How to get top dollar for your NES [Archive]

Flack

01-04-2008, 07:23 AM

01. Build a box around it.
02. Advertise it as an arcade game.
03. List it for $1,200.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NES-Standup-Arcade-w-97-games_W0QQitemZ300187525910QQihZ020QQcategoryZ1371 6QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Mianrtcv

01-04-2008, 07:41 AM

Wow. Is it possible to duplicate that effort on other consoles? :P

Oobgarm

01-04-2008, 07:56 AM

:puke:

GrandAmChandler

01-04-2008, 08:19 AM

:puke:

/me Agrees With Oobgarm.

Sniderman

01-04-2008, 08:24 AM

Clever. But not $1,000+ clever.

dcescott

01-04-2008, 08:25 AM

Man that's bad. I saw the crap posted on Craig'slist DFW, selling for 5,000 when I was fishing around on New Years Day. Are you kidding me?? At least mod it or use a HD tv, backlight it, something!

dcescott

01-04-2008, 08:30 AM

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ele/517397233.html

I mean 3000 bucks, but still. Who in the world did this? And is the guy registered here?

JerseyDevil65

01-04-2008, 08:49 AM

Is it even possible to ship that Priority Mail?

Blitzwing256

01-04-2008, 09:01 AM

its a neat concept, although a bit crude looking
and at least he's not selling a mame cabinet with 1000s of roms, It does come with the original cartridges and system.

I remeber back in the 80s they advertised a similar "box" cabinet thing that you could put your nes in, I always wanted to get it ;-)

77punk

01-04-2008, 09:20 AM

hmm.. i like the Donkey Kong picture on the side but isn't worth 400 let alone 1200.. ha ha.

heybtbm

01-04-2008, 09:32 AM

Oh, "0" feedback. Let me plunk down $1200 immediately.

scaleworm

01-04-2008, 10:33 AM

Crack must REALLY be cheap where this seller lives...

WOW...taking a WHOLE $300 off!

RadiantSvgun

01-04-2008, 11:00 AM

Hey Flack, do you think that will actually sell?

MrSparkle

01-04-2008, 01:16 PM

Wood Working Skills Ftw Lol

Frankie_Says_Relax

01-04-2008, 01:21 PM

$20 worth of plywood and black high-gloss house paint aside ...

... that thing looks structurally dangerous.

All you need is for some youngster to hop up and lean on the joystick "shelf" and I'd bet it'd all come toppling over front-ways and squish the eager moppet.

MrSparkle

01-04-2008, 02:33 PM

most certanly is not to ship that via usps in ANY manner hes going to have a hard time finding a shipper for $200 much less $75 but charging that much for that little this guy is gonna have money to burn assuming anyone bids on this... thing

PsychoCandy

01-04-2008, 02:44 PM

I messaged him saying i'd give him 25 bucks if he'd deliever it :p

Nirvana

01-04-2008, 03:58 PM

rofl. My goodness. That's so bad. What was that guy thinking?

Concept is cool, execution is terrible. So is the price.

Greg2600

01-04-2008, 07:58 PM

He's selling his TV short, it looks much bigger than 13" :embarrassed:

Will never sell unless he just the actual Nintendo stuff and just sells that, turning the plywood into firewood. Probably get $200 or so, no? $3,000 though is hilarious.

Rob2600

01-04-2008, 10:58 PM

Crack must REALLY be cheap where this seller lives...

Wood Working Skills Ftw

I messaged him saying i'd give him 25 bucks if he'd deliever it :p

Hilarious!

Phosphor Dot Fossils

01-04-2008, 11:50 PM

One grand and it's a toaster and not even a top-loader?

"Bitch, please."

SeverThe7th

01-05-2008, 12:14 AM

Actually i doubt he'll get top dollar for it, who in their right mind would buy that... well i guess some would, but yeah that would be a rarity.

OT: Hey sniderman, ill take a videogame clock for -$9 + shipping. :)

TheDomesticInstitution

01-05-2008, 12:47 AM

Hmm... this guy must post in the MAME area here. What a carpenter. Looks like something I'd be capable of building- which is not a compliment.

Icarus Moonsight

01-05-2008, 01:11 AM

It's neat, but damn. That price! *_*

It should really have a bezel with some Nintendo flavor art around it. Ya know, to hide the fact that your playing on a crap Sylvania Wal-Mart special TV set. lol

Push Upstairs

01-05-2008, 01:26 AM

I've finally found someone who is as equally skilled at woodworking and painting as I!

FrakAttack

01-05-2008, 02:00 AM

The eBay pic was funny enough, but when I saw the Craigslist photo with the cart rack hanging on the other side I just lost it.

