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I don't know why VGCollector is having issues. But they are are making it real easy for me (Video Game Trader) to steal market share. I guess I should be thankful that they are unreliable, but I hate to see people get ripped off. Maybe I need to come up with some kind of promotion to give free subscriptions to their current "unhappy" subscribers ... I will have to think about that. Tom www.VideoGameTrader.com PS. I do not use a "distributer" for my mailing. I do it all myself. I need to make sure it is done right. Our next issue (January) is due to go to press soon. We have been printing since May 2008 and have been bi-monthly since the 2nd printed issue. We print 6 times a year and have not yet missed a deadline. We offer a trial subscription for only $8.99 on our site (for 3 bi-monthly issues)

Good luck with your new publication. I would be interested in helping you print it and/or make it available online. Please feel free to PM me or email me at [email protected] (remove SPAM) Tom

Video Game Trader Magazine & Price Guide Issue 9 is now available. Copies have already been mailed to subscribers. Highlights of this issue: * 48 pages of classic gaming goodness!! * Game Battle: Ninja Golf vs. Food Fight * How to Program the Game Boy Advance * The Legalities and Pitfalls of Fan Tributes * Interview with the authors of the book Classic 80's Home Video Games ID & Value Guide * Reviews: Adventure, Actionauts, Halloween * Plus... NES Archives, Video Game Comics, News, Flashbacks & much more! * Also... the Video Game Trader Price Guide. NOW INCLUDES INTELLIVISION! Help Wanted! ======== Video Game Trader is still looking for Game Reviewers, Graphic Artists, Magazine Layout Designers and Pricing Assistants. If you feel you could add something special to our little magazine. Please contact me at [email protected] (Remove the "SPAM." before sending please) Suggestions/Letters Wanted ===================== Please send us your suggestions and letters. If we print your letter, or implement your suggestion, you will receive a FREE SUBSCRIPTION. Isadoo Publishing is looking for E-zines and other retro-gaming magazines ====================================================== Isadoo Publishing (The publisher of Video Game Trader) is looking for other e-zine and retro-gaming magazine creators. We would like to publish your magazine. Please email us at [email protected] (Remove the "SPAM.") for details (Please provide details or samples of your current or future publication) As always, THANKS FOR READING!! Sincerely, Video Game Trader Staff

Darn. I use the guide as a checklist myself and if new games are only published once or twice a year that's a lot of work keeping up. It's a lot easier to just go down a list as you purchase them. I also would rather see the magazine go bi-monthly then eliminate games. Listing all the games and keeping it as current as possible is a point to tout for consumers as well. I can understand the difficulty of the situation however. This is an update on the Price Guide section. I have decided to list every game. I will spend the extra money to print and list every title. I just think the magazine would not be complete otherwise. Also, as a side note. If anyone is going to VGXpo, please check out the Expo Guide. You will notice that Half of the guide is a special issue of Video Game Trader. About 5000 will be distributed FREE at the expo. We will also be selling Issue #9 at the show as well. I also still have a "few" copies of Issue 8. They can be purchased at VideoGameTrader.com via Paypal and J2Games.com & GoodDealGames.com via Credit Card For those that have read issue 8 (It's also available as a free read on our site) please let me know what you think... Good & Bad. I am very passionate about making a Top Notch Quality Magazine and would love all of the feedback you can provide. Thanks, Tom Sansone PS. For those NESers out there.. I corrected the price for Stadium Events for Issue #9

Thanks for the feedback. And I understand what you are saying. I have asked this question on many forums, to my contributers, and subscribers. So far, your thoughts are in the minority . But, having said that, I have still not decided what to do. I am leaning towards removing the lowest priced games from each list, but only if I save significant space in the magazine. If I do that, I would publish a once a year "special checklist" issue with all games. Tom

