What options with broke PS3 trade in

Flecktarn

So my PS3 has got the YLOD for the second time and I asked the place that repaired it for me last time and they said its not worth your while repairing again.

So will the likes of Gamestop take in a 60GB YLOD PS3 without the hardrive?

Or does anyone have any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

jomz27

try trade it in GAME cause when i trade in my broken wii they didn't even try it...

Flecktarn

jomz27 wrote: »

try trade it in GAME cause when i trade in my broken wii they didn't even try it...

No GAME in Castlebar

Pacifico

jomz27 wrote: »

try trade it in GAME cause when i trade in my broken wii they didn't even try it...

Haha, you'll get some nice responses to that!

kaiser soza

Try for a refurb and ask if you can swap the harddrives.

LpPepper

Bring it to game and say you've had this problem before and its your second time bringing it back and they might give you a new one did it with my xbox 360 a few times when it got RROD

Worth a shot man:)

wcarey1975

you cant swap the hard drives as each hard drive only works with it respective PS3. If the PS3 HDD doesnt belong to the PS3 it wont work with out a format. So swapping will just mean that all the info on the drive will be lost. And since it's the YLOD you cant back up the info onto an external so it's probably already gone.

W

seanybiker

find out how much ya will get for it without the hard drive and lemme know what price they offer ya.

Flecktarn

kaiser soza wrote: »

Try for a refurb and ask if you can swap the harddrives.

Yeah but you see I need the broke PS3 money for the refurb!

LpPepper wrote: »

Bring it to game and say you've had this problem before and its your second time bringing it back and they might give you a new one did it with my xbox 360 a few times when it got RROD

Worth a shot man:)

Doubt they'll do it with a PS3 as the RROD is a common problem and as I said there's no GAME in Castlebar

wcarey1975 wrote: »

you cant swap the hard drives as each hard drive only works with it respective PS3. If the PS3 HDD doesnt belong to the PS3 it wont work with out a format. So swapping will just mean that all the info on the drive will be lost. And since it's the YLOD you cant back up the info onto an external so it's probably already gone.

W

Thanks man but I take out the hardrive and transfer the data to a computer would that not work

seanybiker wrote: »

find out how much ya will get for it without the hard drive and lemme know what price they offer ya.

€119 credit and €35 cash for the PS3 with the hardrive. Gamestop won't take it without the hardrive.

I wonder would Gamestop take that 119 credit towards a refurb?

Flecktarn

Does anyone know anyplace or person that would buy a broken PS3?

Pacifico

Put it up on Adverts.ie, sure someone will buy it if its cheap enough!