OT - Getting rid of an Xbox 360?

[Fungus]

I'm thinking of getting rid of my old Xbox 360. Three questions:

1) Should I hang on to it and gobble up the second hand games, now going for peanuts?
2) Am I right in thinking it has zero value? It has no Kinect, and only a few games.
3) If I give it away, is there an easy way to wipe it / reset the profiles?

 

[Triggaaar]

1) Should I hang on to it and gobble up the second hand games, now going for peanuts?

Have you replaced it with another console? I assume you don't have kids.

2) Am I right in thinking it has zero value?

Not quite. Which version of the 360 is it? How much memory etc.

 

[beorhthelm]

2) see ebay, probably worth £50-100 depending on condition and games.

 

[StonehamPark]

2) see ebay, probably worth £50-100 depending on condition and games.

i would say closer to £20-£30 tbh.
Though I assumed this was without many games, so might be completely wrong.

 

[LadySeagull]

As always with eBay, put it on at 99p and watch the price get bidded up to something decent. Never list stuff at a set price.

 

[Fungus]

Have you replaced it with another console? I assume you don't have kids.

No, I'd probably just play on the PC, for the spare time I have. Also no - why, would kids have a better trade-in value?

Not quite. Which version of the 360 is it? How much memory etc.

Good question, how do I tell? I can't find the box, but it's seven years old. I believe the HDD is 120gb.

As for games, I've only got stuff like the Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, Bioshock 1 & 2, Red Dead Redemption, LOTR BFME, all with big game guides. Quite fancy Bioshock 3, and another go at Oblivion, but don't know what else I'd play.

TBH, I'm happy to give it away on Freecycle, but I just don't want some oik selling it on if it has any value. Would a charity shop be able to sell it?

 

[Fungus]

i would say closer to £20-£30 tbh.
Though I assumed this was without many games, so might be completely wrong.

Second-hand shops are asking about £50, but I don't know what their mark-up is.

 

[StonehamPark]

Second-hand shops are asking about £50, but I don't know what their mark-up is.

I'll get you some prices now.

Which one is it, and is it boxed?

 

[StonehamPark]

Just had a quick look on CEX.

They'd buy all of the above for £30.90 (or £44.60) exchange.
CEX will sell the lot for about £70.00.

I'm certain you wouldn't get more than £40 for the lot anywhere, except maybe catch someone out on Gumtree.

 

[Zukey Seagull]

If you still have Xbox live, the on demand video is excellent for a spare room.

 

[juliant]

Worth £30 to £40 max as they are cheap as chips everywhere. Also a lot of these CEX places are great but only want the higher spec ones and boxed. Gumtree would probably be your best bet but its worth a few quid.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

keeping my 360 have no intention selling not used it for ages but will at some stage,not interested in getting any later model consoles either,hope this helps..

 

[Fungus]

If you still have Xbox live, the on demand video is excellent for a spare room.

Except the Xbox is extremely noisy!

 

[Triggaaar]

No, I'd probably just play on the PC, for the spare time I have. Also no - why, would kids have a better trade-in value?

I think selling kids is slightly black market, I was thinking of a use for the 360.

TBH, I'm happy to give it away on Freecycle, but I just don't want some oik selling it on if it has any value. Would a charity shop be able to sell it?

Some charity shops won't deal with electricals, I assume some would

I see you've already been given CEX value.

 

[Triggaaar]

I'm thinking of getting rid of my old Xbox 360.

Did you get rid of it? My kids 360 just died, so I'm after one.

 

[Fungus]

Did you get rid of it? My kids 360 just died, so I'm after one.

Yes, I sold it all for about £45. The shop seemed to have quite a turnover in 360s, so you may find one locally.

 

[Westdene Wonder]

No, I'd probably just play on the PC, for the spare time I have. Also no - why, would kids have a better trade-in value?


Good question, how do I tell? I can't find the box, but it's seven years old. I believe the HDD is 120gb.

As for games, I've only got stuff like the Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, Bioshock 1 & 2, Red Dead Redemption, LOTR BFME, all with big game guides. Quite fancy Bioshock 3, and another go at Oblivion, but don't know what else I'd play.

TBH, I'm happy to give it away on Freecycle, but I just don't want some oik selling it on if it has any value. Would a charity shop be able to sell it?

I have a Xbox360 which suddenly would not connect with my PC I then tried it on the PC but received place it in the Xbox, any suggestions?

 

[Fungus]

I have a Xbox360 which suddenly would not connect with my PC I then tried it on the PC but received place it in the Xbox, any suggestions?

Try again in English?