I was wondering about a possible idea of buying a sony PSP for cheap.

[Kwipper]

Now that there is a proven method of unbricking a Sony PSP (using it's own battery), for those who doesn't have one yet (such as myself) would it be wise to buy a bricked PSP from eBay for about 50 - 70 bucks then use the battery unbricking method on it once you get it? What are your thoughts on this idea?

 

[x3sphere]

Yes but the chances of finding a bricked PSP for that price on eBay are now slim

Anyways, if you do manage to find one for cheap, hopefully you know someone who has a homebrew-enabled PSP and can convert the battery for you.

 

[supaquickt]

Out of complete curiosity what does a 2nd hand PSP go for over there (USA)? Just curious as to how much it converts to in my $$ and sorry for tagging on your thread... ;-) So here's something useful for you in case you find that illusive brick... http://forums.noobz.eu/downgrader-s...p-you-unbrickdowngrade-a-psp-using-pandora/0/

 

[Chilly Willy]

You're also gambling that the problem was purely software and not a hardware failure. There would be no way to be certain until you had the unit and tried the battery.

 

[Kwipper]

Ahh yes. Now that is a good point there. Better to be safe then sorry and just to buy it new, then downgrade it from there.

 

[supaquickt]

You might want to wait for the slim to come out and see what happens before you buy a new one now. Its not long to wait.

 

[XsavioR]

Biggest thing with a used psp is pixels imho , theyre cheepish now 160. Plus with your discount at work it will be affordable (if it has ap)