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Absolutely - but I have to show proof of concept first. We're doing low/no-cost marketing now and through the summer, and have a larger campaign scheduled for the fall & winter (when gaming sales are much stronger). I'll have a much better idea of how this is going to do in 3-6 months.
It also depends on the type of subscribers that we get from these campaigns. If I find that most of our subscribers are coming from "collector" sources - the other systems will probably be a little more obscure (Sega CD, Dreamcast, TG-16, etc) because my market research has found that "collector" customers would love to be able to rent these types of games. One of the biggest things that helped Netflix take off early on was offering weird, obscure titles. If we find our customers are from the "Average Joe" demographic, you're more likely to see us add systems like PS1, GB/GBC/GBA and Gamecube.
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Hey guys - I'm the owner of Retroscribe, so I'm probably able to address the concerns
Yes, a fee for a "lost" game is $100. Of course, these are on a case-by-case basis. We understand things happen sometimes - but what's that old saying? If it walks like a duck...
I've worked a lot with my attorney to word the terms and conditions properly, and we also have a clause that reserves the right for us to bring theft charges to their local magistrate and/or turn them over to collections. Sure, many municipalities won't be much help with pressing charges, and it'll cost us a lot of money to send an account to collections (definitely a losing proposal for us) - but if you really want to risk ruining your credit or appearing in court over Mega Man, by all means, go for it!
To address the concerns about game availability - I came up with the "Top 3 Guarantee." The Top 3 Guarantee states that if we don't ship you one of the top 3 games in your queue, that month (or the next, at our discretion) is free. Now, if you have a 4-games-at-a-time package, we still only guarantee that one of them will be in the Top 3.
Yes, it will be a challenge once we grow that big to keep enough of all the "good" games in stock, but my software is pretty good for keeping on top of rental queues and letting me know how inventory is turning over. Once we get to be a certain size, we will look to acquire a large retro game dealer or bring on a strategic partner in a merger.
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Thanks guys!
Dragonstomper - our marketing process has 3 stages:
1) (current) bootstrapping through forums and social media, picking up small #'s of subscribers to help iron out the kinks
2) (very soon) push for media coverage (gaming and traditional non-gaming)
3) (fall) big multi-platform marketing campaign - this is when i'll be opening up the checkbook
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Yeah, ROMs are pretty accessible for most platforms. Fake Jordans are pretty accessible, too - but I still pay up for the real ones
It's a very niche market, it's an untested market, we'll see where it goes. I don't need 100,000 subscribers to be profitable, and no delusions of grandeur that I'll be on the cover of Fortune next year.
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Your service would have to offer something I can't get at a local shop or flea market. Sadly, the only thing that applies are fan translations and hacks. That's a grey area for sure.
I agree - this service is definitely not for collectors, nor is it good for people who regularly put in the time to go out and find stuff cheap. We're after a much more casual demographic, which is, of course, much more expensive and challenging to reach.
We have discussed getting exclusive titles from indie NES developers, but I'm not going to make that kind of investment until we're much bigger, ya know?
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Yeah nobody ever said it would be easy! The shipping cost is the sole reason that the lowest price is $12.99. It costs $2.09 each way to ship a 5-oz game. Assume an average of 2 rentals per month, I'm at $8.36 just in shipping cost for that month. If they rent 3 times in a month, I lose money.
That could be balanced out once we expand into PS1, Gamecube, GB and GBA games (much lower shipping costs).
We've been tinkering with an idea to limit rentals (ship once per month or 12 times per year) and charge much, much less. I can do 1 game for $7.99 in that model.
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So I've pretty much been gone from most of the forums in my efforts to launch this new business, and here it is!
We are a subscription-based retro video game rental service, operating just like Gamefly or a Netflix DVD subscription. Our library as of right now consists of NES, SNES, N64 and Genesis with many more to come in later inventory expansions!
Check out a 30-day free trial here: http://retroscribe.com/index.php/free-trial-1.html
Thanks!
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Hey all -
I am not a big poster here but really just trying to broaden my trading horizons a bit and get some of my "wanted" items knocked off the list.
I have a couple decent items for sale/for trade:
Power Strike Sega Master System complete w/ box & manual - $75 shipped to the USA
Sega CD RAM backup cart in box w/ cardboard tray (no manual) - $40 shipped to the USA
Everything else is listed at: http://www.linktothepastgaming.com
I have a HUGE wanted list, but I'm mainly focused on collecting any and all Disney games across all platforms. I only have about 50 so there's a LONG way to go! I also collect NES, SNES, N64, and Genesis loose carts that I had when I was a kid.
