Nes Clear System Casing????

[Sega_Naomi]

where can this be found??

http://cgi.ebay.com/CUSTOM-CLEAR-SMOKE-Nintendo-NES-System-Gm-Lot-Warranty_W0QQitemZ390018660255QQcmdZViewItemQQptZV ideo_Games?hash=item390018660255&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50


at 149.99 the guy is Braindead or crazy for real... but wondering if anyone ever seen that before


i would like to buy one

[MachineGex]

Those are awesome. I want one also.
Someone needs to know who sells these?

[ooXxXoo]

look great indeed...They happen to look like some of the game cases from retroUSB.com

[Ro-J]

look great indeed...They happen to look like some of the game cases from retroUSB.com

The seller's website layout (http://ladytreasures.com/system.htm) looks similar retroUSB as well.

[Daft Punk]

yeah I seen that system a while back and was wondering the same thing.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Looks like the auctioneer is the person who is manufacturing them.

Very good idea, and it looks like they really know what they're doing in terms of refurbishing the systems.

I think that they're JUST over the line with the total cost ... somewhere between $80 and $100 would be more reasonable for this kind of refurb and custom job ...

Very cool though. Very cool.

[Sega_Naomi]

well i dont believe for 80/100 USD + ship is good .


especially with the money crisis it's total non sens in my point of view

plus he seems from canada
conversion from US TO CANADIAN is CRAZY!!!!!
Thanks us president MR BUSH (burn in hell)

50 , 70$ ,(without box) mintv or max 100 $ (with original box + some games) shipped would be fair

we are talking about a NES after all....

even if he changed the PIN inside the nes... it ain't hard to do and in my head there is no such thing as a non working NES system
all system i had that was suposely broken worked fine in minutes :)


the shell itself is very cool tho...



I wonder if anyone will be doing reproductions products for such systems in the years to come...

[skaar]

WANT.

Sweet.

[MASTERWEEDO]

he would make alot more money just sellin colored shells

[Daria]

he would make alot more money just sellin colored shells

I'd buy a clear blue one. Damn someone needs to find another seller for these.

Ebay Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/CUSTOM-CLEAR-SMOKE-Nintendo-NES-System-Gm-Lot-Warranty_W0QQitemZ390018660255QQcmdZViewItemQQptZV ideo_Games?hash=item390018660255&_trksid=p3286.c0. m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240% 3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50)

Reposted because I hate copying and pasting the OP's long ass link.

[Sothy]

Thanks us president MR BUSH (burn in hell)


Shut up.

I better not hear anything from you when Obama team bans any game with a gun in it k? thx bai

[super nes]

plus he seems from canada
conversion from US TO CANADIAN is CRAZY!!!!!
Thanks us president MR BUSH (burn in hell)

Wait what?
$1.00 USD is 1.25 CAD
so if you bought something for $100 i would be paying $124.86 so i dont see whats so bad about that unless i completely misunderstood what your saying..

[Push Upstairs]

It looks cool, but you have to remove the top bit of shielding for it to look like the pic in the auction.

[bones11]

What about the bottom case? Looks like they just had tops made up. If you're going to replace the case, do it right and replace the whole thing.

[RPG_Fanatic]

I'd buy the clear one if it was a lot cheaper. they look good though.

[guitargary75]

That red one looks bad A$$! I want one.

[Sega_Naomi]

Wait what?
$1.00 USD is 1.25 CAD
so if you bought something for $100 i would be paying $124.86 so i dont see whats so bad about that unless i completely misunderstood what your saying..

what is bad?

it's just that each time USA fucks up canada is always paying for it ,

if the opposite would happen USA wouldn't feel a hit at all it's quite not fair if you ask me.

We used to be 1$CND = 1$ something usa!
not long ago

I hope the people that made that crisis happen go in Jail or something
it's non sens!


and about OBAMA , for me it's the SAME OL ==== it won't change the country or anything
so who cares he's just an other puppet


enough with politics (wich is just like wrestling ''not real'')


About the clear case we should try to find someone else that has them
im sure that guy didn't make them it must come from hong kong or something.

[darkslime]

That looks really cool.
I want the clear one.

[savageone]

So did anyone ask the seller where they get the shells and how much they cost? I can't imagine paying more than $20 for one. I find it pretty odd that the bottom isn't made to match..

