Sony Style 80GB PS3 - $249.99 + FS /w Sony Style CC First Purchase

Hey all! This is my first, so be gentle. Sony Style is offering $150 Cash Back on the first purchase with their credit card.

They are offering the 80GB PS3(new one that doesn't support PS2 games) for $399.

So here it goes.

1. Apply the Sony Visa Card and receive a $150 card credit after your first purchase of $299 or more at SonyStyle.com Link.
2. Purchase Sony PlayStation 3 80GB for $399.99 and pay with Sony Card Link
3. Final Price: $399.99 - $150 Credit = $249.99 + Free Shipping

Pre-sale. PS3 80GB available on or about 09/01/2008.

Sony Card Benefits:
* 12 months no interest on purchases of $299 or more at SonyStyle
* Full Platinum Visa® benefits
* 5 Sony Rewards Points per $1 spent at SonyStyle.com, and Sony Style® stores3
* Exclusive members-only deals on Sony products
* Get a $150 card credit after your first qualifying purchase of $299 or more

extremely misleading. If you count in the $150 on first purchase, you could come up with billions of deals for free!

We weren't gentle.

It is a great deal since you truly get a $150 credit. Nothing misleading about the post.

After you apply for the card, do you get instant credit, or do you have to wait for snail mail in order to order the PS3?

Does it say the PS3 is a "qualifying purchase"?

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for insaneoctane, it says you get your cc number and cvv on approval. you are allowed one purchase with that info before you get the card. so you don't have to wait to make the purchase, but you do have to wait to get the credit.

i signed up...
dont know why.
i dont want a ps3.

insaneoctane said: insaneoctane said: After you apply for the card, do you get instant credit, or do you have to wait for snail mail in order to order the PS3?

Actually, the question I meant to ask was do I have to wait for snail mail to receive my credit card? Do I receive the info online and can order the PS3 same day? Or, do I wait for a CC to arrive in the mail, then order the PS3?

When I signed up they gave me the # right there after they approved my card online....I was able to use it and buy the unit 2 minutes after I applied for the card. Of course, back when I did it....it was only for $100, and the 40GB was $400.

Quick question. I thought the 80GB units were actually the only ones that were in fact backwards compatible with PS2 games. Is that no longer the case? I thought it was only the current 40GB units that were missing that feature. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

edit: sorry, I just read on the site that the new 80GB doesn't have BC except for PS1 games.

Looks good to me. If I am not mistaken, the following would be true:

Apply for Sony card today and purchase today.
Twelve month no interest so I can wait until I get credited the $150 and make payment after that.
The 80gb is "software compatible" with PS2 games.

My total was about $418 (including tax) and free shipping.

treasurebeacon said: you can buy ANYTHING 299+ and get 150 back, doesn't have to be from Sony.

FWF thread

if this is considered hot, you can also make threads to buy 360s, ipods, laptops, lcds for 150 less

I don't think so, Tim. Quote from the Sony Card page:
1. Sony Card is issued by Chase Bank USA, NA, and is subject to credit approval. Your first single sales receipt purchase made at a SonyStyle store, including SonyStyle.com equal or greater than $299 ("Qualifying Purchase") will automatically qualify you for a $150 Statement Credit.

All that being said, looks like the PS3's are out of stock right now.

This is amazing -- a PS3 for $249!! Even for use as only a blu-ray player, this is a steal.

THANKS!

Is there an annual fee for this card? I can't seem to find that info. Also you just need to keep this card until you get the credit back right? Besides the 150 credit, the rewards seem pretty lousy.

Anyone know how long between cancelling an old Sony card and applying for this card to qualify for the $150 bonus? I think it has been a few months, but want to make sure before applying. Thanks.

never get rid of your oldest card. that'll hurt you credit score.

I never understood the decision to stop supporting PS2 games in either hardware or software unless it was purely marketing to get peopel to buy newer more expensive games instead of old used games.

I mean saying it's too expensive to include PS2 processing on a PS3 is like saying it's too expensive to keep putting MMX on new CPU's since programs all use the mroe advanced SSE and 3Dnow anyway. Could you imagine that ?

Hey guys, i'm obviously a nOOb at this FatCash thing. But i actually got this deal when it came out and i read it here. I went directly to the SonyStyle site and made the order....is there anyway to get the 3% Cash Back post order?

This might be a dumb question, but is it easy to cancel the credit card? And are there any penalties you might have to pay? Also how long until you get to use the credit?

I wanted to sign up and use the credit then immediately cancel the card, is this possible?

SmashNGrab said: never get rid of your oldest card. that'll hurt you credit score.

Well, kind of. That can be misleading. The problem with cancelling credit cards is you can hurt your available/total credid ratio which can hurt your score. If you have no balances on any of your cards you can cancel them with no penalty to your score.

At least that is how I understand it. So if you have 10k in available credit with 5k taken up you have 50% of your credit available. If you cancel a few cards and now have 6k in available credit and 5k taken up you now look a lot worse on paper.

DaveWB said: usctrojan2000 said: Hey guys, i'm obviously a nOOb at this FatCash thing. But i actually got this deal when it came out and i read it here. I went directly to the SonyStyle site and made the order....is there anyway to get the 3% Cash Back post order? No, also this this console is not fully backwards compatible! The only console that is fully backwards compatible is the 60GB version.

From the SonyStyle page (only on the $499 console):

"PLAYSTATION®3 (80GB)Take your gaming to the next level with the 80GB PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system featuring PlayStation®2 backward compatibility***, new DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller and the highly-anticipated Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots game.
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Looks like a great deal...thanks OP!!! My son thanks you more!!

Crazykole5 said: Did anyone save a screen capture of the terms for the $200 off first purchase of $349 or more without saying it had to be from SonyStyle? I forgot to and want to make sure I have myself covered in case they try to pull anything. Please PM me if you do!

" Offer expires 03/14/09. Must apply by 03/14/09. Acct must be open by 04/15/09. Qualifying Transaction must be made by 05/15/09 to receive $200 Statement Credit. When first single sales receipt purchase is made equal or greater than $349 within 45 days of Sony Card account open will automatically qualify customer for $200 Statement Credit. Statement Credit will be posted to their Sony Card Statement within 8-12 weeks from Qualifying Purchase (first purchase does not include balance transfer or balance transfer checks) account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. Offer available to new Sony Card accounts only and only one $200 Statement Credit may be earned per Sony Card account. This promotional offer is available for new Sony Card account holders only; existing Sony Card account holders or accounts are not eligible."