El Cheapo Chronicles, 2

I've been hemming and hawing about purchasing a Playstation 3 since it came out, but could never justify the expense.  Despite the ad campaign maintaining that it "does everything," i never felt that it did enough to justify the $299 price tag.  Plus, we already had a Wii - which we had bought at a premium of $249 + tax when it first hit the shelves (we have friend who used to work at Meijer who helped us snag one) that we don't use all that much.   

The "magic" price point to me was somewhere in the vicinity of $200 - which, for a sweet Blu-ray player, media streamer (albeit hobbled), and HD Netflix box that also happens to play God of War and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 would be a fair price to pay. 

Not wanting any particular "bundles," i let the Black Friday deals pass me by.  But when Amazon threw in a $75 credit with the PS3 Slim 160GB this past week (effectively a price of $224), i knew i couldn't let it pass.  And so i pulled the trigger and at last became the proud owner of a PS3. 

However i was hit with a severe case of Buyer's Remorse.  Should i keep it or sell it for around $270 - a $46 dollar profit? 

Well today, one of the deal sites i peruse, Slickdeals (Fatwallet being the other) had a flurry of activity in the afternoon when Amazon upped the ante by offering a $100 credit.  This had the effect of exacerbating my Buyer's Remorse - if only i had waited another two days, i would have saved another $25!  Fortunately, after the initial paralysis that comes with major disappointment, i followed the message boards' advice and called Amazon to see if they would credit me the difference.  In the end, although the guy on the phone couldn't give me $25, he did agree to "refund" $20 (better than what most people were able to do, from what i gather). 

So now i am the proud owner of a PS3 that cost $204 (tax-free, courtesy of Amazon).  YEAH! 

But should i sell it for around $270 - a $66 dollar profit?  AAARRRRGGGHHH! 

...it only makes the Chong boys crazy.