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dodgy used consoles

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  • 19-10-2008 4:01pm
    #1
    keel08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭


    i recently bought a used xbox 360 in gamestop and it broke. i was just wondering do they not check it before trading it in.


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    witnessmenow
    Registered Users Posts: 7,153 ✭✭✭witnessmenow


    Was it broke as soon as you turned it on?


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    aidan_walsh
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    How long after purchasing it and how did it break?


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    keel08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭keel08


    had it about a week then just froze while playing assassins creed


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    aidan_walsh
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    Just the once?


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    keel08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭keel08


    no the whole time


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    aidan_walsh
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    With only the same game? Does it freeze if you are not playing a game?


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    keel08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭keel08


    yes even with no game but if i put in a music cd it works fine


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    2 Espressi
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    They do check 'em, I asked when buying mine, which eventually RRoD'd, but sh¡t happens, I guess...


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    keel08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33 ✭keel08


    did they check it when it was handed in or when you bought it


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    Guy:Incognito
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    What check can a shop do to see if it will break down after a week of use?


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    jesterhead
    Closed Accounts Posts: 121 ✭✭jesterhead


    I think they claim to check all consoles, but realistically they don't. I bought a preowned PS2 off them which when I brought home wouldn't eject. I used a knife to get it open and there was still a disc lodged in it! Brought it back for a full refund, kept the disc though!


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    Jaysoose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,212 ✭✭✭Jaysoose


    keel08 wrote: »
    had it about a week then just froze while playing assassins creed


    Was probably the xbox objecting to the rubbish game being played:D


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    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    jesterhead wrote: »
    I think they claim to check all consoles, but realistically they don't.

    It took the OP's console a week to break down, theres no way they could test for that other than to use it for a week which is not practical. Even then what about if it breaks after 2 weeks? how long should they run tests for?


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    jesterhead
    Closed Accounts Posts: 121 ✭✭jesterhead


    Yeah thats true, though my one clearly hadn't been tested.


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