I've had 3 xboxs in my life. I bought one when it first came out and it was the thompson so i traded it in for a newer one. Then i started playing grand theft auto before it came out on xbox, and i traded my box in for a ps2. After that Halo 2 came out and i wanted it so i bought a new xbox and halo 2. But then money started getting a little low so i sold everything about 3 months ago. Now i'm probably gonna get one again during christmas time. I DO want a 360 but im not gonna pay 400 for something like that. So yes the original xbox's are way worth getting. But your best bet is to get a refurbished one from game stop. Ebay can be a little hard to trust on systems. But I would recomend going on Ebay and searching for "Xbox game lot" to see if you can find a bundle of good games for a good price.