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Tough question to answer. I always find that with selling used tech, I never seem to get as much money as I want for it. If it still has some use to you (even if it just becomes a glorified blu-ray machine), that's still probably worth more than what you'll get for selling it. You might not even break even on selling a used PS3 and buying a standalone blu-ray player.

Considering I can find a decent used PS3 for around $175, I'd say just hold on to it unless you're absolutely never going to use it ever again.

Step 1: Get rid of your Xbox, sell all the old games that you've already beaten or haven't played in 3+ months if you simply can't get rid of it. There are sales at gamestop that you can get as much as 50% more than just the "trade-in value" for the game or accessory. Not that the trade in value is ever a fair value, but you can get rid of everything in one shot instead of dragging it out for months trying to get $10 for a game instead of $5. When selling the system, you've now saved yourself from paying $50 a year and from being confused on which system to buy new games for, since they play all the same games.

Step 2: Realize that selling 5+ year old tech isn't going to help you buy a brand new, top of the line laptop. Also, having a lot of games doesn't mean they are valuable. Go on ebay and look at how many people are selling systems with tons of games.

Step 3: Play PS3 online for free and be happy that you now have more space in your living room. You can still watch blu rays on it too!

Step 4: Never buy 2 consoles in the same generation again, ever. The only exception would be the people who bought a Wii right away or for their kids. Those people needed a proper HD console.

Your welcome

Personally, I'm not sure that you'd get enough to put a serious dent in the cost of a MacBook. Although, I guess it depends on how much gear you have in total (extra controllers, games, etc.) that could be bundled with the sale of the system.

you'd be lucky to get over $150 for it