Games Trade & Sell \ Wanting to buy bricked psp.

i just want try some hardware mods, but i want to practice on a bricked one first. i dunno if anyone would sell me theirs but id probably wouldnt pay more than $60. and i wouldnt send it back to sony to get fixed because they charge too much.

22 Apr 2007 - 16:09 a

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grey_snake says:

Whats a 'bricked' psp and why does sony want them back?

22 Apr 2007 - 16:47 Brisbane

Bricked psp=useless psp doesnt turn on, (well it does but it does no boot the xmb) due to corrupted flash form people who try to upgrade and lose power, or flash their psp incorrectly. Sony charges $145 to fix them.

22 Apr 2007 - 17:48 a

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abuu91 says:

grey_snake said: Whats a 'bricked' psp and why does sony want them back?

When you ruin your PSP by 'accidentally' doing something you shouldn't have while downgrading or putting on custom firmware.

People can return a bricked PSP to Sony after buying it for like, say $60, then get Sony to fix or replace it for about $145 (all the prices listed above but not gesturing that hmmnodice will actually do that) and so you got a nice new working PSP for less then the price of one in a base pack. It's just for the sake of saving some money.

22 Apr 2007 - 17:49 Somewhat pink - Kiama, NSW

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grey_snake says:

Thank you for that explanation.

22 Apr 2007 - 18:16 Brisbane

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member8898 says:

repopulating said: Theologically it is cheaper to buy a bricked PSP, give it to Sony for 145 and get a refurbished PSP back. So its like buying a PSP for 145 only a refurbished one.

roflmao!! do you even know what theological means!
*ahem* google dictionary defines theological as:Theology is literally reasonable discourse concerning God.

22 Apr 2007 - 19:20 Mandurah,Western Australia (I am the egg man, I am the egg man. I am the Walrus

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shinny23 says:

he meant theoretically

22 Apr 2007 - 19:30 Canberra, ACT

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member8898 says:

shhhh, i was hoping he didn't know that

22 Apr 2007 - 20:07 Mandurah,Western Australia (I am the egg man, I am the egg man. I am the Walrus

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Jaydee says:

Why the hell would u want to buy a bricked PSP? XD

22 Apr 2007 - 22:34 Kiama, NSW

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repopulating says:

shinny23 said: he meant theoretically

Correct

22 Apr 2007 - 22:48 NBO Says: jungle cat FTW :P, who else voted for that tool i know i did but why did some one else

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abuu91 says:

Jaydee said: Why the hell would u want to buy a bricked PSP? XD

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hmmnodice said: i just want try some hardware mods, but i want to practice on a bricked one first. i dunno if anyone would sell me theirs but id probably wouldnt pay more than $60. and i wouldnt send it back to sony to get fixed because they charge too much.

23 Apr 2007 - 09:51 Somewhat pink - Kiama, NSW

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sean79 says:

No, you tell them you are buying a PS3 and can't spend any money on replacing your PSP, If you are lucky they do it for FREE!

23 Apr 2007 - 18:59 Wollongong, NSW

yeah i know, i started telling people that ages ago. whether it works or not im not sure it was on digg

23 Apr 2007 - 19:11 a

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sean79 says:

Good idea when you think about it

23 Apr 2007 - 20:36 Wollongong, NSW

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shinny23 says:

great idea

23 Apr 2007 - 21:03 Canberra, ACT

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spanky says:

i have a bricked white one, well its not actually bricked. the screen isnt displaying properly (comes up for a split second then dissapears) still makes sony noise so you know its starting up.

23 Apr 2007 - 22:43 Perth

do you want to sell it? (if its a ta-082 try pressing the screen button next to the music button)

23 Apr 2007 - 22:48 a

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shinny23 says:

lol
ghey!

23 Apr 2007 - 22:48 Canberra, ACT

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pspfixer says:

You can pick up bricked PSP's on eBay. They go for around $110.

24 Apr 2007 - 06:50 Melbourne Victoria