Is this a good deal for original XBOX?

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Is this a good deal for original XBOX?

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A friend at work was asking me where he should sell his XBOX, and I said sell it to me!

I offered to buy the system, all cables, 1 wired controller, 3 wireless controllers, and ~10 games for $75. I'm not sure what most of the games are, beyond a Tony Hawk game. Barely used.

Good deal?
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Re: Is this a good deal for original XBOX?

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Definitely. Used Xbox consoles alone sell for around $35 - $50. You're getting a pretty good deal.

The original Xbox is one of the most the underrated consoles in my opinion. It often gets called a poor man's PC, but it has a ton of great (and exclusive) games.

Enjoy your purchase and let us know what titles you get. :D
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I'd say it is a fair deal... but it all depends how often you are going to play it of course! A good deal for one person could be a crap deal for another.... but monetarily it's sound.
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Re: Is this a good deal for original XBOX?

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As long as all the games are not sports games.
Even so there were some good sports games
2k football and hockey
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Re: Is this a good deal for original XBOX?

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If the games are not worth it, you may do better via ebay / craigslist / goodwill etc. But of course xbox1 is very underrated, modding it, adding bigger HDD etc can make for a very valuable and time worthy system. I'm in the process of ripping my games to the HDD because my DVD drive is on the fritz. Also, bonus points if the drive is a samsung, there were 3 manufacturers I believe, samsung being the best, Thompson (the one I have) being the worst. Of course head over to xbox-scene for everything you would need to know.
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Re: Is this a good deal for original XBOX?

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That's a pretty damn good deal if I would say so myself.

Take it.
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I'd take it if it comes with some good games.
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Re: Is this a good deal for original XBOX?

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Depends on the games. For $75 you might be able to find a nice boxed Xbox with all the paperwork, plus a few good games.. elsewhere
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Re: Is this a good deal for original XBOX?

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OK so I decided to buy it.

In addition to what I listed in the first post it also came with an official carrying case.

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Halo
Halo 2
NCAA Football 2005
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Counter Strike
Top Spin
Tony Hawk's Underground
Sega GT 2002
Jet Set Radio Future
Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball
Rallisport Challenge 2
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Re: Is this a good deal for original XBOX?

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I say that's a fairly good deal then, considering you got Halo 1 & 2, JSRF and Sega GT.
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