PS3 Sale Price

Searching for a PS3 on sale can be a daunting task.  If you do see them on sale it's not much off the regular price.  It can be discouraging if you're trying to save a few bucks.

I know how you feel!  The justifcation for the purchase may have been difficult in the beginning but there was plenty of it in the end.  I knew I could try to sell my old PS2 and even the games to raise money for a PS3 fund.  I've even thought about my old jeans in the closet, the ones with holes in them and seem all fashionable and seeing what I could sell them for on eBay.  I even cleaned out the garage scrounging for old tools and junk that I haven't used in years so I could sell them on eBay.  We even had a yard sale so I could try to earn enough money to buy the PS3.  It was hard to justify the time spent after I counted my till and it came up to just over $50.  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.  With all the available accessories, games and hi-tech features you really get more bang for your buck with the PS3.  The fact that it is Blu-Ray is a huge selling point for me.  I could not only play HD games on it but I could now watch all my movies in HD as well.  Good luck getting that point past the wife!  Once we went to HD with DirecTV, including the DVR, my wife was convinced and we hardly watch anything that is not in HD.  I had won her over on every point exept the price.

I've done my homework in this area and I simply haven't been able to find a better value for the money than the PS3.  Even when it's not on sale!  You can buy a Blu-Ray DVD player for your movies but it will not play PS3 games.  The new XBOX does play games in HD and movies as well but it uses the not-chosen HD DVD format.  The challenge remains in getting the PS3 at a discount. 

I searched on eBay and some other traditional auction sites and found that there really aren't any PS3 Sale Prices out there.  They make you spend much more than you would for just the console by throwing in all these games and accessories.  The goal here is to spend as little money as possible, not more. 

I had to get creative with my thinking and break away from the herd.  I began looking into unique bid auction sites.  There are a few decent ones out there but the one that stands out to me is www.auctions4acause.com.  They have much more selection among everyday items than most of the other sites including the PS3.  Most other sites focus on really high-dollar items like cars, boats, houses and land.  You can pretty it up all you want but I just want the PS3!

I knew I had a winner when I found that site.  Two thumbs up as they had the exact item I wanted and I could get it for cheap.  I quickly setup an account on the site.  I rung up 3 bids and knew I had the lowest and unique bid.  I was only slightly discouraged when I didn't win the first time.  It was another couple of days before another one came up for auction.  I placed a few more bids and slept well that night.  Bingo!  This time I had a winner.  1 week later I was unboxing my new PS3.  All I had spent on it was $59.64.  Pretty darn good, huh?

It can take a few minutes of reading to truly grasp the concept of the lowest unique bid auction style.  But once you get it, it can be addicting.  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.  You can surely get a great deal when you go register at Auctions4aCause.