*Dead* PS3 160GB at Amazon with $100 credit

[tboo]

I just called Amazon & tried to get a $25 credit & they wouldn't budge. I even threatened to return the PS3 but no-go.

 

[CPA]

sumabitch that was quick. Well, good thing it went dead before I was able to convince my wife to let me pull the trigger on it.

 

[Bman123]

I like the BB deal better, LBP GOTY, MNR, cars blu ray and a $50 GC was enough to get me to sell my 360 and buy the bundle

 

[CPA]

I like the BB deal better, LBP GOTY, MNR, cars blu ray and a $50 GC was enough to get me to sell my 360 and buy the bundle

No BB around my area has this bundle.

 

[postmortemIA]

this simply means ps3 will be $199 soon...

 

[Adam8281]

Great deal - I pulled the trigger. I had been planning on building a HTPC for my new HDTV (also an Amazon purchase - the 47" Vizio from Cyber Monday), but at this price I'll go with the PS3.

 

[Sniper82]

this simply means ps3 will be $199 soon...

not likely, we will likely see a $249 before $199.

 

[Gibson486]

Is it worth it to get the newer 160GB if I have the older 250GB with the 60nm RSX chipset? If I put this thing on craigslist, i could easily get $230. Then I could turn around and net $30 if I factor in that gift card from walmart.

 

[KPACOTKA]

It seems the deal is dead. Walmat is starting sale at 9pm tonight. I was there at morning and they had 5 of them. I will check if something left over.

 

[Terzo]

Supposedly Best Buy is also offering a $100 gift card with purchase of a 160 gig ps3 (bundles exempt).

 

[Gillbot]

rumor is walmart is doing the same

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Market forces at work, its a wonderful thing. So Sony won't budge on the price but vendors will thow in extra's to increase demand. I'm sure Sony is throwing the Amazon/Walmart's some kind of discount on TV's or DVD's to make up the rebate amount.

 

[Gibson486]

Market forces at work, its a wonderful thing. So Sony won't budge on the price but vendors will thow in extra's to increase demand. I'm sure Sony is throwing the Amazon/Walmart's some kind of discount on TV's or DVD's to make up the rebate amount.

LOL...if you go to a sony outlet, they throw in a PS3 for free if you buy a TV over $700. The TV's are pretty discounted as well.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I know I just remember some folks laughing at me a few month's ago when I said a $300 PS3 is over priced it should be less now that its 5 years old. I got the standard its half what it was garbage.
I even bought one from Amazon for the $100.00 gift card.

 

[OCNewbie]

...now that its 5 years old...

4 years old

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Close enough

 

[KPACOTKA]

LOL...if you go to a sony outlet, they throw in a PS3 for free if you buy a TV over $700. The TV's are pretty discounted as well.

All my friends took the console for free when purchased TV, so it is surprise people are still willing to pay for it.

 

[OnePingOnly]

Looks like the deal is over.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Looks like the deal is over.

if was alive for all but 2 - 3 hours yesterday.

 

[Gibson486]

Looks like the deal is over.

It's alive and well at best buy until tomorrow.

 

[Gibson486]

All my friends took the console for free when purchased TV, so it is surprise people are still willing to pay for it.

not everyone wants a Sony TV or even an LCD one, but yeah, the price for this console is pretty steep still. Yeah, it does have a blue ray player, but lots do not care about that.

 

[PClark99]

Supposedly Best Buy is also offering a $100 gift card with purchase of a 160 gig ps3 (bundles exempt).

They did match last night.

I had picked up 1 PS3 for a friend mid week for $300 with the $50 GC and another PS3 for myself Thurs night with a $50 GC.

Talked to a manager yesterday when I heard a salesman say they upped the promo to $100.

Did the refund and repurchase for both units and got both $100 GCs.

Winner winner chicken dinner.

 

[Corporate Thug]

OP, please mark this dead in the title.

 

[OCNewbie]

Wasn't dead til today (Monday, the 20th)

 

[fbrdphreak]

Wasn't dead til today (Monday, the 20th)

The Amazon deal died the same day it went live. Not the B&M deals though.