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That's my train of thought. Most of the cost is covered by the refund.
Sure the postage is huge but in all honesty the seller has a really good Rep and if you factor in the cost of all the mods on it (by that I mean getting someone to do it for you professionally) the final cost is a bargain I think.
Especially as I got $30 off it too.
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Retr0gamer wrote: »I thought my virtual boy was extravagant!
Thats because you forgot to do the
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Retr0gamer wrote: »I thought my virtual boy was extravagant!
I think in all honesty that award has to go to o1s1n this month and his €6874 spine card.
Bargain and Superpurchase of the month has to go to Geese Howard for the 68k. Lovely purchase.0 -
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Master of the UniverseJoin Date:Posts: 34887
I think in all honesty that award has to go to o1s1n this month and his €6874 spine card.
Bargain and Superpurchase of the month has to go to Geese Howard for the 68k. Lovely purchase.
It's a beautiful spine card and totally worth it!!
That's some job he did to the PCE. RGB goodness. Want.0 -
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Jack burton wrote: »Whats this about o1s1ns spine card? I've been away
He caught my spine card obsessive disorder. I'm willing to wager €1.47 that every time he handles that game it's with 110% care, it's probably put back in the plastic bag too (if it came in one). 0 -
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Jack burton wrote: »Whats this about o1s1ns spine card? I've been away
Radiant Silvergun arrived in the post out to my parents house. My mam said 'a spine card has come in the post'...I had a 20 minute freak out thinking I'd paid €115 for a piece of feckin paperHe caught my spine card obsessive disorder. I'm willing to wager €1.47 that every time he handles that game it's with 110% care, it's probably put back in the plastic bag too (if it came in one).
SC-OCD. Soon to be a legitimate term!0 -
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My point entirely. Factoring in all that work against what I would have paid after sale and it's a real bargain I think.
I know nothing about the value of PCE hardware..but it was definitely worth it for the work alone. It looks brand new now!Jack burton wrote: »Just one question for O1s1n, did you have to sell a kidney or are they both gone by this stage?
Both kidneys are gone to Atavan. I'd say they'll last about a week.0 -
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I know nothing about the value of PCE hardware..but it was definitely worth it for the work alone. It looks brand new now!
Yup, exactly. Yer man sells loads of them apparently. Check out his track record on the Internet and on his eBay profile page. Loads of happy punters on the big forums like PCEngineFX, Assembler etc crediting his work and ATD. A loose Duo-R without a new lens, mods or a good clean will run you around $100-$200 plus shipping depending on condition and what comes with it. I'd have liked an Avenue 6 but that came only with the RX model. Other than that the R and RX are exactly the same machine inside and out. The original Duo is unreliable and has a history of overheating issues and dodgy lens stuff.
Let's take the lens in to account. A new one from .hk on eBay runs at around €25-€35 plus postage. Then you have to fit it, precisely, no fannying around. Not an easy job. Then an RGB mod, using Raven as an example, will set you back 60 of Her Majesty's finest British pounds plus postage to send it to/from the UK. Region mod is a good few quid on top of that too.
Add that all up and it starts to make sense (or at least that's what I'll be telling myself as I lie awake all night in a cold sweat). 0 -
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So did I win €1.47? I did didn't I?
I haven't actually gotten my hands on it yet!
It's out in my folks in Bray. I don't trust having stuff delivered to this house as I'm at work all day. Down side is I've to make a trek from Clontarf to Bray once every couple of weeks to pick stuff up!0 -
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The perfect moment to bring this up:
http://smotri.com/video/view/?id=v1434987ba57
FFWD to 15mins 11secs for the gag. 0 -
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I weep for the Simpsons. It was my favourite show of all time up until Phil Hartman died in 1998. Really went downhill after that. The last 10 years it's been an absolute joke. And not the good kind 0 -
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The perfect moment to bring this up:
http://smotri.com/video/view/?id=v1434987ba57
FFWD to 15mins 11secs for the gag.
Actually, to add to the above, 6mins 40secs+ is my favourite scene the show ever came up with.
Especially poignant if you ever grew up watching The Wonder Years on Channel 4 on a Sunday evening. 0 -
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The downfall of Simpsons correlates directly with the rise of Futurama.
