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General / Re: November 2020 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: November 29, 2020, 12:19:02 am »

Time for another pick ups update and I picked up a lot of games from black Friday.

PS5
Got my first PS5 game, had a coupon that made the game $40.
- Demon's Souls

XB1/XBSX
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - Gold Edition (ya I got this last update, but I forgot to put it in the pic)
- Gears Tactics (GS had it for $30)
- Man of Medan (got it for $6)
- Helblade: Senua's Sacrifice (BB had it for $10)
- Star Wars Squadrons (GS had it for $17)
Meijer's had a Black Friday sale BOGO Free sale on most games $19.99, so makes these games $10 a piece.
- The Raven Remastered
- Valentino Rossi The Game
- Samurai Shodown

PS4
- Those Who Remain
- Fahrenheit / Indigo Prophecy
- Indigo Prophecy - Collector's Edition
- Regions of Ruin
- Fault: Milestone One
- American Ninja Warrior Challenge (Walmart had for $10)
- Cars 3: Driven to Win ($10 at BB)
- Predator: Hunting Grounds ($10 at BB)
- Nioh 2 ($10 at BB)
- The Outer Worlds ($10 at Meijer's)

SWITCH
- Megadimension Neptunia VII
- Ys Origin
- Regions of Ruin
- The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa
- Fault: Milestone One
- Gunlord X
- Mother Russia Bleeds - Limited Edition
- Giena Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Owltimate Edition ($10 at Meijer's)
- This is the Police ($10 at Meijer's)
- MXGP3 ($10 at Meijer's)
- Battlechasers: Nightwar ($10 at Meijer's)
- Grip ($10 at BB)
- Close to the Sun ($10 at BB)
- Mortal Kombat 11 ($13 at BB)
- Civilization VI ($10 on Amazon)
- Carnival Games ($10 on Amazon)
- Splatoon 2 ($27 at GS)
- Yoshi's Crafted World ($27 at GS)
- Luigi's Mansion 3 ($30 at Walmart)

SNES
My local used game store got in a bunch of SNES games and a few empty boxes/manuals they sold to me for under $10.
- Lemmings
- Last Action Hero
- Micky Mania

GEN
They also got in this game I was missing and it's CIB.
- Championship Pro-Am

I got more shipping to me from Black Friday sales, but you'll see them in the next update. 

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Classic Video Games / Re: N64 DD game

« on: November 17, 2020, 08:54:54 am »

I own a complete N64DD game collection. Kyojin no Doshin: Kaihou Sensen Chibikko Chikko Daishuugou and Japan Pro Golf Tour 64 are the two rarest games for the system, from what I understand Kyojin no Doshin: Kaihou Sensen Chibikko Chikko Daishuugou was mail order only.
I was lucky to find the two rarest games at a game store in Denver for $400 for the pair.

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General / Re: November 2020 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: November 13, 2020, 05:16:10 pm »

I think everyone knew this was coming, I got two new gaming consoles. 

XBSX
- Microsoft Xbox Series X
When I got off work at 3am, I rushed to my local Gamestop to see if people where in line yet for pre-orders. I get there and see over a dozen people camping out I ask if they knew how many Xbox Series X's they where going to take pre-orders for and they say 12. well I knew this place was a bust so I hurried to another smaller Gamestop not to far away. I get there and see three people camped out, they tell me this store was only getting four Series X and there was one left, so I got in line and waited till 10am to get my pre-order in.
I did get one game for it...
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - Gold Edition (whoops forgot it in photo) 

PS5
- Sony Playstation 5 (with disc drive)
The first set of pre-orders dropped while I was at work, I first called my bro to go get a pre-order and he failed. Then I just tried online. I tried Walmart, Target and Gamestop and all where having so many issues with their sites crashing I never got through. I got the system in my cart so many times only for the site to crash and I'd have to start over. I heard Amazon and Best Buy where posting their PS5's later so I kept watch. at 12am PS5's popped up on Best Buy's site and it took me two hours of crashes and never ending loads to finally get a order through and it showed up today. 
Didn't pick up and PS5 games yet, thinking of getting Spider-Man or Demon Souls later, Gonna try out Ghost of Tsushima on it first.

