Skippy B. Coyote

Eh, don't worry about it. I really shouldn't have been so belligerent either. I know it can be really difficult to restrain yourself sometimes when someone is really annoying you, especially when it's on a forum and not a real life face to face conversation. Anyway, I'm going to bail on this thread now so the people who did pick up a SNES Classic to play can get back to discussing the system and games without interpersonal drama muddling up the conversation.

That was a very fair and measured response. I can live with that and will go back to minding my own business now.

Now you're just being a jerk. Why is what anyone does in their spare time to legally make money such an offense to you that you have to talk down to and belittle them? And what universe do you live in where $200 is a piddly amount of money? He did get 4 of them after all, and assuming he makes $50 in profit on each that would add up to be $200. If you consider that piddly then, well... all I can say is that we should all be so financially privileged as you.

For what it's worth I am slightly envious of those who got a SNES Classic and kept theirs, because if I did I could be playing Star Fox right now. I guess I was just tempted by the prospect of putting a little cash in my pocket more than I was tempted by Star Fox... crikey, I feel like slapping myself just for saying that. I may have to keep the next one I come across.

The point was that an it was an opportunity to make $54.50, and income opportunities like that are few and far between when you're on permanent disability and will never be able to work again. Disability funds pay the bills but they don't leave much leftover for anything else.

Yeah, I don't think that's going to happen. Nintendo seems really gung-ho to produce as many SNES Classic Editions as they can and keep producing them well into 2018. If I had to speculate I'd say that the price of $160 + shipping that they're going for on eBay right now is about as high as they're going to get, which is actually what I just sold mine for a few minutes ago. Now before anyone jumps on me for being a scalper, consider this: After tax I paid $86 for the SNES Classic Edition when I bought it, and though I did sell it for $160 I will have to pay 10% of the sale value in eBay fees (so $16 there) and it cost me $3.50 in bus fare to get to Target and back. That makes my final profits on the sale $54.50. Now consider that to get this SNES Classic Edition I had to get up at 3:00 AM, go spend a whole lot of time outside in 45°F weather, and didn't get back home until 10:00 AM. Do you think $54.50 is a fair wage for doing 7 hours of work out in the cold? That is well below minimum wage in most US states, so I feel pretty alright about it ethically speaking.

No luck at the second or third Target I went to, looks like they all sold pretty quick and my legs are too tired to make another trip out to TRU. So just one for me, but that's fine.

Snagged one! My nearest Target had 46 of them and I was 17th in line. Now back on the bus to the next Target to see if I can get another, for... nefarious reasons.

Made it to Target a little before 5:00 AM and there are 13 people in line ahead of me, one of which is smoking a glass bong and playing rap music on a boom box. I kid you not. Anyway, fingers crossed. With this many people ahead of me it's kind of a crap shoot whether the trip will be worthwhile. BrickSeek says they have 16 but we'll see...

Top notch buyer! He bought a PlayStation game and a few Game Boy games from me, was quick to reply to all my messages, and prompt to pay when given a total price quote. I would not hesitate to do business with this fine gentleman again.

Well, it's 3:00 AM and I'm awake and gearing up to take the bus out to the closest Target. It's a risky venture since I'm not quite over this bout of food poisoning yet, but I think this is what Western fans call "true grit". True grit is knowing that your mission may result in you s***ting your pants and still having the determination to do it anyway.

I've been stuck at home sick with food poisoning all day and not much to do between trips to the bathroom other than play this soul crushing yet strangely delightful game, so... Second docking confirmed! Moon Cresta (Normal Difficulty): 15,160

I was planning to get up super early and go wait in line outside of Target 3 hours before they opened tomorrow, and then I woke up today with either food poisoning or some kind of intestinal bug. Now I don't think I'll be going anywhere other than the bathroom for the next day or two. >_<

If it makes you feel any better I did make room for a bartop multicade a couple years back, but I ended up reselling it eventually since it rarely got used. I could probably find space for another one if I really wanted an arcade cabinet but I think consoles are more my thing.

Awesome buyer! I sold him a backlit Game Boy system with some accessories and he was very fast to reply to my messages, and paid for the items promptly when I gave him a price quote. It would be my pleasure to do business with him again.

This game sure knows how to hand out the ass whoopin's ! Moon Cresta (Normal Difficulty): 6,840

