Have you ever tried to find a PS3 on sale? It seems that the demand is high enough that most stores don’t run sales or when they do it’s not much of a discount. It can be annoying if you only have a set amount of money to work with and it’s not quite enough to make the purchase.

I know how you feel! I have tried to justify the item in so many ways for so long. I knew I could try to sell my old PS2 and even the games to raise money for a PS3 fund. I’ve thought about going through my closet and digging out my old jeans to see what they might fetch on eBay. I dug through the basement in the junk room looking for old board games and stuffed animals to auction off online. We even put our stuff in a neighborhood sale to come up with the funds to buy a PS3. Not including my time I made about $50. As an aside, garage sales are not the way to go! You’ll make much more money selling your stuff on eBay.

In days gone by I felt the same way. The PS3 has so much to offer in compared to other gaming consoles. The fact that it is Blu-Ray is a huge selling point for me. Obviously, the games are awesome in HD and I just upgraded my Netflix membership to include Blu-Ray/HD movies as well. Good luck getting that point past the wife! Honestly, once we got HD and my wife watched it a few times we really only watch HD shows or movies. In the end it wasn’t that difficult to get her on my side for the PS3 purchase except when it came to the price.

I’ve done my homework in this area and I simply haven’t been able to find a better value for the money than the PS3. Even when it’s not on sale! The average Blu-Ray player will cost you $200-$250 but it doesn’t play games. While XBox does offer HD it is not the preferred format. The real issue is getting a PS3, if at all possible, at a discount.

I searched on eBay and some other traditional auction sites and found that there really aren’t any PS3 Sale Prices out there. The value may be there but the overall cost is higher because of all the stuff they include. When I’m trying to spend as little money as possible this just doesn’t work for me.

In the end I had to get outside the box. I started investigating unique bid auction sites. You’ll find a few out there for sure but one stands above the rest, www.auctions4acause.com. The selection they have for affordable items is far superior to the other sites. The majority of the other sites like it zero in on really expensive things like cars, land and motorcycles. That’s fine and dandy but I just want the console!

Once I found that site I knew I had what I was looking for. Two thumbs up as they had the exact item I wanted and I could get it for cheap. I went there and created an account. I rung up 3 bids and knew I had the lowest and unique bid. I was only slightly discouraged when I didn’t win the first time. I had to wait until the next one came up for bid. I placed a few more bids and slept well that night. Bingo! I won this time. About 6 days later I was unpacking the new PS3. All told I had bid less than $59.64. Not too shabby, huh?

It can take a few minutes of reading to truly grasp the concept of the lowest unique bid auction style. But once you get it, it can be addicting. Since that time that I won the PS3 I’ve bid on and won 3 other items including an iPod Nano (they have the best iPod Prices) and $400 gas card. I’m getting about 4 to 1 on my money so far with $1,200 in items for less than $360 in bidding.

If you’re looking for the best prices don’t bother with the Best Buys or Walmarts. Go register at Auctions4aCause and get a great deal.