I just picked this up today too...
- Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.

SWITCH
- Ikaruga
- Untitled Goose Game

XB1
- Maid of Sker

PS4
- 3D Minigolf
- Super Street The Game
- Heroland - Knowble Edition (Amazon had it for $15)
- Maid of Sker
- Outer Wilds
- Asdivine Kamura
- Untitled Goose Game
- Ikuruga

EVERCADE
Picked up another Evercade game.
- XenoCrisis / Tanglewood

VITA
- XenoCrisis

NDS
I already owned this game, just picked up the case and manual for $10.
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

ATARI 2600
Picked up another not to expensive Atari game I was missing, someone made me an offer and I counter offered and he excepted.
- Stargunner

SUPERVISION 8000
I few years ago I picked up this super rare Japanese console but it had no games. I finally see a game appear on Ebay and after much offers back and forth we finally came to a deal. Now I have at least one game to play on this system.
- Missilevader

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General / November 2020 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: November 01, 2020, 04:02:27 am »

Guess I'll start off the new thread....
I picked up a rare game console and went game hunting today and found a bunch of rare games I had to pick up.

TINY ARCADE
Picked up the other new Tiny Arcades.
- Burgertime
- Mappy

SWITCH
- Mighty Switch Force! Collection
- Vitamin Connection
- 1971 Project Helios
- Trails of Mana (Best Buy had it for $15)
- Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection (on clearance for $14)
- Monopoly (on clearance for $14)

XBone
- Blair Witch
- Apex Legends - Lifeline Edition (on clearance for $7)
- Rugby 15 (on clearance for $7)
- Mud Runner American Wilds (on clearance for $9)
- The Walking Dead: The Final Season (clearance for $10)
- The Crew 2 (on clearance for $11)
- Disney Classic Games: Aladdin & The Lion King (on clearance for $8)

PS4
- Evoland Legendary Collection
- Metagal
- Firefighters: The Simulation
- Firefighters Airport Fire Department
- Mystik Belle
- Mighty Switch Force! Collection
- Apex Legends - Bloodhound Edition (on clearance for $7)
- Zombieland: Double Tap - Road Trip (on clearance for $8)
- Disney Classic Games: Aladdin & The Lion King (on clearance for $8)
- The Crew 2 (on clearance for $5)

3DS
- Fossil Fighters Frontier (on clearance for $9)

PSP
Saw this for $7 at my local used game store.
- Viewtiful Joe: Redhot Rumble

T16/CD
I made a list of game stores that I never been to before, and I spent all the money I brought to buy games at the first store. lol
They just got in about 30 TurboGrafx 16 games and I had to get these, they had them under what online asks for.
It's always a big deal when I add new TurboGrafx games to my collection.
- Neutopia II (has manual)
- Soldier Blade (has manual)
- Camp California

And last a new game console...
- Tchibo Tele-Fever
It's basically an Arcadia 2001 from Germany. The box got a little water damaged in shipping. 
Another odd console added to my collection. It came with one game...
- Jump Bug

I'm going to take a wild guess that my next update will have two more new consoles added to my collection,
 I think you guys can figure out what two consoles they are. 

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General / Re: October 2020 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: October 25, 2020, 06:01:23 am »

It's been a while and I got enough to have an update on my pickups.

TINY ARCADE
Picked up two of the new tiny arcades.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Hello Kitty Pac-Man (why does this exist?) lol

ARCADE CLASSICS
- Tetris

AMIIBO
Picked up the latest SSB Amiibos.
- Joker
- Hero

EVERCADE
Picked up a couple more Evercade games.
- Namco Museum Collection 1
- Namco Museum Collection 2

SWITCH
- Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
- Freedom Finger
- Darkwood
- Is It Wrong to Try Pickup Girls in a Dungeon (had to pick this up just on the title) lol
- Moero Crystal H
- Meoro Crystal H - Limited Edition
- Senran Kagura Reflexions
- Candence of Hyrule (glad this got a physical release)
- Roman Rumble in Las Vegas (Walmart clearance for $10)