Icarus Moonsight

01-05-2008, 04:10 AM

It's kinda like a tutorial on converting a crappy tv stand into a even more crappy barely-an-arcade-cab. EPIC FAIL O_O

Fuyukaze

01-05-2008, 04:47 AM

As much as I'd love to have something like this, it fails to impress me with it's ability to only hold 100 games. 100 games??? For crying out loud, how do I pick thru my collection and pick 1/3 of my nes games to go in the thing? What if I have an idiot moment and want to play Final Fantasy standing up with a stick instead of on my couch in front of my TV on my NES, or in the bathroom on my GBA, or on another TV on my playstation, or on a friends toilet with their PSP.

Oh, and it's ugly. It looks like the spawn of two dead monkeys and a wood chipper. Damn thing would be best used in a wood chipper.

dlopez9069

01-05-2008, 05:47 AM

Iv'e thought about building one once. THats what it stayed a thought. this guy should really take my advice: at least get a multi-game cart, or even a noac.

guitargary75

01-05-2008, 12:41 PM

Rofl!!!

Gamingking

01-05-2008, 12:57 PM

No bids, not surprised.

XYXZYZ

01-05-2008, 08:07 PM

You can get one of those Ubercade kit things with a PC, WG D9200, 487 buttons and 16 trackballs on a 6 foot control panel with eight cupholders for about the same price.

c2000

01-06-2008, 04:06 PM

Reminds me of this..

http://www.disorder.org/crapmame/

Terminusvitae

01-06-2008, 04:29 PM

Having been a woodworker for several years in the past, that construction is slipshod and extremely unstable. Even so, it isn't bad if it's just a beginner's project.

This topic also reminds me that I've been wanting to build an interchangeable-system stand-up cabinet for some years now...

bangtango

01-06-2008, 05:37 PM

A couple of times a year, back in the NES era, there used to be pictures of these type of set-ups sent into Nintendo Power by letter writers.

"Hey Nintendo Power, look what my dad built. It's a Nintendo arcade machine and there's even a cup holder on the side!"

The one in that auction doesn't even look as good as the ones that used to be featured in pictures from the Nintendo Power letters section.

Fortunately nobody will be dumb enough to buy that. Everybody who would actually be foolish enough to purchase something like that probably can't afford the asking price and the people who could know that thing ain't worth it.

Married Men Of DP: Are you fed up with your marriage, looking to get a divorce but don't want to look like the "bad guy" by bringing up the subject with the Missus? Have no fear. Bid on that Nintendo arcade machine and the Missus will bring up the subject for you.

Jorpho

01-06-2008, 11:26 PM

Reminds me of this..

http://www.disorder.org/crapmame/

Fascinating!

xfrumx

01-06-2008, 11:40 PM

Price lowered to $800, someone is getting desperate!

Captain Wrong

01-07-2008, 01:55 PM

Reminds me of this..

http://www.disorder.org/crapmame/

Oh fuck. I almost choked on my drink.

Of course, I keep expecting to see my Supergun controller pop up on there. LOL

Jorpho

01-07-2008, 03:45 PM

Are there still pics of that "Pacmamea" cabinet somewhere? The official site seems to be dead.

EDIT: Here it is (http://1uparcade.robandmitsue.com/arcade-const-panels.html).

cyberfluxor

01-07-2008, 06:38 PM

/me gets an idea, but not that horrible.

Yeah, I do like the idea of a game rack installed on the side but the rest is complete trash. I wouldn't mind setting up a console cab as some others have done on here, and leagues better to boot.

Zing

01-08-2008, 12:06 AM

I remeber back in the 80s they advertised a similar "box" cabinet thing that you could put your nes in, I always wanted to get it ;-)
Yes, I wanted that thing also.

Greg2600

01-08-2008, 12:46 PM

Reminds me of this..

http://www.disorder.org/crapmame/

That's a great link, good pointers for what NOT to do!

Frankie_Says_Relax

01-08-2008, 02:29 PM

Iv'e thought about building one once. THats what it stayed a thought. this guy should really take my advice: at least get a multi-game cart, or even a noac.

Or just throw a good NES emulator like Nesticle on a CPU in a MAME cabinet.

(I have it on mine ... as well as a copy of Gens)

Captain Wrong

01-09-2008, 10:58 AM

InsaneDavid

01-09-2008, 02:31 PM

The one thing I most agree with the Crapmame guy on is, what is up with people wanting to shove home conoles in an arcade cab? I don't get that at all. Consoles were designed for sitting on the couch and playing, which is tons more comfortable and convient than a stand up cab. I mean, I guess if you are building an emulator box anyway, go nuts. But the Tomb Raider and Link cabs? Umm...wtf?

I agree but I can understand why people build MAME cabinets that can support Saturn and Dreamcast consoles due to the amount of accurate arcade perfect ports and enhanced ports both systems provide. Of course, as has been mentioned, a MAME cabinet allows you to do it all for older consoles and it's no big chore or embarrassment to have console emulators as a bonus for a MAME machine.