Have you ever sold someone a game or system

[Koopa64]

who was going to destroy it for shits and giggles?

 

Personally, I would never do that. Even if it was a newer game or system. Games should be respected.

[4Ks]

I wouldn't do that even if it was a CD-i! The only reason I, or anyone I know, take apart game systems is to clean it or fix a problem.

[zylon]

I have, but only for parts dismantling. After all needed parts were removed, the rest went into a wood chipper. The ones that I gut for parts just get thrown out afterwards. A lot of times, it's cheaper to either buy another system to use or get parts from than buying the parts themselves. Badly beat up but working systems are the best ones for this since most people don't want them.

[BigO]

I have bought systems for the purpose of tearing them apart to reverse engineer something. I'd sell something under those same conditions knowing that it might be destroyed in the process.

 

 

If they were intending to destroy it, I'd probably still sell it but not at a good guy discount price.

[Eltigro]

Not if it was a working system I wouldn't.

 

But I have destroyed a non-working Gamecube before. Lightning struck my apartment and took out my TV and some other electronics. The GC got fried so I took it to work and was going to take it apart. I worked at an electronics repair shop, but no one had the right kind of screwdriver. So I just took it to the shipping dock where they had nice concrete floors and took it by the handle and slammed it as hard as I could.

[zylon]

At work, I've seen NES + Genesis II's run through the wood chipper, X-box impaled during forklift jousting, a PS1 subjected to 3500 psi at 300 degrees F for 3 hours, old tv used as piniata, and Atari 5200 skiing. Never sold them strictly for that but it happens...

Edited January 5, 2010 by zylon

[STICH666]

At work, I've seen NES + Genesis II's run through the wood chipper, X-box impaled during forklift jousting, a PS1 subjected to 3500 psi at 300 degrees F for 3 hours, old tv used as piniata, and Atari 5200 skiing. Never sold them strictly for that but it happens...

Jesus where do you work!?!?!?!

[Rik]

Why or how could anyone buy a system just to destroy it later?. .A moron on YouTube to be exact!Even if it was a non working console,think of all the good spare parts wasted also! doesn't make sense to me.

Edited January 5, 2010 by Rik

[zylon]

At work, I've seen NES + Genesis II's run through the wood chipper, X-box impaled during forklift jousting, a PS1 subjected to 3500 psi at 300 degrees F for 3 hours, old tv used as piniata, and Atari 5200 skiing. Never sold them strictly for that but it happens...

Jesus where do you work!?!?!?!

A plastic factory. I remove the parts and they handle the rest. You should see what a 200-ton press could do to a compact disc overnight! It comes out thin as a paper but 3 feet wide.

On a similar note, I hate the senseless destruction of perfectly useable old cars, yet thousands of people cheer it on nationwide. I always tell people who buy my cars not to tell me what they want it for...

Edited January 5, 2010 by zylon

[STICH666]

At work, I've seen NES + Genesis II's run through the wood chipper, X-box impaled during forklift jousting, a PS1 subjected to 3500 psi at 300 degrees F for 3 hours, old tv used as piniata, and Atari 5200 skiing. Never sold them strictly for that but it happens...

Jesus where do you work!?!?!?!

A plastic factory. I remove the parts and they handle the rest. You should see what a 200-ton press could do to a compact disc overnight! It comes out thin as a paper but 3 feet wide.

On a similar note, I hate the senseless destruction of perfectly useable old cars, yet thousands of people cheer it on nationwide. I always tell people who buy my cars not to tell me what they want it for...

Yeah true. I still watch Davidsfarm on youtube though. Most of those cars are not road legal or even practical on the road anymore. Windows, don't work, body has holes, misfiring engines, you name it. When he does get a car that's perfectly useful he never destroys them which is a very good thing.

