Where/How to get a playstation repaired?

[rhinox99]

I'm looking for some sites/stores that would repair a minorly broken psx. It doesn't really need any major parts, I believe it is a faulty connection somewhere. It was working fine until it suddenly froze on a game and then wouldn't boot up anymore. So the question is: "Does anybody know any trustworthy places that they have dealt with that can help?" or "Is anybody a playstation expert that would repair it if I shipped it and paid them to do it?"

Please let me know. Thanks!

 

[Zeeliv]

If it's an older model there's a very good chance that it burnt out (the return rates for the early models were enormous), and will never start again. You might have to end up just buying a new one. Fortunately, the new ones are much more reliable and pretty much never just die on you.

 

[rhinox99]

It is one of the earlier models but every part seems like it is still working. When I turn the power on the disc will spin, the laser will turn on, the only thing that it doesn't do is display anything on the screen with or without a disc, there's no sound either 🙁

 

[rhinox99]

Anybody have any useful info that could help?

 

[Shockwave]

I got ya covered! In Kansas City (where I live) my friend works at the Sony Repair Center. If you want we can do this one of a few ways
1) You ship it to me, I'll give it to him and they will fix it, I fax you copy of bill, we swap Playstation for money oder.

2) You PM me, I'll get the address / phone number and send it back to you and you can deal with them directly.

From what he says, its usually a flat rate + parts, sometimes it comes out to a good deal, sometimes, to put it in the proverbial shafting, "you take it in the a$$"

PM me or just reply to this if your interested in any of the above.

PS: Option 2 would be better if your on a time table, cause I'm absolutely horrid about makin it to the post office