XBone
- Madden NFL 17 (clearance for $3)
- Onrush (clearance for $7)
- Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition (clearance for $4)
- Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath (on sale for $30)

PS4
- The Walking Dead Onslaught
- 1971: Project Helios
- OlliOlli: Epic Combo Edition
- Xenocrisis

3DS
Saw these on clearance for under $10.
- Cartoon Network Battle Crashers
- Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call

XB360
Saw this on clearance at Walmart for $9.
- The King of Fighters XII

NDS
One of the Walmarts I stopped at had a bunch of DS games for $7 a piece, most all of it I had but grabbed these two.
- Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day
- Cocoto Kart Racer

SNES
My local used game store got in a game I was missing for cheap, too bad it's a fishing game. 
- Bass Masters Classic (with manual)

And last but not least a new game console...
- Panasonic MSX2 FS-A1 Mk II
I got a deal on it with a controller, manuals and three games for $235. I've been looking for a decent lot for a MSX console computer for a while and when I saw this deal I had to pull the trigger. Not sure how often I'll get new MSX games due to their not cheap. But glad to final get a console and a few games.
MSX
- Knightmare III - Shalom
- Shogun
- Darwin 4078

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General / Re: Your favorite and least favorite console you've collected for

« on: October 18, 2020, 12:00:34 am »

Favorite:
1. SNES/Super Famicom
2. GENESIS
3. PS2

These are all systems I currently still have a lot of games I'm looking for and can find them in the wild.

Least Fav:
1. Bandai Pippin
2. Nichibutsu My Vision
3. Bandai Supervision 8000

Mainly because it's IMPOSSIBLE to find games for any of these consoles.
Honorable mention is AES and T16 just due to every game I'm missing is expensive, but its still exciting when I pick one up once in a blue moon.

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General / Re: The Top 10 Most Wanted Items on Your Wishlist

« on: October 17, 2020, 11:46:50 pm »

Only 10?
geez, I could pick out the crazy holy grails like NWC90 or Air Raid for Atari but I'm going to pick 10 items I really want in my collection to play.

1. AdventureVision
2. Any Neo Geo AES game not already in my collection (ya kinda cheating, otherwise this whole list would be nothing but AES games) lol
3. Magical Chase (T16)
4. Little Samson (NES)
5. Wild Guns (SNES)
6. Demon's Crest (SNES)
7. Dynastic Hero (TGCD)
8. Harvest Moon (SNES)
9 . Keio Flying Squadron (SCD)
10. Any Sammy Atomiswave Game not in my collection

But if I won a contest saying I can have any 10 items video game related. I'd have to pick the holy grails. lol
1. Air Raid (2600)
2. NWC90 gold (NES)
3. NWC90 Grey (NES)
4. Stadium Events (NES)
5. Red Sea Crossing (2600)
6. Magical Chase (T16)
7. Birthday Mania (2600)
8. Gamma Attack (2600)
9. Ultimate 11 EU version (AES)
10. Kizuna Encounter EU version (AES)

I originally answered this post back in 2013, seven years ago. (my has time flown) and funny thing I now own most of what I listed. lol
I think the only one I didn't get was Magical Chase (well I got a repro if that counts) 
I got a few AES and most of the Atomiswave games I can play, think there's only a few left that are playable on the system I still need.
Of course I got none of the "holy grail" games. So I thought I'd update the list. I could just list nothing but consoles, but limited it to two systems and the rest games.

1. Magical Chase (T16)
2. Deawoo Zemmix (rare MSX game console released only in S. Korea)
3. Capcom CPS Changer (Capcom version of the AES)
4. Harmful Park (PS1)
5. Michigan Report From Hell (PS2)
6. Kyuiin (PS1)
7. Metal Warriors (SNES)
8. Bounty Bob Strikes Back (5200)
9. Futurama (PS2 or Xbox)
10. Any Neo Geo AES game not already in my collection (I can't help myself) 

I'm sure I'm missing something but that's what I could think off.
In another 7 years I'll update the list again. lol

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General / Re: September 2020 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: September 28, 2020, 12:56:41 am »

well it's been a short while and I figured its time to show off my recent pick ups.
Including more from the store that keeps clearancing more and more games, my local Walmarts.

