EL'Diablo
Executive Member
you dont see these everyday! and if you do it seems really pricey, the original owners always try recover as much as possible, super nice dude, really want one myself, what a gem, im really enjoying this Nintendo buzz
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I'll keep an eye out for you. (Don't pay more than 2k for it, I would say)
I managed to pick up my Deluxe for R1800 and I feel all in, this bundle was worth about R3200.
This one was a little scratched up and the thumb-sticks were very badly worn.
I cleaned it up with some IPA and pledge, used a paintbrush for the console seams which had dirt caked in there.
Got a set of Xbox One thumb grips at Game4U in Canal Walk and it's good as new, although they are black thumb grips. ( It reminds me of an inverted Oreo now...LoL)
The kids will mostly be playing dance party and the Mario games.
I've put most of the Kid Friendly Virtual console games available for Wii U on here as well. (GBA, Nintendo 64, SNES as well as Wii)
I managed to pick up my Deluxe for R1800 and I feel all in, this bundle was worth about R3200.
This one was a little scratched up and the thumb-sticks were very badly worn.
I cleaned it up with some IPA and pledge, used a paintbrush for the console seams which had dirt caked in there.
Got a set of Xbox One thumb grips at Game4U in Canal Walk and it's good as new, although they are black thumb grips. ( It reminds me of an inverted Oreo now...LoL)
The kids will mostly be playing dance party and the Mario games.
I've put most of the Kid Friendly Virtual console games available for Wii U on here as well. (GBA, Nintendo 64, SNES as well as Wii)
EL'Diablo
Executive Member
Pledge LOL, everyone's go to cleaner
! Love it!Sounds great man! what a uncle! doing things right!
EL'Diablo
Executive Member
i watch alot of Phoenix Resale on youtube, that dude lives by WATA grading on games!WataGames
WATA’s expert video game grading empowers collectors to collect sealed games, CIB games, loose cartridges, and many more video game collectibles with confidence. Whether your favorite system is from Nintendo, Atari, or Sega, WATA makes video game collecting rewarding for retro game collectors of...www.watagames.com
Interesting service
AlphaJohn
Honorary Master
Saw a video a while ago with a lot of these so called resales/graders, falsely creating shortages and selling of games at a high profit.
Will see if I can find it again.
Not the one I saw but also deals with it:
EL'Diablo
Executive Member
ah yes leka watch for this evening!
AlphaJohn
Honorary Master
Listening to it now while I work, covers the same subject way better than the original I saw.
Edit: Also check EP2:
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EL'Diablo
Executive Member
now im excited to check this out
EL'Diablo
Executive Member
awesome watch! Wata CEO be ROLLING in the dough!
AlphaJohn
Honorary Master
The sad part is that this affect all retro game prices.
Lucky in SA we a tad cushioned by distance, so what is out there is still semi affordable.
Tabac
Honorary Master
More my type of retro gaming. Brother in law build this: (Almost done)
EL'Diablo
Executive Member
if anyone is interested, i have a few PS3 titles i would like to trade for other PS3 games thats more my type, id also consider trading to complete what is here, for example id like Infamous 1 so i can keep 1+2 , same story for Farcry etc
Just thought id offer here first before i try Marketplace/Gumtree etc, i dont really want to sell, but i would trade 2 for 1 if you have something id like to add to my collection, these are the odd apples i have,
Saints Row Double Pack (Factory sealed) :
Infamous 2:
Dead Rising 2:
Far Cry 2:
Resistance: Fall of Man
Stormrise:
Just thought id offer here first before i try Marketplace/Gumtree etc, i dont really want to sell, but i would trade 2 for 1 if you have something id like to add to my collection, these are the odd apples i have,
Saints Row Double Pack (Factory sealed) :
Infamous 2:
Dead Rising 2:
Far Cry 2:
Resistance: Fall of Man
Stormrise:
EL'Diablo
Executive Member
sick!!! there is a dude building these in Somerset west! LOVE the custom ones and art works on the bodies!
Tabac
Honorary Master
He does live in Somerset West ...
EL'Diablo
Executive Member
he the dude on Gumtree ? hes got some really cool stuff, i perv ALL the time
Tabac
Honorary Master
Nopes. He never sold any of his projects. Must tell him about this other dude - or maybe he knows him already
EL'Diablo
Executive Member
22"LCD Arcade Machines | Somerset West | Gumtree South Africa
22’ LCD Screen ArcadeCan be set to take coins or credit button for home use without coins.+...
www.gumtree.co.za
Eurasian Amusements
AlphaJohn
Honorary Master
Have my fill via
Batocera Mame + Pi + Dobe
That said, I am still tempted to start a Micro Player collection
Corelli
Executive Member
You need Atari to be a real collector and ZX Spectrum
I collect Apple also, and some early macintosh.