[c0ldb33r]

what is bad?... it's just that each time USA fucks up canada is always paying for it ,... if the opposite would happen USA wouldn't feel a hit at all it's quite not fair if you ask me.

We used to be 1$CND = 1$ something usa!
not long ago

I hope the people that made that crisis happen go in Jail or something
it's non sens!

What are you talking about?

Not long ago $1.00 CDN was worth $1.00 USD. Now one U.S. Dollar is worth more than one dollar CDN, or conversely, a Canadian dollar is worth less than a USA dollar. The Canadian dollar has historically been worth less than the US Dollar for recent history.

So, I guess I don't really understand what you're saying.

[MachineGex]

I got a email from the seller. They said they are hand made(they make them) and each one would be $55 plus shipping. If I bought 5-6, they could go $45 plus shipping.
That seems at least $20 over the max I would pay but if someone really wants one, they are willing to sell them at a cost.

I wonder how much it would cost to get these made in bulk. The biggest problem may be, "bulk" means buying by the thousands, not by the dozens. Anyone ideas?

[Starwander]

An injection mold for cases like these costs roughly $50,000 or more.

[ooXxXoo]

A mass production of these shells can actually be very cheap in lands of cheap manufacturing labor (China/Hong Kong).....Which most likely these come from there....I'm sure the seller found a good source...

[aaron7]

An injection mold for cases like these costs roughly $50,000 or more.

Can't be. There's no way the seller invested $50k to sell them on ebay for $100...

[bunnyboy]

$50K is high, but it would be at least $7-10K to get the injection mold made in China and then a minimum order of 500-2K parts at $1-5. Labor is cheap in China so the per part cost is small but having the mold made is not cheap.

Those are made with resin casting, so they have a rubber (urethane, silicone, etc) mold that the clear or colored resin is poured into. Can be done at home cheaply but getting good quality is harder. You just need the mold base ( http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=61 ) and the casting resin ( http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=75 ). Add a vacuum pump to degas the resin for better results.

[Bratwurst]

Add a vacuum pump to degas the resin for better results.

Vacuum doesn't pull out bubbles fast enough before it hardens, it's for degassing the silicon before pouring it as a mold, pressure chambers are used to miniaturize bubbles in resin. Pretty essential especially for a transparent piece. All I can think of is how big those molds would have to be to make a piece as large as the top half of an NES toaster.

[DJTrueStory]

well i dont believe for 80/100 USD + ship is good

I have to respectfully disagree. In order to buy a NES nowadays (in bulk enough to sell them in masses and buy clear cases in bulk to make them worth it) you can't drive around to thrift stores, you have to buy them off ebay. A non- replaced 72 pin "as is" NES costs about 30 bucks on ebay, with 15 dollars shipping. Now you're at 45 dollars a system, and say 1/5 systems that you buy are just duds, fried MO-BO, anything that can't be fixed by a 72 pin swap (I've seen alot of messed up insides of NES systems in my day)

That ups the cost of NES sytems to roughly 56 dollars (45 X 5 Divided by 4) 72 pin costs 6 dollars each in bulk for good ones that you can guarentee systems with, then putting your hard cost to 62 dollars. Case mods like the ones shown need to be special ordered, and when you buy in bulk + shipping, the cheapest possible clear case mod would be 20-30 dollars (and that's low) so lets call it 25.

So now you're at 87 dollars JUST FOR PARTS. (and that's assuming the consoles you bought came with 2 controllers, and all working cords)

Then it takes a good 10-15 minutes to change out a 72 pin, clean the insides of the system (cause it's clear) and do the case mod. This work has to be guarenteed done perfect, because the systems are guarenteed to work and he's got his ebay score on the line. It would only take one negative feedback such as "Arrived not working, very disapointed" on a Clear system to cut their sales in half. That kinda work doesn't come free, so lets call it a 10 dollar service

Now you're at 97 dollars. Factor in Ebay costs to advertise, Factor in Paypal Deductions, and factor in that some of the systems don't sell and this person has to take the hit. Factor in that the person has to take the time to test the NES to make completely sure it works before he/she sends it off. Factor in that this person has to go through the trouble of listing the item, as well as taking the time to package it and send it off, Factor in That this person needs to make a profit (and possibly even pay taxes on that profit) and all of the sudden 150 dollars doesn't sound too unreasonable for a unique system offered nowhere else.

