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  6. Posted

    how many combinations are there in powerball?? Remember a few years ago when that syndicate bought every single posssible lottery combination when it was up in the hundreds of millions.? I wonder if a bank would give me a loan for millions of dollars if I have a sure thing like playing every single possible lottery combination???/ LOL

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    If the power supply doesn't work you might need to get a new chip. I had a 4 switch that needed a new chip which i got for $5. THe problem is figuring out which of the 3 chips needs to be replaced. I had another atari so i was able to test and see which one didn't work.

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    I have 3 sealed games from oshea's that I will send priority for a trade. I sold them on ebay and the person never sent payment. I forget what they are and don't want to bother relisting them. So make trade offers.

     

    Ok I just looked and resealed the package. They are kangaroo, battlezone , and super football.

     

    Just looking for common games that I dont' have. Doesn't matter if they come with instructions or not.

  14. Posted

    I tried to talk some of you into gettign on twin galaxies when the activision quest started and someone mentioned that someone should start a high score page. Now at least one of you has changed your mind about twin galaxies. Is it because of this barnstorming thread and the fact that officials from tg came and visited?

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    THe item i split shipping on cost about $25 to ship. I agreed so I could sell the item.

     

    The buyers of loose carts appreciated the fact that I charged actual cost when i was selling loose carts. $1.30 for the first cart. Actually I charged $1.25 but it cost $1.30. I sold about 20 to 30 carts.

     

    Everyone else on ebay charges $2 to $4 which is fine. I avoid auctions if i don't want to pay what they want. Another one will come up for a better rate in a few days anyway.

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    Hi:

     

        Keep at it...this is a short and sweet challenge (half minute or less) and it would be awesome to have another gamer in the 27.5x range or better. In the world of video gaming, remember that there is always room for two or more players to be at the top of any gaming challenge.

     

        On an unrelated note, I'd like to cast my vote for the most BORING game in the Skiing cart as game 6. You move your joystick like 3-4 times and that's it....the rest of the time is a non-stop dive.

     

    Robert T Mruczek

    Twin Galaxies - Editor and Chief referee

    Star Wars classic arcade champion

    (212) 366-3036 (work-day)

    [email protected] (work E-MAIL)

     

     

    But have you been able to match the top time on 6b?       I don't think it's boring if you are trying tweak that small amount of time off.  

        ******************************

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    I personally shall NEVER charge anyone shipping for a single loose cart cause I think that's kinda silly.  Larger items probably, but the small stuff I can certainly swing.

     

    Do you mean that you won't charge people more than it costs to ship, or that you won't charge *anything at all* when shipping someone a single cart they have won from you on eBay? I don't think anyone has a problem with paying the actual shipping costs, it only becomes a problem when shippers overcharge you (sometimes considerably) for shipping, lining their pockets with the difference. No one is going to expect you to ship them their eBay winnings for free!

     

    The larger problem is that every year it's costing more and more (especially through the USPS) to ship merchandise, making it less attractive to purchase inexpensive items on eBay. The solution is to use

     

     

     

     

    cheaper shipping methods (parcel/media mail), alternate carriers (UPS, FedEx, etc.), or just not buy items where the shipping ends up costing more than the individual item. This is one reason I like buying large lots of items, at least then the shipping per item is considerably less than if I bought them all individually.

     

    ..Al

     

     

    I think if you go and compare rates for differing weights you will see that the USPS is almost always less than other methods. I don't understand the people on ebay who say they ship fed ex or UPS because it's less. I don't have any problem if that's the method they want to use but it's generally not true that it costs less.

  19. Posted

    Yes, I did forget the free delivery confirmation if you use the online service. I had a problem with my printer though. If the PO can't read your UPC scan, then you can't use the service. So if you plan on shipping from your house, make sure your printer prints clear labels for them to scan. And of course you can pocket the 45 cents for your printer ink and paper.

     

    Phil

     

    IN order to ship from your computer and house y ou need a scale to weight your items.

  20. Posted

    Room 34 wrote:

     

    I e-mailed one of them, and she responded that she has to pay the people she sends out to the post office to ship this stuff, so that gets added as a handling charge. (Suspend for the moment the natural argument about someone selling enough on eBay that they hire someone to take the stuff to the post office.) It's a reasonable argument, if the seller clearly states two things:

     

    That's pretty funny. I can't believe someone would actually say this. What a load of bull^%$&. I'm sorry, there is bull, and then there is BULL. And that's BULL. If someone ever tried that with me I'd give them a negative on the spot without even trying to work it out. She probably tells people she has a whole team of workers that help run her auctions. Let's see, Taper, Box holder (To hold the box while the taper tapes the box), Tape cutter, Box folder, Auction poster, Deliver to Post office, Labeler, etc.... , while she "Coordinates" everything. What a joke.

     

    Allan

     

    THere are small businesses that sell a lot on ebay and some people who sell enough to require maybe one or two. This is believable. Look for the people with 10,000 to 30,000 feedbacks in just a few years.

  21. Posted

    But see, I think the SELLER should absorb some if not all boxing costs.  I use boxes I have here at the house, or I buy them at the PO at my own cost.    I don't ASK or expect people to ship it in a $4 box and rarely do they (usually I pay my $3 and they still ship it in a plain yellow envelope.)  

     

    The average I spend to ship a LONE LOOSE cart is $2.  I send them in high quality padded envelopes or a small box I find here at the house.  I'd feel weasely asking for $2 to ship an item.  Unless its something BIG I usually absorb the shipping cost myself as part of the price of doing business and as a courtesy to the person buying my stuff (or as in most cases getting my stuff for free)

     

     

    Maybe this is just me, or does EVERYONE love to pay outrageous shipping costs on a $3 item?

     

    YOu'd feel "weasely" asking the buyer to pay for the full shipping cost?? LOL ARe you serious about this? I can see thinking like this if you are selling to one of your friends here on the boards but are you talking about selling on ebay?

     

    I have absorbed shipping costs when I have sold on ebay though. There were times when I underestimated and I didn't go back and ask for more money. There was also a time when I agreed to split the shipping cost on a heavier item I sold. But I would never sell an item and give a shipping cost in the item description that is less than what it is going to cost me.

  22. Posted

    What is this crap of $5 shipping for ONE LOOSE atari cart?  It costs 85 cents to ship a lone loose cart, I know I do it all the time.  What a rip.  I see some really cool stuff sometimes, but I don't want to pay more in shipping than I do for the item  (like that Shark Attack I won for like $3 and the shipping was $3.50) so I don't bid.

     

    Some sellers are out of control.  Why not just be honest about it?  Is it really worth a couple of dollars to lie about shipping costs?

     

    What a rip.

     

    :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x  :x

     

    It costs about 50 cents for a bubble envelope for one cart and it costs 80 cents for the first class postage. If you factor in the small amount of gas from driving to the post office it is reasonable for it to cost $1.50 to $2 for one loose cart. I agree $3.5 is too much for one cart as I don't really care about getting priority for one cart unless it is super rare and I am paying $50 to $100.

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