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  1. Posted

    On 3/20/2020 at 12:38 PM, rietveld said:

    I feel your college pain.  I had to pay for our oldest sons university (6 years because he changed majors mid flight)

     

    I am lucky with my youngest son . He will be starting university in August on a full ride football scholarship (6foot 5 , 310 lb OT); I guess its a good thing he didnt waste time playing video games like I did ;)

     

    I only have two but they're both 1 year apart ... so this year the oldest starts and next year I'll have 2 for the next 3 years.  Ugh.

     

    They're both smart kids and will both be getting some scholarships but dang ... this is a chunk of money.

     

    I'd rather pay as much as I can now to help them than have the games collecting dust on my shelf.  Love seeing them up there ... but not that much :)

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    Bought a couple thousand old Magic cards from a yard sale for $5 this summer that I finally decided to go through.  They had looked to have been picked through as there were VERY few "Gold" rare cards.  However, there were some older cards from before they designated rares with a gold colored icon and I was thrilled to find these two guys among the commons!

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  6. Posted · Edited by Fushek

    Know these are hard to find (supposedly only 1,000 made?) and even harder to figure out what they are worth!  This unit is in VG cosmetic condition (only issue is one of the rubber bumpers on the bottom is missing).  The screen was tested with an Atari 520st and worked fine.  The floppy drive powered on, appeared to read disks when inserted and I double clicked on the drive (red light came on and unit seemed to run), but the drive showed 0 bytes read on any disk read so I'm assuming that the belt/band needs replaced.  Oh, and I have the manual for the monitor as well.

     

    I'd be willing to sell or trade.  I have no idea what to ask, thus the "interest check".  I'd also be willing to trade for complete RPGs from just about any system (Phantasy Star for the SMS, Valkyrie Profile or Suikoden II for the PS1, that type of stuff).  Let me know if you're interested. 

     

     

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    Went to some garage sales this weekend and mostly struck out.  Later in the day, asked if they had any video games, and she said no but she had some boxes for Sega Genesis that she'd sell for $10 and asked me if I'd be interested.  I said sure, thinking that maybe I could pair some loose games with some boxes.  She went into the garage and pointed up to the console boxes below.  I said, "I'll take them!".  They all have the Styrofoam/cardboard inserts and are in great condition!

     

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    Yard sale find ... DS with 14 mainly Petz and Sims games with a $30 price tag. Was thinking "pass" until I saw that the DS was the Tri-Force edition! Powered on and has the stylus so I scooped up the lot and convinced her to include Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the $30. Kirby's Canvas Curse is a decent find as well.

     

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  10. Posted

    This is an ugly trend that Ive seen here that have driven the common folk like me away from the hobby. There have been limited releases (Blix), secret releases (bcs tires), releases that were supposed to be cancelled yet show up on ebay (Smurf), boxes for those who know someone but not to the masses, prepaid games that never come to fruition and prepaid rom rooms that take forever to be uploaded and available.

     

    Now we add to this unauthorized boxes. Sorry this has happened to you bbww as I have a solid respect for u in our prior dealings. Good luck with releasing and enjoying the hobby.

     

    Ive enjoyed this hobby for many years, especially in the golden age of IntelligentVision. The market is now flooded and, even though some of the games lately look fantastic, the fun seems to be sucked out of hobby.

     

    Maybe it will return, but Im not so sure ...

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  12. Posted

    Mr. Tallarico, I would encourage you to maintain Doug TenNapel's input on the new Earthworm Jim game. As the creator of Earthworm Jim, it would be a shame if "politics" got in the way of his inclusion. It would be the same mistake that Disney almost made by removing James Gunn from GOG 3 ... I believe that they made the right decision by bringing him back.

     

    I'm looking forward to the new console and a new game in the Earthworm Jim series. So far, I'm impressed with what I've seen and heard and the Earthworm Jim announcement was a huge step in bringing legitimacy to the project. Keep up the good work!

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    Personally, I've learned to set politics aside when it comes to my entertainment. As someone who typically resides on the conservative side, I would never be able to enjoy a Hollywood movie again if I avoided any 'leftist' actor or producer.

     

    It takes something pretty offensive for me to raise an eyebrow enough to avoid a movie/project. Someone simply stating their opinions, even if sometimes not so eloquently, doesn't mean that you can't appreciate what they do or create.

     

    Most people who disagree with your social/political stance are NOT EVIL. We simply have a different set of beliefs and shouldn't be shunned because we share them ... and we should show the same patience for the other side as well.

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  20. Posted

    Awesome, so you agree that all the posting here is for the sake of venting and extending the drama for this loving community.

     

    Nope.

     

    While I'm sure some people are just venting, I believe many of these posts are intended to put public pressure on those involved. Drama or not, it bumps the post and publicly highlights that there are ongoing unresolved issues and uncompensated parties. Readers of the thread may be interested in the progress and outcome, particularly in considering future business, partnership, and/or purchases from those involved. I don't think it's accurate or fair to label all of these posts as vengeful mobbery.

     

    Yep.

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    I would be very surprise if it were that many. Most games don't sell nearly that much when they are out.

     

    But hey! This thread needs it -- let's not let facts and reason get in the way of a good bitchfest. We can all speculate like that.

     

    Here, let me try: I think that there were 800 pre-orders of Rocketeer and 10,000 or Mars Minis, and that GroovyBee bought a yacht and is probably sailing the warm waters of the Caribbean. Does that make you even more angry? Did you bring your fitchpork and torch? I got extras. :)

     

    -dZ.

     

    Groovy has brought the drama on himself with how this situation was handled and has continued to handle it because of his poor communication, nonchalant attitude and long absences. If he were to simply log in occasionally and honestly keep people apprised of his situation, this community is usually pretty forgiving. But to announce "Refunds for all!", refund a few but not others and then disappear again without a trace ... you're injecting drama into the drama you've already created.

     

    Personally, if I owed people money, I would be apologetic and letting them know what's going on, even if I was embarrassed by the entire situation. It's the right thing to do.

     

    I had kept quiet because I received my refund long ago, but I don't begrudge any of the people on this board doing what they can to keep this alive until they receive their refunds. They are justified and Groovy should be keeping them informed of the refunding process either publicly or via PM.

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  23. Posted · Edited by Fushek

    I'm not sure that I'll ever do pre-orders anymore. Too much can go wrong and it hurt the trust of this community when it's happened before. This is NOT to be construed as a negative against CollectorVision who has done great work, I'd just rather not go down that rabbit hole again.

     

    I also usually won't order a mystery game. I'm glad that I didn't jump in on Rev's mystery game as the game ended up being one that I wouldn't have enjoyed owning. If the game was announced, and it was one that I really wanted, it might supersede my fear above.

     

    That said, I wish you luck with the program, and I hope that you continue producing great games for the system that I love.

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