A British gamer has listed on eBay his red-ringed Xbox 360. And it’s in even worse shape than that suggests.
Plainly and repeatedly listed as a “faulty Xbox 360″ – and that picture isn’t deceptive advertising – UK eBayer jonnyandco05′s bricked 360 comes to you “modified for better ventilation, with a turbo inlet on the side.” Also, “the disk drive has been repositioned for optimal performance at 37 degrees.” No doubt by a massive blow to the case.
The seller says the console ringed and he tried to fix it, but his skills weren’t up to it. “Sadly, it does have a bit of fire damage and rage damage.” But just a bit.
Pros: Has “authentic Microsoft sticker.”
Cons: “Some parts are a bit missing, like the on button.” I’m sure that’s what’s preventing it from starting up.
Bidding started at 1 pence, At time of publication, it was up to £6.01. “Please note if you buy this it is sold as faulty, in quite a faulty way,” he writes. “But faulty is the new fashion now days so you may become super trendy. no returns, no refunds, no job.”
Kotaku AU Note: If you stand it on its end, does that make it a “faulty tower”?
Faulty xbox 360, bargaiiiinnn quite possibly maybe? [ebay.co.uk, thanks James B.]
Adrian Love
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 1:21 PMKotaku AU Note: If you stand it on its end, does that make it a “faulty tower”?
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chuloopa
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 1:31 PMdavid.. you’re now my new hero.. that was so lame that it brought a tear to my eye
Darius
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 2:35 PMi need a epipen to the eye after reading that lamo-super lamo comment
Dr_Stef
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 3:27 PMDid he put it in the microwave or something haha?
Patrick Young
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 3:39 PME74 Degrees celcius.
Thermal Ions
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 8:15 PMRip the guts out of it, mount PC components and you’ve got one uniquely modded box.
Daniel
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 9:51 PMI wonder how much he’s offering for it? This would be an extremely interesting case mod! I would rip out the insides, and replace them with working parts – while leaving the outside the way it is, and maybe add a bit of a metal design to it. Chuck a few lighting and cooling mods in as well, and you have an awesome (cheap) case mod!