Console OnlyPS3-01
Console only — no dock, cables, or controller/Joy-Cons
- Market comp
- $125.81
- Cash (55%)
- $69.20
- Credit (85%)
- $106.94
PlayStation 3 · Trade-In Value
What's a Playstation 3 500GB Super Slim System Worth? Trade-In Value
A Complete Playstation 3 500GB Super Slim System comps at $199.99. We pay $109.99 cash or $169.99 store credit. That’s 55% and 85% of comp, every time.
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Playstation 3 500GB Super Slim System
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Cash offer · Complete
$109.99
or $169.99 in store creditMarket comp $199.99
Comp last checked November 8, 2026
Every condition
Playstation 3 500GB Super Slim System value by condition
3 conditions · same rate on each
CompletePS3-02
Complete — console, dock, all cables, and at least one controller/Joy-Con
- Market comp
- $199.99
- Cash (55%)
- $109.99
- Credit (85%)
- $169.99
As-IsPS3-03
Non-functional / As-Is — doesn't power on / untested, priced at 25% of the Console Only comp before the standard cash/credit split
- Market comp
- $31.45
- Cash (55%)
- $17.30
- Credit (85%)
- $26.73
PlayStation 3 Hardware Notes
Early 'fat' launch PS3 models are known for the Yellow Light of Death — a solder/thermal-paste failure from heat cycling over years of use — making a launch-era unit meaningfully riskier than a later slim or super-slim revision for actual long-term reliability. Only the earliest fat models have real hardware PS2 backward compatibility, a genuine spec difference worth confirming rather than assuming across the PS3 line.
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How we get to your offer
We pull the live market comp for Playstation 3 500GB Super Slim System on PlayStation 3, then apply the same locked rates we use on every trade-in: 55% of comp in cash, or 85% in store credit. No lowball guesswork, no per-item haggling. The comp is the only input, and the math is the same for a common playstation 3 console and a grail.
Market comp · Complete
$199.99
Cash rate
55%
Your cash
$109.99
Comp last checked November 8, 2026
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Playstation 3 500GB Super Slim System — Common Questions
A Console Only Playstation 3 500GB Super Slim System comps at $125.81. Cart-A-Vision pays $69.20 cash or $106.94 store credit for one in that condition — the same rate we pay on every trade-in, no per-item haggling.
A Complete Playstation 3 500GB Super Slim System comps at $199.99. Cart-A-Vision pays $109.99 cash or $169.99 store credit for one in that condition — the same rate we pay on every trade-in, no per-item haggling.
Yes. We buy every PlayStation 3 title with a comp on file, Playstation 3 500GB Super Slim System included. A Complete copy currently pays $109.99 cash or $169.99 store credit.
We still buy it, priced as-is at $31.45 comp — $17.30 cash or $26.73 store credit. As-is items are priced off the standard condition's comp, not rejected outright.
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