Feel free to send me your trade list, or I can link you to my "wanted" list.
Thanks!
Bill
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Yeah I'm pretty good at cleaning carts - I use the Weiman's stuff and a Q-tip, it's definitely not the game. Wish it were!
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I got a Jaguar really cheap today - cheap enough that I want to keep it! Problem is, I can't get it to work. I only have 1 Jaguar game and who knows if it's the game or the system.
I'm using an RF connection and a Genesis 1 power adapter. Red light comes on when I press the button with the cart inserted. The TV recognizes that there's an RF signal (I think) but I'm just getting nothing.
If it's really expensive to fix, I might as well just wait for a working one to come my way but if it's a reasonable fix, I'm all in.
I'm ready to ship and I'm ready to pay! Also have a ton of stuff available to trade for the service/parts.
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God it just kills me to not buy that CMVS....free bump for you anyway!
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Hi all -
I know I'm not exactly a regular here - but after buying my new house, I'm back into trading and actually buying things for myself, instead of just being a dirty re-seller
I have awesome feedback on NintendoAge (liinktothepastgaming) and excellent feedback on eBay (lttpgames).Here's what I have available for trade:
www.linktothepastgaming.com
WANTED (obviously I can put cash toward stuff too):
SNES Chrono Trigger cart (preferably ugly)
SYSTEMS:
Neo Geo AES (would prefer USA but JPN with Unibios is OK)
Neo Geo CD system
NES Toploader (preferably with AV mod but any will do)
Sega CDX system
Any complete Neo Geo AES games
Any complete Neo Geo CD games
NES SEALED ONLY:
Nightmare on Elm Street
Adventures in the Magic Kingdom
Bases Loaded
Bases Loaded 2
Blades of Steel
Castlevania
Castlevania II
Rescue Rangers
Contra
Darkwing Duck
Double Dribble
Dr. Mario
Dragon Warrior
Duck tales
Excitebike
Magic Johnson's Fast Break
Friday the 13th
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
Ice Hockey
John Elway's Quarterback
Jordan vs. Bird
Jungle Book
Legend of Zelda
Little League Baseball
Little Mermaid
M.C. Kids
Major League Baseball
Mickey Mousecapade
Mickey's Adventure in Numberland
Mickey's Safari in Letterland
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Paperboy
R.B.I. Baseball
R.B.I. Baseball 2
R.B.I. Baseball 3
Skate or Die
Space Shuttle Project
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Talespin
Tecmo Bowl
Tecmo NBA Basketball
Tecmo Super Bowl
TMNT II The Arcade Game
Tetris
Wayne Gretzky Hockey
WCW: World Championship Wrestling
WWF King of the Ring
WWF WrestleMania
WWF WrestleMania Challenge
WWF Wrestlemania Steel Cage Challenge
Zelda II
SNES SEALED ONLY:
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs
Chrono Trigger
ESPN Baseball Tonight
ESPN National Hockey Night
ESPN Sunday Night NFL
Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie
Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run
Legend of Zelda A Link To the Past
Lion King
Magic Johnson's Super Slam Dunk
Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse
Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City
Mickey Mania: Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
NBA All-Star Challenge
NBA Hang Time
NBA Jam
NBA Jam Tournament Edition
NBA Live '95
NBA Live '96
NBA Live '97
NBA Live '98
NBA Showdown
NBA: Give 'n Go
NHL '94
NHL '95
NHL '96
NHL '97
NHL '98
NHL Stanley Cup Hockey
NHLPA Hockey '93
Pinocchio
Saturday Night Slam Masters
Secret of Mana
Snow White: Happily Ever After
Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Hockey '95
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario Kart
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games
Toy Story
Troy Aikman NFL Football
Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars
WCW Super Brawl Wrestling
WWF Raw
WWF Royal Rumble
WWF Super Wrestlemania
WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game
N64 SEALED ONLY:
A Bug's Life
Disney's Tarzan
Donald Duck: Going Quackers
ECW Hardcore Revolution
GoldenEye 007
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest
Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Major League Baseball featuring Ken Griffey Jr.