It has been 8 months already and I am excited to make some announcements. I also need your help. But first, I wanted to give you a status update on Issue 8. It is at the printer and should be in my hands by 9/1 and mailed the next day to subscribers/wholesalers/individual issue purchasers. I am sorry for the delay, but hopefully my announcement will ease things a bit. Starting with Issue #8 (Being mailed September), VGTrader is switching to a Bi-Monthly format. What does this mean? Currently we "publish" an electronic issue each and every month, and we "print" an issue quarterly. What is going to happen now? We are going to "print" an issue every other month (6 print issues a year). Each print issue will be mailed a full 30 days before the issues appears online in electronic format. Now, as a subscriber, there is no need to download and PRINT the issues as ALL issues will be in print. I also need your input. Since the magazine is ultimately designed for YOU, I would like all of your input. The price guide is becoming bigger and bigger as I add more system. (Intellivision will be added in Issue 9) I am thinking of changing to the format the sports price guides use. Instead of listing EVERY game for all of the systems, I am thinking of removing all games at the lowest price point and just listing a common price for them. For instance, if the lowest value Atari 2600 game is $0.25, instead of listing all of those $0.25 games, I would have a listing called "Unlisted Common $0.25" This will save space in the magazine and allow for more content. Sound off! Please reply letting me know if it is important to you to have EVERY single game listed? Or if the "Unlisted Common format" is OK. Everyone that replies will be sent a free copy of our special VGXpo issue. (Only available if you attend VGXpo) So please post your address, if you don't want your address public them publicly post your comments and PM me your address under the same ID. Thanks, The Video Game Trader Team

Video Game Trader Magazine & Price Guide Issue 8 is now available. Printed copies will be mailed to subscribers in the next couple weeks. Highlights of this issue: * Almost DOUBLE the size of our last print issue!! * Game Battle: Readers Choice * The story behind Amiga * Whatever Happened to that Atari Jaguar Thing? * Donkey Kong: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly * Classic Ad Wars * Book Excerpt: Classic 80's Home Video Games Identification & Value Guide * Plus... NES Archives & much more! * Also... the Video Game Trader Price Guide. NOW INCLUDES OVER 6000 ITEMS! Help Wanted! ======== Video Game Trader is still looking for Game Reviewers, Graphic Artists, Magazine Layout Designers and Pricing Assistants. If you feel you could add something special to our little magazine. Please contact me at [email protected] (Remove the "SPAM." before sending please) Suggestions/Letters Wanted ================= Please send us your suggestions and letters. If we print your letter, or implement your suggestion, you will receive a FREE "printed" issue of Video Game Trader Magazine Isadoo Publishing is looking for E-zines and other retro-gaming magazines ============================================ Isadoo Publishing (The publisher of Video Game Trader) is looking for other e-zine and retro-gaming magazine creators. We would like to publish your magazine. Please email us at [email protected] (Remove the "SPAM.") for details (Please provide details or samples of your current or future publication) As always, THANKS FOR READING!! Sincerely, Video Game Trader Staff

After a very, very, VERY long weekend. We have completed Issue 7. You can read it FREE at www.VideoGameTrader.com. Some highlights of this issue: * Almost 50 PAGES!!! * Nuclear Green - The TRS-80 Color Computer * Life, the Universe, and Network Gaming * Legend of the Pink Panther * Highlights from Too Many Games * NWCGEs Jet City Retro & Why Video Game Shows should be Important to you! * Atari XE: A closer look * Classic 80's Home Video Games... Reviewed * Plus... vc-reviews, NES Archives, Game Battle... & much more! * Also... the Video Game Trader Price Guide. NOW INCLUDES MORE SYSTEMS THAN EVER BEFORE! Help Wanted! ======== Video Game Trader is still looking for Game Reviewers, Graphic Artists, Magazine Layout Designers and Pricing Assistants. If you feel you could add something special to our little magazine. Please contact me at [email protected] (Remove the "SPAM." before sending please) Suggestions/Letters Wanted ================= Please send us your suggestions and letters. If we print your letter, or implement your suggestion, you will receive a FREE "printed" issue of Video Game Trader Magazine Isadoo Publishing is looking for E-zines and other retro-gaming magazines ============================================ Isadoo Publishing (The publisher of Video Game Trader) is looking for other e-zine and retro-gaming magazine creators. We would like to publish your magazine. Please email us at [email protected] (Remove the "SPAM.") for details (Please provide details or samples of your current or future publication) As always, THANKS FOR READING!! Sincerely, Video Game Trader Staff

Video Game Trader Magazine Issue #6 is NOW AVAILABLE!!!! What's inside this isssue? * Part 2 of our Brandon Cobb interview * The Great Virtual Flop! * Sega's Virtual Un-Reality * HOWTO: Rom Graphic Hacking * Leisure Suit Larry - A Very Cool 40-Year Old Virgin * How to Collect Video Games on a Budget * Homebrew Reviews: Gingerbread Man, 72-Game Vectrex Multicart & Vectrexians * What Wii Play: C64 Reviews from VC-Reviews.com * NES Archives w/ Agents J & K: Double Dragon * TMNT The Arcade Machine vs. TMNT The Arcade Game (NES) * Classic Reviews: GI Joe The Atlantis Factor (NES) & Aerobiz (SNES) * The Many Faces of Oil's Well * Game Battle: Perfect Dark vs Goldeneye 007 Plus much more..... over 50 pages of classic gaming goodness!! In addition, our price guide now includes: Atari Computer, Atari 5200 & Atari Jaguar. Want to read it? Go here ---> http://www.videogametrader.com/vgtrader/index.htm Downloadable PDFs are also uploaded to the subscripiton section (for subscribers only) Enjoy!! Video Game Trader Staff PS. Once you are done reading, please head over to j2games.com and participate in our Video Game Trader Discussion forum for a chance to engage the writers and reviewers.

