About Me

29 yr old female trying to keep it together. I call my financial life a work in progress because though I have always had frugal inclinations I only recently started on an informal financial education with an end goal to make my money work for me! Of course I can be weak. Thai food, traveling, self-justification and laziness eat away at my savings. But I am getting there. I think. I used to be very jealous of the Jones' but now realize that they are broke and stressed so I prefer my own progress and accomplishments. My life may not be flashy but I have seen the consequences of a high-end lifestyle. I count myself lucky to be alive and aware in these economic times because I have learned so much and believe that in the long run I will come out farther ahead from a little suffering now. As long as I am not regressing, then I am pleased.

Fun fact to help navigate my posts: BB = Baseball Boy. My husband.
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2008 Short Term Goals
[x]Eliminate Credit Card debt
[X]Get married and pay off the wedding IN FULL
[X]Travel for 3 weddings and pay for each visit IN FULL
[x]Rescue a dog and pay all costs for him/her IN FULL
______________DONE!!_____________

2009 Short Term Goals
[ ]Save ALL eBay income in 2009
[X]Get a full time job
[X]Begin saving rental income for eventual rental renovation
[X]Buy a house with 20% down
[ ]Build a $4k Emergency Fund
[ ]Save 10k towards a back deck, backyard landscaping, and kitchen redo
[ ]Save $2k toward new car for hubby
[X] Pay $50 month extra on the mortgage

Long term goals *start by 2010*
[ ]Live on one income/bank the other income
[ ]Start an IRA for Baseball boy
[ ] have 1 NSD a week

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My November 2008 Wedding:
Total $23,630...Paid in Full! And had a BLAST!

2009 eBay Challenge $100/month:
$55

2009 Mortgage Challenge $50 extra/month!
So far I have added:
$375.00 extra principle payment!
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Quotes to keep me on track:

"Save FIRST and then spend the leftover, not spend first and save what's left."

"How you spend your money today effects the life you will live tomorrow."

Malfunctioning XBox worth anything?

November 12th, 2008 at 05:47 am

BB's Xbox 360 has been freezing up and eventually froze up so much BB gave up and bought a new one. Is the old one worth anything to anyone?

Posted in Baseball Boy, Making a living on eBay | 8 Comments »

8 Responses to “Malfunctioning XBox worth anything?”

mom-sense Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 05:48 am

See if you can sell it at Gamestop (I think that is the name). They might be able to use it for parts. I would think that anything you can get for it is better than just junking it.
Broken Arrow Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 06:05 am

Is it Red Ring of Death? (3 out of 4 of the Xbox rings will be red instead of the usual green.)

If so, I would contact Microsoft and they should be able to fix it for free.

If not, and you want to get rid of it, I would try eBay or GameStop.
gamecock43 Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 06:29 am

no red ring of death. It just freezes up.
Koppur Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 07:23 am

I think Gamestop will buy it and reapir it then resell it as used.
Broken Arrow Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 08:28 am

Hmm.... Overheating is a strong possibility. Incidentally, that's what causes RRoD, but it doesn't have to red ring.

If your hubby is feeling adventurous, find a way to open it up, take a vacuum cleaner, and suck up any dust that might be in there.

You'll also want to make sure that the Xbox has plenty of space where the heat can escape. Stuffing it in a small cabinet, under a pile of DVDs is not a good idea.

You'll also want to make sure the power supply gets plenty of space as well. Believe it or not, but I've heard of hardware failure simply because the power supply overheated.

That or simply sell it. (Or, if you're a spendy guy, you trade it in for a new 360 Elite!)
ceejay74 Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 02:47 pm

If no one else takes it, buymytronics.com will pay a pittance for it. I don't know what your exact system or accessories are, but I guessed and got an estimate of $11.36. You have to pay shipping, but they will reimburse you $5, so as long as you ship cheap, you should come out on top.

I sold my broken iPods to them, so I know they do pay (I was leery of paying to ship my stuff to them and then never hear anything, but they're on the level.)

Not sure if it's worth it to you...I'm of the opinion if I can recycle AND get a couple bucks, it's worth the effort.
MileHighGirl Says:
November 13th, 2008 at 10:18 am

I put our old one on craigslist and got a bunch of response. I'd try the cleaning out as suggested, and see if it helps, but even a malfunctioning one will get a little money. There are people out there who will fix them and then list them on ebay.
gamecock43 Says:
November 24th, 2008 at 09:07 pm

I sold it on ebay for $50!!

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