SWITCH
- Indiecalypse
- The Missing
- Brigandine
And of course I had to get this game, no brainer...
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars

XBone
- Agony (Saw this at my local used game store and don't see often in the wild, it was only $10)
These where all Walmart clearance...
- Steep ($7)
- Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection ($11)
- Dark Souls Remastered ($11)
- Lego Marvel Collection ($11)

PS4
Picked these up for $5 each at gamestop.
- 8 to Glory
- Lock's Quest
- Galak-Z the Void / Skulls of the Shogun 2 pack
These are the LRG style site pick ups...
- Indiecalypse
- Effie
- Worse Then Death
- The Missing
- Legend of the Tetrarshs
These are the Walmart clearance games.
- Professional Farmer: American Dream ($11)
- Medievil ($10)
- Devil May Cry 5 ($10)
- Wolfenstein Youngblood ($10)
- For Honor: Marching Fire Edition ($9)
- Yakuza Kiwami 2 ($1)

3DS
These all came from Walmart clearance...
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Game ($5)
- Luigi's Mansion ($11)
- Mario Party Star Rush ($11)
- Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions ($11)
- Mario Sports Super Stars ($7)
- Kirby Battle Royale ($7)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds ($5)
- Pokemon Alpha Sapphire ($5)
- Ultimate NES Remix ($1)

VITA
Digging through Walmarts clearance games I found one Vita game at a good price.
- Street Fighter X Tekken ($9)

Wii
My local used game store got in a controller I've been looking to add to my collection.
- Zelda Skyward Sword Gold Wii Remote Controller.

NDS
Saw you can buy this obscure Atlus game brand new online for $15.
- Ontamarama

GBA
My local used game store had this CIB for a good price.
- Mario Tennis Power Tour

3DO
I had this item on my watch list a while on Ebay, the seller sent me an offer for $10 off, I counter offer another $10 off and he excepted.
- Shadow War of Seccession

ZX SPECTRUM
Saw a video showing this weird game where the publisher took some of their worst games people summited and told people not to buy the game.
So I picked up a copy because it made me laugh.
- Don't Buy This: Five of the Worst Games Ever 

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General / Re: Consoles you got at launch versus ones you waited and got later

« on: September 26, 2020, 08:29:32 pm »

Here's all the launch consoles I've gotten over the years.

PS2
The first launch console I ever got, my mom got in line at a Best Buy while I was at work and once I got off I took her place. I didn't ask her she wanted to do it for me. The system ended up having a laser eye problem reading PS1 and Blue back discs later on and I had to replace it.

XBOX
My bro worked for Comp USA and was told if he wanted to get an XBOX on launch he could but he had to buy a bunch of warranties to get it. I gave him the money to get me one and I got it and Never had much issue with it. Still runs like a tank. Waste of money on those warranties (lol)

GAMECUBE
I remember getting in line at a Walmart right before they opened and rushing back to electronics and getting my little Black Launch Box. Still own it to this day, never had any issues with it.

PS3
Toys R Us was taking pre orders on the PS3 and the Wii on the same day, I camped out all night and was 3rd in line. we where told we could pick one, I picked the PS3 that was backwards compatible. Later it turned out to be harder to get a Wii then the PS3. Still own that system and it works fine.

PS4 & XBOX ONE
Didn't have any issues getting these consoles on launch, just was at Gamestop asked about pre orders and I put money down on both of them.
Both had no issues, still run to this day.

SWITCH
My Gamestop had a midnight opening to sell the console and when I got there I was 2nd in line and got a system and BotW. There was a small hand full of people there not to crazy. Never had any issues with the console still runs great.

XBOX ONE X
I wanted the Scorpio Edition and Gamestop sold out of pre orders and I thought I was screwed, I later saw Amazon posted pre orders and got one through them.
I got it a day after launch date and its still running great for games, only issue I've had with with it it doesn't seem to want to play DVD movies anymore.

