mayne do a better deal if i bought 2 ps3's? (me and my brother)

Ring and find out. I doubt it somewhat since the margin on these machines is so small. The cost price to Sony is something like $500. Everything on top is divided up between Sony's profit, the vendor's profit (Joyce Mayne) and the cost of the shippers in between!

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 16th April 2009, 1:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RoBB22

would joyce mayne do a better deal if i bought 2 ps3's? (me and my brother)

Depends on what price you start out with...

Take some time to visit a few stores and figure out what you want to buy, including any games and accessories.

Then go back and forth a few stores and see if they can drop the price a bit each time.

RoBB22 · 17th April 2009, 9:17 AM

cheers, but i was planning on puttin it on my go mastercard (i have nearly paid of whats on there so i didnt wanna have it sittin there with nothing on it) which narrows my choices to joyce mayne or harvey norman (though i shouldnt tell them that till i goto pay 4 it?)

6th April 2009, 6:58 PM	#140
staylor13 Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Leeton NSW Posts: 15	Game are running out there 40Gb units at $499 each, nowhere as good as big w, but the best I could find out here in the middle of nowhere! __________________ Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game!

24th March 2009, 8:08 PM	#139
HellsAngel Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 5,199	Picking up a 80GB one for my brother tomorrow for $550 from homebush warehouse lol

12th April 2009, 10:28 PM	#143
lawrencep93 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melborne, VIC Posts: 1,332	I got mine at xmas time for $680 with singstar abba, NFS pro street and army of two

14th April 2009, 4:18 PM	#144
dillusional Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wahroonga Posts: 571	If anyone wants to buy a HK PS3 let me know. I want to sell it so I can buy a AU version.

14th April 2009, 6:28 PM	#146
dillusional Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wahroonga Posts: 571	That is the problem Some movies are region locked. At the end of the day, someone who is happy to import the region locked movies (which most aren't) would be better off in the long run. Someone on here also used to import dvd's and they said once the exchange rate is above 70 US cents then it becomes worthwhile. I don't want the fuss of that. I almost kept your PS3 and sold this one, but the cash was too good.

16th April 2009, 11:39 AM	#147
RoBB22 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 182	would joyce mayne do a better deal if i bought 2 ps3's? (me and my brother)

17th April 2009, 9:17 AM	#150
RoBB22 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 182	cheers, but i was planning on puttin it on my go mastercard (i have nearly paid of whats on there so i didnt wanna have it sittin there with nothing on it) which narrows my choices to joyce mayne or harvey norman (though i shouldnt tell them that till i goto pay 4 it?)