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  2. Posted

    Why fight it?  Instead make 'em PAY.. charge $2 per "look" or any other ascii-based point-of-sale.

    I like this idea. Make posting to the eBay forum only available to subscribers, then block any post with "ebay.com" anywhere in the body from the other forums. Subscriptions to AA could be $25/year. The site should pay for itself in no time.

     

    (Personally, I don't buy from eBay anymore. I find much more enjoyment trying to find stuff locally at swap meets, garage sales, charity shops, pawnbrokers...)

  3. Posted

    Check the postmark.

     

    That's what I had to do when I had an otherwise unmarked postal order of the same amount as several auctions.

     

    (Maybe it's worth having starting prices that differ by only a cent each time just to reduce the probability of two auctions closing at the same amount.)

  4. Posted

    What do "mockups" mean in the first quote by me)?

    A "mockup" is like the print or graphics design equivalent of a prototype. A mockup is usually a visual aid or prop used in early presentations. Often it's done by someone with very little direction and usually several different versions are made. Here are some official-looking definitions:

     

    mock·up also mock-up (noun)

     

    1. A usually full-sized scale model of a structure, used for demonstration, study, or testing.

    2. A layout of printed matter.

     

    Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

     

    mock-up n : a full-scale working model of something built for study or testing or display

     

    Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

  5. Posted

    There was a defender clone with the Starpath supercharger...the name of the game escapes me at the moment.

    Killer Satellites.

     

    I've only played it once or twice but I recall that it was better (easier) than Defender. Though purists may say that it's not frantic enough.

     

    Flash Gordon has Defender-esq qualities and it's pretty enjoyable.

     

    Have you played the original Gameboy Defender port? Funky in a Super Gameboy. (Ooo, that reminds me, I must lookup the TV adapter for the GBA...)

  6. Posted

    Double Dragon

    Double Dragon? The SMS version is an awful conversion, and I've played the 2600 version so I know what I'm talking about. ;)

     

    I don't know that I can find many really enjoyable games for either the SMS or the NES. Yet I enjoy Atari 2600 games and Mega Drive and SNES games. Strange.

     

    Rampage seemed okay from what I remember.

  8. Posted

    I went to the large monthly swap meet last Sunday, but it got a little rained out. All I found was a SuperVision 8-in-1 and a couple of Japanese NES games (+ a couple of family convertors). And that spider-thing I used in my first Haunted House II 3-D label. There was some SNES stuff I passed on.

  12. Posted

    I stopped selling stuff on eBay when I got a full-time job. Mostly because the amount of time buyers were consuming was insane, but also because costs were making the interesting stuff not worth bothering about. Check out how complicated the costs got:

     

    * "Handling" is A$0.25.

     

    * Postage rates are as follows;

    o Under 250g

    - Australia: A$2.75

    - New Zealand: A$4.50

    - Asia/Pacific: A$5.50

    - US: A$6.50

    - Europe: A$7.50.

    o 250g to 500g

    - Australia: A$3.61/$3.75

    - New Zealand: A$7.50

    - Asia/Pacific: A$9.50

    - US: A$11.50

    - Europe: A$13.00.

    o Very small items can be sent as a "large letter" (A$0.98 within Australia)

    o Small-medium sized items under 3kg can be posted within Australia using a A$7.30 "Satchel".

    o Large items will be taken to the post office to check costs. My postcode is 6151.

     

    * US$ PayPal payments attract 4% ON THE TOTAL AFTER POSTAGE IS INCLUDED plus a US$0.35 flat fee.

     

    * I accept personal and bank cheques (A$ only), but the item will not be posted until the cheque clears.

     

    * I accept Direct Deposit (AU only).

     

    * Add US$3.50 for a Western Union money order.

     

    * I can't accept a US Postal Order.

     

    Notice how I don't say anything about US$ cash? I still got sent US$69 total in notes by three different people. It costs A$5 flat to bank US$ into my bank account. Meanwhile, I'm absorbing the increasing eBay costs.

     

    (I still have half a dozen $3.61 500kg satchels that I never used.)

  13. Posted

    I have a spare PAL one if anyone in Australia cares. Power cable ever so flakey, otherwise fine. No box. I'm happy to ship international, but postage will be around A$30. Also, the power supply has Australian pins.

  14. Posted

    I have the game, but I'd be hard pushed to tell you how much its worth. I paid quite a bit for it because I got it from an expensive store back when I'd only just found a MegaCD.

     

    I can tell you that it's unfairly bundled in with the FMV games when most people talk of its quality. It's basically an Afterburner style game but with a (3D rendered) FMV background, which works really well.

  19. Posted

    ok here is all the friggin roms I could find all put into one convenient RAR.

    Thanks.

     

    I'm not sure what I should do about PAL v's NTSC, but I already intended to include hacks and homebrews.

     

    It'll take me a few weeks to sort out the tracks for each of the 6 CDs, then I have no idea how long it will take to find someone who can produce the packaging I want.

     

    I will keep people informed.

  20. Posted

    pir8.jpgI found an 8-in-1 SuperVision cart. I've confirmed it contains:

     

    * Beany Bopper

    * Flash Gordon

    * Laser Gates

    * Crack Pots

    * Word Zapper

     

    There's a soccer game I'm looking up at the moment. Then there's a game with a castle and things that fly from side to side and another that plays a bit like Missile Command, but with some sort of shield and with large rockets being launched on each side.

     

    Switches are a bit worn though.

     

    A$3.

  23. Posted

    This may help, although these don't have some of the latest binaries that have been released.

    Wonderful. That's another major step towards a CCU rerelease. I'll order an 8cm labelling kit next.

     

    BTW: Anyone know how may CC's were made? Also, I assume all the sub-6k ROMs' audio files also work on a Supercharger.

     

    Just getting a feel for the size this project might grow to...

  25. Posted

    32x for life

    It's big, It's bulky but it rules...

    Finally, someone else who likes the 32X. It's my favourite bit of gaming hardware. Not for the games, but for the shear complexity. I've got a complete Mega Drive II, Mega CD II, 32X rig at home. Huge. Virtua Fighter is superb on it. Its version of Doom is smoother than the Saturn version, though much lower res. But here's a better link:

     

    http://www.atani-software.net/segabase/Seg...gaBase-32X.html

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