PS3... White Is The New Black

WingaWinga MrSouth Africa Icrontian
edited January 2007 in Science & Tech
Bored with your black console? You can head over to E-Bay and bid on the worlds first and only White PS3 console.

It seems PS3center.net member Michal Birecki was one of those who camped outside a retail store, in the hopes of being one of the first to own a PS3 console with the intention of reselling it on E-bay, for a tidy profit.

When he noticed the units weren't fetching much more than the full retail price on E-Bay of late, he decided to put a unique spin on his product, by spraying it white.
After seeing what happened to the Playstation 3 market on eBay, we quickly realized that we won’t get much for our black PS3. PCN then decided to put a little twist to their unit. We created the world’s first and only white Playstation 3. This is a full replica of Sony’s Prototype.

Sony released 3 colors for the Playstation 3, black, silver and white. At the moment, only the black Playstation 3 is available on the market.

My father owns a car dealership / body shop in Montreal, Canada, so I decided to put my bodyman skills to the test.
With the bid standing at just over $1500 at the time of this post and five days to go, this should be an interesting one to watch!!

Source: PS3center

Comments

  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    Pretty damn smart!
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    I mean, the color is nice, but I don't think it's smart to pay over $1500 for a PS3 that some dude painted by himself in his dad's body shop :wtf:
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    I hear the ladies might go wild for a black wii...
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    * prime goes to his dad's body shop....
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    Must a really slow news day.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    Did you give away all your verbs as christmas presents, Leo?
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    As a matter of fact - yes I did give away all my verbs. Fortunately, I had the good sense to retain the nouns.
  • rapturerapture
    edited December 2006
    I like it he's done a good job. Still looks like a George Foreman grill though...
  • LiLbRoLiLbRo Troy, Michigan
    edited December 2006
    I think a pink wii would sell well with the girls
  • FroggleFroggle
    edited December 2006
    Flip that does look very nice! I still prefer black and grey better since white will get dirty very easily and plus it's not the world's only white ps3 im sure sony has like 100 more. I think its useless to buy ps3's now there gonna drop like mad in a year.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    White actually shows fingerprints/dust/minor scratches less than black.
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    shwaip wrote:
    White actually shows fingerprints/dust/minor scratches less than black.

    Agreed. Looks better IMHO.
    Froggle wrote:
    Flip that does look very nice! I still prefer black and grey better since white will get dirty very easily and plus it's not the world's only white ps3 im sure sony has like 100 more. I think its useless to buy ps3's now there gonna drop like mad in a year.

    Sony didn't make this one white, the article mentions they bought it black and had it painted.
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