SWITCH LITE
I wanted the Limited Edition Pokemon version. I was at Gamestop and they said they where out of in store pre orders but I could order online. So I had to pay the whole thing down and it came in the mail. I honesty have not opened the box. lol

PS5
With Sony dropping surprise pre orders and it was right as I was starting work, I tried to get my bro to get a pre order but it was too late. I was online on my phone trying to get though any place to get a pre order in with no luck. Best Buy was late with their pre orders and went up at midnight, it took me three hours of error screens and refreshes to finally get a pre order through. So far it hasn't been cancelled.

XBSX
I was stuck at work till 3am before I could go see if people where camping out side Gamestops. I get off and dash to the main store in my area and see there and see along line of people camping outside the store. The store had posted on their door they where only had 8 Series X pre orders, so I rushed to a smaller Gamestop and see 3 people camping out. They posted 4 Series X pre orders and I just stayed there. Once they opened I got my pre order done.


The rest of the consoles I got after launch date,

The Wii U I was in a Shopko and just happened to see one on the shelf and bought it a week after launch.
The system had issues booting up and I had to send it to Nintendo for repairs, haven't had an issue with it sense.

The XB360 I remember I had to work and again my mom offered to wait outside to help me get one, but she was sick with the flu and I told her no, I'll wait.
I got one about 3 months later and of course it got the red ring of death. I think I had to replace my 360 more then any console I own.

I picked up a Wii about 3 months after launch, people wanted to play Wii Sports and I was bringing it to game parties. Still runs fine never had an issue with it.

As for a PS4 Pro, I didn't feel the need to get one right away. My first and only Pro is the 500 Million Special Edition.

 

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General / Re: September 2020 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: September 18, 2020, 06:22:42 am »

SWITCH
- Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade

PS4
- Darius Cozmic Collection Console

I'm assuming you ordered these from Special Reserve Games. How long did it take for you to receive these from the time you ordered them. Mine have been "In Transit" for nearly two weeks with no updates to the tracking info. I'm about to contact SRG and ask them what the hell is going on.

Strictly Limited Games (SLG), not Special Reserve Games (SRG). Strictly Limited is based in the UK so your order might've gotten held up in customs or fell victim to that nonsense Trump's lackey is doing with the post office. Incidentally, when they notified me of my shipment, it took a good 2-3 weeks afterward for it to show up.

Germany, not the UK.

And theflea, you didn’t order them 2 years ago, it was late last November. 

The 2 years statement was about his NIS America preorders.

The game that made the order so late was RPG Maker MV I guess it was delayed and held back the entire order.

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General / Re: September 2020 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: September 13, 2020, 10:17:25 pm »

SWITCH
- Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade

PS4
- Darius Cozmic Collection Console

I'm assuming you ordered these from Special Reserve Games. How long did it take for you to receive these from the time you ordered them. Mine have been "In Transit" for nearly two weeks with no updates to the tracking info. I'm about to contact SRG and ask them what the hell is going on.

I ordered them maybe a few days after they where released, they came in the mail last week.

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General / Re: September 2020 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: September 13, 2020, 04:43:01 am »

It's been awhile sense my last update, but I collected enough to fill a table and its time to show off my latest pick ups.
Picked up a super rare game this week. 

SWITCH
- Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade
- Door Kickers: Action Squad
- Bubble Bobble 4 Friends
These last bunch I pre-ordered amlost two years ago and the package finally arrived.
- Disaega 1 Complete - Limited Edition
- The Princess Guide - Limited Edition
- Yomawari: The Long Night Collection - Limited Edition
- RPG Maker MV - Limited Edition

PS4
- Kandagawa Jet Girls - Racing Heat Edition
- The Wonderful 101 Remastered
- Darius Cozmic Collection Console
- Door Kickers: Action Squad
The next games are all from clearance bins...
- Code Vein ($10)
- Daeksiders Genesis ($10)
- Dead By Daylight ($12)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan ($11)
- Vampyr ($9)
- Race With Ryan ($12)
- Dragons: Dawn of New Riders ($7)
- Unbox: Newbies Adventure ($9)
- Ghost Recon: Breakpoint ($10)

XBone
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan ($7)
- Need for Speed: Payback ($11)
- Elite Dangerous ($9)
- Dirt 4 ($11)
- Race With Ryan ($12)

Wii U
- Shakedown: Hawaii (last Wii U game released?)