Is 150 dollars a dumb price to pay when you can buy a brand new SNES/NES combo system at Toys R Us and any game store for 49.95? Maybe... but remember back in the day when NES systems sold for 10 bucks a peice, and Top Loading NES systems sold for 100-150 dollars? Sometimes things like this are worth it just because having something special is worth the extra price to the buyer, dispite logic and funtional purpose.

[Daft Punk]

you can buy a brand new SNES/NES combo system at Toys R Us and any game store for 49.95?

Ive never heard of a toys r us selling anything like that.

[DJTrueStory]

Ive never heard of a toys r us selling anything like that.

They do, it's called a FC Twin. It's not a Nintendo brand product, but it gets the job done.

[theChad]

I have never seen an FC Twin at a Toys R Us. A few oddball game stores, sure, but never at a big-name retailer.

[jcalder8]

I'll admit that it looks cool but it's way too expensive for my tastes.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

They do, it's called a FC Twin. It's not a Nintendo brand product, but it gets the job done.

I sincerely doubt that Toys R Us sells Yobo or Innex products.

Clone systems are relegated to eBay or non-corporate game stores.

[DJTrueStory]

I sincerely doubt that Toys R Us sells Yobo or Innex products.

Clone systems are relegated to eBay or non-corporate game stores.

Not true, I bought mine (that I use for testing games) at Game Crazy, where they always keep them brand new/in stock, and Game Crazy is a chain assoicated with Hollywood Video (making Game Crazy a very corporate game store) And either way assuming you couldn't buy them at Toys R Us (which I'm almost positive you can) that's completely missing the entire point of what I was saying, it doesn't matter where you can pick them up for 50 dollars, only that it's very easy to do so. The point being is that you still can pick them up for 50 bucks, but the extra 100 plus lack of SNES hardware is a price that some people are willing to pay, as well as what this person has to sell them for to make profit, because unlike yobo products, the insides of these NES systems are all original with exception to a new 72 pin, making it a very pretty modded peice of history that's over 2 decades old, instead of a 3rd party imitation/emulation combo system.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Not true, I bought mine (that I use for testing games) at Game Crazy, where they always keep them brand new/in stock, and Game Crazy is a chain assoicated with Hollywood Video (making Game Crazy a very corporate game store) And either way assuming you couldn't buy them at Toys R Us (which I'm almost positive you can) that's completely missing the entire point of what I was saying, it doesn't matter where you can pick them up for 50 dollars, only that it's very easy to do so. The point being is that you still can pick them up for 50 bucks, but the extra 100 plus lack of SNES hardware is a price that some people are willing to pay, as well as what this person has to sell them for to make profit, because unlike yobo products, the insides of these NES systems are all original with exception to a new 72 pin, making it a very pretty modded peice of history that's over 2 decades old, instead of a 3rd party imitation/emulation combo system.

First of all.

I was being polite in my initial response, but since you're playing the smarmy card with me, I'll be more than happy to oblige.

You're a *edit* *not very smart person* if you think that you can buy an FC Twin or a Retro Duo in a Toys R Us. Toys R Us has a relationship with Nintendo that is wholly different than GameCrazy. Regardless of who GameCrazy is associated with/affiliated with - they are NOT a retailer with the industry position and legacy business relationship that Toys R Us has with Nintendo.

A cursory product search of ToysRUs.com returns ZERO results for FC Twin and Retro Duo.

And if you take a trip to your local TRU and ask the games section employee ... no, scratch that, ask the MANAGER if they have a FC Twin for sale, I'm sure that they'd sooner vomit rainbows and butterflies than even know what the hell you were talking about.

*edit*

That was a bit harsh ... I'm sure it's just a simple bad assumption on your behalf. (Don't you know what Felix Unger says about ASSUMING things?)

You can't get them in TRU. The closest thing I've seen to clone systems there are multi game joysticks that use NOAC (but don't use any NES ROM code).

[DJTrueStory]

First of all.

I was being polite in my initial response, but since you're playing the smarmy card with me, I'll be more than happy to oblige.