Mario Golf
Mario Kart 64
Mario Tennis
Mickey's Speedway USA
NBA Courtside 2 featuring Kobe Bryant
NBA Hang Time
NBA In The Zone '98
NBA In The Zone '99
NBA In The Zone 2000
NBA Jam 2000
NBA Jam 99
NBA Live 2000
NBA Live 99
NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC
NHL '99
NHL Blades Of Steel '99
NHL Breakaway 98
NHL Breakaway 99
Olympic Hockey 98
Super Mario 64
Tigger's Honey Hunt
Toy Story 2
Wave Race 64
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98
WCW Backstage Assault
WCW Mayhem
WCW Nitro
WCW vs NWO: World Tour
WCW/NWO Revenge
WWF Wrestlemania 2000
WWF: Attitude
WWF: No Mercy
WWF: War Zone
SEGA GENESIS SEALED ONLY:
Aladdin
Ariel The Little Mermaid
Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest
Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast
Bulls versus Blazers
Bulls vs Lakers
Castle of Illusion
Coach K College Basketball
Crue Ball
ESPN Baseball Tonight
ESPN National Hockey Night
ESPN Sunday Night NFL
Fantasia
Ghostbusters
Goofy's Hysterical History Tour
Great Circus Mystery
Joe Montana Football
Joe Montana II: Sports Talk Football
John Madden Football Championship Edition
Jordan vs Bird
Jungle Book
Lakers versus Celtics
Lion King
Mario Lemieux Hockey
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
NBA Action '94
NBA Action '95 starring David Robinson
NBA All-Star Challenge
NBA Hang Time
NBA Jam
NBA Jam Tournament Edition
NBA Live '96
NBA Live 95
NBA Live 97
NBA Live 98
NBA Showdown '94
NFL '95
NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana
NFL Sports Talk Football '93 Starring Joe Montana
NHL '94
NHL 95
NHL 96
NHL 97
NHL 98
NHL All-Star Hockey '95
NHL Hockey
NHLPA Hockey 93
Pinocchio
Pocahontas
Prime Time NFL Starring Deion Sanders
Road Rash
Saturday Night Slam Masters
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition
TaleSpin
Team USA Basketball
Tecmo Super Bowl
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
Toy Story
Troy Aikman NFL Football
Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck
WWF Raw
WWF Royal Rumble
WWF Super Wrestlemania
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
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Here are my bounty payments - I am only offering these payments for 1 DAY! If we can't strike a deal by 11:59PM EST Thursday night, I'll wait for another day. These are based on condition. If you're selling, I'm buying!
I also have a TON of trade bait. My eBay listings are down right now due to vacation settings, sorry!
I don't list my carts on eBay because I sell them at the flea, but I'd say I have about 200 NES carts, 100 SNES carts, 200 N64 carts, and hundreds and hundreds of PS1, PS2 and Xbox games in original cases. Just ask, I'm willing to dig through my stuff to save a few bucks. I don't have any of the super-big-name titles but I do have a lot of good stuff.
Systems for trade:
Watermelon N64 w/controller
Orange (I forget the name) N64 w/controller (reset button stuck)
CIB SNES
CIB Toploader
CIB AV Famicom
CIB Famicom Disk System
CIB Super Famicom
CIB Japanese N64
I would LOVE to trade partially toward this stuff, but will pay up full cash if need be.
We can negotiate if you're serious.
PAYPAL READY TO GO!
*If you have a manual and/or box - we can negotiate but I mainly want carts*
Neo Geo CD system - $150 - $200 (I will love you forever too)
Games for the Neo CD only if bundled
Atari Jaguar CD system - not sure what to offer, $150ish sound fair?
NES Flintstones 2 Cart - $300-$400
NES Bubble Bobble 2 Cart - $100 - $125
NES Duck Tales 2 Cart - $70 - $80
NES Rescue Rangers 2 - $70 - $80
NES Caltron 6-in-1 cart $100 - $125
NES Stadium events cart - if you're serious, I am.
NES Myriad 6-in-1 cart around $800 - $1200 (I think? Haven't seen this in ages.)
NES Cheetahmen II cart - not sure on this one, a few hundred?
NES Hot Slots cart - I'm not sure, but obviously I have the money
NES Bubble Bath Babes cart - same as above
NES Peek A Boo Poker cart - same as above
SNES Earthbound cart - $100 - $125
SNES DK Competition - $300 - $400
SNES Starfox Competition - $300 - $400
N64 Clayfighter Sculptor's Cut cart - $50-$60
Genesis Outback Joey cart - let's talk!
Neo Geo AES complete (any games) - let's talk!
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Added some decent 2600 carts. Trades STRONGLY preferred! I don't need money - I need to add to my collection!
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trades? please?
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Thanks man, very kind of you!