NDS
Picked these up from a garage sale for $2.
- Petz: Wildlife Vet
- Petz: Horseshoe Ranch
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town (sealed)

SAT
Another odd rare Japanese game I found at a good price.
- Album Club: Mune Kyun Saint Paulia Jogakuin

SCD
I found a seller willing to sell me this rare game at the price I wanted to pay for it.
- The Space Adventure 

GG
Found this at a garage sale for $1.
- FIFA International Soccer

GEN
Found these at my local used game store.
- Tecmo Super Bowl II
- Ranger X

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General / Re: August 2020 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: August 27, 2020, 02:04:31 am »

While I reckon there are nightmare stories involving customs, I'm not convinced this mishap was their fault given how quick the seller was to refund the full price without question, as per theflea's word. From personal experience, most of the items I've bought from Japanese sellers have been packaged extrmely well, they pack ten times better than most US-based sellers, if I'm being honest; however, there's that 1% that just doesn't care, willing to ship an expensive item in a shoe box if given the option.

All things considered, congrats on the awesome acquisition - $275 for that is definitely a steal. It even has some battle scars to make it a bit more "authentic".

I took a lot of pictures and sent the seller them showing all the damage.
Yes I've order a ton of games and consoles from Japan and never had this issue. The TV was shoved into a box about the same size, no padding around the TV. He did put bubble wrap around the games and controllers. Lol
Odds are it fell in shipping and this caused the damage.
Just happy it was able to be saved.

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General / Re: August 2020 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: August 24, 2020, 12:29:28 am »

I got an item I've wanted for my collection ever sense I found out it existed, but it was a tough road to get it.
I picked up a few other items but the last one stands out. 

SWITCH
A friend and fellow collector told me I should pick this up due to it was only going to get one run.
- The Wonderful 101

XBone
Got this from Best Buy for $3.
- NBA Live 19

Wii
My local used game store got this in and was selling it the same price as the normal controllers.
- Wii Pro Controller (Goldeneye Gold)

PS2
Saw this at my local Used game store.
- Test Drive: Eve of Destruction

SNES
I traded a copy of Mega Man 7 for this game I needed.
- Sparkster

SFAM
- Sharp SF1 (Super Famicom built into a TV)
This system felt like a curse for me to get, The first time I almost got the TV was over a year ago, I won a bid for about $600 for one from Japan. Well four months pass and the seller during this time kept telling me "It was sent" or "I'll look into it" but it never came. I look up on Ebay and see the same SF1 I bought (same pictures and game that came with it) was relisted and now at a higher price then I won it for. I was mad. I had to contact Ebay and Paypal to get my money back and Ebay banned the seller.

I was searching for another SF1 that wasn't priced over a grand, One finally appeared with a make an offer, so I made an offer of $700 and the seller agreed and I payed him the $700 + $50 to ship it FedEx. A week passes and I don't see the seller sending it, I contact him and he tells me it will be shipped out soon. I finally see it was shipped and get a tracking number and think okay it's on the way.
Two weeks pass and a giant box shows up. YAY!! I open it up and can't believe what I saw, he shipped it with NO PROTECTION. Just shoved it in a box and mailed it. The outer shell was cracked up so bad it barely held together. There was a hole in the top, the inside board was rattling inside the TV it wouldn't even turn on. I was upset and contacted the seller and filed for a refund. He contacts me and gives me a full refund except for the shipping and tells me to keep it. Okay so I now paid $50 for a trashed SF1. I knew I had to try and save it. I took it to a guy I knew who repaired video game consoles, He was wasn't sure about taking on the project but took it as a challenge. Plus he was a huge Nintendo fan and he too wanted to see this TV saved. He got the board back in place and repaired much of the back and the hole in top. You can still see some scaring but its looks so much better. It turned on but the picture was messed up.
He was not a TV repair and couldn't repair the tube. So he found me a guy who repairs TVs and he thought I was nuts wanting to repair a CRT TV tube. lol I explained how rare this TV was and he said he could fix it. He not only fixed the tube to look great, but repaired a few more of the cosmetic damage that the other guy wasn't able to get to to fix. In the end with repairs and shipping cost this rare piece of gaming history cost me $275. Even with it's scars, I still would be willing to pay that for it. 
It also came with two controllers, and five games, (three where in a pickup update post I made a few weeks ago, I listed them as "free")
The games where; Super Adventure Island, Final Fight 2, Super Puyo Puyo 2 Remix, Street Fighter 2 and Super Fire Pro Wrestling 2.
I already own the last two. Overall I'm happy to add this to me collection, just happy it was able to be saved. 

