Best PS3 Prices

Searching for a PS3 on sale can be a daunting task. I guess that enough people are still buying them that you don’t see them on sale often. It can be discouraging if you’re trying to save a few bucks.

I feel your pain! I have tried to justify the item in so many ways for so long. I figured I could sell all my old PS2 games and console and start building a PS3 fund. I’ve thought about going through my closet and digging out my old jeans to see what they might fetch 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. I even once had a garage sale to sell all my old junk so I could fund the purchase of the PS3. It netted me $52. As an aside, garage sales are not the way to go! I definitely recommend auctioning your old stuff off on eBay, you’ll make much more money.

In days gone by I felt the same way. 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. Obviously, the games are awesome in HD and I just upgraded my Netflix membership to include Blu-Ray/HD movies as well. Try selling that angle to 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. In the end it wasn’t that difficult to get her on my side for the PS3 purchase except when it came to the price.

I’ve been digging around for a while and I’ve discovered that to get the best price on the best game system that plays Blu-Ray you can’t get a better value than with a PS3. Even when it’s not on sale! The average Blu-Ray player will cost you $200-$250 but it doesn’t play games. Unfortunately for Microsoft, HD-DVD was not the chosen format going forward and this will ultimately hurt their sales. 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. The value may be there but the overall cost is higher because of all the stuff they include. The goal here is to spend as little money as possible, not more.

Ultimately, I had to think outside the box. I started investigating 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. The majority of the other sites like it zero in on really expensive things like cars, land and motorcycles. 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. Unfortunately, I didn’t get it the first time. It was another couple of days before another one came up for auction. I placed 3 more bids on it and crossed my fingers and waited. Bingo! The second time around I won. 7 days later I was playing Hot Shots Golf on my new PS3. All told I had bid less than $59.64. Not too bad if I say so myself.

It can take a few minutes of reading to truly grasp the concept of the lowest unique bid auction style. After you grasp the idea you could become addicted. 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. In total I’ve spent about $350 there and won over $1,200 worth of stuff.

I wouldn’t suggest the big box stores to find the best prices. Create an account at Auctions4aCause and see what kind of deal you can get.