[Chris Leach]

I know that at my old work, we would test things with our hrinkwrap gun, but mainly new items just to see how well they would last if someones little brother took a blow dryer to them...Testing a gameube proves that that systme has some strength to withstand a lot. You can drop it, heat, stare at it funny for a long time and it still plays gamecube games, now the 360? It just wouldnt last...even a ps3 controller can take a lot beofr eit doesnt work.

But as for the original post, if someone was to te me the reason why they were buying my system or item was to destroy it on purpose...I would want to make the sale, but be sadened inside to hear what they were doing with it...

 

I've got some old atari systems that are just stored for parts, I can't see myself throwing them away even if they dont work....

[Classic Pac]

When I sell something all I want is the cash, what they do when they get it, is fully up to them.

[Lendorien]

Hm. If I was selling any of my currently working systems and was told that they were being bought specifically to destroy them, I would think twice about selling it to them. While none of my systems are exceedingly rare, as all this older tech gets more aged, it's going to become harder and harder to find working units. I'm not keen on contributing to that trend.

[STICH666]

Classic consoles being destroyed.

 

2600:

NES: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_CMSSlc1ug

SNES:

GameGear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gpSAUB-yDM

Genesis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMoUNEsrpgU

Dreamcast:

PS1:

[shadow460]

Doesn't take much of a hit to kill a Game Gear. One good smack on the table and it is history.

 

I've purchased more than one console for the purpose of parting it out. I removed the volume control from a rather beat up Game Boy brick to replace one in a unit that looked good but was stuck at max volume. I also pulled the laser unit from a 9000 series PS1 and installed it into my 1000 series PS1.

[Rev. Rob]

who was going to destroy it for shits and giggles?

 

Personally, I would never do that. Even if it was a newer game or system. Games should be respected.

 

 

Ya, when I worked at Gamestop a million years ago some kids came in and bought a bunch of the Genesis Madden games. They were like 10 to 25 cents each... and then they smashed them in front of the store.

[Video]

who was going to destroy it for shits and giggles?

 

Personally, I would never do that. Even if it was a newer game or system. Games should be respected.

 

 

Ya, when I worked at Gamestop a million years ago some kids came in and bought a bunch of the Genesis Madden games. They were like 10 to 25 cents each... and then they smashed them in front of the store.

 

Now THAT'S how to get yer money's worth Seriously, sports titles. Unless their the latest, nobody seems to want them....Except for me, you know why? Cause I can get 'em cheap, screw paying $50-$60 for it new, whenI can buy it for a buck or less on blowout at lamestop?

 

Andfor some odd reason, a LOT of the genny sports came in weird ass carts, so you couldn't even gut them and put in a working, but beat up looking good game into them (well, you probably could, but it'd look wrong)

Edited January 10, 2010 by Video

[nathanallan]

If anyone is buying a system from me specifically to destroy it heck no, not even the most common of systems.

 

I'll use broken systems for parts donors, though, but the parts left may or may not get used so I keep them. Yes, it can get cluttered but that's okay. Right now I have a fat no-spin PS2 waiting to get modded. No spin, right, but that doesn't mean I can't use the rest of it or mod it with a better internal drive one day and use it again.

 

Carts from sports games are excellent donors and whoever wants them can basically have them for shipping from me-- preferred to go to homebrewers for pretty much any system. I probably ought to promote that more, hmmm.

 

Broken is great for parts and modding. Never would I sell something like a 32X to AVGN because he might want to make a follow up to his burning one on camera. definitely did not like seeing that.

 

And the TV plug n plays make great joysticks sometimes.

[Vic George 2K3]

The only known fate of the game systems I have sold (primarily two Nintendo 64s) was that they went to people who would actually use them for gaming, NOT for smashing.

 

"Games should be respected"...well, depends on the game, and the person receiving it. Personally, I wouldn't mind if all the likes of Custer's Revenge and Grand Theft Auto clones got the brutal axe job.

Edited January 13, 2010 by Vic George 2K3

[zylon]

I've probaby bought dozens of the Genesis Maddens and NHLs just to gut them for the save game batteries. They were then used on games like Phantasy Star.