Selling a PSP: Advice

[JonathonWally]

I decided tonight that I wanted to sell my PSP, I never play the thing, in face, not much in 2 years. I'm going to sell it over craigslist because I'm always skeptical and would prefer cash and in person.

But, my question to you guys is, how much should I ask for it?

It's a lauch PSP and I've never upgraded the firmware on it. That's why I ask.

I never upgraded it because I always thought in the back of my mind that I would homebrew it, but I never got around to it, and it seemed like too much work and I was lazy.

So, a launch PSP with an 8gig mem card and a hardshell case.

This way, I'm thinking I'll pick up a new PSP GO and actually play new games like I want to do but won't cause it involves firmware upgrades.

So, opinions?

 

[Capt. Vulcan]

Having an non-upgraded launch psp isn't as valuable as it used to be since there are now methods to homebrew almost all psp models. On top of that I'm not sure how many people there are left that want a psp, let alone a launch psp. I guess it would really come down to what condition it's in. If it's in mint condition I'd be happy getting around 100 bucks for it.

 

[JonathonWally]

I was hoping to start out at $150, keep it up for a few days, if no bites, drops it too $125, then after a few more days drop is to $100. I've never sold anything over craigslist before, so I'm gonna try and see what I can get for it.

It's mint condition.

 

[firehawk12]

It's sort of mixed right now. Any PSP newer than PSP2001 has locked out custom firmware mods - you can get it on newer PSPs, but the you are unable to permanently flash the firmware to the PSP itself, which means you need to put on the new firmware every time you turn on the machine.

So in that respect, older PSPs do have some value.

Unfortunately, the other problem is that firmware groups haven't been updating often, so a lot of newer games don't work. If the groups don't work on making new firmware, the PSP will be limited by what software it can run.

It might be easier to sell for a higher price if you put custom firmware on it yourself and sell it as such. Or at least emphasis the fact that it's an older unit.

 

[JonathonWally]

It's sort of mixed right now. Any PSP newer than PSP2001 has locked out custom firmware mods - you can get it on newer PSPs, but the you are unable to permanently flash the firmware to the PSP itself, which means you need to put on the new firmware every time you turn on the machine.

So in that respect, older PSPs do have some value.

Unfortunately, the other problem is that firmware groups haven't been updating often, so a lot of newer games don't work. If the groups don't work on making new firmware, the PSP will be limited by what software it can run.

It might be easier to sell for a higher price if you put custom firmware on it yourself and sell it as such. Or at least emphasis the fact that it's an older unit.

I'm definately going to advertise how it's a launch PSP running 2.3.1 firmware.

 

[bigdaddy]

You won't get more than $100 for it.

 

[Sheep]

You won't get more than $100 for it.

Sounds about right to me.

A lot of people are going to be scared off by the fact that it's a launch PSP, which tended to have more than a few screen issues (stuck/dead pixels aplenty--I counted no less than 5 stuck pixels on mine but kept it anyway).