Dreamer of the year (Arcade Edition)

Mr.Saturn · 09-02-2012 6:04pm

Is that for a boxed 'Cube?

CiDeRmAn · 09-02-2012 7:13pm

Nopedy nope

Myrddin · 09-02-2012 7:16pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Nopedy nope

So essentially, they're charging near double the market value of consoles? Quite a turnaround. What happened to the €20 'Cubes they were selling?

HeartOfTheCity · 10-02-2012 1:06am

EnterNow wrote: »

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Nopedy nope

So essentially, they're charging near double the market value of consoles? Quite a turnaround. What happened to the €20 'Cubes they were selling?

I'm a complete newcomer to this lark, but even I knew it was expensive when I walked in there last weekend. 50 for a SNES or N64? I'm alright, ta.

valleyoftheunos · 10-02-2012 3:25am

Pricing in the Rage is a bit all over the place right now, multiple copies of the same game in the same condition at different prices, some reasonable some a bit high. Maybe they have some logic to it but it gives the impression that they are just making the prices up.

When it comes to that place I don't mind paying a more than ebay or adverts, its a nice shop, they have to actually find the stuff and most of all they have overheads.

Still though finding one copy of the game at 9.95 and another at 16.95 makes me feel like they are ripping the pi$$ just a little bit.

Steve X2 · 10-02-2012 4:37am

valleyoftheunos wrote: »

Pricing in the Rage is a bit all over the place right now, multiple copies of the same game in the same condition at different prices, some reasonable some a bit high. Maybe they have some logic to it but it gives the impression that they are just making the prices up.

When it comes to that place I don't mind paying a more than ebay or adverts, its a nice shop, they have to actually find the stuff and most of all they have overheads.

Still though finding one copy of the game at 9.95 and another at 16.95 makes me feel like they are ripping the pi$$ just a little bit.

I wish they'd at least give the systems and games a bit of a wipe before putting them out for sale. Two mins and a console or game can be cleaned up like new or at least a lot better than some of the fungus, dirt and bodily excretion covered things I've seen in there.

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Pyongyang · 10-02-2012 12:28pm

Anything I buy used gets a bloody good scrub before I do anything else. You've no idea if the person you bought it from was wiping your Super Famicom carts on their arse crack which is why the cart looks a bit orangey-yellow and it ain't tobacco or ageing stains!

Rule #1. Never sniff used stuff.

Optimus Prime · 10-02-2012 12:31pm

Im the same i clean everything, ive bought some stuff that looks like people had it out the back garden for years. you take it apart and give it a clean and it ends up looking brand new.

Andrew76 · 10-02-2012 12:33pm

Pyongyang wrote: »

Anything I buy used gets a bloody good scrub before I do anything else. You've no idea if the person you bought it from was wiping your Super Famicom carts on their arse crack which is why the cart looks a bit orangey-yellow and it ain't tobacco or ageing stains!

Rule #1. Never sniff used stuff.

That's a bit specific isn't it? :pac:

Re: The Rage - surely it wouldn't kill them to give new stock a wipe before putting it on the shelf. Common sense when selling something to make it look as good as possible.

Dr Bob · 10-02-2012 6:36pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

They are looking for €50 for a Nes, Snes or a N64, for €40 for a 'Cube, for €40 for a Master System or a Megadrive and €50 for a Dreamcast.
That's without any games, at all.
The only one there I'd pay is for the DC, mostly because of the warranty if it borked.
The rest I'd pick up at charity shops or Sunday markets for a lot less than the quoted and with a clatter of games for sure.
Frak all to go wrong with a cart based console, aside from the poor old Nes but that's easily treated with a new connector.

I havent seen hide nor hair of a console predating the PS1 at any charity shops of sunday markets in the last year or so

I'd like if the rage stuff was a bit cheaper , but they're decent enough lads to deal with , and a warranty (even a limited one) is nice

Dale Parish · 10-02-2012 7:31pm

Never actually been there but it sounds like a nice enough place and may be worth the extra tenner to keep a local shop like it going, but perhaps 200% of what it should be is a bit much

Mr.Saturn · 10-02-2012 7:54pm

luas_dublin wrote: »

I havent seen hide nor hair of a console predating the PS1 at any charity shops of sunday markets in the last year or so
I'd like if the rage stuff was a bit cheaper , but they're decent enough lads to deal with , and a warranty (even a limited one) is nice

i've gotten quite lucky with gen 4 gear in charity shops over the southwest side of dublin, like kimmage and drimnagh, and the midlands too, be it megadrive or snes. i also spotted a few top-line GCN titles going in a chazza shop in mullingar, 2e a pop for the likes of mario sunshine, metroid prime. hardly rare, but invaluable to anyone looking to start a gamecube collection. if that was in dublin, they'd be on adverts or in a rage facebook update within seconds.

whoever said that the rage are handy for dreamcast and warranties is bang on. i'd got one off them some months ago, got it home and it had blown controller ports. i got that sorted only to realize it was addled with random reset syndrome.

