View Full Version : Price of brand new Official Microsoft Xbox Controller?
k8track
01-12-2010, 09:49 PM
Just wondering how much I should expect to pay for a brand new (hopefully still sealed) Official Microsoft S-type Xbox Controller (the second kind, for the first Xbox), NOT a 3rd-party one. I very foolishly passed one up about 3 years ago on clearance for $17. Argh.
Recently, I dropped mine on the floor (a hard, pseudo-wood floor, hard to describe). It still seems to work perfectly, but I wonder if its lifespan has been shortened. I'd really like to get another one, but the few that I've found are like $55-70. All the cheaper ones seem to be knock-offs from Hong Kong.
Is $55 really the best deal I'm going to find? Yikes.
darkslime
01-12-2010, 11:10 PM
You could probably easily find a mint condition used one for 5 bucks...
garagesaleking!!
01-13-2010, 12:59 AM
Ya I would just go used, whats the advantage of a new one? Just dont like that someone else used it?
k8track
01-13-2010, 06:48 AM
Well, I'm thinking long-term, so I want to go for maximum lifespan. With a used one, you can never be sure how much abuse it received from its previous owner.
garagesaleking!!
01-13-2010, 11:32 AM
I see, you could easily get 4-6 used ones though for the price of a new one though, which Im sure would last longer than 1 new one.
TheDomesticInstitution
01-13-2010, 12:34 PM
I'm sure you may already have used it, or know about it, but (just in case) the Logitech wireless unit is really great and well built. I don't use the official S controller, any more. It's almost like an unofficial official controller. It may also be cheaper than the S Controller.
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The 1 2 P
01-13-2010, 07:10 PM
Is $55 really the best deal I'm going to find?
Not at all. You just have to keep lookinng for good deals. I got two off of ebay last year(both factory sealed in a lot) for alittle more than $30. Then I did a trade with someone here on DP for a sealed black one. I traded a black Dreamcast so we basically set the value of each around $25-30.
So just keep checking ebay and also check the buying and selling thread here and at other sites(if you're a member somewhere else). They definitely aren't very common anymore and people will try to price them at $50 and up. But despite the fact that they regularly sold for that $50+ price a few years ago, the last two years they have dropped alittle in price. So although you may see them listed for $50+, not that many people are buying them for that price.
I'm sure you may already have used it, or know about it, but (just in case) the Logitech wireless unit is really great and well built. I don't use the official S controller, any more. It's almost like an unofficial official controller. It may also be cheaper than the S Controller.
A topic on a message board isn't complete without at least one post, ignoring most of the original question.
I have one of those Logitech Wireless controllers previously mentioned if you or anyone else are interested in buying. Send me a PM.