Where to buy PSone screens for reasonable prices

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Where to buy PSone screens for reasonable prices

Post by minkster » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:16 pm

Hey, I've heard about EB games being out of stock of their PSone screens so I was wondering what other stores possibly sell them besides ebay? And what are some reasonable prices so I don't get ripped off from searching for them.Thanks a lot :)

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Post by bicostp » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:36 pm

From the Gamestop website, last time I looked they sold a bundle of the PSone andthe screen for 50. Since they charge 30 for the console, $20 is pretty good for the psone screen. (so you get either a PSone with it or you can trade in the console for a bit of a cost difference.)

Don't forget that some of the newer 5" screens are basically the same as the Sony psone screen...

(BTW would $40 in-store for a 5" gamecube screen be a reasonable price?)

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Post by Weebl » Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:00 pm

Well, the gamestop website doesn't have any in stock currently, so that's no good (unless you want to wait a couple months for them to find it in store for you). You might try ebay, I saw a psone+screen combo go for about 50 on there including shipping, and if you're lucky you could get an in the box one on ebay for abouts 35.
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Post by minkster » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:23 pm

bicostp wrote:From the Gamestop website, last time I looked they sold a bundle of the PSone andthe screen for 50. Since they charge 30 for the console, $20 is pretty good for the psone screen. (so you get either a PSone with it or you can trade in the console for a bit of a cost difference.)

Don't forget that some of the newer 5" screens are basically the same as the Sony psone screen...

(BTW would $40 in-store for a 5" gamecube screen be a reasonable price?)
So basically they sell them together, but not seperately?...Hmm I may look into this one, since I have a gamestop nearby maybe I could bargin with them if I can just buy the PSone Screen only :twisted: It prolly wont work, but its worth a shot :wink:

EDIT: Just checked to see if they were in my area, and it said they had 0 units in stock...damn. By any chance does EB games update the psone screens in stock semi-often because I can work on other things with my NESp (wiring, video amplifier, nes controls etc.) before buying one for an expensive price.

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Post by xriverfalconx » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:46 pm

From what I've seen, on average, every 2 weeks they have some. Sometimes sooner...gotta keep checking. I look every day at least 3-4 times. Had I known people were interested in the hip gear, I would've posted about it days ago.

When I see more there, I promise I will post something about it being there.

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Post by minkster » Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:51 pm

Wow, thanks a lot...I've been checking periodically myself, but no luck yet.

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Post by usbcd36 » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:48 pm

You could always buy the screen and sell the console back to them, you'd probably lose $10, but it's pretty much ok to pay $30 for a PSone screen.

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Post by minkster » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:53 pm

Yeah, I was thinking of that myself...I'm not in a hurry because I'm also waiting for a Diji-Key order so I can finish the soldering on tact switches and wire both pc boards from bens schematics on the nesp. So, probably if ebgames updates by the time I finish this work, then I will buy it from there...or if they arent updated I'll buy it from gamestop and sell the psone that comes with it. Thanks for the suggestions. :wink:

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Post by jeffslot » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:02 am

Hi guys,

It's 10/12/2005 @ 8:00a.m. I was just on ebgames.com & they had some psone screens in stock.

Thanks.

Jeff S

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