Please help me get the cheapest PS3 possible

navan21

Hope someone can help me! Its my partners birthday on thursday and i know he would love a ps3 and would so suprised if i got him one but the thing is were not flush on the cash at all at the moment! can someone point me the right direction of good deals or offers, want to try and get it the cheapest i can? thanks a million i havent a clue about games consoles! Thanks a million!

Chavways

I'm not sure of anywhere where you can get one very cheap but ask over here:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054885783

penev10

HMV are the cheapest at €219 for a 160GB PS3 and FIFA Street.

Kenno90

I got my second one in HMV for 250, so 219 is good , and he gets FIFA to play aswell. Does he like football ?

cloud493

If you look on adverts and don't mind pre owned, might just get a bargain.

Otacon

E3 is close so I wouldn't make any purchase until after TBH. There could very well be a price drop or new bundles

Chavways

Otacon wrote: »

E3 is close so I wouldn't make any purchase until after TBH. There could very well be a price drop or new bundles

She said she needs it by thursday for a birthday present.

Otacon

Chavways wrote: »

She said she needs it by thursday for a birthday present.

/reads OP for the first time

navan21

Thanks all i bought one today anyway and now i dont know if i even got a good deal! He has said before he wouldnt mind a pre owned and the fella in gamestop talked me into gettin one. I got the 160g ps3 slim.. it was an offer they have at the moment on buy the 160 ps3 slim and get a pre owned game half price. So the console itself cost me 220 and then i got Modern warfare 3 for half price so it came to 233 altogether.. i thought it was a good deal but now that a posted mentioned the offer in hmv im not sure? is that one new or pre owned? if its new i didnt get a good deal at all also worried about it being pre owned.. has anyone bought a pre owned and had problems? hope i made the right decision! oh and hes not into football so wouldnt have interest in those games. Thanks all

F1ngers

navan21 wrote: »

Thanks all i bought one today anyway and now i dont know if i even got a good deal! He has said before he wouldnt mind a pre owned and the fella in gamestop talked me into gettin one. I got the 160g ps3 slim.. it was an offer they have at the moment on buy the 160 ps3 slim and get a pre owned game half price. So the console itself cost me 220 and then i got Modern warfare 3 for half price so it came to 233 altogether.. i thought it was a good deal but now that a posted mentioned the offer in hmv im not sure? is that one new or pre owned? if its new i didnt get a good deal at all also worried about it being pre owned.. has anyone bought a pre owned and had problems? hope i made the right decision! oh and hes not into football so wouldnt have interest in those games. Thanks all

You bought it in a shop, it has some kind of warranty.
Having said that I wouldn't have bought a second hand console - I've seen people post on here saying their console is on it's last legs and were going to trade it in.

navan21

ah crap the man in the shop said they test and play every console and that they dont pass them unless they are perfect. and i have a 1 year warranty.. any problems and i get a new one apparantly. Im kicking myself now.. maybe i should try retiurning it...

Schorpio

I don't want to rub salt in the wounds, but that was way too dear for a preowned PS3 imo. The HMV price is for a new console. If it were me I'd try to take it back, but I don't know if you've much hope of getting your money back. The only consolation is the warranty.

cloud493

Thats not the best deal you could have got, and gamestop have some pretty shoddy testing standards in my opinion, I'd try to go for the HMV bundle instead if you can.

navan21

Thanks all, i got my cash back today in gamestop and my bro is picking me up a new one in HMV tommorow rang hmv today and that deal with fifa street for 219 has ended and there is a new one.. its the 160g PS3 with fifa 12 and a 20 euro online voucher thingy ( is it for online gaming?) all for 249.. can someone tell if this a good deal? before i end up making another mistake tommorrow! thanks everyone

cloud493

The current deal in HMV should be the PS3 and a recent game, Max Payne 3 or something else for 220 e.

navan21

Rang HMV this morning and they said the only deal they have for the 160g ps3 is the one with fifa 12 and a 20e PSN card for 239e (not 249e as i thought!) is that any good?

Otacon

navan21 wrote: »

Rang HMV this morning and they said the only deal they have for the 160g ps3 is the one with fifa 12 and a 20e PSN card for 239e (not 249e as i thought!) is that any good?

If your partner likes football games, go for it. With the €20 voucher he can also get the Euro 2012 add-on for it.

navan21

thanks he woulnt really watch football that much so i thought he wouldnt be into those games but i told him about the deal and he said he would definetly play the football games.. the other lads have them games so he can play with them so i think im sorted

cloud493

I'd say thats a cool deal still. You can pick up the first few call of duty dirt cheap as well, they're pretty good,

navan21

Ye il pick up a few of them cheap:) thanks everyone for all the help, cant believe i got ripped off so much at gamestop.. i paid 233e for a preowned ps3 and preowned Modern warfare 3 whereas il be payin 239 for a new ps3 with new FIFA 12 and a 20e PSN card.. i wouldnt have known any different if i hadnt put up this thread so thanks again! cant wait til i give it to him now.. feel like such a good girlfriend!

F1ngers

navan21 wrote: »

cant wait til i give it to him now.. feel like such a good girlfriend!

Otacon

navan21 wrote: »

cant wait til i give it to him now.. feel like such a good girlfriend!

F1ngers wrote: »