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  2. Posted

    I would accept something in the range of $125.00.

     

    Then why not list this at $125 and avoid the conversation about what kind of offer to make on a custom item?

     

    I'm no economics major, but cost certainly has a bit to do with demand. I didn't list this at a set price because I was curious what the demand would be. With items like these, I enjoy doing them when I find the time, but if I was to ask the amount of money required to make it worth my time then nobody would ever buy them. As I said, I do enjoy doing them but I only need one for myself so my hope is to pass these items on to somebody who either lacks the ability or the time to do these sorts of things themself. Also, I'm realistic about what others will pay, especially for an item that is a novelty at best and isn't compatible with the entire 2600 library, but sometimes my realism give's way to cynicism and I tend to sell myself short. So... that's why I asked for offers. Also, I said that I would be willing to accept trades so I didn't feel a high priority to place a monetary value on this mod. I read another thread shortly after I posted this where there was a similiar complaint; I didn't realize that putting a make an offer item in the marketplace was frustrating to some. My apologies.

     

    Edit: Also, I read that some people were concerned with offending others with offers that are too low. For me personally, I wouldn't take a low offer as a slight against me but rather what you personally think the item is worth; not what my time is worth. In the end, I'm just thankful for the kind words that people have had to share and that anyone takes any interest in what I'm doing at all. I'm done rambling now, honest.

     

    Fair enough. When it comes to "make an offer" threads there are normally two groups for them. Make an offer because someone may offer more than I want for it, or make an offer becasuse I don't know what it's worth. It is very hard to make an offer on custom hardware because there is normally no established market value for these things. So people are going to have a hard time making an offer on this item.

     

    I'm willing to bet you would have declined an offer under $125 and been more then happy to take any offer over without mention that $125 would have gotten in. That is the reason people don't like "make an offer" threads.

     

    The best way to do this would have been to list it at $125, and say you would take trades as well.

     

    All this said, its nothing personal just one of those things.

  3. Posted

    Getting them to work on a Windows machine in just stupid. Go for the 360 controller if you have a wired one. Much easier as they are Microsoft hardware. They just hook up and run. After trying to get a PS3 controller to run for about an hour I just gave up and picked up a cheap wired controller at a pawn shop. Problem solved.

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    I used to spend about that much ($200 - $250) per month a few years back, in the last while I've been spending A LOT less. the main reason is I'm getting very picky about what I buy instead of buying everything I see. For example, just yesterday a local pawn shop had some decent NES games - Double Dragon II, SMB2, Mario Bros. Arcade, and a couple of others for $5 each, I only bought the Mario Bros. Arcade since it was the only game that really interests me. A couple of years ago I would have scooped them all up to just sit on a shelf. I'm not interested in doing that anymore hence I spend less (making my wife a lot happier in the process)

     

    Even when I did spend a lot, I also picked up a lot of lots (make sense?) and I'd keep what I wanted and flip the rest, sometimes breaking even, sometimes losing money, sometimes making money so in the long run I don't look at it as spending $250 a month since I was getting most of it back.

     

    The ability to flip the rest of a lot to get what you want for free or at a reduced cost is a more advanced collecting tactic I think. You have to have your basics covered to use this as a way to collect. Done correctly you could, in theory, collect for free and who wouldn't love that.

     

    So, if you are just starting out, either buy lots you want most, if not all, of. The buying in lots thing really should come later of you might burn out too fast.

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    I would worry about my Sega CD dying again before I worried about the games. If you want to play a burnt game because you can't find or afford the real deal I understand that completely, but I can't see being so worried about the games that I refuse to play them. That just goes against the hobby as a whole.

    Well several years ago my Sega-CD model 2 started etching a perfectly round scratch into discs. It was that the spindle was low. I would use a small flathead and bend it back up a little and it'd be good for a month or so. That was my main reason for starting to use burnt discs. It's not that we are hard on our machines or anything or have to even press the cd onto it for that matter. All I could figure was maybe heat from long hours of RPG's over the years was making the metal brittle in there.

     

    I have never heard of a Sega CD doing that, but I'm not really shocked either. That would seem to be a very rare problem with the Sega CD. The most common problems simply stop the system from working, and that is something I would be more concerned with. Even then, not playing it isn't going to help you in the end. If it is going to stop working it can do that sitting on the shelf just as easy as it can being played. The Sega CD is good like that.

     

    If you have the ISO for the game you can burn it and play it on your SCD, of you can just emulate it, and that is easier now than it ever has been. Just another thought if you are concerned about these things breaking down on you.

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    On the average month its around $100 right now. I don't often find something I just have to have anymore, and when I do I buy it at flea markets and such. When I do find something I really want at a good price I will buy it, but that doesn't happen like it used to.