I also have another store - eBay Store: linktothepastgaming
That's where the real good stuff is!
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Hi all -
Haven't posted here for a while but I'm really looking to do some trading. I put up a link to the items that I would trade, and a list of my wanted items is below. I may buy some of the "wanted" items if the price is right, but I strongly prefer to trade.
Perfect feedback on NintendoAge (linktothepastgaming) - also near-perfect feedback on 2 eBay accounts (the one linked below, as well as my other store: linktothepastgaming)
Thanks!
ITEMS UP FOR TRADE (or sale)
eBay Store: ChronoTriggerGames
NEW ATARI STUFF FOR TRADE (will sell if I have to...) - some of these are mint, some are rough. Let me know what you're interested in!
2600 carts:
Pole Positn'
Skeet Shoot
Kung-Fu Master
Zaxxon
Mario Bros
H.E.R.O.
Thunderground
Snoopy and the Red Baron
Xenophobe
Krull
Stargate
Mr. Do
Pressure Cooker
Star Wars The Arcade Game
Gremlins
Crypts of Chaos
Taz
GI Joe Cobra Strike
Picnic
Fantastic Voyage
Off The Wall (red label)
Secret Quest (red label)
Front Line
WANTED:
Consoles (must all be working with necessary hookups & 1 controller):
Atari Jaguar CD
Neo Geo CD
3DO
TG-16
Sega CDX
JVC X-Eye
Handhelds (must be in working order)
Atari Lynx
Neo Geo Pocket Color
Games:
CIB Black Box NES games
Sealed NES games
Sealed SNES games
Sealed N64 games
Sealed PS1 games
Neo Geo AES games (USA or JAPAN)
Neo Geo Pocket Color games
Sealed Gamecube Zelda games
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Thanks for the heads-up man...I "think" I have a deal coming though! SOOOO excited
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Hey all -
I joined here last year, posted a couple times, and then I disappeared. I know, sorry!
Anyway, I'm in the market to trade (preferably) or buy a Neo AES USA console and some games. Trade + cash is great, too.
Here's what I want:
Neo AES console with power (AV not necessary, I can use a Genny 1 AV I think) and at least 1 joystick controller. Some cheap USA games would be welcome as a package. I do not care one bit about cosmetics as long as it isn't totally destroyed. Must be in good working order, though.
I have a good bit of perfect feedback on NintendoAge (linktothepastgaming) and almost 500 near-perfect feedback on eBay (also linktothepastgaming). I have very little listed on eBay right now, but I do have some really nice higher-end stuff (and lots of middle and low-end stuff too haha).
Just a few examples:
All the PS1 stuff on eBay
Sealed Game Gear
Sealed Zelda Wand of Gamelon (CD-i)
Sealed Silent Hill GH PS1
Sealed Castlevania Symphony of the Night PS1
Panzer Dragoon Saga near-mint
Turbo Duo (no power cord...sad)
Turbo Express w/TV tuner (no volume...again, sad)
Mega Man 6 NES CIB near mint
Duck Tales 2 NES cart
Most of the good SNES RPG's
A few sealed Gamecube Demo Discs
Most of the high-end Gamecube games CIB
A few good CIB & sealed Game Boy & GBA games
Shining Force CD (Sega CD)
Lots of PS2 RPG's
Starfox Super Weekend Competition store banners (2 of them)
Also have most consoles. Maybe you want a DS or Wii for the kids?
I have (literally) thousands of games up for sale/trade for some Neo stuff, so if you want to work out a deal, please get in touch. Thanks!
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Thanks for the link!
Quick question for you guys...how does the RF connection look with an HDTV (it's not a flat panel, one of the older HDTV's that came out, it's a heavy sucker!).
I know my NES w/RF looks like garbage, and I recently sold a TG-16 that won't even work on a newer TV.
Thanks in advance!
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Hi all -
Very new to AA, regular poster & trader on NintendoAge and maybe 2 or 3 deals on DP. Also sell a lot on eBay.
I am interested in picking up a 2600 "starter set" really cheap or in trade. I figure this is the place to get it.
Looking to get the console with controller(s) and all necessary cables, along with a few popular/cheap games.
I had a reply to my CL ad offering a 2600 with about 20 of the common/cheap/popular games for $20. Of course we then got hit with a big snow and I couldn't drive that far away, so it was sold to someone more local
This got me interested in grabbing a set.If you want to trade, my available stuff is here:
eBay Store: LinktothePastGaming
Thanks!
Bill
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