PS3 Decision Help

[Typhoid]

This isn't in the gaming forum because this will get more feedback. Not the end of the world.


Anyways, my PS3 has been broken for a long, long time. The motor doesn't work, and it's not under warranty anymore, and it will cost me 180 to get it fixed.

Phil (Dyne, for you internetters) told me his friend is trying to offload his PS3 and a few games for 250.

Now, I just (finally) did my taxes, and I will be getting 700+ back due to the fact I worked only 3 months last year due to injury.

So what my dilemma is, is do I fix the PS3 I have for 180 and wait a month for it to be fixed, buy a brand spankin' new one altogether, or buy Phil's friends system. The one thing I have against buying it from Phil's friend, is first off, I'm very weary of people who give me a seemingly good deal, and 250 for PS3 +multiple games isn't bad - but the other thing I have against it, is if that system breaks, I will be in the same boat I'm in now, just with one more non-working system.

The thing I have against getting a brand new system, is what the hell do I do with the other one. I'll feel very ripped off, in a sense.

So, fellow GT-ers, I come to you. Make my mind up for me.