IntellivisionDude Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I just hate seeing that. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 120535436548 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 ARGH! Why not just rip the manuals in two if you're going to do that? Great way to ruin something, ebay seller. Glad I switched to CIB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 i don't buy from people like this. only boxes for me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cparsley Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I want to reach over the internet and just slap slap slap folks like this... Its just disrespectful to handle it in that format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 It's almost as bad as seeing controller cords wrapped around the controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I just hate seeing that. Noooo... make it stop, please make it stop! **curls up in a fetal position** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cparsley Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 gets the rubber gun shooter out and starts peeling the bands off and shooting them back at the seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Yeah, that's a really bad practice, doesn't really help keep anything organized and causes unnecessary damage. Would rather see them placed in a ziplock or sandwich baggie. Comic book protectors if you happen to have those laying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I've seen that quite a bit.I've bought stuff put together with rubber bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 What is it that makes people think they gotta rubber band all that stuff together? It's not as if the bands actually hold it all in place. Go look at a shelf with loose Inty games and I guarantee you'll find several with rubber bands on them but their overlays will be scattered about the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJeff2 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 It's almost as bad as seeing controller cords wrapped around the controller. Guilty. I have a boatload of controllers wrapped up like that...ouch... what would be your chosen method? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepesc Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Even with the bands, someone got a nice deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Wrapping the various component cord around the component itself,which i still do,that's how breaks occur in the wires.Hanging them with the cords fully extended would be ideal,but is messy,and takes up more room,and doesn't look very good,i like things to look orderly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 better than punching holes in them to allow use in a 3-ring binder. When I was a kid I did that with *all* my actrocade, vectrex, 2600, inty, cv, carts. I even got those hefty 4 inch thick 'tax-record' binders and flattened out the boxes (gatefolds and all) and punched holes in them - so I could flip through and admire the colors and art. Each binder held like 10 or 12 boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 While I'm guilty of the controller cord bit, I hate people wrecking manuals this way. When selling loose games with manual, I've always put the manuals and overlays in an envelope to minimize damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Nah, that doesn't bother me. As long as when I get them item, the rubberbands come off. LOL I haven not used the rubberband method ever, seems pretty useless. I put all my loose games and manuals in plastic containers and slide them under the bed. What bothers me, is when games are wrapped in thick newspaper when shipped... and ink needs to be cleaned off the games. I hate ink or printing ink getting on my skin or games or anything 'in general'. However, I wound't loose any sleep or my temper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Even with the bands, someone got a nice deal! Dream deal! I can't believe how cheap that went for. It's got some rare or scarce games too. Maybe Intell I is the more prefered system and generally gets more bids?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 While I'm guilty of the controller cord bit, I hate people wrecking manuals this way. When selling loose games with manual, I've always put the manuals and overlays in an envelope to minimize damage. Same here, i'm guilty of wrapping the controller cords, and i put my manuals in zip lock bags. But when i was a kid i used to put rubberbands around everything. Especially baseball cards. I learned eventually the damage they caused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Besides the dent or tear the rubber band causes, when they dry up over time, they stick to the item. I just went digging in my basement to try and rearrange a few items to put on Ebay. I bought a lot of Tucker Totes to protect said items. I have a ton of board games that I purchased 2 summers ago at a flea market. Great flea market. I think it was a weekend thing. The last day, you bought a giant garbage bag for $5 and got to fill it up with anything in the section of toys. Thus, we got a lot of board games. Anyway, they used giant rubber bands to keep the game lids from coming apart. In just 1 1/2 years, some of those rubber bands have dried up, snapped, and stuck to the boxes. The worst part is that I am deeply into various aspects of collectibles. When people tell me they are rubber banding their cards "now", I throw a fit. I actually use comic bags. At least for the games I have that have the instructions. I don't bother putting overlays together with loose games. All my extra overlays are actually sitting right in front of me on the desk in a huge pile. I can't find my loose games since I moved 8 years ago. They are probably buried in the closet. I'm speaking about my extra games with all this, not my collection. My personal collection is on bookshelves, which I need to rearrange soon. But comic book bags work very nicely, especially keeping the boxes from opening and spilling the contents. Phil Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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