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naoneo

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Oct 11, 2004
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so i decided, what the hell, i'll sell ym 1.6 xecuter 3 modded xbox on ebay... , the usual "customized" instead of "modded", so ebay dont have kittens at me.. with "email for more info", after a few hours, i check my mail, 10 emails asking me various things like "does it have any games", "what mod" etc, i email them all back witht he same generic email basically outlining everything, click send...

LESS THEN ONE MINUTE LATER, it sells, the guy emails me quoting this
"modified professionally with an xecuter 3 modchip" I LOVE YOU MAN
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so yeah.. it's sold :O... £200... and i've already ordered it's replacement, for £70, and the new type xecuter 3 for £37.. a tidy £93 for switching xbox's, lol
 
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da_supa_fish

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Aug 30, 2004
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lol really nice
 
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Yoder01684

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Jan 4, 2005
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you could sell them like that all day, people love to buy them without any of the work that goes into it. and the suprising thing is, is how much more they will pay for them. in other words. GOOD JOB
 
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michael816

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Sep 12, 2004
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how much is that in $?
 
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Yoder01684

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they would be pissed to find out that he almost doubled his money. I know I'd feel like a sucker. I just wouldn't admit it to anyone else. haha
 
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tonylott

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Oct 29, 2004
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Yoder01684 wrote:

they would be pissed to find out that he almost doubled his money. I know I'd feel like a sucker. I just wouldn't admit it to anyone else. haha
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People who buy these boxes know how much they cost new. They can find out how much the chip and HD costs... Fact of the matter is, they got exactly what they happily paid for.

Cost of new X Box £100, Cost of X3 £40, Cost of 60GB HD £40.. total £180. Sale price £200 and no hassle about carrying out an install... Seems reasonable to me even if it isn't brand new..
 
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aural

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Oct 19, 2004
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well the extra money the guy paid was for setup... look at it that way.

I have modded 10+ boxes for people and they get charged for hardware and software set-up. I mean, it is a service... i know how to do it, they dont. plain and simple. and to a lot of people it is WELL worth the cash to have it all ready and working for them when they get it.
 
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ski23man

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Oct 12, 2004
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I agree there's lots of people that would just like it plain and simple. Thats your time that they're wasting by having you build an XBOX so they can happily go play likes it no thing... I could be doing all sorts of other projects, but who doesn't like the extra money besides from their regular 9-5 jobs...
 
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benthorne

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Mar 3, 2004
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sold a crystal with a 160gb hdd on ebay before xmas got £291 for it, bought the crystal for £80 with a failded mod (chip inluded), fixed it up 160gb for £45 all in £125.

for a couple hours of work which i enjoy and bingo nearly £170 profit, happy as a pig in sh*t also got a request for a black xbox from the loser, same spec £250 nice xmas for my good self!!

and if any one thinks i am ripping people of i am not. you pay for what you get.

3 months warranty on both plus support.

i wish i could do it for a living!
 
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aural

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Oct 19, 2004
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i dont think you are ripping anyone off at all... i mean, they know what they are getting... they know they can buy a pre-mod from a website for a lesser price, but it doesnt come with any of the software setup. its a service you are providing and that is that. nuff said.
 
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