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freeski1620
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ok, so for those of you who dont know as a hobby i like to build custom computers, and i did a project a while back where i moded a xbox into a custom case. i put a lot of labor and time into this and its for sure a one off thing, ive never really herd of someone doing this like i did. its a standard xbox, nothing fancy, but yeah, what do you guys think its worth? ill have pictures in a little bit!
Jun 9 2007 8:44PM
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japanada
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nothing m,ore than a std. xbox. the case is merly cosmetic. its like sayin if i paint my skis, are they worth an extra $50. now if you had modded it out with a harddrive and chip, then i would be worht a little more.
Jun 9 2007 8:54PM
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freeski1620
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no, this would be like changing the whole way the ski looks to.
like i spent 30 or so hours on the project. ill get pictures. give me 5 minutes.
Jun 9 2007 9:00PM
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invaderskier36
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any internal mods or just cosmetic?
Jun 9 2007 9:08PM
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nashbuck
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i want some pics
Jun 9 2007 9:10PM
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freeski1620
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sorry about the poor quality, i took them with my new razor. if you want me to explain it feel free to ask :)
Jun 9 2007 9:16PM
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Shadows
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sorry, but thats not custom really. its just an xbox in a desktop case.
still sick though.
Jun 9 2007 9:21PM
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freeski1620
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i might also add that im not necessicaraly looking to sell this here, i just am looking for a feeler on the price of it.
its a one off thing so i have no idea where i should be market wise. i will say there are about 75 bucks in parts added to it, not to mention the labor.
Jun 9 2007 9:21PM
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freeski1620
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how is that not custom you retard?
especially because custom on ebay means the same case you got, just a different color.
Jun 9 2007 9:22PM
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InitialG
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I have like the exact same case for my computer

green > *
Jun 9 2007 9:24PM
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freeski1620
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i think i got it off new egg or geeks, i forget. it came with a power supply that i used for someone else's computer.
Jun 9 2007 9:25PM
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InitialG
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yeah thats where I got it, looks really cool at night all lit up, mine is covered in jibij and other skiing stickers though haha
Jun 9 2007 9:32PM
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invaderskier36
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fucken sick
Jun 9 2007 9:41PM
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freeski1620
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thanks. it was a labor of love. haha.
i really wish i could turn it into a 360.
i might turn the 360 i get when i sell this into something similar.
Jun 9 2007 9:45PM
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artfullydodged
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sweet dude, nice work on that thing, try ebay if your serious about selling it, or maybe you can post it on a gamer site i dunno
Jun 9 2007 10:09PM
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InitialG
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yeah try a site called hardocp, I sold a videocard on there once for almost all of what I paid for.
Jun 9 2007 10:31PM
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freeski1620
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word, can anyone give me a dollar value?
like 300 maybe? 350?
Jun 9 2007 10:33PM
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Love_Wins.
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Wow, that is sick lookin'.
No idea what it's worth, but nice work man.
Jun 9 2007 10:38PM
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Gnl.Weirdness
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Same price as all other x-boxes.

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Props for being able to move it though, not everyone else can do that.
Jun 9 2007 10:46PM
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Gnl.Weirdness
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oh yeh forgot to add that image I posted is a custom x-box.
Jun 9 2007 10:46PM
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InitialG
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hmm since you can get a 360 for $300 someone will probably need to want it pretty bad to pay that much for a reg xbox, I'd start the price at $300 obo since it's custom. No idea what you will actually get out of it though.

Jun 9 2007 10:48PM
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freeski1620
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?
Jun 10 2007 1:00AM
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freeski1620
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anyone?
Jun 10 2007 2:06PM
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kepler.
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if you put a mod chip in it it might be worth something but i just don't know what people will be willing to spend on 6 year old computer technology that looks cool. you can have a pentium 2 or something like that in an alienware case but it doesn't make it good. xbox these days are only going for $100 with a shit load of extras. so if you are planning on just sellin the xbox you'll probably be able to get 125-150 tops out of it to some enthusiast. i'm not tryin to be down on you. it looks amazing. there just isn't a market out there any more for xboxes
Jun 10 2007 2:18PM
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icywhite
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what is this? a controller/xbox?...i dont get it
Jun 10 2007 2:40PM
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freeski1620
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yeah, im just looking to get some money towards a 360 possibly. i would be selling it with 4 controllers, the dvd remote and a good amount of games.
Jun 10 2007 2:48PM
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Lineskiah11
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yeah i was wondering the same thing. why would you want the controls that far apart though?
Jun 10 2007 3:33PM
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freeski1620
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bump
Jun 10 2007 8:26PM
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FNJ
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looks like its supposed to be handheld or something except it isnt small
Jun 10 2007 8:36PM
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