Retro Shops/Bargains/Auction Links

Atavan-Halen

The Megacd is tempting but I just cannot bring myself to get a model 2.

MrVestek

Anybody know where to get a decent enough copy of Sonic Jam that won't cost me the price of a decent meal?

Thanks. There seem to be a few in ok enough condition on Amazon but most of the sellers won't ship to Ireland.... bah!

Steve X2

keithgeo wrote: »

Posted up my megadrive games on adverts. I suppose you could say there are no bargains to be had there because i based the prices on general ones from ebay.

http://www.adverts.ie/other-consoles-games/58-boxed-sega-megadrive-games/1693769

and the mega cd ones i have here..

http://www.adverts.ie/other-consoles-games/5-sega-mega-cd-games/1695002

and a megadrive 2 with megacd attatchment..

http://www.adverts.ie/other-consoles-games/sega-megadrive-2-and-megacdii/1690109

theres some other stuff in my ads too.. ive 5 months to get rid of these so i dont mind letting them sit for a while.

Went to look at your other ads.
NOOO!!!!, Citrix books :eek: :eek::eek: After my CCIE I truly never wish to see one again.

Good selection on megadrive games though so all is forgiven.

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Optimus Prime

haha yeh i know, some lad offered me 40 for all of them, i should have accepted, seems like no one else wants them!

valleyoftheunos

keithgeo wrote: »

Posted up my megadrive games on adverts. I suppose you could say there are no bargains to be had there because i based the prices on general ones from ebay.

http://www.adverts.ie/other-consoles-games/58-boxed-sega-megadrive-games/1693769


theres some other stuff in my ads too.. ive 5 months to get rid of these so i dont mind letting them sit for a while.

I've never owned a Megadrive game in my life but I know that's a nice collection, its a sad day that sees that sold.

Can I ask though why Did you have Sonic 3 at that price? is it a good bit less common than other games?

MrVestek

I think this bloke may have been reading our thread earlier heh... but he really does hit the nail on the head.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5gCUXDLiNU

MalvinMcPot

It was probably that ultra mega rare version of Mario 2 that's shell was chiseled from ivory and gem studded. I hear it came with your own Shigeru Miyamoto clone.

MalvinMcPot

Kind of reminds me of alphaeagles prices

Optimus Prime

valleyoftheunos wrote: »

I've never owned a Megadrive game in my life but I know that's a nice collection, its a sad day that sees that sold.

Can I ask though why Did you have Sonic 3 at that price? is it a good bit less common than other games?

I checked on ebay and thats what the average price was, i know thats not always correct but i have 5 months to sell these so i can always lower the prices down eventually. Ive sold it for near that price too already, so it must be around right!

Im not a huge megadrive player myself i have to admit, i didnt have one when i was younger and i rarely play those games so they are the first to go. My nes collection on the other hand, id rather not get married than sell them!

alpahaeagle

MalvinMcPot wrote: »

Kind of reminds me of alphaeagles prices

MalvinMcP ( not new to these pages.) LOL...whats wrong with my prices ????????????????????????????

o1s1n

Ah, prices are prices. People can charge what they want. It's their stuff after all. Sometimes you do have to set things high on adverts seeing as nobody can offer above the asking - so why would you set asking low?

What bothers me (and most here I think) is when things are either misrepresented as being 'rare', 'mint', 'new in box' or just blatant reseller profiteering.

The profiteering is especially bad as it takes bargains away from those who want the items and tries to make a few quid off of it. As bad as being a ticket tout really.

a5y

MalvinMcPot wrote: »

Kind of reminds me of...

I think there's a line between complaining about how adverts.ie can attract sellers expecting well above market rates and singling out one seller. It's a fine line but its the difference between looking for changes in how adverts.ie operates and getting much too personal.

Crossing it brings at the very least internet drama, and there's enough of that everywhere else.

Optimus Prime

I think anyone who puts a price on something on adverts and expects to get that is deluded. you have to put higher than what you want, its the nature of that site.

MrVestek

a5y wrote: »

I think there's a line between complaining about how adverts.ie can attract sellers expecting well above market rates and singling out one seller. It's a fine line but its the difference between looking for changes in how adverts.ie operates and getting much too personal.

Crossing it brings at the very least internet drama, and there's enough of that everywhere else.

Says the bloke that was ribbing somebody for selling very common Saturn games as 'Rare'.

