I've seen open box for ps5 avail. The prices are dropped, makes me very skeptical. What's it mean exactly
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I worked at Best Buy in customer service for a few years. I’m genuinely something like a game system would be available open box. Generally when something like that gets returned, it automatically gets sent back from where it came
Before they sell anything open box, it 100% gets tested before it’s even made available for open box. If there are any missing accessories (manuals, remotes/controllers, cables) they tell you prior to purchase and the price would get adjusted accordingly. It’s definitely safe to purchase and you get the normal return policy.
You’d be surprised why people return things. A fair amount of their open box TV’s are because they got the TV, opened it, and realized they wanted a bigger one for a particular room or realized the TV they got was too big and had to downsize. This very well could have been someone who got both the new XBOX and PS5, tried both, and decided to stick with the XBOX
Also with open box items (especially TVs) is where you can actually haggle a little bit with the manager (NOT just a sales associate) to get an even better deal
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So I just bought the open box “excellent” PS5 for $369. I was wondering if anybody also got this and how their experience was. I have gotten both my TVs open box and I love them. I’ve never had them shipped though. The reviews seem very fake with sprinkles of bad experiences. I’m just curious if they actually ship it in just the manufacture packaging or they put it in a box. Most people are complaining about the Fortnite code missing but for $130 off I’m not too worried about that. Thanks for any insight!
Update: PS5 was in the packaging without any protective film on the console or controller. It was shipped in an actual box though thankfully. SURPRISINGLY the Fortnite code was in there and it worked lol. Console looks great. Glad I lucked out.
For 300 dollars was wondering if it is worth it to save 150 for this or if I should just buy full price. Also wondering if anyone has any experiences with best buy open box items