Saturday, November 15, 2008

Cheap Playstation 3

Finding an inexpensive PlayStation 3

The Sony PlayStation 3 has been available to American buyers since late 2006 and it has certainly extracted a lot of positive response from buyers, who think nothing about waiting in line outside stores hoping to be lucky enough to find a PS3 in stock. Unfortunately, the supply retailers had of the PlayStation 3 was unable to keep up with the demand and chances are you will not be able to find a reasonable priced PS3, but in fact have to pay a much higher price than anticipated.

Where to Find a PlayStation 3 at a Reasonable Price

Because prices of the PS3 have certainly gone through the roof in the previous years, it would indeed be rare to be able to find a cheap PlayStation 3, at least not at the retail stores. Currently, they are mostly available for purchase at online auction sites or in the classified sections of various newspapers or magazines where there are individuals selling their PS3s.

It is best to be prepared and expect to spend a good deal of time and effort to find a PlayStation 3 at a good price, certainly there is much more involved than just filling out the paper work for a pre-order list. No doubt, at one time it was best to pre-order the PS3 since it gave you a good chance of at least being able to buy one at the advertised price. However before pre-ordering, people were required to make a down payment on their PlayStation 3, and retailers limited the reservations to only one per household.

Unfortunately, many people were not able to take advantage of the pre-registration process, while others were not in a position to make the down payment required during preordering a console. This obviously meant that they had to look for a better means of obtaining a cheap PlayStation 3, which in turn led to people forming long lines outside of retail stores in hopes to be among the first to enter, because it was common knowledge there was a limited amount of PS3s in stock.

In addition, some people began to buy several PlayStation 3’s without any intention of using them, but instead would advertise several at a time to sale on eBay and several other online auction sites. This meant if you tried hard enough you could still possibly get a good, inexpensive PlayStation 3 at one of these online auctions, provided you were the best negotiator and ended up having the winning bid.

Craigslist is another good option in helping you to find a decent priced PlayStation 3, because the sellers will often work with you to give you the option of purchasing one without having to pay a ridiculous amount. No doubt, it will mean that you must also be competitive and willing to face challenges. Though, at the same time it is also a lot of fun as well. However, you also will need to be careful that your quest to buy a cheap PlayStation 3 does not make you fall into a trap set by unlawful sellers.

Also, it is important that you must never exceed your budgeted amount. If you feel that the price is not what a cheap PlayStation 3 should cost, then simply pass the offer by.

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