thadsilverfox

Focus on only collecting games with great replay value and selling off the ones that don't.

Damn that is a long wait. I enjoy the hunt like the next guy but if I want something bad enough, I normally just go ahead and pay retail prices because I may never run into one in my lifetime. I don't want to be an old geezer with arthritis when I finally find an item I have been looking for out in the wild. Example: I have been hunting for a PSone w/ LCD screen for a couple of years but have never ever seen one out in the wild. Not even just the console with no screen. So I went ahead and picked one up online for a decent price a couple of weeks ago.

Video Pinball (Atari 2600) Metroid (NES) Super Mario Bros. (Wii)

I did think about renting one but heard that packages can still get delivered incorrectly. It sucks because there is stuff I would like to buy on eBay specifically gaming related.

Virtua Cop (Sega Saturn) Virua Fighter 2 (Sega Saturn) Daytona USA (Sega Saturn)

You have no idea how much I despise the post office. These idiots in my area can't read numbers. I have had numerous items showing delivered and guess what? It wasn't in my box and I never received the items. It was hit or miss if I got my items. Good thing none of it was expensive stuff. I now no longer order anything from eBay. I have had to resort to making sure anything I order online is delivered via UPS or FEDEX. If it the package ends up Sure Post I will put a hold at the post office to pickup. I'm pretty sure my numerous complaints got the last postman taken off this route. Then once he was gone I decided to give the post office a try one more time and wouldn't you know it, the very next package show delivered and I never got it. So I filed a complaint and decided to stay away from eBay where 99% of sellers use the post office. EDIT: Keep in mind my mail box is a centralized community mailbox and the package bins are attached to them underneath. We have like 4 of these centralized mailboxes in a row next to each other so I'm pretty sure our moron postman is putting my packages in other people's boxes. Anyhow, one day I went to grab my mail and noticed that one of the centralized mailboxes next to mine was completely destroyed, and I could see packages and peoples mail just sitting in their boxes. I can almost guarantee you it was an irate person looking for their package that was showing delivered because it was the only centralized mailbox that was destroyed out of the 4.

I guess if you have the time to pack the item back up. Print the label out, drop it off at the post office, and pray that they actually receive the item considering that eBay/PayPal requires a delivery confirmation on returned items in order to receive a refund. For me its just kind of hard to purchase an item sight unseen (generic photo). It is Russian roulette in my eyes anytime you purchase from eBay because you rely on the carrier to actually deliver your package to the correct address when returning it for a refund.

Yeah I'm not keen on buying refurbished items from large corporations. Especially, when most of the refurbished items are probably store returns that are being returned by their customers. I know a guy who buys used items and then goes out and purchases it brand new, and then returns the used item back to the store in the new box. Also, folks like to buy new items because they need a piece from it and then return it back to the store after they take the piece out. These are the types of items that are being returned to the manufacturer (Nintendo) by the stores that originally sold the item and in-return are being re-sold as refurbished. There many more examples of what the large corporations are calling refurbished items but with my luck I would end up with one of the example items I listed above.

From their feedback it looks like it is a hit or miss on whether you will get a working unit.

I guess I will never be able to really post anything in this thread because once I have the game on one console I refuse to get it for another system due to space being a valuable commodity in my house.

It has to hurt them some because I'm pretty sure I can't be the only person who lost all interest in purchasing this item after the initial excitement has worn off due to the shortages.

Tecmo Super Bowl (NES) Ms. Pac Man (NES) Alien Syndrome (NES)

Only worth what someone is willing to pay for them.

Are you sure convict?

I store all of mine either in the TV stand drawer or if they are really big like the SNES Super Scope, in the closet.

I picked up a new in open box Sony PSOne with LCD Screen Combo system.

Some of these posts are about as useless as tits on a bull.

That particular Best Buy that is pictured received 40 units.

I hope they all get a little backsplash...bwhahahahahaha

I hope they all brought piss bottles.

Best Buy at 11pm last night: Before you ask, no I did not take the picture. My time is too precious to be wasted away waiting in lines for hours to purchase inanimate objects. A friend of mine sent it who is a douche bag reseller.

Castlevania III (NES) The Legend of Zelda (NES) Bowling (Wii) I really enjoy reading this forum because it gets me interested in games I have never heard of in my life. Keep them coming folks.

I have that exact television sitting in my closet. It quit working after 5 years, so the $10 you paid for it is about what it should have been worth when I bought it brand new.

Mmmmm...I never knew PS1 controllers would work on a PS2.

And Nintendo wonders why they are no longer the leaders in the console wars. Bwahahahaha