Best place for older consols thats not ebay?

Mark1989 · 25 Nov 2021 at 19:02

Okay so I know eBay would be a good place but i dont trust it and never have, ill use it for cheap buys such as phone cases etc.

Im after a PSP as i wanna visit older games such as 3rd Birthday, FF Crisis Core etc

almoststew1990 · 25 Nov 2021 at 19:16

I find quite a few PSPs on Gumtree and FB Marketplace, with some people asking for £30 with a few games and some people asking £80.

I would highly, highly recommend getting a 3003 instead of a launch 1003 model for the vastly better screen. Unless you're modding in which case I don't know!

Be warned but I think that T3B is quite expensive on disk when I last checked.

There is also always CEX but expect to pay more towards the £80 but you do get a guarantee.

Mark1989 · 25 Nov 2021 at 19:56

almoststew1990 said:
I find quite a few PSPs on Gumtree and FB Marketplace, with some people asking for £30 with a few games and some people asking £80.

I would highly, highly recommend getting a 3003 instead of a launch 1003 model for the vastly better screen. Unless you're modding in which case I don't know!

Be warned but I think that T3B is quite expensive on disk when I last checked.

There is also always CEX but expect to pay more towards the £80 but you do get a guarantee.

Thanks, Last model I owned which would have been release was 2000, prior to that i had the original launch model the fat one (also best built one from what i remember), modding im not too fussed for now, I was back in the day but i suspect modding scene on it would be dead now any way

doogs · 26 Nov 2021 at 09:39

There's a retro games shop in York - sore thumbs. I was there a couple of months ago and they had tons of consoles and retro games. They have a website as well. Might be worth contacting them?

purplesky · 26 Nov 2021 at 14:37

Mark1989 said:
Okay so I know eBay would be a good place but i dont trust it and never have, ill use it for cheap buys such as phone cases etc.

Im after a PSP as i wanna visit older games such as 3rd Birthday, FF Crisis Core etc

The best PSP is a vita.
Sure you can pick one up locally from facebook marketplace

Mark1989 · 27 Nov 2021 at 07:39

purplesky said:
The best PSP is a vita.
Sure you can pick one up locally from facebook marketplace

I had a Vita and disagree, it's best hardware but I have better memories of the original psp

Dyson · 27 Nov 2021 at 07:46

Personally I'd stick with eBay for something like this, if not in a rush just wait for the right item from the right buyer - a heck of a lot of choice.

Edit- not stick with as such, just wouldn't exclude it

Haze · 27 Nov 2021 at 07:50

This forum

Dyson · 27 Nov 2021 at 07:56

Haze said:
This forum

Very true! Certainly the place I would trust most

Guest2 · 27 Nov 2021 at 20:42

I got a boxed PSP Go from eBay for £92.
Boxed with instructions and N1000 official Sony carry case. Excellent condition on the box and device.
I then bought an official charger for £18 (because the cable head was damaged on the one that arrived)

Other bits purchased like a clear hardshell case, component av cable, PSP Go N340 cradle, 8gb m2 card and smart mount for DS3 pad.

What I have now is a perfect portable device thats capable of playing all PSX games with the Sony built in emulator, PSP games, homebrew and many other emulators. It can also be hooked up to TV and charges in the cradle whilst using a DS3 pad with Bluetooth. Bluetooth headphones and speakers also connect fine.

Playing through the PSP version of Bomberman 94 currently (the Turbogfx 16 version)

cee-S-dee · 28 Nov 2021 at 20:29

purplesky said:
The best PSP is a vita.
Sure you can pick one up locally from facebook marketplace

This man speaks the truth! psx, psp, and the awesome vita library. Able to use more modern methods of storage and is also great for emulators. Homebrew/emulator scene is great too.

JoeBoi · 29 Nov 2021 at 19:10

Member's market and AvF classifieds have been good to me over the years.

Local CeX shops can be ok and you can check out the console beforing buying. Typically offer warranty as well.

Mark1989 · 30 Nov 2021 at 20:43

I have had a look at CeX but most seem out of stock

JoeBoi · 10 Dec 2021 at 14:09

Mark1989 said:
I have had a look at CeX but most seem out of stock

Hey Mark,

I saw this on Members Market and thought you might be interested.

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/sony-psp-2003.18943439/

Witcher1980 · 23 Dec 2021 at 17:36

There is a website called amibay which sells old retro stuff although mainly Amigas. They also sell old pads etc, might be worth a punt.

Mark1989 · 26 Dec 2021 at 08:07

Witcher1980 said:
There is a website called amibay which sells old retro stuff although mainly Amigas. They also sell old pads etc, might be worth a punt.

Will have a look, cheers