Console Repair Forbes
Forbes doesn’t have a dedicated console repair shop, and the nearest EB Games is 33km away in Parkes. Mail-in is the honest, practical answer: prepaid insured label, fixed quote first, no repair without your approval.
Why mail-in makes sense here
Forbes has bushranger history running through its cemetery — Ben Hall was shot dead nearby in May 1865 and is buried in town, and so is Kate Kelly, Ned Kelly’s sister, who drowned in Lake Forbes in 1898 saving an Aboriginal child from a flood. Gold brought 30,000 people through in 1861; wheat and cropping on the Lachlan River kept the district going after the rush passed. What never turned up locally is a console repair specialist — board-level work on HDMI ports, drift and power faults needs a bench that isn’t here, 374km west of Sydney.
Mail-in isn’t trying to be a shop on Lachlan Street — it’s a Charlestown NSW workshop that takes consoles from anywhere in Australia, Forbes included. Same fixed-quote process, same 3-month workmanship warranty as every other customer.
How mail-in from Forbes works
Drop & post
Print the label, pack the console, drop it at your local post office. Nothing to pay today.
We diagnose it
Console arrives, we open it, photograph it, email a fixed quote within 24 hours of arrival.
Approve & pay
You approve, you pay. We fix it and post it back tracked — 3-month workmanship warranty.
Questions, answered
Is there anywhere in Forbes to get a console fixed?
Not that shows up locally — no dedicated console repair specialist in Forbes, and the nearest EB Games is 33km away in Parkes (their in-house Reboot Repairs service only runs through a physical counter, too). Mail-in is genuinely the practical option for board-level faults like HDMI ports, drift or power issues.
How long does mail-in take from Forbes?
Allow 3-6 business days each way by standard post, faster with Express Post. We diagnose within 24 hours of arrival and quote a fixed price with photos before any work starts.
What does shipping cost from Forbes?
We email a prepaid, insured Australia Post label, so there's nothing to pay upfront. A flat $100 covers insured shipping both ways — it's only added to your invoice if you approve the repair.
Do you offer a warranty?
Every repair carries a 3-month workmanship warranty. If the same fault comes back, we fix it free and cover return postage — same terms for every customer, wherever they post from.