You're fucking retarded if you think that you can buy an FC Twin or a Retro Duo in a Toys R Us. Toys R Us has a relationship with Nintendo that is wholly different than GameCrazy. Regardless of who GameCrazy is associated with/affiliated with - they are NOT a retailer with the industry position and legacy business relationship that Toys R Us has with Nintendo.

A cursory product search of ToysRUs.com returns ZERO results for FC Twin and Retro Duo.

And if you take a trip to your local TRU and ask the games section employee ... no, scratch that, ask the MANAGER if they have a FC Twin for sale, I'm sure that they'd sooner vomit rainbows and butterflies than even know what the hell you were talking about.

Are you really gunna pick appart what people say, when you say things like "Clone systems are relegated to eBay or non-corporate game stores" when that also isn't true. While I was pretty sure that you could buy these in a TRU, I'm possitive you can buy them at Game Crazy, I'd bet my entire SNES/NES sealed collection on it. If you want I'll hop down there tommarow with a digital camera and take a picture of their display cases of either of the Game Crazys in my area where they have several FC Twins of different colors displayed in a row. The fact of the matter is IF they don't sell them at Toys R us, then you and I were BOTH wrong, me being wrong about Toys R Us (which I already admitted was a possibility) and you being wrong about FC Twins being sold brand new in Corporate Chains (which is something I can more than easily prove)

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Semantics abound - I know you're really confident that they have them ... but they. simply. don't.

I've been in and out of my local Toys R Us multiple times this holiday season and they don't carry anything of the sort, they never have, and if they want to maintain their relationship with Nintendo (ie HUGE allocations of Wiis DS'es and other top-tier N products) I can't imagine that they ever will.

It doesn't even make sense as they don't carry any media to accompany the hardware (unlike GameCrazy, which sells used NES and SNES carts)

Yes, I used the word "corporate", and while GameCrazy is a corporate chain (if you count being associated with a bankrupt video rental chain) it is a completely different animal than TRU.

Feel free to do some investigative work (but no shenanigans like bringing your FC Twin Box down to TRU and snapping a shot of it on the shelf!) and I'll do the same ... and I'll be more than happy to offer up a hand-written apology if I see a row of Retro Duos or FC Twins next time I'm in Toys R Us.

In the meantime, I'm sorry I initially used such harsh words ... it's just such an absurd concept to me that that was what was immediately evoked mentally/verbally.

Now, enough of this thread de-railing, let the clear casing discussion get back on track.

[Tupin]

Semantics abound - I know you're really confident that they have them ... but they. simply. don't.

I've been in and out of my local Toys R Us multiple times this holiday season and they don't carry anything of the sort, they never have, and if they want to maintain their relationship with Nintendo (ie HUGE allocations of Wiis DS'es and other top-tier N products) I can't imagine that they ever will.

It doesn't even make sense as they don't carry any media to accompany the hardware (unlike GameCrazy, which sells used NES and SNES carts)

Yes, I used the word "corporate", and while GameCrazy is a corporate chain (if you count being associated with a bankrupt video rental chain) it is a completely different animal than TRU.

Feel free to do some investigative work (but no shenanigans like bringing your FC Twin Box down to TRU and snapping a shot of it on the shelf!) and I'll do the same ... and I'll be more than happy to offer up a hand-written apology if I see a row of Retro Duos or FC Twins next time I'm in Toys R Us.

In the meantime, I'm sorry I initially used such harsh words ... it's just such an absurd concept to me that that was what was immediately evoked mentally/verbally.

Now, enough of this thread de-railing, let the clear casing discussion get back on track.
Sorry, I just have to say that my local Toys R Us has a sign saying "Trade in your old games!" with the logos of the Atari, Nintendo, Sega, and Playstation on it.

So far, no one has. :shameful:

I'm not sure if it's local or not.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Sorry, I just have to say that my local Toys R Us has a sign saying "Trade in your old games!" with the logos of the Atari, Nintendo, Sega, and Playstation on it.

So far, no one has. :shameful:

I'm not sure if it's local or not.

Interesting.

The last time they got involved in game trade-ins they got burned in a monumental way.

In the mid 90's, before they re-formatted their games department (remember the paper-tag and "game counter" days??) they experimented with used game trades towards new games, they offered a flat-rate trade in price on Genesis, NES and SNES games, around $5 per game.

