I Scored an Xbox Series S for ONLY $50!

In this episode, I share the story of how I joined the leagues of Xbox Series S owners, as I was able to get one in 2022 for only $50, and no, GameStop and trading in items were not involved.

Over the years, I have not been the biggest fan of the Xbox. Some of the titles have been neat, and I will admit I just about purchased an Xbox Series S simply to play Cuphead (since it came to the Switch I'm glad I didn't), But the thing that always held me back was the controller. There weren't that many exclusives to the platform that I really wanted to play, unlike Nintendo and Sony who have IPs that I have loved over the years. In mid-2022 however, I found a deal on the Facebook Marketplace I could not pass by, an Xbox Series S.

In my area, people tend to overcharge for their stuff on Facebook Marketplace. I'm not just talking about games but in general. It is prime "Don't lowball me, I know what I've got" territory. That's why I was shocked when I saw an Xbox series S, with HDMI cable, and with the controller, on Facebook marketplace locally for $75. It was a younger kid getting ready to go to college and just looking to earn some money. $75 is a fantastic deal, and I would have paid it, but the haggler in me had to see if I could get it for less. I messaged the guy and offered 50 bucks, and to my surprise he took it.

My first concern was this was a scam. The kid and I message each other for a day or so and agreed on a meeting location about 10 minutes from my house. I met up with him, the system looked good, the controller looked great, and the box had definitely seen better days though, but it was all there! And it was only 50 bucks! Things took a slight turn when I got home, however.

I connected an HDMI cable from the Xbox to my television, turned it on, but nothing. Well crap. Tried it on another TV and still nothing. I tried different cables, different power power cables, I even tried doing hard resets, yet I could not get any video source out of this system. Okay, I thought to myself, if it's a bad HDMI port I've repaired those on the Xbox One S in the past, so this would probably be pretty similar. Then it hit me, could this thing still be under warranty? I hit up the Microsoft support page, typed in the serial number, and sure enough, it still had 18 months of warranty left on it! Holy cow! I filled out my return authorization form, packed it up, and sent it to Microsoft.

About two and a half weeks later I had a box on my doorstep from Redmond, Washington. It was my Xbox Series S. They didn't bother to repair it, they just swapped it out. This looked like a virtually brand-new system! I took it out of the box, plugged in all the cables, hooked up my controller, and it worked perfectly. I was floored that I was essentially able to get a brand new Xbox Series S and get it working for only $50.

This has to be one of the best gaming fines I've ever had. The only thing that comes even close is a lot of 96 games, two PlayStations, an N64, and a boxed NES for $65 in 2018. I have played a lot on this machine, more than I thought I would. Gamepass has really matured and they've added titles that I really like playing. Adding MLB the Show, a game that I would have paid $60 for on PlayStation, instantly made this system save me $10 in the end. I am not a fan of it being all digital, and Gamepass is only going to be going up in price soon, but for what it is, I have to admit that I've enjoyed having this in my collection.

Have you ever found something like this in your game hunting? Did you ever find something that someone did not know what it was or what the value was and you got a great deal on? Let me know in the comments.

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