It's not a theory you see around a lot, but when you look at it the early 00s saw the Simpsons become an absolute sham of a show (definitely agree with the crappy celebrity cameos - no longer interestingly weaved into the narrative) while Futurama became the comedy us geeks have always wanted.
I remember Matt Groening and others repeatedly claiming they'd finish the Simpsons when it was past its sell by date. It's rancid now: so rancid they've had to seal up the fridge they kept it in and drop it in a ****ing canyon.0 -
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Two more Duo's for sale now. One of them is an RX with an Arcade Pro card and games.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/doujindance/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l25620 -
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Two more Duo's for sale now. One of them is an RX with an Arcade Pro card and games.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/doujindance/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562
You, my good man, are an evil temptress!0 -
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You, my good man, are an evil temptress!
Not wanting to tempt more than I should but so far the shopping experience with this guy has been impeccable.
For starters I got $30 off the list price. He's given me an EMS code already to track the shipment. He also sent me links to YouTube videos he made and an article on how to eject the discs properly and use the switch properly.
Good job I watched the video else I would have ejected discs using either of the two wrong ways of ejecting them!
He's been a really sound guy so far, search for his channel 'doujindance' on YouTube. He's the guy who made a feckin' SPDIF out for a Sega Saturn for God sakes! Nice soldering skills to boot.
One thing I didn't know, not only does he do the RGB mod but the SCART cable he provides with the console is hand-feckin-MADE.
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@o1s1n Before you take that trip out to Bre, read this and go invest in a pair.
Welcome to the SC-OCD club.
*ponders registering at that sealed game collectors forum*
edit: Interesting reading to bring you up to speed on PCE hardware values.Don't get me started on that road..I'd be wearing a face mask too before you know it!
'Must not breathe on games! Might corrode edge connector!'
Cheers for that. Really interesting read. I can see why you jumped on that system.
Will ya's feck off, Hazmat suits will be standard issue at beers if this keeps up
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Just emailed in a quote for this:
http://www.Lab-Pros.com/mailpod.htm
Think I'll use it to store my collection. 0 -
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To add to my ever growing SC-OCD and SG-OCD I ordered 400 single jewel and 200 standard size DVD OPP cello wrapping sleeves tonight.
Might be best to start ordering those suits after all for a future event...
Seems I'm not alone though (and Assembler has an entire sub forum dedicated to it!):
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Two more Duo's for sale now. One of them is an RX with an Arcade Pro card and games.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/doujindance/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562
The RX has gone, who wants the R?!
In fairness that was an absolute bargain. I just ordered an Arcade Duo for my Duo-R and that was £19.99 from Genki (cheapest I could find online).
A boxed, hospital-grade clean, RGB and region-modded RX console plus Arcade Duo and 3 games.
That RX was an absolute bargain.0 -
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Jack burton wrote: »I want one now caus everyone seems to be getting them!
You know it makes sense! Can't wait to get mine now. Hope to see a few more PC Engine owners on these forums. I think a few of you have them no?
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I popped my Core Grafx on Adverts.ie if anyone is keen. With the Duo-R on the way I'm getting the kosh from the good woman so figured I'd be better off letting it go so as not to be divorced by the end of next month!
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Nice, thanks for the heads up. If he has a Duo-RX sometime next month I'll definitely get one off him.
He seems to list them quite regularly but they literally fly off the eBay listings within a few hours. Especially the RX machines.
The thing is, you're not really any better off with an RX over an R as they are exactly the same except the RX was originally sold with a 6 button controller.
The only real difference lies in the Hu Card model machines. The original 1987 white machine has NTSC RF as standard, meaning you'll never get it to work here, ever, without an RF > RGB or AV mod which is pricey.
The Core Grafx and Core Grafx II machines are exactly the same except one is orange and one is blue. The reason for the orange was to match the CD unit that was released later.
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Aye. Gots to have that six button controller.
Hmm, yes and no. If memory serves correct, not all that many games make proper full use of it. Hence I bought that delicious little XE-1 Pro HE yesterday rather than going for a 6 button stick.
For the premium you pay for an RX over an R just for a control pad I really don't think it's worth the extra. It's a rarer console though, even though aesthetically and under the hood it's 100% identical to a standard R.0 -
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