(This was all happening right when I started working for Funcoland)

To take advantage of this - consumers were coming to Funcoland and buying every game below $5 and turning profits on each one at TRU ... if the immense amounts of trade ins of worthless (or morbidly low valued) used games wasn't enough (this is the kicker) Toys R Us (in a case of outrageously poor research) had actually worked out a deal with Funcoland (who were pioneering the used games market at the time) to sell most if not all of the games in bulk TO FUNCOLAND for Funco's going rates ... which, was obviously PENNIES per game (considering most of the games were worthless).

Even though they quickly caught on to the vicious cycle that they were being subjected to and created an "exclusion" list of games that they wouldn't accept ... Toys R Us lost what I imagine to be thousands of dollars locally (I'm not sure if this was a regional or nation-wide experiment).

I'm shocked that they'd attempt that sort of thing again...

...I assume they're doing better research on market values and hopefully stay away from flat-rates on trade ins for their own sake.

[Tupin]

Interesting.

The last time they got involved in game trade-ins they got burned in a monumental way.

In the mid 90's, before they re-formatted their games department (remember the paper-tag and "game counter" days??) they experimented with used game trades towards new games, they offered a flat-rate trade in price on Genesis, NES and SNES games, around $5 per game.

(This was all happening right when I started working for Funcoland)

To take advantage of this - consumers were coming to Funcoland and buying every game below $5 and turning profits on each one at TRU ... if the immense amounts of trade ins of worthless (or morbidly low valued) used games wasn't enough (this is the kicker) Toys R Us (in a case of outrageously poor research) had actually worked out a deal with Funcoland (who were pioneering the used games market at the time) to sell most if not all of the games in bulk TO FUNCOLAND for Funco's going rates ... which, was obviously PENNIES per game (considering most of the games were worthless).

Even though they quickly caught on to the vicious cycle that they were being subjected to and created an "exclusion" list of games that they wouldn't accept ... Toys R Us lost what I imagine to be thousands of dollars locally (I'm not sure if this was a regional or nation-wide experiment).

I'm shocked that they'd attempt that sort of thing again...

...I assume they're doing better research on market values and hopefully stay away from flat-rates on trade ins for their own sake.
Last time I was there, I don't think they still had the big sign up, and when I asked them about it when they did, they seemed pretty clueless. They probably did it because the Gamestops around here all stopped taking in anything made before the PS2 starting last year and they noticed a gap in the market.

Still, I remember them having a sign with the Jaguar logo, NES logo, SNES logo, Dreamcast logo, and even the Neo-Geo Pocket logo saying they take trade-ins.

I believe they still take in trade-ins, but the sign isn't up, making it pointless. I'll have to ask next time I go...

[tubeway]

I'm thinking that this person selling the cases/mods on ebay may simply have access to the appropriate equipment at his workplace, and is doing this after hours. Additionally, he may have just modified a similarly shaped mold instead of making a new one from scratch.

Or maybe he found a giant supply of new old stock replacement nintendo cases from back in the late 80s? This is the first time I've seen anything of the sort, though.

[rpepper9]

I'm thinking that this person selling the cases/mods on ebay may simply have access to the appropriate equipment at his workplace, and is doing this after hours. Additionally, he may have just modified a similarly shaped mold instead of making a new one from scratch.

Or maybe he found a giant supply of new old stock replacement nintendo cases from back in the late 80s? This is the first time I've seen anything of the sort, though.

I second the idea that the seller probably has access to the equipment in his/her place of work. I have always had a job that allowed the use of the equipment after hours/on my own time. I have done many different computer projects while working at CompUSA, and many different embroidery projects while working at a small embroidery company. Now I get all my printing for free (works at a print shop)!

[carlcarlson]

"Sure Bob, you can use the injection molder tonight. Oh, the NES case mold is over there on the shelf. Don't forget to turn off the lights when you're done!"

Probably not.

[ooXxXoo]

I'm telling you all, these come from Jackie Chan`s Land....Just like the rest of the PSX, PS2, Xbox'es....etc...crystal clear cases, which btw, available in all sort of crystal clear colors...You can still find them all over Ebay....And NO, they don't cost $80 a piece....