cheapest place to find a cheap ps1 that ships cheap?

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  1. PS1collector

    PS1collector Robust Member

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    cheapest place to find a ps1 that ships cheap?

    So, I live in Iceland and honestly can't pay 50$ shipping for a 15$ PS1, there must be a place where I could get a (non-working, even.) PS1 that ships to iceland for less then 20$? or is there? :( I found a european one that shipped cheaply but I'd love to find a NTSC/Japanese/Asian one that ships for free or very cheap.
     
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  2. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    It's easy.

    Get someone here to send you a Japanese psone by first class mail.

    Disassemble, ship the two shell halves as two small letter packet ($8)

    Ship motherboard $4

    Laser $3
     
  3. tichua

    tichua Site Supporter 2012,2013,2014,2015

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    shipping costs have been skyrocketed recently. It'd cost $35 minimum for the cheapest shipping method from US to Iceland. can you find one locally ?
     
  4. tichua

    tichua Site Supporter 2012,2013,2014,2015

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    Assembler's method will work and it's brilliant.
     
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    la-li-lu-le-lo ラリルレロ

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    If it's possible to find one locally, that's probably your best option. Also, don't you already have like 10 PS1s? :p
     
  6. sonicsean89

    sonicsean89 Site Soldier

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    I'd probably scour thrift shops, there might be a US one there. If shipping were cheap I'd send you one, because literally 50% of the systems I see at thrift shops are PS1s.
     
  7. PS1collector

    PS1collector Robust Member

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    Yeah, it used to be like that I got a few ones each month back in 2012, but now the thrift stores in my town get no more of them. :c

    Oh wow, It'd be awesome dude... In USA most thrift shops have so many of them and I've heard people have seen stacks of them! biggest stack I've ever gotten were 3 but all non-working with a missing spindle, and it wasn't from a store. :p
     
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    jamespoo Peppy Member

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    ebay uk is not bad that where i get some games and shipping to where i live is good
     
  9. retro

    retro Resigned from mod duty 15 March 2018

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    Boot fairs are usually the best place to get them locally, or find an independent game shop. They're probably tripping over them!

    There are a few NTSC consoles on eBay UK.
     
  10. PS1collector

    PS1collector Robust Member

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    Thank you retro!
     
  11. pheonix

    pheonix Spirited Member

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    its good to find a fellow PS1 fanatic i constantly finding ps1's at places like cash converters but most of them are not the best of quality!
     
  12. PS1collector

    PS1collector Robust Member

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    aaah! Thanks! and wow, I am so jealous. :p
     
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    pheonix Spirited Member

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    no need dude what rare ps1 models you have i have 2 Spch 1002 consoles
     
  14. VIRACY

    VIRACY Spirited Member

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    I love the rampant use of "cheap" in the title. Genuinely, I'm not even making fun of the OP. It actually made me laugh.
     
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