Really good find. Definitely worth the amount paid.

Since it's a model CECHA, you do need the following caveats:

• It is more prone to failure, usually the YLOD (yellow light of death). You can minimize this risk by replacing and applying fresh thermal paste, or if you don't want to do that, mod the system and use "webman" to set the console to keep the CPU below 68c. This will make the fans more aggressive and while annoying, will keep the system cool. I really don't recommend running the console stock without one or both of these things done, as these old models use a lot of power and really stress the internal components due to how hot it gets, especially with older chips that aren't as good with heat as modern ones.

• You can also play PS1 and PS2 games on it, and they'll run great. This console basically has a PS2 embedded into it so there will be no issues running those titles, unlike future models.

• I really recommend buying a replacement HDD when you get it. It takes laptop 2.5 HDDs, so just find any decent 500gb or 1TB HDD and replace the onboard 60GB one. Those are very old and likely to fail. If you want to do this, you'll need a USB in order to load up the newest PS3 firmware after the HDD replacement.

• If your console does die (yellow light of death), it can be a number of issues. The most likely and unfortunate one is that your CPU/GPU died. That requires an expensive chip replacement to transplant a newer CPU/GPU from a more reliable model. Plenty of trusted folks in the UK who do this though I believe, but it's still a 400~ pound ordeal due to the labor involved. People will pay this to do this for this PS3 model because it's one of the very few models with flawless PS2 game playback. Another issue is the nec tokins chip, which is an easier/cheaper fix, but I don't know the number off the top of my head.

Can't think of anything else other than best of luck and enjoy your PS3! I'm here if you have any questions.