*whistles innocently

MalvinMcPot

Hey not attacking anyone. maybe should have added a smiley. Nothing wrong with your prices just asked yesterday how much a atari jaguar was. realized i wasn't being a gob****e offering 50 quid on a 70 quid jag....... merely an observation alpha. and i am fairly new around here i only have a handful of posts and this is an already established community. Sorry if i hurt your feelings again but you did ban me from commenting on your ads need to vent somewhere

MalvinMcPot

alpahaeagle wrote: »

MalvinMcP ( not new to these pages.)

Whats that supposed to mean?

MalvinMcPot

keithgeo wrote: »

I think anyone who puts a price on something on adverts and expects to get that is deluded. you have to put higher than what you want, its the nature of that site.

Yea sure i do the same but when a fair offer is made i go with that i'm not into milking people.

MalvinMcPot

http://www.gremlinsolutions.co.uk/

Anyone ever use these guys for arcade parts before? are they reliable?

Optimus Prime

MalvinMcPot wrote: »

Yea sure i do the same but when a fair offer is made i go with that i'm not into milking people.

I have no problem milking people, im not going to turn down money!

"I Like Money"

MalvinMcPot

keithgeo wrote: »

I have no problem milking people, im not going to turn down money!

"I Like Money"

Lol who doesnt kieth.

You sold me a nes and three games last year and your prices were grand. sure you told me you had modded it when i met up with you to pick it up. Excellent adverts experience.:)

MalvinMcPot

I'm also trying to source some wireless sega saturn controllers has anyone ever used one are they reliable enough to fork out the mad coin being asked for them?

alpahaeagle

keithgeo wrote: »

I have no problem milking people, im not going to turn down money!

"I Like Money"

That would be me if I stopped buying retro systems.......Happy with a bag of money. What more could you ask for.:D

Ok two bags of money.......

MalvinMcPot

alpahaeagle wrote: »

That would be me if I stopped buying retro systems.......Happy with a bag of money. What more could you ask for.:D

Ok two bags of money.......

did you ever pick up a 32x in the end alpha? did you get that plastic spacer for the model II megadrive......cost me 20 quid for one of them from the US.....20 quid for a piece of plastic but i just couldnt leave it without. my addiction kicked into overdrive

MalvinMcPot

http://www.robwebb1.plus.com/saturn/saturnhard.htm

Anyone have dealings with this site?

Andrew76

MalvinMcPot wrote: »

http://www.robwebb1.plus.com/saturn/saturnhard.htm

Anyone have dealings with this site?

Not me personally but I'm wondering is that the place EnterNow get's his scart cables from? He might be more familiar with them.

o1s1n

I've bought a tonne of stuff from him too via his ebay store. Nice chap to deal with.

MalvinMcPot

thanks for the reply man

Retr0gamer

MalvinMcPot wrote: »

I'm also trying to source some wireless sega saturn controllers has anyone ever used one are they reliable enough to fork out the mad coin being asked for them?

Wireless pads before the wavebird have been pretty terrible. They need line of sight with the received making them awkward and there's input lag as well.

Steve X2

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Wireless pads before the wavebird have been pretty terrible. They need line of sight with the received making them awkward and there's input lag as well.

Yeah, I've a set of wireless pads for the megadrive and they are more a novelty than something you'd actually use. Way to much lag on them.

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MalvinMcPot

steve si are they the official wireless set you have i had a sega set for the megadrive and they were ok a small bit of lag but still payable.....and i doubt the tech changed much for the saturn.

o1s1n

Argh! Another heart attack inducing auction which had me pouncing on the buy it now. Luckily I read the small print below first

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FASELEI-NEO-GEO-POCKET-COLOUR-ENGLISH-VERSION-/180894738316?pt=Video_Game_Memory_Cards&hash=item2a1e2aa78c

Myrddin

Andrew76 wrote: »

Not me personally but I'm wondering is that the place EnterNow get's his scart cables from? He might be more familiar with them.

Yeah thats the same seller, he's grand I've bought a few times from him before.

alpahaeagle

See a guy is selling a commodore CDTV on adverts......

http://www.adverts.ie/1695476

Retr0gamer

MalvinMcPot wrote: »

steve si are they the official wireless set you have i had a sega set for the megadrive and they were ok a small bit of lag but still payable.....and i doubt the tech changed much for the saturn.

For the stuff you are going to be playing on the saturn the lag the wireless pads introduce will really frustrate and annoy you. They are all based on infra red so suffer the same amount of lag.

alpahaeagle

MalvinMcPot wrote: »

did you ever pick up a 32x in the end alpha? did you get that plastic spacer for the model II megadrive......cost me 20 quid for one of them from the US.....20 quid for a piece of plastic but i just couldnt leave it without. my addiction kicked into overdrive

No sorry to say I did not get an 32x:(. This item still is on my want list.......
on the other side I have way to many stuff now...I have branched off into computers now.

