Cash Offer
$1,795.03
CIB · or $2,111.80 store credit
Reference only — no in-house photo on file yet
Playstation 3 · Trade-In Value
What's PlayStation 3 Reference Tool Worth? Playstation 3 Trade-In Value
A CIB copy of PlayStation 3 Reference Tool comps at $2,111.80. We pay $1,795.03 cash or $2,111.80 store credit. That’s 85% and 100% of comp, every time.
PlayStation 3 Reference Tool value by condition
3 conditionsDisc only, no case or manual
- Market Comp
- $1,631.06
- Cash (85%)
- $1,386.40
- Credit (100%)
- $1,631.06
Complete in box — disc, case, and manual
- Market Comp
- $2,111.80
- Cash (85%)
- $1,795.03
- Credit (100%)
- $2,111.80
Non-functional / As-Is — doesn't power on, priced at 25% of the Loose comp before the standard cash/credit split
- Market Comp
- $407.77
- Cash (85%)
- $346.60
- Credit (100%)
- $407.77
Playstation 3 Condition Notes
Cases are standard, sturdier Blu-ray-style keep cases — far less hinge-crack-prone than PS2's era. The bigger PS3-specific condition concern lives in the console itself: early 'fat' launch models are known for solder/thermal-paste failure over time (Yellow Light of Death), which matters far more for a hardware listing than disc or case grading does.
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PlayStation 3 Reference Tool — Common Questions
A Loose PlayStation 3 Reference Tool comps at $1,631.06. Cart-A-Vision pays $1,386.40 cash or $1,631.06 store credit for one in that condition — the same rate we pay on every trade-in, no per-item haggling.
A CIB PlayStation 3 Reference Tool comps at $2,111.80. Cart-A-Vision pays $1,795.03 cash or $2,111.80 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 Reference Tool included. A CIB copy currently pays $1,795.03 cash or $2,111.80 store credit.
We still buy it, priced as-is at $407.77 comp — $346.60 cash or $407.77 store credit. As-is items are priced off the standard condition's comp, not rejected outright.
How we get to your offer
We pull the live market comp for PlayStation 3 Reference Tool on Playstation 3, then apply the same locked rates we use on every trade-in: 85% of comp in cash, or 100% 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 disc and a grail.
Comp last checked September 17, 2026