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  4. Posted

    If you want the best archival quality bags money can buy, go with Mylar-D bags. Mylar is considered the best when it comes to protecting comic books and it is the only material used by the National Archives and the Library of Congress for preservation.

     

    The bags are more expensive (about 2/3 times more)then the normal poly bags you find in comic shops, but if you want the best it comes at a price!

     

    E. Gerber (www.egerber.com) is the main supplier/manufacturer(?) of these bags in the comic industry.

     

    - Sal[/url]

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    I think anyone who collects anything has at the very least a basic list of what they own. I collect comics (my god, been doing that for 23 years now!!), Star Wars figures, and Atari.

     

    Comics is one thing I have lost control over what I actually have because I haven't really broken down to spend the money on a good Comic database program and that bugs me!! I get so many books each month (So many, that I got my own State Resale certificate and formed a company so I can get a better discount for myself. Anyone out there want to get 25% off books just send me a PM...I really need to cut back!!) that a) I'm several years behind on my reading, & b) I don't have time to read them all let alone catalogue them in a database!

     

    Star Wars figures I have more control of. I have them in an online database at rebelscum.com. I haven't been to that sight in a while so for all I know that database could be history (I do have a printout though!).

     

    Then there is Atari which I keep much more detailed info on what I have more then anything else. I keep track of what I have, what I paid, the condition of the cart, instructions, box, and whether it is loose, loose with instructions, boxed, or sealed.

     

    So basically what I 'm trying to say is I don't think it's crazy to what degree you go to enjoy your hobby. Everyone is different and everyone has their own quirks some more than others!

     

     

    - Sal

  15. Posted

    175,025.

     

    Here a tip: Try to hit the swirl in mid-air on the first levels to bring up your lives to the max. Yes your score will ramp quicker, thus ramping up the difficulty faster, but you have more time to line up your shots with the slower moving destroyer missle.

     

    By the looks of the score on this first day it's going to be a week of late nights trying to stay in the top 10!!

     

    God damn Todd is more than human!!!

     

    - Sal

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  16. Posted

    Just for fun I sent him an e:mail asking him if these were the 51 games he told Lars he never received (also said something about visiting him in jail when he's busted for mail fraud :ponder: ) Anyway here is what is wrote back (he is not one for capital letters at the begining of his sentences! Also is he a he? He goes by Liz C):

     

    "different games,moron.made two purchases.your such a loser to come at me like that.as you can see i am getting tons of hits on this auction and

    lots of bids.first nasty email i got was from you.

     

    keep on living your dream.ill live mine.jail.that is so funny.

     

    ill win,his business is almost dead,wait till i get my money back.even

    better."

     

    - Sal

  19. Posted

    Good point Nukey....I would assume that they have some sort of account history on their site. I would also print that sucker out to have a record of out in case they go belly up!!!

     

    I don't think we'll be seeing a crack down on illegal classic game ROMS anytime soon. It would just cost the right holders way too much to prosecute compared to the profit they are making from those old games, or any fine that they would collect.

     

    - Sal

  20. Posted

    Not to dredge up on old topic, but I thought someone might like to know there is a small article on these guys in the June 2004 PC Gamer mag.

     

    Basically Atari is the only rights owner that has signed on. All those ROMs that people are mentioning downloading technically are illegal if you don't actually own the game :wink: . With Starroms since you are buying the ROM it is a legal copy.

     

    - Sal

  21. Posted

    Damn...one more thought. The patch issue. Since this is turning out to be such a big time consumer for Lee and his wife, maybe it's time to just STOP with the patches!!!

     

    Now I don't know Lee, but the guy seems pretty straight up since he volunteered to design the patches and have his WIFE sew these up. While they have all looked fantastic, do we really need need to pat ourselves on the backs so badly??

     

    Maybe a solution would be to forget the patch and just take Lee's designs and put them into a certificate that can easily be PM'd or e:mailed to the the winners and they can print them out. This way this sets Lee's wife free, Lee can still do the designs if he wants to, and there is no postage to worry and delivery issues for him to worry about.

     

    Ok that's it, I've posted three messages in a row, that's all I'm saying for tonight!!! Good night!!

     

    - Sal

  22. Posted

    If a player really feels they are good enough to roll a score for to the nth degree then what they should really be doing is recording it and sending it to twin galaxies.

     

    As for the HSC I feel things should be different.  If your about to roll the score, grab a camera take a snap, submit it here.  Continue to play, submit your super duper score to twin galaxies.

     

     

    Shannon said it better than I did....this is the point I was trying to make!!!

     

    - Sal

  23. Posted

    Here are my thoughts on the whole flipping thing.

     

    I have no problem if someone wants to do a marathon to see how far they can get, more power to them. If it ends up with Todd always coming in 1st every week, well that's life (I think there are some people here that could give him a run for his money though!!). On games that max out, if more than one person achieves that level than they should each get the 12 points for the week and that's that. I don't think there is a need to prove that you can flip a game X amount of times. Chances are if you can get to that level you should be video taping the session to validate the flips and send the tape to Twin Galaxies!!!

     

    Also, remember this weekly contest was conceived for fun and to get people to take out those old games and rediscover them again (I know thats what this friendly contest has done for me). I've played games that I've never played before, or haven't touched in 20+ years!! I even dragged out my original heavy sixers from my parents house so I could actually play these games on some real hardware (my collector units are packed away :) ).

     

    I think it's a great honor to play with the likes of Todd Rogers, 5th Ghost

    JediJeff, sku_u, and the others who consistantly blow the doors off everyone week after week. If you don't have people like this to play against then you never push yourself and you never get any better. I know when I'm playing I always say to myself "this is the game that I beat Todd Rogers on"....of course I never even come close!!!

     

     

    -Sal

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