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Chrizum on 11 April 2008
DMeisterJ said:
You probably shouldn't buy consoles second-hand in the future. As you won't be able to prove original purchase date, etc.


I don't like second-hand consoles too, but Nintendo and Microsoft (and all other electronics manufacturers for that matter) don't use receipts for repairs, but serial numbers. I guess Sony likes its costumers angry and frustrated.

I will try the system restore option (first making some backups) and if that doesn't work, I'll call Sony. Who knows, maybe they'll repair it for free after all...



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Chrizum on 11 April 2008

Ok, so I wrote down the error code and it the same problem as this thread: http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=23448



kirby007 on 11 April 2008

somehow i do hear alot of reading errors



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TheRealMafoo on 11 April 2008
Chrizum said:

I don't like second-hand consoles too, but Nintendo and Microsoft (and all other electronics manufacturers for that matter) don't use receipts for repairs, but serial numbers. I guess Sony likes its costumers angry and frustrated.

I will try the system restore option (first making some backups) and if that doesn't work, I'll call Sony. Who knows, maybe they'll repair it for free after all...


Why have you not already called Sony? They might not need a receipt. 



DMeisterJ on 11 April 2008
Chrizum said:
DMeisterJ said:
You probably shouldn't buy consoles second-hand in the future. As you won't be able to prove original purchase date, etc.


I don't like second-hand consoles too, but Nintendo and Microsoft (and all other electronics manufacturers for that matter) don't use receipts for repairs, but serial numbers. I guess Sony likes its costumers angry and frustrated.

I will try the system restore option (first making some backups) and if that doesn't work, I'll call Sony. Who knows, maybe they'll repair it for free after all...


I still don't get this thread. 

You bought something, second-hand, and you expect the manufacturer to replace/fix it, for free, when god only knows what the first owner of the system did to it.  

Maybe you shouldn't have tried to be frugal and bought a new one.  



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Chrizum on 11 April 2008
DMeisterJ said:
Chrizum said:
DMeisterJ said:
You probably shouldn't buy consoles second-hand in the future. As you won't be able to prove original purchase date, etc.


I don't like second-hand consoles too, but Nintendo and Microsoft (and all other electronics manufacturers for that matter) don't use receipts for repairs, but serial numbers. I guess Sony likes its costumers angry and frustrated.

I will try the system restore option (first making some backups) and if that doesn't work, I'll call Sony. Who knows, maybe they'll repair it for free after all...


I still don't get this thread.

You bought something, second-hand, and you expect the manufacturer to replace/fix it, for free, when god only knows what the first owner of the system did to it.

Maybe you shouldn't have tried to be frugal and bought a new one.


Can't you read? ALL companies don't give a rat's ass about receipts, it's the serial code that counts. I didn't know Sony was so anal about receipts.



koffieboon on 11 April 2008

I don't think Sony can dismiss their responsibility just because you don't have a receipt, although I would just claim it has been a present to make sure. Anyway, under Dutch law their products should keep working for a reasonable time, and for a console I don't think 1 year or even less is reasonable.



SamuelRSmith on 11 April 2008
Chrizum said:
DMeisterJ said:
Chrizum said:
DMeisterJ said:
You probably shouldn't buy consoles second-hand in the future. As you won't be able to prove original purchase date, etc.


I don't like second-hand consoles too, but Nintendo and Microsoft (and all other electronics manufacturers for that matter) don't use receipts for repairs, but serial numbers. I guess Sony likes its costumers angry and frustrated.

I will try the system restore option (first making some backups) and if that doesn't work, I'll call Sony. Who knows, maybe they'll repair it for free after all...


I still don't get this thread.

You bought something, second-hand, and you expect the manufacturer to replace/fix it, for free, when god only knows what the first owner of the system did to it.

Maybe you shouldn't have tried to be frugal and bought a new one.


Can't you read? ALL companies don't give a rat's ass about receipts, it's the serial code that counts. I didn't know Sony was so anal about receipts.


You still don't know. You should try ringing them, people's advice on forums isn't right quite a lot of the time. 



Daddo Splat on 11 April 2008
Chrizum said:
DMeisterJ said:
Chrizum said:
DMeisterJ said:
You probably shouldn't buy consoles second-hand in the future. As you won't be able to prove original purchase date, etc.


I don't like second-hand consoles too, but Nintendo and Microsoft (and all other electronics manufacturers for that matter) don't use receipts for repairs, but serial numbers. I guess Sony likes its costumers angry and frustrated.

I will try the system restore option (first making some backups) and if that doesn't work, I'll call Sony. Who knows, maybe they'll repair it for free after all...


I still don't get this thread.

You bought something, second-hand, and you expect the manufacturer to replace/fix it, for free, when god only knows what the first owner of the system did to it.

Maybe you shouldn't have tried to be frugal and bought a new one.


Can't you read? ALL companies don't give a rat's ass about receipts, it's the serial code that counts. I didn't know Sony was so anal about receipts.


besides how many people here would buy my used 60 gig launch PS3 over a new 40 gig balless one???

I hear a lot of people want the original with the emotion chip set!

obviously you probably got a good deal used so if they do charge to fix it it would probably run around $149.95 just call and let us know!



akuma587 on 11 April 2008

Yeah, just call up a service rep and see what they have to say.



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