You know, even after 2 years of this thread you guys never stop being amazing and inspiring. I was feeling pretty down about my game playing and collecting hobby yesterday when I revived this thread, but I'm feeling a little more cheerful about things after reading all of your replies. They reminded me that no matter who you are or what your budget is like there needs to be some kind of purpose to your hobby beyond just "this seems like something cool that I'd like to have" to give you focus and not get burnt out on it. For me personally my focus has always been just buying and playing whatever seemed fun to me at any given time, and as I've learned that's not really enough to keep me jumping from system to system; buying systems and games when they seem interesting and selling them later when they stop feeling interesting. Then there's the financial aspect to the hobby, which has come into play a few times for me with systems like the Atari 7800. A lot of you probably know that over the last couple years I've bought and resold an Atari 7800 system and a pretty substantial library of games for it twice. Both times I sold my 7800 setup it wasn't because I stopped enjoying playing it, it was because I felt like I had spent too much money on a system to play simple 8-bit games; even though I really like those kind of games. So what happened? I sold my 7800, ended up missing it and re-buying it later, and now (just like Austin mentioned) my dumb ass is back to wanting a 7800 again because I sold my last one for the wrong reasons. So now I'm kind of at a point where I need to reevaluate my hobby and what I want to do with it going forward. I've been doing good selling off stuff that I don't play, including about 70% of my Game Boy collection which is currently up for grabs in the Marketplace forum, but I'm still lacking focus and purpose. I had been planning on taking the $800 or so from all my Game Boy sales and picking up a Nintendo Switch (mainly to play 2016 DOOM and Sonic Mania), but now I'm not so sure. What I do know from the whole 7800 experience though is that as long as I'm spending within my means and and not overtaxing my budget I shouldn't stress out over how much systems and games cost, particularly if they have some greater personal value than simply being cool. To give you an example: My wife and I used to have a ton of fun playing 7800 together when I had one, and sharing experiences like that with family and friends has a value that you can't really attach a dollar amount to. Going forward I haven't exactly made up my mind what direction to take to find focus and purpose in my hobby, but I do have some good (and some kinda whacky but intriguing) ideas to consider now.

Great buyer! He purchased a Harmony Encore cartridge from me and the transaction went perfectly smoothly. Great communication, fast payment. I would not hesitate to do business with him again.

Next month it'll have been 2 years since I started this thread, and I think what I've learned since then are 2 things in particular: 1. I invest way too much emotional energy into my video game playing and collecting hobby. 2. No matter what I buy or sell or what selection of systems I'm playing and collecting for I will never really be happy. The first is kind of obvious, as evidenced by the existence of this thread and how many times I've replied to it. At this point in my life video games are really my only hobby, and being someone on permanent disability with way too much free time on my hands leaves me a whole lot of time to sit around thinking about my hobby. So I end up stressing out a lot over what systems and games I want to own and play and which ones I don't, because when you're on a rather small fixed income there's only so much you can have and if you want a new expensive thing that usually means having to sell something expensive you already own to afford it. Which brings me to the second lesson, that no matter what assortment of games and systems I have at my disposal I don't think I'll ever be happy with them. Over the last few years I've bought and later resold large system and game collections for the Sega Genesis, NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii, Atari 2600, Atari 7800 (two times for that one) and probably a couple others I'm forgetting in an attempt to figure out what I really want to focus on in terms of playing and collecting video games. I also tried emulation and flash carts along the way, having owned and later resold a Harmony Encore cart for the Atari 2600 as well as EverDrives for the Genesis and NES. I tried a lot of different things and a lot of different systems in an attempt to determine what would scratch that itch for playing and collecting video games in a way that would make me happy, and what I've realized at this point is that nothing ever does. I'll get really passionate about a particular system for a month or two then completely lose interest in it and want something else instead. It doesn't matter whether it was a system that I grew up with and have nostalgia for or if it's something I discovered later in my life as an adult, nor does it matter if I have a big collection of physical games for it or if I'm playing the games off flash carts or via emulation (though I have learned that I do have a definite preference for playing games off original physical media, because for some strange reason they just feel more real to me that way). In the long run I never seem to be able to maintain interest in any system for more than a few months before getting all depressed over how much money I spent on it and wanting to resell it so I can go buy some other system and a new selection of games. Sometimes I'll decide I miss the old system and games I sold to buy something new so I'll go back and re-buy them later down the line, but even then I still end up only being able to stay interested in them for a few months before they get sold again and it's on to something else. It hasn't been all doom and gloom though. I still have a lot of fun hunting for and finding new games for what ever system I happen to be interested in at any given time from local game stores then bringing them home and playing them. On average I do spend around 20 hours a week every week playing video games and in spite of never feeling really satisfied with the collecting aspect of my hobby and the selection of systems at my disposal I still enjoy the simple act of playing video games. It gives me something fun to do to pass the time and there is a special joy in the discovery of something you've never played before, as well as going back to revisit old favorites now and again. At this point I think the most honest thing I could say to wrap this post up is that I'm really envious of all the video game players and collectors who feel passionate about a particular system or assortment of systems and can stick with them. Whether that system is a really popular one like the NES or a not so popular one like the Atari Jaguar, or if you're one of those folks who just collect and play all things Atari, being able to maintain a continual interest in and enthusiasm for playing and collecting games on a particular system is something I really wish that I could do.

Probably true, but I don't have room to store an arcade cabinet and I never said anything about buying Pro Controllers. I grew up playing Mortal Kombat on Genesis with a 3 button controller so I'd be fine playing it with a 3 button controller on the Jag. A = High Kick B = Low Kick C = High Punch Option = Block

I never did anything like this at an arcade, but in my early 20's when I first moved out on my own I discovered that that I could trigger the coin acceptor in my new apartment building's washers and dryers by pushing a penny up through the coin return slot with the back of a chopstick. For four or five years laundry ended up costing me $0.12 a batch instead of $3, until eventually the landlord changed out the washers and dryers for newer ones that my penny trick didn't work on.

Since I said I'd buy a Nintendo Switch if DOOM 2016 was ever ported to it, which seemed like a total impossibility until by some bizarre stroke of fate it actually happened, I'm going to come out and say that I'll buy a Jaguar if it ever gets a port of the original Mortal Kombat.