+Warwagon MVC Posted June 7, 2011 MVC Share Posted June 7, 2011 I stole it off eBay/Craigslist! In this thread, share some of the best deals you've gotten off eBay or Craigslist. it may have been such a good deal you felt like you practically stole it.Ebay September 2008: Used Nintendo DS Game System - $62.97Still works to this day June 2009 : Xbox 360 with a dvd drive read error - $39.44.When it arrived I took it appart and cleaned the laser and have been using it ever since.June 2009: Xbox 360 60GB hard drive - $50.00I think that was a good deal at the timeMay 2010: Banned Xbox 360 console - $50.00I was going to jtag it with the help of a mod chip, but I forgot to check the firmware version. 9/22/2013 : Original PS3 20 GB Cech-B01 Backwards-Compatible blu-ray drive won't read disc (possible easy fix) Ps3 firmware 3.01 : $90.00 Free shipping.CraigslistSometime in 2010 : 1 Fat PSP with 2 games and a 4gb memory card - $60.00Last Saturday: 2 Sega Dreamcasts and a Ps1 - $40.00The dreamcast works great 10/1/2013 had a customer give me a 27 inch i7 16GB Mid 2011 iMac for what ever I told him I would give him for it. I said $200. So I got that for $200 I then got a 24 inch HP Touchscreen 610 i5 6GB for just erasing the hard drive for this same customer. T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApuBo Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 may not be from ebay but, May 2007: XXX 8800GTX - 250$ from random dude - we exchange our GPU's mine was BFG 8800GT 320 (heat problem on his, not on my chassis ^^ and he even had heat problem with BFG one) Feb 2011: MSI GTX480 - 330$ again from a random dude (heat problem. changed cooler, worked like a charm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planar1280 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Kindle 3 1 month used with 3G and Wifi 89.99. Not a scratch, works perfectly. Ray-Ban Aviator: $35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxondale. Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Canon 35mm f1.4L - ?650 - Brand new, 3 year warranty. This lens retails for around ?1000! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinggus Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I don't remember what I've bought since it was awhile ago. 2010 - Thunderform Sub Box + 2x10" subs for $125 ($400 box with subs) Xbox 360 + 120GB HD - $125 - I'd say it was a good deal, since I sold mine for $350 earlier that week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 A 4 watt continuous cycle 450 nm (blue) laser for $200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachlan Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 well not off of ebay but on craigslist.. a guy sold me a blackberry playbook for 300 and i found videos on it of him talking about how it was broken. was ****ed at first but did a security sweep and it has been running perfectly.. tried to screw me but i saved over 200 bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinggus Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Yeah, I get better deals on Craigslist. I love Craigslist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudtrooper Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I bought a 1100.00 steam dryer on craigslist for 350.00. Lady even gave me receipts to do warranty transfer and i got the energy efficiency rebate to boot. It was only 3 weeks old and she just wanted it out. seemed like marriage problems, but i wasn't gonna ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I just picked up a 40" Samsung 1080p LCD for $270 that was a floor model! Retailed for $599. +devHead 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rudy Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Craigslist 2007 15" MBP sealed in the box for $1500 (sold back for $1800) Kijiji 2010 15" MBP around $1700 if I remember (sold back for $2000) 2010 13" MBA with 4GB of ram (in my sig) $1000 The best "deals" I have gotten have mostly been from selling though. I'll get an Apple computer with student discount and later sell it for the same price I paid just before a revision lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher26 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 sold on ebay 2 1gig nvidia quadro fx 4600 for $1,200 not great price but i need it the money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoko Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I used to get a lot of great stuff practically free by buying "broken" products on ebay which turned out to be a simple fix (or the seller didn't even know how to work it). So many people watch eBay now that it's harder to find nice deals like that, but now and then you get lucky. Oh and I sold my copy of Windows Me on eBay for $50 more than I gave for it at the store after using it for half a year and hating it. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted June 8, 2011 Author MVC Share Posted June 8, 2011 Ya, I would say for anything to be a steal, you would have to nab it for at least 1/2 the retail price. You just have to find a really stupid seller that is selling with a good raiting, that is selling something way to cheap. I used to get a lot of great stuff practically free by buying "broken" products on ebay which turned out to be a simple fix (or the seller didn't even know how to work it). So many people watch eBay now that it's harder to find nice deals like that, but now and then you get lucky. Yep Great way to get stuff dirt cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gian Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 ebay - imac 27 i5 2.66GHZ shipped for 1540 euro, retailed 2000E here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doli Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I used to get a lot of great stuff practically free by buying "broken" products on ebay which turned out to be a simple fix (or the seller didn't even know how to work it). So many people watch eBay now that it's harder to find nice deals like that, but now and then you get lucky. Oh and I sold my copy of Windows Me on eBay for $50 more than I gave for it at the store after using it for half a year and hating it. :laugh: Thats how I got a gamecube for $25 years ago. It only needed a $3 tool from sears to open it and fix the laser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanboy89 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 How about local garage sales and public auctions? In the past year or so, I've gotten many great deals on tech-related items. Garage sales: PlayStation 2 - Had a broken disk drive and improperly read disks. Cracked open the console, and adjusted the laser, and it now works fine - $5 Complete desktop PC - Celeron 400 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 6 GB HDD, XP Pro - $1 D-Link 802.11b/g wireless router - $0.50 HP iPAQ Pocket PC - Wouldn't boot at first, but did a few hard resets and got it working - $15 Public auctions: Toshiba HD-DVD Player - $6 Huge lot of computers and accessories - PCs: Gateway Pentium 4 1.6 GHz, 384 MB RAM, 20 GB HDD, XP Pro; Dell Pentium III 800 MHz, 192 MB RAM, 20 GB HDD, 2000 Pro - Accessories: Two CRT monitors, two mice, two keyboards, a cable modem, a ton of older software - $5 I say I've made out pretty wall thus far. The general public who sells these things at their sales don't really know much, it seems. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 15" touchscreen LCD Monitor off ebay for 30$ works 100% perfect, came with all cables and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted September 22, 2013 Author MVC Share Posted September 22, 2013 9/22/2013 : Original PS3 20 GB Cech-B01 Backwards-Compatible blu-ray drive won't read disc (possible easy fix) firmware 3.01 (great for jailbreaking) : $90.00 Free shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Craigslist, 250GB Slim Xbox 360 with 10 Games - $120 Roger H. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted September 22, 2013 MVC Share Posted September 22, 2013 Good idea for a thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 not really ebay/cl, but one day after going to the grocery store,i noticed beside the dumpster bins a tv on the side,with a piece of paper that says free,not working. it was a 55" panasonic. took it home,opened her up,and replaced the hdmi chip that i got for 20 cents from hkinventory.com. StandingInAlley 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrp04 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Craigslist: July 2012: Great condition Samsung Galaxy S2 (AT&T i777) with 2 batteries and a case for $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tha Bloo Monkee Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 A few years ago I got a free YLOD 60gb backwards-compatible PS3 on Kijiji. Ad stated if you can come over, open the system, and take out the disc that was stuck in it, it was yours for free along with a controller. Went over, took out the disc, fixed the YLOD later, used the system for about a year until it broke again, then I just replaced it with a new Slim. Was definitely worth it for $0, not to mention a great learning experience on how to fix them! Forgot to mention when I got to the guy's place, I realized I had actually been to this person's house before with a friend about a year before. Small world I guess. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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