General Arcade and Retro Chat - Insert Coin -

Corholio wrote: »

Not sure about the rest of the country but CEX in Cork announced this morning they are going to be buying/selling N64 and SNES games.

I'm preparing myself to be outraged by what they charge. Smart move though, there's money to be made I'd say. Is it grand parade that's doing it?

Corholio

Not sure about the rest of the country but CEX in Cork announced this morning they are going to be buying/selling N64 and SNES games.

Jack burton

"Flying high"

CosmicSmash

Don't all rush at once.:D

Not gaming related but plenty retro.
Found this on reddit, a website that simulates 70s,80s and 90s tv. Thought it was very neat
http://mydecadetv.com/

K.O.Kiki

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Lucky break, but he's a still a thundering gobsh1te for not using a proper courier for something of that value.

The problem wasn't the choice of courier, it was the choice of packaging / bad USPS facility.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMtJjeX5UMk

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Lucky break, but he's a still a thundering gobsh1te for not using a proper courier for something of that value.

So, lessons learned by everyone then?
Me, I prefer to learn life lessons from American sitcoms or dramas on Hallmark.

The Last Bandit

Lucky break, but he's a still a thundering gobsh1te for not using a proper courier for something of that value.

Inviere

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

"Finally, some good news. The $10k SNES game package lost in the post has been found."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-23-missing-usd10k-snes-game-package-found

Apparently I was right then, they just took about 12% longer to get there than expected.

Good news though, hopefully the project can continue

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

"Finally, some good news. The $10k SNES game package lost in the post has been found."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-02-23-missing-usd10k-snes-game-package-found

Tom Mann Centuria

After posting the zx81 music video Chris Sievey did for Camouflage, thought I'd share this one from Pete Shelley (The Buzzcocks), from 1983 (saw it on a facebook group today). Visuals from the ZX Spectrum play in time with his album XL1

I also found a bit of background from the great man himself here:
http://www.bellyfeel.co.uk/2012/07/1983-buzzcocks-pete-shelley-and-the-xl1-zx-spectrum-program/

Nerdkiller1991

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

http://segabits.com/blog/2017/02/21/fred-durst-signed-dreamcast-hits-ebay/

Just in case anyone fancied an authentic '00s relic.

They still have the car Ben Stiller lent them, do they?

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

http://segabits.com/blog/2017/02/21/fred-durst-signed-dreamcast-hits-ebay/

Just in case anyone fancied an authentic '00s relic.

Lol... As the kids say...

Atavan-Halen

http://segabits.com/blog/2017/02/21/fred-durst-signed-dreamcast-hits-ebay/

Just in case anyone fancied an authentic '00s relic.

TechnoFreek wrote: »

I want to buy some stuff thats comes to 55 Euro plus another 15 for shipping.

Seller has,offered to declare value as 20 dollars.

He ships with USPS. Worth a punt?

Give it a go, worst customs will do is contact you for proof of the value, then apply charges accordingly

I want to buy some stuff thats comes to 55 Euro plus another 15 for shipping.

Seller has,offered to declare value as 20 dollars.

He ships with USPS. Worth a punt?

Inviere

If customs charges aren't listed on the ad, it means the seller hasn't signed up to the infamous "global shipping program". All it means is it's pot luck whether you're caught for customs when it arrives here. If the charges are listed on the ad, it means the seller is part of the program, and the customs charges are taken at point of sale, speeding the processing of the item through customs in the destination country.

All in all I prefer sellers not involved in the global program, not even for the chance of not getting caught for customs, but more so the treatment of the package itself

TechnoFreek wrote: »

What something marked as gift be excluded from custom charges?

Nah, they wised up to that years ago

Digital Solitude wrote: »

That would be an post I'm pretty sure

What something marked as gift be excluded from custom charges?

Digital Solitude

That would be an post I'm pretty sure

Thanks. Any way to know if the delivery will end up with an post.
If it's shipped through standard US post at origin?

Digital Solitude

TechnoFreek wrote: »

Perfect, will check them out.

Second question so and it relates to eBay.

I'm looking at items that are based in the US. Some have the import charges listed in the ad, others don't.

Where there is no import charges listed what does that mean.
The value is below a threshold I.e. no import charges apply?
Or the seller hasn't ticked that option in the ad so I might get a bill upon delivery? In this case are charges guaranteed or is it a game of roulette?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

If the item+shipping is over €22 it's liable for customs of 23% + a handling fee of €6-15 depending on the company.

It's pretty much guaranteed with a courier as they charge extortionate handling fees to get some extra cash in, with an post you can get lucky

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

mymemory.co.uk
I use them all the time and never had a problem

Perfect, will check them out.

Second question so and it relates to eBay.

I'm looking at items that are based in the US. Some have the import charges listed in the ad, others don't.

Where there is no import charges listed what does that mean.
The value is below a threshold I.e. no import charges apply?
Or the seller hasn't ticked that option in the ad so I might get a bill upon delivery? In this case are charges guaranteed or is it a game of roulette?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

TechnoFreek wrote: »

I have a couple of indirectly retro related questions.

First up
Where does one get reasonable priced but guaranteed genuine memory cards. After some micro sd cards for my phone and ds etc but I'm sick of supposed SanDisk cards from eBay that stop being recognised after a week.

Thanks

mymemory.co.uk
I use them all the time and never had a problem

Digital Solitude

TechnoFreek wrote: »

I have a couple of indirectly retro related questions.

First up
Where does one get reasonable priced but guaranteed genuine memory cards. After some micro sd cards for my phone and ds etc but I'm sick of supposed SanDisk cards from eBay that stop being recognised after a week.

Thanks

Memoryc, Amazon, skinflint

MrVestek

TechnoFreek wrote: »

I have a couple of indirectly retro related questions.

First up
Where does one get reasonable priced but guaranteed genuine memory cards. After some micro sd cards for my phone and ds etc but I'm sick of supposed SanDisk cards from eBay that stop being recognised after a week.

Thanks

Legitimate stores that aren't eBay.

I have a couple of indirectly retro related questions.

First up
Where does one get reasonable priced but guaranteed genuine memory cards. After some micro sd cards for my phone and ds etc but I'm sick of supposed SanDisk cards from eBay that stop being recognised after a week.

Thanks

Retr0gamer wrote: »

At the time Mario 64 representing something new and exciting while Crash just seemed like something that belonged in the previous generation of consoles and was more along the lines of B tier platformers like Aero the Acrobat rather than the likes of Mario or Sonic.

...Gex!
... Bubsy!
...Gunstar Heroes!

Retr0gamer

Mario 64 is far from just wandering around the place. It's all about exploring the wonderful 3D environments. All the different challenges in each area means there's no part of any stage that goes unused. It was one of the first games that made moving through a 3D world fun and really showed the benefits of a 3D environment.

Crash Bandicoot on the other hand isn't far divorced from 16 bit platformers of the time and once put up against the very best 16 bit platformers it's not even that good.

At the time Mario 64 representing something new and exciting while Crash just seemed like something that belonged in the previous generation of consoles and was more along the lines of B tier platformers like Aero the Acrobat rather than the likes of Mario or Sonic.

I don't even think there should be any argument that Mario 64 is the far superior game.