Must get one shortly......;)

MalvinMcPot

alpahaeagle wrote: »

No sorry to say I did not get an 32x:(. This item still is on my want list.......
on the other side I have way to many stuff now...I have branched off into computers now.

Must get one shortly......;)

Must have a dig about i think i may have another one in the attic i doubt i still have the cables i'll let you know by tomorrow. i got a couple of systems up there im cleaning out that i have feck all room down here again.

MalvinMcPot

Retr0gamer wrote: »

For the stuff you are going to be playing on the saturn the lag the wireless pads introduce will really frustrate and annoy you. They are all based on infra red so suffer the same amount of lag.

Cheers for the heads up retro. the bloody price people are looking for them. i suppose its for the collectors.

o1s1n

Why has nobody bought this yet?!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Capcom-MERCS-CPS1-Arcade-Game-PCB-JAMMA-B-C-BOARDS-ONLY-NO-BOARD-WORKING-/130700700780?pt=UK_Video_Games_Coin_Operated_MJ&hash=item1e6e5e6c6c

Retro - you have a supergun, it's Mercs for cheap, buy the damn thing! :pac:

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

Why has nobody bought this yet?!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Capcom-MERCS-CPS1-Arcade-Game-PCB-JAMMA-B-C-BOARDS-ONLY-NO-BOARD-WORKING-/130700700780?pt=UK_Video_Games_Coin_Operated_MJ&hash=item1e6e5e6c6c

Retro - you have a supergun, it's Mercs for cheap, buy the damn thing! :pac:

God damn, I've a holiday coming up so can't afford it and anyway it would probably end up in the attic since I've so little room You win some you lose some.

Doge

o1s1n wrote: »

Why has nobody bought this yet?!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Capcom-MERCS-CPS1-Arcade-Game-PCB-JAMMA-B-C-BOARDS-ONLY-NO-BOARD-WORKING-/130700700780?pt=UK_Video_Games_Coin_Operated_MJ&hash=item1e6e5e6c6c

Retro - you have a supergun, it's Mercs for cheap, buy the damn thing! :pac:

"ALSO THIS IS A VERTICAL GAME SO YOUR MONITOR WILL NEED TO BE IN THE VERTICAL POSITION."


That makes me wonder, is there any solution for Arcade cabinets that allow the monitor to be rotated easily?

Imagine a motorized rotatable monitor mount thingy....

Talking about CRTs here, not those silly LCD things that are all the rage these days.

Doge

Stolen from the same facebook page:

7


I have you now!

Andrew76

o1s1n wrote: »

Why has nobody bought this yet?!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Capcom-MERCS-CPS1-Arcade-Game-PCB-JAMMA-B-C-BOARDS-ONLY-NO-BOARD-WORKING-/130700700780?pt=UK_Video_Games_Coin_Operated_MJ&hash=item1e6e5e6c6c

Retro - you have a supergun, it's Mercs for cheap, buy the damn thing! :pac:

Sounds like he's another UK only seller. :rolleyes:

postage only no collections and uk buyers only no items anywhere abroad.

Doge

waveform wrote: »

Stolen from the same facebook page:

7


I have you now!

Y U POST THIS IN HERE STUPID MAN!

Kolido

100 quid for an xbox 360 wired controller

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270843982733?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649


Am I missing something, surely this is a mistake.

Retr0gamer

Kolido wrote: »

100 quid for an xbox 360 wired controller

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270843982733?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649


Am I missing something, surely this is a mistake.

It's rare and sealed. You won't get that in your local games top.. and by that I mean the place would be swimming in them.

Pyongyang

Andrew76 wrote: »

Sounds like he's another UK only seller. :rolleyes:

The joys of being British.

Myrddin

Pyongyang wrote: »

The joys of being British.

I know its awful, at least your here now

CiDeRmAn

Muslamic Rayguns, wasn't that a weapon in Ratchet and Clank???

Oh look here comes an enemy... Wappp!!, And now he's a modestly dressed gentleman who doesn't eat pork and uses a prayer mat several times a day..... yeah, I can see why that gun is so feared....
I wonder if Nike, Adidas and Reebok are sponsoring that march....
At least those examples of the British populace are thankfully clear of the hipster menace....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpStoROu0XE

Jack burton

Yeah thank god he's here now

MrVestek

I EFFING LOVE QUEEN!



....that is all.