Originally Posted by Kiiii

If you turn the PS3 on once the formatting is done, the system should start like it did when you first bought it. If you want to, you can also check your account online: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/my/account/ this will at least ensure that your debit card number or w/e are not active on the account. The account should be off of it once it's factory reset.