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BIG LIFE DECISION: Need your help!!! :-)

DerrickDerrick Posts: 475
edited March 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
ok...we just won a PS3 and 40 Bluray movies in a contest. Buuuuuuuut....we already have a PS3. Now, thing is, we have two couples that we normally hang out with on weekends. And giving it to one couple will surely make the other couple feel left out. All three couples (both of them and us) have Xbox360s.

- We'd give it to my brother, but he is in Australia for a year at Teacher's College.
- We'd give it to one of our parents, but they never rent movies or play PS3 games.
- We could sell it on Ebay, but we've never really done that before...


We are so torn! What should we do?

(this post was written with tongue-in-cheek humour, but we still have this situation!)
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  • PJPixiePJPixie Posts: 3,026
    Give it to me :) my two kids would love it!!
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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    sell it!
    My whole life
    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
    “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    donate it to a childrens hospital
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    Derrick wrote:
    ok...we just won a PS3 and 40 Bluray movies in a contest. Buuuuuuuut....we already have a PS3. Now, thing is, we have two couples that we normally hang out with on weekends. And giving it to one couple will surely make the other couple feel left out. All three couples (both of them and us) have Xbox360s.

    - We'd give it to my brother, but he is in Australia for a year at Teacher's College.
    - We'd give it to one of our parents, but they never rent movies or play PS3 games.
    - We could sell it on Ebay, but we've never really done that before...


    We are so torn! What should we do?

    (this post was written with tongue-in-cheek humour, but we still have this situation!)

    Sell it to this guy...I need to play a good baseball game and my 360 isn't going to help me out there.
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  • ReleaseMe...ReleaseMe... Posts: 494
    cutback wrote:
    donate it to a childrens hospital
    OUTSTANDING idea

    and love your sig.
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  • PJPixiePJPixie Posts: 3,026
    cutback wrote:
    donate it to a childrens hospital

    that is a great answer. My son spent 3 months in the hospital and they had a gaming system they would roll into his room. One of the only things that made him smile in the hospital! DO THAT!!!
    The best use of Life is Love.
    The best expression of Love is Time.
    The best time to Love is Now.


    I'm never as good as when you're there.........
  • DerrickDerrick Posts: 475
    cutback wrote:
    donate it to a childrens hospital
    That is not a bad idea.
  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    First:
    blackredyellow wrote:
    sell it!

    Then:
    cutback wrote:
    donate it to a childrens hospital


    damn... make me feel like a greedy bastard.

    I like your idea better :)
    My whole life
    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
    “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    blackredyellow wrote:
    First:


    Then:



    damn... make me feel like a greedy bastard.

    I like your idea better :)

    sorry....:p....let's put it this way....if i were into video games i probably would have asked for it too....;) :D
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    PJPixie wrote:
    that is a great answer. My son spent 3 months in the hospital and they had a gaming system they would roll into his room. One of the only things that made him smile in the hospital! DO THAT!!!

    see that's what i was thinking....if it only makes one child smile, it's worth it....:)
  • rearviewmirorrearviewmiror Posts: 894
    I work with a Children's hospital. Trust me, give it to them. They can go stir crazy and it's good for the kids to feel normal.
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    cutback wrote:
    donate it to a childrens hospital
    or some similar local charity.....many charities hold auctions as part of their fund-raisers.....that would make a decent auction prize.
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  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    ...or you could sell it to this guy and donate the money to a childrens hospital.

    (I had to do it)
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,573
    don't take it wrong but BIG LIFE DECISION ,and i agree with everyone's sentiment donate it to CHILDREN's HOSPITAL .....you can't go wrong with that choice ..
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,144
    josevolution wrote:
    don't take it wrong but BIG LIFE DECISION ,and i agree with everyone's sentiment donate it to CHILDREN's HOSPITAL .....you can't go wrong with that choice ..

    send em the address
  • The ChampThe Champ Posts: 4,063
    Forget about all this charity stuff. I'll give you like 20 bucks for it, no questions asked. Don't worry I'll even take care of the shipping charges to help alleviate any further concerns. Take it or leave it ;)..
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
    so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    do both couples have a 1080p tv that can take advantage of blu-ray? ... if so, another idea is to sell it to whoever wants it the most and use the money to have a dinner party for all of ya ... or split the money to charity and a dinner ...
  • The ChampThe Champ Posts: 4,063
    Sorry guys, but my offer was accepted. I kinda feel bad about the situation now so I'll probably donate to charity when I get bored of it and/or when it completely loses its monetary value..
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
    so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    ledvedderman wrote:
    ...or you could sell it to this guy and donate the money to a childrens hospital.

    (I had to do it)

    Which is an option on Ebay. I've sold PJ posters on Ebay and had proceeds go to the Red Cross and the CCFA.
  • aspoonfulweighsatonaspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,037
    I definitely think that you should leave out the friends and family on this one.

    While I think the children's hospital is a noble idea, I would be willing to bet anything that it would be broken in about two weeks and the 40g model is not backwards compatible, thus limiting the library of games they could acquire at reasonable prices (not to mention extra conrollers, etc.).

    You could raffle it for a charity or sell it for the best offer you get on here and then donate that money to a good cause or your bank account.
  • thunderDANthunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    Something tells me that donating it didn't cross his mind..

    You could always sell it, keep half and give half to charity...that way you can atleast get something you need, and help someone else with something you won



    I'll give you $300 for it
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    thunderDAN wrote:
    Something tells me that donating it didn't cross his mind..

    You could always sell it, keep half and give half to charity...that way you can atleast get something you need, and help someone else with something you won



    I'll give you $300 for it

    $301
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  • thunderDANthunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    ledvedderman wrote:
    $301

    since he doesn't know how to do ebay, we should skip the fees and just turn this thread into an ebay for his PS3


    $305.88
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