Sony SCPH-70012 Console

well if you are looking at buying a cheap entertainment system I'd recommend a playstation 2, if you are planning to use it as a DVD player, a cheap CD player through your TV or to play a few games every now and then but don't want to fork out £400+ for a playstation 3, then get one of these.

You can pick them up for next to nothing and if you do not mistreat the console it will behave for years to come, with stupid numbers of games available with most games you can get a hold of for less than £5.

the thing to watch out for when buying is the sellers and their description, 90% of listings I've looked at have minimal information about what you are buying, sellers seem to think that just because there is over 30 games and over £600 worth of stuff there that they should just list the names and leave it at that, some don't even do that they just have a picture.

please ask the seller at least one question before bidding, even if it's a silly question like the model number, did you know that there are 14 different versions of the playstation 2 available?, each does exactly the same job but the newer ones have added extras for example the SCPH-3000* series was the first to be released in the UK, then it was the SCPH-5000* series with a quieter fan and added built in infer-red receiver, Then moving on to the SCPH-7000* series (Slimline) which is a lot smaller and has built in online capabilities this time.

Also check their feedback! It doesn't happen so much with the playstation 2s but if you look at the playstation 3s for example a lot of the auctions are scams, the safest place to buy a console from through eBay is an eBay shop. at least you know they are a dedicated seller and you can expect good service and high quality products (as long as they are not from china)

hope this helps some of you, any questions feel free to get in touch, Council_Tax