Got robbed with a ribon cable!!

**Ka-rosu** · 07-19-2006,01:51 AM

Really dun know where to post this so here goes... Today i was fixing my friend's ps2 so we needed a ribbon cable for the reset/eject thing ASAP cuz he wanted to play with his ps2 ASAP so I live in Puerto Rico and I only know of one place that locally sells that stuff, PS2 speciffic so we went and i though it was gonna be 5 bucks tops and well i ask him for a ribbon cable and he says to me that the price was $20 and I was like are you for real?! and dammit $20 for a ribbon cable you gotta be kiding me and I also overheard the store owner (the one who gave me the service and the outrageous ribbon cable price) and he started talking to these guys that the ps2 repair was gonna be expensive since the laser is quite costy about 100 bucks plus service and i was like are you for real?!?! Well i was hoping to ask for a job there but now i'm thinking it twice with those armed robberies to the poor customers, i'm an honest guy and i don't think i can stand to be a part of that sh!t even thou i would like to work fixing ps2s and stuff i just woundn't like to be associated with such a dishonest store owner well guys i just had to vent, just write your opinions and stuff laterzz...

**Breath of Fire** · 07-19-2006,03:43 AM

It might just be more expensive to get PS2 parts to his shop, thats maybe why he charges more?

**thetieger** · 07-19-2006,04:59 AM

modders here have like 0 overhead costs, when you run a shop you have to jack up prices...although I don't know how he's planning on making any money with a $100 laser + install

that's more then the freaging console!!

btw how do you like living tax free on our territory?

-Thetieger

**Ka-rosu** · 07-19-2006,01:50 PM

tax free is awesome but due to the crisis that the country went before they are gonna put taxes in everything but if I'm correct the tax in PR is alredy in the store price

**flamingo24** · 07-20-2006,07:33 AM

would you vote to be a state or remain a territory?

**Ka-rosu** · 07-20-2006,10:16 PM

I find that kinda of a hard desicion cuz if we are a state we would lose a lot of things but would gain a lot more I really don't know how to explain

**thetieger** · 07-27-2006,08:16 PM

trust me they living the life as a territory!

-Thetieger

**li_gangyi** · 08-20-2006,11:52 PM

well I wouldn't actually be surprised, since they usually earn from servicing your PS2, but now you only want spares, to make up for the "lost" earnings he just haves to jack up the part price, and I bet you would pay for it anyway.

**Liquid_03** · 09-02-2006,07:28 PM

yeah, but for that price you can buy a PS2 on ebay including shipping

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