omf Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 the only thing we all forgot its the deal that ed made with coleco maybe he cant sell with out box or theres a maximum units only him knows a deal was made to to add new features to a now long obsolete games console that should all be dead now due to poor manufacturing that only fans now care about ???? ok if you say so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 a deal was made to to add new features to a now long obsolete games console that should all be dead now due to poor manufacturing that only fans now care about ???? ok if you say so EDIT: Never mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omf Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 EDIT: Never mind... to the original message before edit: if its true then that's fine, seems a little strange to me if you wish to accuse me of such things then that's up to you, I don't care either way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Let's do this, once we start shipping the 2nd run, we will open a 3rd run pre-order. There will be no wait like last time. And of course I will take care of the French SCART version. However we will need to find ways to circumvent the Paypal $20k/year limit, or raise prices to compensate for taxes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymiester Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 You could sell it thru Square up's online store and mark the price up 2.75% to cover the fee's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 You could sell it thru Square up's online store and mark the price up 2.75% to cover the fee's. Man, thank you so much for the info. I am surely going to check this. The problem isn't the fees, it is the federal taxes. Once you go over $20k with Paypal, you start paying taxes, and I made some simulations, and taxes can be as high as almost 50% of everything, due to my income. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slab0meat Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I'd be fine sending a check, though I doubt that's a route you want to go. I can also send the value in Amazon gift cards, or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I'd be fine sending a check, though I doubt that's a route you want to go. I'm fine sending a check also. Even though it's sort of an old-school way of doing things, at least it's easy, there are no fees, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+grips03 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I'd be happy to send a check too. I'm so looking forward to more Opcode arcade ports, namely DKA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. John ColecoVision Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Will the 2nd run ship by the new year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Could your wife open a PayPal account and you could split the orders between the two? Let's do this, once we start shipping the 2nd run, we will open a 3rd run pre-order. There will be no wait like last time. And of course I will take care of the French SCART version. However we will need to find ways to circumvent the Paypal $20k/year limit, or raise prices to compensate for taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FibroFreak78 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Will the 2nd run ship by the new year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Will the 2nd run ship by the new year? Orders for connectors and cases have been placed. Still waiting for the connectors. Cases should be here before the end of the month.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FibroFreak78 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 So, most likely..no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 So, most likely..no If it happens, it is going to be really close. I just sent an email to the connector manufacturer. As soon as I get an answer from them, I will post here. But anyways, what is delaying us this time is the connector. As I explained, this connector is a special order, custom made. Once the connector is done, it will be shipped directly to the PCB factory in China, and once the PCB is done, it will be shipped to me. Then it will be just a matter of assembling the PCBs inside the cases, put everything in boxes and ship to pre-orders. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightywiz Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 i just want to know if you got my email about me address change. I've emailed but you won't let me know if you have noted the change so i get the SGM when you ship it. marci or marcia kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 i just want to know if you got my email about me address change. I've emailed but you won't let me know if you have noted the change so i get the SGM when you ship it. marci or marcia kelly Please send email again. I couldn't find any email with your info here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Got answer from connector manufacturer. Connectors will be ready next week. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightywiz Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 sorry it was a PM not an email, but i did just send an email to your opcode.com email address. thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelrodjr Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Crap! I've been away from the forums for a few years, re-discovered this project and now I've missed ordering it! Will you offer a third run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyBoss Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 a few years - cool and welcome back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotOOntHeMooN Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) Raise prices ? A solution to not reach the 20K/year limit is to sell it cheaper and reduce your huge PCB margin. I have built my own SGM for 9$... OK, I don't have the beautifull box around... However we will need to find ways to circumvent the Paypal $20k/year limit, or raise prices to compensate for taxes. Edited November 24, 2015 by TotOOntHeMooN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opcode Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Raise prices ? A solution to not reach the 20K/year limit is to sell it cheaper and reduce your huge PCB margin. I have built my own SGM for 9$... OK, I don't have the beautifull box around... Said the guy with only 5 posts and all of them on a very specific juice2839 thread... Sorry, I am not going to take the bait. To the ignore list you go my friend, whoever you really are... You know, it is funny. Grazy, my wife, was reading the forums the other day, and she asked me why I post so much inside info about what I am doing. She said any inside info I post on an open forum can and will be used against me at some point. I argued that that was the whole point about forums, a place to be with friends and share experiences about something we are all passionate about. This post got me to think that while I have no doubt I have lots of friends in here, I must now concede she has a point. I would say a lot of things to clarify this particular price matter, or about the plans for Opcode in general (and where the ColecoVision fits in it), or just about my personal life during the last couple of years. But as Grazy advised, the less I say the better. She is surely smarter than me... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 This post got me to think that while I have no doubt I have lots of friends in here, I must now concede she has a point. I would say a lot of things to clarify this particular price matter, or about the plans for Opcode in general (and where the ColecoVision fits in it), or just about my personal life during the last couple of years. But as Grazy advised, the less I say the better. She is surely smarter than me... I used to do online PR for a small company with a dedicated fanbase, and I quickly learned that there's an art to communicating with the fans. Someone out there will take anything you say in the worst possible way, someone out there will want to make trouble for no reason, and a lot of folks will be genuinely worried that their needs won't be met by the next product release. So you have to communicate, but Grazy's right that having a simple, clear message is best. At least, that was my experience. The more I explained or the more extraneous things I mentioned, the worse it was. (Of course, just using marketing speak and not really saying anything doesn't work with a dedicated fanbase, either. That's the art part: saying exactly the right things in exactly the right away to get the response you want, whatever that is.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I used to do online PR for a small company with a dedicated fanbase, and I quickly learned that there's an art to communicating with the fans. Someone out there will take anything you say in the worst possible way, someone out there will want to make trouble for no reason, and a lot of folks will be genuinely worried that their needs won't be met by the next product release. So you have to communicate, but Grazy's right that having a simple, clear message is best. At least, that was my experience. The more I explained or the more extraneous things I mentioned, the worse it was. (Of course, just using marketing speak and not really saying anything doesn't work with a dedicated fanbase, either. That's the art part: saying exactly the right things in exactly the right away to get the response you want, whatever that is.) That's an "art" I try to practice in my Team Pixelboy News Bulletins. If there's going to be a delay, I say so, and I try to explain the problems I run into without going into too much detail. Most of the time, people understand and I just try to give them a rough idea of the revised release date, when I can. There are several things I can't really control, but when things eventually come together, I try to push the finalized game out the door on schedule as much as possible. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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