CiDeRmAn · 10-02-2012 8:22pm

I've had mixed results tbh.
I picked up an Asian MD and a Nes (now living in Retr0s house), a couple of Pal MD's, plenty of N64's and, yes, there are always loads of PS and PS2's there.
I have seen an incredibly large amount of Xboxes as well, not to mention Gamecubes.

K.O.Kiki · 10-02-2012 10:23pm

You guys have never seen the dirt that accumulates in and around an arcade stick that's been used for any length of time...

CiDeRmAn · 10-02-2012 11:10pm

Well, we're hoping it's dirt....
In my local chipper it was dried mayonnaise and a crust of burger meat combined with ketchup! That poor poor Pole Position machine....

Steve X2 · 10-02-2012 11:14pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

You guys have never seen the dirt that accumulates in and around an arcade stick that's been used for any length of time...

When I replaced the monitor in my candy I seen some things man, I seen things, things!!, THINGS, STICKY JAPANESE THINGS

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K.O.Kiki · 16-02-2012 10:12pm

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Virtua-Fighter-4-Evolution-Stick-/120861487548?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories_JN&hash=item1c23e7f1bc#ht_514wt_1114

A 3+2 button stick, a steal at only £299 + 19.95 shipping!

Andrew76 · 16-02-2012 10:36pm

Boxed C64 "untouched for years" for €350: :rolleyes:

http://www.adverts.ie/1356158

CathalDublin · 17-02-2012 12:03am

Andrew76 wrote: »

Boxed C64 "untouched for years" for €350: :rolleyes:

http://www.adverts.ie/1356158

What a numpty, anyone who'd pay that is a bigger fool.
There must be hundreds of C64's in attics around the country

Andrew76 · 17-02-2012 12:08am

Aye, I thought maybe there was a decimal point missing between the 5 and 0! As reliable as some old machines are, something untouched for years is not a plus point either.

Andrew76 · 04-03-2012 12:09pm

I'd seen pics of this before but don't remember a video. Laughed my arse off at 1:37 especially. W T F. :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3wQ_y_WHMc

CathalDublin · 04-03-2012 1:15pm

It's like an uncool optimus prime.
Just goes to show money can't buy you sense, with the space that monstrosity takes up he could have a stand up driver, shooter and jamma cab. Bleed'n zdope.
How can you even play it with all those steering wheels in the way, don't get me started in the talking front end with mouse pointer

Steve X2 · 04-03-2012 6:34pm

Andrew76 wrote: »

I'd seen pics of this before but don't remember a video. Laughed my arse off at 1:37 especially. W T F. :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3wQ_y_WHMc

Sweet Jebus!!, its an abomination :eek:
Kill it, KILL IT WITH FIRE.

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Myrddin · 04-03-2012 6:41pm

Nuke it from orbit...

CiDeRmAn · 05-03-2012 9:13am

Only way to be sure...

Myrddin · 05-03-2012 10:52am

http://www.adverts.ie/xbox/original-xbox-crystal-limited-edition/1292504

CathalDublin · 05-03-2012 11:07am

Listed with 24games chancer

Myrddin · 06-03-2012 1:37pm

All I can say is...sad http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Super-Mario-All-Stars-VGA-85-Factory-Sealed-Brand-New-Nintendo-PAL-UK-/320861044371?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item4ab4cefe93

Professey Chin · 06-03-2012 1:43pm

EnterNow wrote: »

All I can say is...sad http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Super-Mario-All-Stars-VGA-85-Factory-Sealed-Brand-New-Nintendo-PAL-UK-/320861044371?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item4ab4cefe93

o1s1n · 06-03-2012 1:49pm

EnterNow wrote: »

All I can say is...sad http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Super-Mario-All-Stars-VGA-85-Factory-Sealed-Brand-New-Nintendo-PAL-UK-/320861044371?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item4ab4cefe93

Whenever I see a factory sealed game I tend to think 'cool! That's pretty amazing it survived this long without being opened - especially a great game like that'

A VGA box on the other hand instantly makes me scream 'rip off merchant!'

I'd even go so far to say that if for some odd reason I had cash coming out my ears and wanted to spend a grand on a sealed game, I'd specifically avoid VGA ones.

Steve X2 · 06-03-2012 2:20pm

What's the deal with VGA anyway. If i have a super rare game would I send it off to them to be verified or what?
All the VGA games I see on ebay all seem to be sealed in some crappy plastic box, not even collector level stuff from what I see, cheap and nasty looking.

Is it worth getting games rated by them.

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Pyongyang · 06-03-2012 2:37pm

Send your two Darius Alpha's to me and I will inspect them for you.

I promise I won't sniff them or Roger them.

Myrddin · 06-03-2012 2:37pm

Steve SI wrote: »

Is it worth getting games rated by them

Self appointed assholes? No.

Steve X2 · 06-03-2012 2:40pm

Pyongyang wrote: »

Send your two Darius Alpha's to me and I will inspect them for you.

I promise I won't sniff them or Roger them.

Ah yes Darius Alpha. The most rubbish game in the Darius series

Make me an offer for one:) I'm a reasonable guy.

