Pixelboy Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Nice to see but I just don't understand why those pledging now have left it to the last day to do so. Regardless, I'm delighted to see this happening. It's similar to the eBay bidding mentality: On eBay, you wait until the last minute to try to dive in with the highest bid and not give the "competition" time to counter. On Kickstarter, you wait until the very last minute just to reassure yourself that you're not pledging towards a "silly" project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) I'm thinking they will probably use the final data to organize and get back to us in the next few days about where they are in the planning process. Good, that will give us time to discuss Plan B to death in this thread even before they make an announcement. Edited November 8, 2018 by Pixelboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 It's similar to the eBay bidding mentality: On eBay, you wait until the last minute to try to dive in with the highest bid and not give the "competition" time to counter. On Kickstarter, you wait until the very last minute just to reassure yourself that you're not pledging towards a "silly" project. So maybe there's a market for a Kickstarter sniping tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Good, that will give us time to discuss Plan B to death in this thread even before they make an announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCurlyBard Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Yeah it must be people that can't afford it now but do want one. I only recently got my Coleco fully working properly but the Pheonix is too daft too pass up. At some point I'm gonna want an SD reader and an SGM, so may as well get this. Real shame about the Kickstarter, as I think with more time or more publicity it could have made it. I feel the overall complaints from people were the market is awash with NES mini cash ins, and things like the At Games controversy and of course the Chameleon still fresh in people's minds, really hurt the project. Still, looking forward to owning one regardless. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Swami Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 It also seems like a lot of people outside the ColecoVision group on AtariAge aren't aware of the ROMs available on sites like CV Addict and ColecoVision North. I've been posting about it to numerous people who say they don't have cartridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Well, this KS campaign is over, and I have to say I'm very impressed with the results, even if the end goal wasn't met. 129045$ in just one month of campaigning is quite an achievement! Congrats to the CollectorVision team, and I'm glad I was able to do my small part to get the word out. Looking forward to know what Plan B turns out to be. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Well, this KS campaign is over, and I have to say I'm very impressed with the results, even if the end goal wasn't met. 129045$ in just one month of campaigning is quite an achievement! Congrats to the CollectorVision team, and I'm glad I was able to do my small part to get the word out. 1 million percent agree! Now hopefully getting the majority of those 468 people who said they were interested to actually convert to pre-orders won't be that difficult. I think that's a pretty solid number of systems sold and I'd like to see that many more ColecoVision units out in the wild. I'm not sure how many "new" hobbyists that number represents but I have to assume there's quite a few in there, and expanding the reach and interest of the console even by a little bit is a huge win, IMO! Looking forward to instructions on how to pre-order... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) First off I want to thank everyone who has helped back and spread the message about this project. When the initial goal was set, we didn't anticipate the larger number of higher reward level backers. After reviewing our finances and updating our projections based on the current backing from the kickstarter, we will be moving forward with Plan B and this system WILL be coming out. We are going to move to a standard Pre-order through the CollectorVision website. By doing the direct pre-order through the website, we will be able to maintain the original timelines for the project. This will also allow us to accept Paypal, which a lot of people have asked for and prevented them from backing the kickstarter. The pre-order is available now at https://collectorvision.com/shop/colecovision/collectorvision-phoenix/ If you have any questions feel free to ask. Thanks, Brian brian@collectorvision.com Edited November 8, 2018 by Bmack36 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 First off I want to thank everyone who has helped back and spread the message about this project. When the initial goal was set, we didn't anticipate the larger number of higher reward level backers. After reviewing our finances and updating our projections based on the current backing from the kickstarter, we will be moving forward with Plan B. We are going to move to a standard Pre-order through the CollectorVision website. By doing the direct pre-order through the website, we will be able to maintain the original timelines for the project. This will also allow us to accept Paypal, which a lot of people have asked for and prevented them from backing the kickstarter. The pre-order is available now at https://collectorvision.com/shop/colecovision/collectorvision-phoenix/ If you have any questions feel free to ask. Thanks, Brian brian@collectorvision.com Is the case for PlanB injection mold, 3D print or ... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Is the case for PlanB injection mold, 3D print or ... ? Injection mold 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdurable Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Just placed my Pre-Order... looking forward to the unit. Great Job Brian and the rest of CollectorVision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphiRe Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Aas soon as I will be in front of a computer, I will place my preorder too. Tried using my cellphone, but it sucks... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphiRe Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 As soon as I will be in front of a computer, I will place my preorder too. Tried using my cellphone, but it sucks... Done!! :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 I was wondering if there could be a slightly cheaper option that doesn't include the Caverns of Death cart? I'm going to pre-order regardless of the answer, but I was wondering if that option might be made available for those that want to save a little and don't want that particular game. I'm Canadian so its about $300 Canadian shipped so every little bit can help. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool80skid Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Preordered the standard w/ CIB Sydney Hunter!!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 I was wondering if there could be a slightly cheaper option that doesn't include the Caverns of Death cart? I'm going to pre-order regardless of the answer, but I was wondering if that option might be made available for those that want to save a little and don't want that particular game. I'm Canadian so its about $300 Canadian shipped so every little bit can help. Thanks I'm sure you could resell that Caverns of Death cart pretty easily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertclevernamehere Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Looks like Plan B is the same console but just pre ordering instead of pledging on Kickstarter. Works for me. Just PayPal'd it for the console and cib of Sydney. If I get it in June, it'll be about a month late but it'll make a very nice 50th birthday present to myself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+lawdawg710 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Ordered mine, cannot wait!! THANK YOU guys for getting this thing going!! I know it will be awesome!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 I was wondering if there could be a slightly cheaper option that doesn't include the Caverns of Death cart? I'm going to pre-order regardless of the answer, but I was wondering if that option might be made available for those that want to save a little and don't want that particular game. I'm Canadian so its about $300 Canadian shipped so every little bit can help. Thanks I'm sure you could resell that Caverns of Death cart pretty easily. Yes you would save much more by selling the cart separately then taking off the amount that we would be able to remove from the purchase price 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Ordered two - one standard and one limited colour edition. Incredible news that these will have injection molded cases. Huge thanks to the entire CollectorVision team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 I have not read anything about if this system will come in a box with cool artwork or not ? Sorry if I missed it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoJoe Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Do you pay up front for the pre-order or do we get charged when it ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 I have not read anything about if this system will come in a box with cool artwork or not ? Sorry if I missed it . No the system will not come with a box, although it might be something we could do in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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