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    Couldn't find this topic by searching around here nor Googling-in-general but I have a Sega Master system and I have tried multiple light guns and multiple TV's and both Gangster Town and Safari Hunt and the behavior is consistent - it doesnt shoot straight. Which makes it almost impossible to put in your initials to even start a game of Gangster town then make any score. What is mostly consistent is that it shoots about 2 inches to the right of where you aim, but even that is not 100% true in all cases. Weird, eh?

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    What an amazing job on the latest update.

    One minor contribution I can make on the Consoles and clones tab. Some systems like Laser,Spectravideo, etc had CV adaptors and are described as such. However, for the Pencil II it is more accurately described not as just the Pencil II itself, but better as the PEN-621 Colecovision cartridge adaptor for the Hanimex Pencil II
    Definitely an R10

     

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    In a search, I didnt see this documented but just wanted to share an observation. I loved Spectar in the arcades back in the day, and regularly played it in Mame since, but only just recently got the CV cart.

    When I first tried it in my ADAM, it crapped out regularly - random resets, didnt acknowledge 5=insert coin, lockups and freezes.

    Tried it in my CV and its fine. Noting that not every ADAM is the same (viz. some play SGM games, others dont) so wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue.

     

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    BTW, is there any chance of seeing pics or a video of the Mr. Robot proto in action? I've been meaning to ask for years... better late than never.

     

    I wish. The cart was labelled as such but in dumping it, it turned out to be a common prototype/lab loaner. Popeye or Frenzy, I forget which. Sigh....

  12. Posted · Edited by coleconut

    I showed mine at ADAMCON a few years back @ 1:13 of this youtube but I dont have the CV adaptor and will someone ask my wife if its ok for me to spend $1000 CDN on this please?

    https://youtu.be/I7igfsHSKSQ

     

    FYI before that I show my Spectravideo colecovision adaptor and after that, the Creativision and after that Fireman.

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  15. Posted · Edited by coleconut

    You could solder a jumper wire across the bad switch temporarily until you get a new one. Running the power cord to a monitor stand power strip could be another solution.

    Picked up a C64 and a 1541-II on Craigslist and the drive has this same switch issue. Computer works fine and was told the drive works but before investing in a new switch, want to try the jumper to ensure this thing works. I can handle the soldering to do this but because I am a noob at these things, need to know exactly what I am jumpering. The connections are 1 thru 6, and I added them to the picture below. Which ones are to be connected to bypass the switch?

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    Can you show me where on the government website it says no duty for video games?

     

     

    Edit: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/dte-acl/est-cal-eng.html

    Select category Electronics and Media

    Select Product Video Games

     

     

    The CBSA regs are a difficult read but in that calculator you point to, the amount shown is GST or HST depending on the province you live in.

    So if I put in a value of $100 and province Ontario in that calculator, it says duty and taxes = $13. That equates to 0$ duty and 13%= $13 HST

    If it came in via Canada Post they'd tack on (I believe its) $7 more brokerage or if the seller sent it UPS or some courier, hold on for a whacking $30-$40 brokerage charge.

    But I maintain theres no DUTY

    Ebay can call it whatever they want.

     

    Another link spells that out:

    http://www.crossbordershopping.ca/duty-tax-import-guide/canada-customs-duty-rates-tariffs-and-taxes

    Category 5 - video games - 0% duty

  20. Posted · Edited by coleconut

    Well , I notice you are in Canada and the extra 6 bucks was for duty fees to ship from the us to canada

     

    Brokerage fee not duty. Theres no duty on video games. Any value over the magic numbers you state will incur GST tax and brokerage. Under those numbers you get charged nothing. But zero duty in both cases

  21. Posted · Edited by coleconut

    If there was no GSS, I would not ship Internationally

    And while there is GSS, I wont buy it.

    I think that what many sellers using the program may not understand is that whereas they might be doing mostly well, they are missing out on many many more sales opportunities to folks like me that avoid anything sold with this program like the plague. For things I purchase, that I am interested in, the extra fees associated make them cost-prohibitive and provides me with absolutely nothing tangible to justify the extra charges.

    I have been Ebaying for 13 years and have had nothign go missing nor damaged using 1st class international that is a fraction of the price, has tracking, and is delivered right to my door.

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