     

    I'm still missing enough random common games for most of my systems that I just look for people selling here and try to buy 10+ games at a time from that common list.

     

    Now, when I was really buying a lot, and getting a box or two in the mail everyday that spending was around $1500 a month. That was when sales at work were a lot better and the collection was a lot smaller. I can't afford that anymore, and I could use more room for the collection anyway. In those days travel was a big part of this too. I would drive 5 or 6 hours to pick up a new arcade machine or hit a new flea market atleast twice a month back then. These days I stay busy enough with the other things that go along with this hobby that I don't really need to spend time looking for things to buy. They will come to me soon enough and I have boxes of extra to deal with right now anyway :D .

     

    Good luck collecting, and start clearing a room in your house for your game room. You are going to need it sooner or later.

  9. Posted

    I think putting some in the store would be a good idea. I can't see the online only thing really workinging for them. Those that shop for classic gaming gear online already know where to get the best deals on the stuff they want. If GS hopes to come in and change where people buy their games they need to price them better than the other places I can get games from.

     

    If they have the games in the store they can become an impulse buy for all those hipsters out there that just love to have classic gaming stuff around their house. They could also make a killing off those "classic gamers" that like to make suits or armor and toilets out of carts. I can't stand those ass-hats, but surely they would love to buy those carts from good ol' Game Stop.

     

    EDIT: Stepped off the sales floor and watched the video in that link just a secound ago. I don't like the guy in that video or his company much anymore. The "or the really old stuff your parents used to play" comment erked me pretty good.

  11. Posted

    I'd probably also go with a Genesis and pile of loose carts. High bang for the buck.

    this is a random question, but i really want to know, how do you make a signature on this website? you know how under your post it says "If you can't do it with 8 bits, you don't need to do it." how did you do that?

     

    PM sent on that for you. Got to love a kid into classic gaming. Profile says 13 years old and owns a Vectrex. What a start!

     

    On that note, and more to the point of the thread, can one get a vectrex and enough games to enjoy it for $200? I haven't looking into one mostly due to the room it would take to keep it around right now, but also because I thought the costs would be Neo Geo stupid. I must look into this more it would seem.

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    I'm a doer, you sound like a tryer.

     

     

     

    next.....

     

    Wiser men pick their battles more wisely.

     

    Surely you noticed that he was joking when he offered to pay to end the arguement. If you didn't notice this there has been a simple communication error. In that case let it be known from this point forward that was a joke.

     

    Ax is a well known and respected member of this community and a good friend of mine. Even those that don't like him have to admit that in terms of over all classic gaming knowledge and experience not many compare. Therefor calling him a "tryer" on this forum is a bit silly, as he is quite clearly a "doer" in our community.

     

    I know you are new here, and your avatar is extra edgy, but befriending Ax is easy, and can do nothing but help you build a collection and learn about classic gaming. Going out of your way to pick a fight can only be wasted effort and something you regret later.

     

    This topic has been going down hill anyway. There was a conversation to be had here, however I do believe you have done enough to see to it that no more gainful conversation can be had. In before the lock.

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    This could work out well for GG and I'm sure that was talked about before this was posted on the site. Don't be shocked is GG gets no money off this, pure exposure, and well played. A big game like this getting some attention and being on GG is great for the site. Hating eBay like we all tend to do, this is only good news for us.

     

    More good news, the game is actually for sale.

     

    Possible bad news, I wonder if the reserve is at that insane price of $50k people have been throwing around.....

  17. Posted

    This isn't enough to drag me into GameStop. Then again I refuse to shop at WalMart all together and that just about makes GameStop the only other local option so I'm sure I'll have to end up buying it from them anyway. Now I have to decide on PS3 or 360 just based on the group of friends I really want to play with or that might play the most because I plan to play this game ALOT! I simply can not wait for this.

  20. Posted

    Gotta love that VGA shit who came up with that rubbish. In gonna make my own VGA grading, copy the sticker and I'm a rich man

     

    3.5 thou for the most common NES cart that's a joke, but was it actually sold?

     

    It sold, but that doesn't mean it was paid for. It could have been one of those people that will win and just not pay to make life hell for the seller. I have seen that more than once lately.

  23. Posted

    I would think a copy of Super Mario Bros. sealed would be worth about $5. That is 500% more than I would spend on a loose copy so I feel like that is a good price. The seal means nothing to me, and the rating means even less. That is just a good way to ruin a perfectly good game IMO.

     

    Your last comment does have me a bit shocked however. Why would you start a topic you had reason to believe no one cared about?

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