Video Game Trader Magazine & Price Guide is looking for advertising account representitives. Do you like working your own hours? Do you like working from home? Are you a Video Game Fanatic!? This job might be what you are looking for. Pay is based upon performance with the possibility to grow along with our company. Please send us an email with your Resume to [email protected] (Remove the NOSPAM)

Video Game Trader Magazine & Price Guide will also be at Too Many Games. 50 copies of the Issue #5 will be available to the first 50 attendies. We will also be giving away subscripitons every hour, and will be giving away a JVC X'Eye, Gen NEX Nes System (Courtesy J2Games.com), a brand New Genesis RPG called Beggar Prince, and possible a PSP if we reach our subscription goal of 100 new subscribers. There will also be a special subscription price ($20 for 1 Year (12 issues) See you at the show!! - Staff, Video Game Trader

Video Game Trader Magazine & Price Guide is asking for help. Our aim is to provide great content and the most accurate price guide in the industry... updated monthly! However, this is a very large task. We would like to ask for help from the collecting community. We are looking for individuals to "take ownership" of individual video game platforms in the price guide. You would be responsible for providing all updates to the platforms of your choosing. If you are interested, please send us a "private" message or send email to [email protected] (remove the SPAM. from the email address). Please let us know what platform you wish to maintain and WHY we should allow you to do so. We are looking for experts... not casual collectors. We are looking for help with the following platforms: NES, GENESIS, PLAYSTATION, GAME BOY CLASSIC, GAME BOY COLOR We would like to thank you in advance for helping out. Sincerly, - Staff, Video Game Trader PS. All contributers get a free subscription.

Video Game Trader Magazine & Price Guide is asking for help. Our aim is to provide great content and the most accurate price guide in the industry... updated monthly! However, this is a very large task. We would like to ask for help from the collecting community. We are looking for individuals to "take ownership" of individual video game platforms in the price guide. You would be responsible for providing all updates to the platforms of your choosing. If you are interested, please send us a "private" message or send email to [email protected] (remove the SPAM. from the email address). Please let us know what platform you wish to maintain and WHY we should allow you to do so. We are looking for experts... not casual collectors. We are looking for help with the following platforms: NES, GENESIS, PLAYSTATION, GAME BOY CLASSIC, GAME BOY COLOR We would like to thank you in advance for helping out. Sincerly, - Staff, Video Game Trader PS. All contributers get a free subscription.

Video Game Trader #5 has shipped! Limited copies still available -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Video Game Trader Magazine & Price Guide has shipped. If you are a subscriber, you should already have the issue in your hand. I would appreciate any comments and suggestions. If you are not a subscriber and want to purchase issue #5 via our website, you need to do it soon. We only have a few left. We are hard at work making issue #6 and the next "printed" issue will be #8, due to ship August. If you have not yet heard or read Video Game Trader, please visit our website at www.videogametrader.com and read the magazine online. All issues, except the printed issues, are available to read. If you are planning to attend Too Many Games this Sunday, the first 50 attendies will get a free copy of issue #5. We will also be giving away 1 year subscriptions every hour on the hour. We have a special subscription price of $20 for the show and every paid subscriber will be in a drawing to win fantastic prizes. We are giving away a Gen NEX NES System (Thanks to J2Games.com) and a JVC X'Eye. If we meet our goal of 100 paid subscribers at the show, we will also give away a PSP system. Also, for subscribers... All subscribers will now have access to download and print EVERY back issue. That's right! You can download via PDF all of the back issues and print them for your own personal use. If you have any questions about the magazine, just reply to this post. Thanks for reading, - Video Game Trader Staff PS. I have attached our "working" cover for issue #6

I just got the book your publisher sent us for review. And all i can say is ... wow! I have used the Digital Press books for years. They are going to have to step it up now. I hope you are planning other editions. Look for a full review in a "near" future issue of Video Game Trader. Thanks again. Tom

