Busted DS
The used DS I bought a while ago stopped working yesterday. It started
randomly turning off and then would not say on more than a second. It was
fully charged the night before. I even tried it plugged into the AC and it
still would not stay on. Oh well, it died. What do I expect for buying used
on eBay? I had rather hoped it would last just a bit longer.
So, I figured I would replace it with a new one and use my old dead one as a
trade in to save a few bucks. I tried both Gamestop and Gamecrazy. Gamecrazy
wasn't impressive. They only wanted to give my $45 for a 100% working DS with
little to no scratches and no missing stylus or charger. It turns out that
they don't actually refurbish their used stuff. They just take it for $45 and
then put it in the used case and sell it off for $119 or so. On the other
hand, Gamestop gives $70 for a 100% working DS and $40 for a broken one. They
then take the broken one and send it out for repair to sell for the same $119.
Needless to say I took it to Gamestop.
With a trade in of the busted DS and a couple of games I got a new Blue and
Black DS for about $70. I was hoping to get the Crimson but they were out and
the only other choice was Pink.
I think I would have been better off just buying a new one from the get go.