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Pyongyang · 06-03-2012 2:43pm

Steve SI wrote: »

Pyongyang wrote: »

Send your two Darius Alpha's to me and I will inspect them for you.

I promise I won't sniff them or Roger them.

Ah yes Darius Alpha. The most rubbish game in the Darius series
Make me an offer for one:) I'm a reasonable guy.

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I actually agree. It is poo. Its just a boss rush. But still, its Darius.

Although, €900 would buy my full Batrider kit and an Ibara kit in July so...

One day though I will knock at your door and sniff all your games!

o1s1n · 06-03-2012 2:53pm

Steve SI wrote: »

What's the deal with VGA anyway. If i have a super rare game would I send it off to them to be verified or what?
All the VGA games I see on ebay all seem to be sealed in some crappy plastic box, not even collector level stuff from what I see, cheap and nasty looking.

Is it worth getting games rated by them.

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Here's the really annoying thing about them. The price they charge depends on the value of the game. So if you send a really valuable game off to them to be checked and graded, expect to pay a decent enough sum of money.

Sparks43 · 13-03-2012 10:49pm

Down to €175 from €500

Guess who's back:D

http://www.adverts.ie/other-consoles-games/atari-7800-brand-new-in-box-console/1010412?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVkUvmDQ3HY

Andrew76 · 13-03-2012 11:09pm

Somebody needs to get that chap a dictionary so he can look up the definition of "new". :rolleyes:

Myrddin · 13-03-2012 11:13pm

Andrew76 wrote: »

Somebody needs to get that chap a dictionary so he can look up the definition of "new". :rolleyes:

I've a brand new boxed Mega Cd1. I've owned it for about 8 years, played it loads of times too. There's also a multi-region bios in it so it can play Mega CD/Sega CD & Jap Mega CD discs. The box is tatty, but its old. Still though, it's brand new

Andrew76 · 13-03-2012 11:20pm

EnterNow wrote: »

I've a brand new boxed Mega Cd1. I've owned it for about 8 years, played it loads of times too. There's also a multi-region bios in it so it can play Mega CD/Sega CD & Jap Mega CD discs. The box is tatty, but its old. Still though, it's brand new

Must be worth at least 500 notes, I'll take it! Or maybe trade you for a brand new never opened Marathon bar I bought, over two decades ago.

o1s1n · 13-03-2012 11:42pm

By 'never opened' do you mean 'it only has one bite out of it'? As from what I hear, that can also be considered new.

Optimus Prime · 13-03-2012 11:51pm

BRAND NEW! But i took it out of the box just now to take these 50 photos.. honest...

Myrddin · 14-03-2012 10:58am

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Snes-Console-Plus-Mario-Kart-Super-Mario-All-Stars-And-Zelda-Link-Past-/330697835869?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameConsoles_VideoGameConsoles&hash=item4cff20855d

Andrew76 · 14-03-2012 11:04am

EnterNow wrote: »

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Snes-Console-Plus-Mario-Kart-Super-Mario-All-Stars-And-Zelda-Link-Past-/330697835869?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameConsoles_VideoGameConsoles&hash=item4cff20855d

I'm not up to speed on prices these days but isn't that a bit expensive as a starting bid for an unboxed Snes? Especially when you factor in the £20 shipping? No yellowing = extremely rare is a bit of a stretch isn't it?

Myrddin · 14-03-2012 11:05am

Andrew76 wrote: »

I'm not up to speed on prices these days but isn't that a bit expensive as a starting bid for an unboxed Snes? Especially when you factor in the £20 shipping? No yellowing = extremely rare is a bit of a stretch isn't it?

Sorry I neglected to mention his BIN price. Madness, worthy of adverts really

Andrew76 · 14-03-2012 11:09am

Heh I forgot what thread this was in.

Aye, rip off. The amount of use the word "rare" gets these days is comical.

CiDeRmAn · 14-03-2012 11:50am

Look, that guy might have paid up to £15 for that in a car boot over the weekend, you wanna deny him a small profit???

The Last Bandit · 14-03-2012 12:32pm

Andrew76 wrote: »

Heh I forgot what thread this was in. Aye, rip off. The amount of use the word "rare" gets these days is comical.

General rule of thumb is that unless you can see another example of said item in the same room then its rare.

CiDeRmAn · 14-03-2012 3:39pm

If anyone is dumb enough to be taken in by the word "rare" next to a copy of, say, Army Men, then they deserve to be fleeced, they really do.
It's Darwinism in action in the retrocollecting world.
Yes kids, evolution is real and happening all around us!

OwaynOTT · 14-03-2012 3:42pm

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

If anyone is dumb enough to be taken in by the word "rare" next to a copy of, say, Army Men, then they deserve to be fleeced, they really do.
It's Darwinism in action in the retrocollecting world.
Yes kids, evolution is real and happening all around us!

When you see the word 'rare', you should run a country mile. However, this will lead to difficulties in ordering steak in a restaurant. Those be the pros and cons of retrocollecting.

Dreamer of the year (Arcade Edition)

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