Video Game Trader, located at www.videogametrader.com is announcing the addition of a Marketplace Directory to it's Online and Print Publication. This new advertising section is designed to allow the individual and small business to advertise their goods and services at a more affordable rate. And to allow larger, new, advertisers to try out Video Game Trader with a smaller investment. Advertisements are limited to 3" x 2.25" and will only appear in a special Marketplace directory in the online and print versions of the magazine. The first 16 interested advertisers to contact Video Game Trader @ [email protected] (remove the SPAM) will receive 3 free months of space. The three months will include 2 online versions and one print version of the publication. Video Game Trader is a monthly online, and print magazine dedicate to "Orphaned" Video Game Systems. For more information on the Magazine please visit www.videogametrader.com. We are still looking for contributers. If you wish to write feature stories or reviews, please contact us. The entire staff of Video Game Trader thanks those of you that are supporting our magazine. Thanks!!

The April 2008 Issue of Video Game Trader is now available for download. Please visit www.videogametrader.com to get it! What's inside issue #4? * News, Views & things that are cool. Atari 2600 Cake, NES Controller Pillow Cases and more... * A system profile on the Atari 2600 * Nolan Bushnell: Entrepreneur, Pioneer... Legend * Homebrew Reviews * Wii Virtual Console Reviews * Don't Throw Out That Old TV. Your Classic Console will Hate You * Pat "Coldguy" has a Confession to make! * Have Video Games come Full Circle? * Do Sex and Video Games Mix? * Video Game Flashback! March 10th 1988 & April 2nd 1983 * Video Game Trader Price Guide Now includes Atari 2600 & Nintendo's Virtual Boy * Classic Game Reviews * NES Archives with Agents J & K * Classic Atari Su-Doku Puzzle * Why P. Ian Nicholson got the Vectrex Bug Visit us at Too Many Games in early May for the chance at a free copy of our very first professionally printed issue! For a preview of the cover, visit our website at www.videogametrader.com Also, at Too Many Games: Super Fighter Team is providing us a brand new copy of their new Genesis RPG Beggar Prince. We will raffle it off at the show. J2Games.com is proving free stuff to you just for subscribing to Video Game Trader! Be sure to check us out in May! * Pre-Order Issue #5 for only $4.99. That includes shipping! * Subscribe to Video Game Trader for as little as $1.67 per issue! See our site for details! We are still looking for volunteers to contribute to the magazine. We need help in the following areas: reviews, feature stories, price guide research. If you publish an e-zine and want it in print. Contact us! Finally, send us your comments and questions so that we can make Video Game Trader the best magazine available for classic gamers. Sincerely, The Entire Staff of Video Game Trader [email protected] www.videogametrader.com

Video Game Trader Magazine & Price Guide will be distributing a special Too Many Games issue of the magazine at Too Many Games on May 4, 2008. We will be giving away about 100 free copies of the magazine. We will also be giving away 12 month subscriptions. Every hour on the hour someone will win! Also, the last raffle of the day will be for a free copy of Beggar Prince for the Sega Genesis. A Brand New RPG created by Super Fighter Team. For more information on Video Game Trader Magazine, visit www.videogametrader.com For more information on Beggar Prince, visit www.beggarprince.com Issue number 5 will also feature an interview with Super Fighter Teams Brandon Cobb! See you at the show!! T. Sansone

Hello, I am the editor and creator of Video Game Trader Magazine. We have now released our 3rd issue (PDF format) and would like an opinion as to how we are doing. We currently cover classic systems like the NES, Master System, Game Boy Classic... etc. We recently added the Turbo Grafx 16 and will add the Atari 2600 to our price guide in Issue 4. Our goal is to develop a base of readers for our PDF version and then offer a professionally printed publication once there is enough interest. I will be at Too Many Games in May to promote the magazine, and will have about 100-200 special issue copies to give out free. If you have not yet checked out our magazine, please head over to www.videogametrader.com and let me know what you think. Our latest issue is 24 pages and includes the price guide. Since I designed this magazine with YOU in mind, I would like to hear from you. The good. The bad. And the ugly. Don't hold your punches. And if anyone wants to contribute, please let me know. Thanks for reading. Without any advertising we have had about 500 readers in January and over 1000 in February. I expect up to 2000 in March. Oh, and in case anyone is wondering. We currently offer two versions of the magazine. 1) a free online viewable magazine in PDF format (non printable) and soon to be upgraded to a flash magazine. and 2) a printable PDF subscription. Thanks again! Thomas Sansone See you at Too Many Games.