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Re: PS2 availabilty

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From: Nick
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 07:04
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Osman Ullah <ozman@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
: On 2 Nov 2000 18:02:10 GMT, Nick <ascend@cc.gatech.edu> has been
: reported to have said:

: || Osman Ullah <ozman@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
: || : On 2 Nov 2000 15:36:29 GMT, Kiki <tigress@havoc.gtf.org> has been
: || : reported to have said:
: || 
: || : || Osman Ullah <ozman@cc.gatech.edu> elaborated:
: || : || : At 500 a pop with 25 free PS2 game rentals...you would probably be
: || : || : better off on ebay.
: || : || 
: || : || What, pay 800 with no extras? You kidding?
: || : || 
: || 
: || : Actually...the market on ebay is totally flooded.  If you try hard
: || : enough you can get one for around 450-500.  And it's gauranteed to
: || : come to your door (if you get a qualified seller).  There are a TON on
: || : sale right now...that is why I'm waiting until around xmas to sell
: || : mine.
: || 
: || I'm hoping that they will have a mod chip out by then.. So I can really make some money during christmas selling a modded 
: || ps2 then buy it right away after the holidays when the price gets back to normal:)

: Already out.

: http://www.modchip.com/ps2/
: http://www.whitedog.co.uk/psx2modchip.htm

I've trying to find out if these are preorders or are for the japanese 
version. I haven't heard of anyone actually using one of these and it 
working on a US ps2...
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					-Nick 
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From: Nick <ascend@cc.gatech.edu>
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Subject: Re: PS2 availabilty
Date: 3 Nov 2000 07:04:26 GMT
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