PS3 Deal, to good to be true?????

[FALSE]

So on my local craigslist theres a person selling an older model ps3 80gb, like 7 different need for speed games, dirt 2 and 3, gran turismo 5, madden and nba 13...
AND a Logitech G27. 
All for $300

Does this seem like a to good to be true deal?
It's been up for just over 2 weeks and he still has it....

And it's like a 2 hour drive one way.

Your opinions please?

[Brian74]

Heck yeah! A used g27 is going for 200+ on fleabay.

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[FALSE]

Heck yeah! A used g27 is going for 200+ on fleabay.

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"heck yea go for it". or "heck yea you'll prolly get shot for your $300"??
And yea the g27 is the main thing I want, the reason I found the listing in the first place.

[Rick]

"heck yea go for it". or "heck yea you'll prolly get shot for your $300"?

Is the place in a bad area? It sounds like an AMAZING deal, so agree to meet in a public place, take someone with you and make sure people know where you're going.

[FALSE]

"heck yea go for it". or "heck yea you'll prolly get shot for your $300"?

Is the place in a bad area? It sounds like an AMAZING deal, so agree to meet in a public place, take someone with you and make sure people know where you're going.

Not familiar with the town at all but from google maps, it seems like a smaller town and the crime stats seem better than my home towns...
Only thing about the public place is, I would want to test the ps3 and the wheel before buying, so I would kinda need to go to his house....

Just not sure...

[HanoiBoi]

Talk to the seller on the phone and get a feel for the guy.  Ask why he's selling, is he the original owner, etc.

If you still have apprehensions, pretend you never saw the ad.

Regarding testing it....perhaps you could request a video call via Skype or face time or something to see it working?

[ChadTower]

Give him an extra $25 to ship and pay shipping.  That will work out the same as 4 hours of driving and you probably won't get shot.

[DaveMMR]

Eh, personally I only purchase hardware on Craigslist that's older and under $100 (and that's only for a console/game lot.) I feel like the newer consoles had higher failure rates and are very hit or miss when dealing with random strangers.

Remember, it's not like eBay where you have purchaser protection or feedback. If there's a problem with the console, it's very likely you'll never get this guy to return your calls. I mean it's probably okay but make sure you can afford taking that gamble.

[hypernova]

When I bought something off craigslist,  I paid it via paypal first, then picked the items up that same day.

I don't know what kind of protections you have if you get there and it doesn't work so you leave without it, because then it's just your word versus theirs, but it's certainly better than showing up with $300 in your pocket.

[FALSE]

Went and got it today... didnt get shot lol.
Nice guy in a nice little town.

Now to get the g27 running with mame.

[BadMouth]

Went and got it today... didnt get shot lol.
Nice guy in a nice little town.

Now to get the g27 running with mame.

Start with Model 2 Emulator.  Much easier setup and great games + working ffb.

See the MAME section of the Driving Cab info thread stickied in the Driving Cab Forum for some tips on setting up MAME.
It isn't like a joystick where you map it globally and all the games work.
Every friggin' game needs some kinda tweaking.  Mostly inverting pedals and increasing sensitivity.

Also, MAME hacks all the Hi/Lo shifters to be a single button toggle so it works like ass with a real shifter or paddles.
So you end up either having to use a custom build based on older roms or changing and compiling the new version yourself.
Again, see the driving cab info thread.

[danny_galaga]

Geez, are things that bad there that you seriously worry about getting shot?

I'm glad you didn't though 

[Rick]

Geez, are things that bad there that you seriously worry about getting shot?

Asks the man with the automatic rifle in his avatar's hand.

[ChadTower]

Geez, are things that bad there that you seriously worry about getting shot?

Erm, hi, yeah, this is the US.  People get shot here.

[Slippyblade]

Yep, people get shot here.  But not nearly as often as the media makes you think.  You are more likely to slip and die in the shower.

[hypernova]

Yep, people get shot here.  But not nearly as often as the media makes you think.  You are more likely to slip and die in the shower.

Something tells me if I look up deaths due to firearms versus deaths due to shower slipping, I'm pretty sure I know what's going to be higher.

[Rick]

Something tells me if I look up deaths due to firearms versus deaths due to shower slipping, I'm pretty sure I know what's going to be higher.

Thanks, Michael Moore!

[Slippyblade]

Not likely.  The problem you'd run into is that the "Deaths by Firearm" stats include suicides.  Which makes zero sense.

Here's a nice little chart from the CDC.  While I exaggerated a bit with the "Slipping in the shower" part, fact is you are more actually more likely to die in a car crash or by POISONING than a gun.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm

[lilshawn]

how about poisoning by gun in the shower?

[Slippyblade]

Well officer, he was cleaning his gun in the shower, slipped, and shot himself.  Official cause of death?  Lead poisoning! 

[Rick]

Well officer, he was cleaning his gun in the shower, slipped, and shot himself.  Official cause of death?  Lead poisoning! 

I think lilshawn said it best, when he said...

[danny_galaga]

Something tells me if I look up deaths due to firearms versus deaths due to shower slipping, I'm pretty sure I know what's going to be higher.

Thanks, Michael Moore!

[lilshawn]

Something tells me if I look up deaths due to firearms versus deaths due to shower slipping, I'm pretty sure I know what's going to be higher.

[/quote]

awwww damnit... are we are going to do this lopsided comparison. AGAIN?! Remember what happened when we compared gun crime vs car accidents?

surely this is all in jest.

you know what "jest" is don't you? 

[Malenko]

Dont call me Shirley!

[ChadTower]

Seems like "gun deaths" isn't the right comparison.  Unless slipping in the shower is an act of aggression towards someone else you'd have to split "gun accidents" out and compare to that.


Am I more likely to be mauled by chipmunks or to be concussed by stale cookies?

[Alistair Keith]

You got a really good deal. Hope your enjoying the g27!

[Maximus]

Whenever I need to take someone out I always wait until they are taking a shower, then I run in and PUSH THEM OVER!!!!

[lilshawn]

Whenever I need to take someone out I always wait until they are taking a shower, then I run in and PUSH THEM OVER!!!!