Ps3 Sale Price
Getting a Good Deal on a PS3
Have you looked in the sale papers for a PS3? The demand is keeping the price high. It can be annoying if you only have a set amount of money to work with and it’s not quite enough to make the purchase.
I know how you feel! I’ve tried to justify the purchase in so many ways. I knew I could try to sell my old PS2 and even the games to raise money for a PS3 fund. I’ve thought about going through my closet and digging out my old jeans to see what they might fetch on eBay. I’ve even gone through my garage looking for tools that I don’t use to sell them online. We even put our stuff in a neighborhood sale to come up with the funds to buy a PS3. I grossed just over 50 bucks. I don’t recommend garage sales as you’ll end up getting less money for your stuff! I definitely recommend auctioning your old stuff off on eBay, you’ll make much more money.
You see, I’ve felt the same way before. The PS3 has so much to offer in compared to other gaming consoles. I was sold when I found it was Blu-Ray. I could not only play HD games on it but I could now watch all my movies in HD as well. Try selling that angle to the wife! Once I was able to get my wife to really look at HD she was convinced and we’ve never gone back to analog. I had won her over on every point exept the price.
I’ve been around the block on this concept and if I have not been able to find a better deal on a game system that also plays Blu-Ray than the PS3. Even when it’s not on sale! The average Blu-Ray player will cost you $200-$250 but it doesn’t play games. While XBox does offer HD it is not the preferred format. For me it was all about the hunt and getting the PS3 at a true sale price.
I searched on eBay and some other traditional auction sites and found that there really aren’t any ps3 sale prices out there. They show perceived value by including all these extras that you may or may not even care about. It just doesn’t add up when I’m trying to save money, not spend more.
I had to get creative with my thinking and break away from the herd. Somebody told me about unique bid auction sites and I started researching them. You’ll find a few out there for sure but one stands above the rest, www.auctions4acause.com. They have more everyday items available for auction, including the PS3, than any of the other sites. Most other sites focus on really high-dollar items like cars, boats, houses and land. That’s all well and good but I just want a PS3!
I knew I had a winner when I found that site. They had 2 items going for them in that they had the item I wanted at a potentially very inexpensive price. I went there and created an account. I placed 3 bids and hoped that they were unique and the lowest. I was only slightly discouraged when I didn’t win the first time. It was another week before I could bid on another one. I placed a few more bids and slept well that night. Bingo! This time I had a winner. 7 days later I was playing Hot Shots Golf on my new PS3. All told I had bid less than $59.64. Not bad, huh?
It can take a few minutes of reading to truly grasp the concept of the lowest unique bid auction style. Once you get a handle on the concept you may not want to stop. Since that time that I won the PS3 I’ve bid on and won 3 other items including an iPod Nano (they have the best ipod prices) and $400 gas card. I’m getting about 4 to 1 on my money so far with $1,200 in items for less than $360 in bidding.
If you’re looking for the best prices don’t bother with the Best Buys or Walmarts. Go register at Auctions4aCause and get a great deal.