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General / Re: August 2020 - Recently Added to Collection/Recently Purchased New

« on: August 17, 2020, 05:07:10 am »

Have enough for a pick up update, did more garage sales and picked up some retro finds.
Also more Walmart clearance finds.

First saw this on clearance at wWalmart for $7.
- Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego LCD handheld

Saw this at a garage sale for $5 with four games and an extra controller.
- Leap TV system CIB
- Kart Racing Supercharged
- Sports!
- Ultimate Spider-Man (sealed)
- Dance & Learn (sealed)

SWITCH
Found these on clearance...
- Enter the Gungeon (Best Buy for $10)
- Unbox: Newbies Adventure (Walmart clearance $7)

PS4
- Icey
- Jak X Combat Racing
- Jak X Combat Racing - Collector's Edition
- Blasphemous
- Blasphemous - Collector's Edition
- Bond of the Skies
- Borderlands 3 (Best Buy clearance for $10)
Nest few games came for Walmart clearance
- MX vs. ATV Supercross Encore ($9)
- Everybody's Golf VR ($11)
- Elex ($9)
- The Hunter: Call of the Wild ($9)
This last one was at a garage sale for $2...
- World of Simulators

XBone
These all came for Walmart Clearance...
- RBI Baseball 18 ($7)
- NASCAR Heat 3 ($5)
- Mutant Football League: Dynasty Edition ($5)
- Contra: Rogue Corps ($11)

PS3
- Lightning Returns FF13 - Steelbook Edition (local used game store $3)
- Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust (local used game store)
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (Walmart $3)
- Dishonored (Garage Sale $2)
- The Walking Dead Survival Instinct (Garage Sale $2)
- Uncharted 3 - GOTY Edition (Garage Sale $2)

Wii
Picked these up for $2 a piece at a garage sale.
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider Anniversary
- Mario Strikers Charged

NDS
Found this silly looking game at my local used game store for $3.
- Polar Bowler

XB
- Dinotopia (Garage Sale $2)

SNES
- Bassin's Black Bass (my local used game store)
Found a garage sale that had two random SNES games, I picked up one I was missing for $2. (the one I didn't buy was Super Tennis)
- Jeopardy!

NES
I looking for garage sales last week and followed a sign and saw a lady setting up for a garage sale in her garage. I stopped and I find out the lady wasn't having a sale til next week. I ask if she had any thing video game she was planning to sell and she tells me she had an Atari 2600 and a NES she was thinking of selling. I tried to get her to bring them out that day but she wouldn't. 
So I took notice of the address and come back the next week first thing. I get there and see a table full of newer video games, XB360, Wii, Wii U and they where all scrap titles at $5-10 a piece. (nothing I wanted or needed) I ask about the Atari and NES and she tells me she only found the NES and hasn't put it out yet.   
She pulls out a small box with a NES and about nine games. I ask a price and she tells me her husband looked up Ebay and wants $80 for the system alone or $120 for everything.
I ask about the games and she says $5 each except for the Mario games she wanted $10, (there was three copies of Mario 3 for some reason). I grab two and paid her the $10 and was happy with that. 
- Duck Tales
- Jurassic Park
I left behind, Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt, Super Mario 3 (x3), Tetris, Excitebike and Micky Mousecapade.

There still are not a lot of garage sales in my area, but still finding a few decent finds worth going out and hunting.