72 Pin NES Connectors (OEM Part...NOT aftermarket) [Archive]

jdchess

06-17-2005, 03:02 AM

I recently bought out a couple of Nintendo repair centers and I have acquired a TON of parts. Among them were several 72 pin connectors. These are NOT aftermarket, but genuine Nintendo replacement parts. So, they are "ZIF." It doesn't feel like you are pulling a tree out of the ground when you take a cart out of the console. Also, these are NEW...still wrapped in the pink foam...and NOT restored or cleaned. I already replaced the connectors in two of my NES consoles and they work perfectly. I was wondering how much interest there would be in these and how much they would be worth roughly? Thanks for the help.

Crazycarl

06-17-2005, 04:17 AM

im not sure how much they are going for, but if it is reasnable I'll pick one up from ya....but it depends on the going price since i just had a drain on my acount. but if u find out PM me and maybe we can work out a deal.

Scream And Fly

06-17-2005, 04:21 AM

I would be interested too, if the price was right. :)

Crazycarl

06-17-2005, 04:26 AM

i did a quick ebay search and they seem to be going between 5-10 bucks. ill give you 10 shipped, if not get back to me, and try to work out a deal.

jdchess

06-17-2005, 04:59 AM

The main reason I posted is that all the ones on ebay are aftermarket...mostly by MCM I think (someone please correct that if I'm wrong). The aftermarket ones have a really high failure rate and also extremely high pin tension...i.e. it's very hard to insert a cart and even tougher to pull it out. These are "ZIF," just like what came in the NES when it was new. I've just never seen anyone selling OEM ones on ebay. Do a search on the forums for NES connectors and check out some of the topic discussions.

Some good info in this post....

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46639&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=nes+connector

Crazycarl

06-17-2005, 05:05 AM

i see what ur talking about...hmm i wonder how much they are? im still intrasted, but like i said it depends on how much its ganna cost.

Jagasian

06-17-2005, 11:02 AM

I'll buy one for $10.

drummy

06-17-2005, 11:20 AM

Wait, you bought Nintendo repair centers!? O_O @_@ :eek 2: x_x :hmm: X_x

imanerd0011

06-17-2005, 11:43 AM

I don't think they would be worth much more than the MCM ones, mainly because even though the MCM ones have a vice grip on the cart, they still work perfectly.

Although, I am interested in one if you end up buying them. ;)

godsey1

06-17-2005, 03:44 PM

I'd be interested in a few if you come up with a price.

Tony

mindlesspunk77

06-17-2005, 06:23 PM

ill take them all if you give me a good price

godsey1

06-19-2005, 10:05 AM

Payment sent :D
Tony

9c1lt1

06-19-2005, 11:31 AM

I'm interested in some.

chadtower

06-19-2005, 11:45 AM

imanerd0011

06-19-2005, 12:17 PM

I don't think they would be worth much more than the MCM ones, mainly because even though the MCM ones have a vice grip on the cart, they still work perfectly.

Read around, the MCM connectors are truly shitty.

Well... I have 2 NES and they both have new 72 pins in them. The one in my NES works perfectly, I have never had a game not work. It also feels exactly like a original 72 pin would. My other NES works 100% just like mine, except that it is hard to get the cart in and out of the machine. It has an extremely hard grip on the cart to say the least. I'm not sure however if mine are MCM or not (I forget), but they are far from shitty.

mills

06-19-2005, 03:55 PM

If you call the nintendo 800 number they will send you a 72 pin connector FOR FREE.

mindlesspunk77

06-19-2005, 06:22 PM

If you call the nintendo 800 number they will send you a 72 pin connector FOR FREE.

since when? have you tried this

m0ther

06-20-2005, 01:18 PM

Well, I called the Nintendo 800 number, 800-255-3700. Due to the age of the SNES and NES, blah blah blah. They offer no parts. Bummer :(

Did a price for the oem 72 pins get settled on? If its not too much I might bite?

m0ther

phreak97

06-21-2005, 05:46 AM

im interested, what's the price?

TEXASGAMEPLAYER

06-21-2005, 09:50 AM

I'm interested too!!!

Super Mario Fan

06-21-2005, 11:23 AM

If you call the nintendo 800 number they will send you a 72 pin connector FOR FREE.

since when? have you tried this

I got one from them last summer for free. I don't know if they still do it, though.

jdchess

06-21-2005, 01:43 PM

Thanks for the PM's so far guys. I still have some left. Those of you who are interested, PM me an offer and how many you want and I'll see what I can do. Thanks for the purchases so far.

Sph1nx

06-23-2005, 10:59 AM

jdchess.
Could you do a post on buying these places out and what kind of stuff you got? (or maybe you already did)
Sounds real interesting.

phreak97

06-23-2005, 11:59 AM

yeah, you need to do that, explain every detail:P

btw, im interested in the connectors if the price doesnt suck

jdchess

06-23-2005, 07:47 PM

I picked up several NES and SNES test carts and an N64 test cart...also a set of GCN service test disks, and Gameboy test cart. Also got a ton of parts for NES, SNES, and N64...normal stuff...power and reset switches, NES and SNES pin connectors, brand new console case shells (VERY COOL), case parts, a few console main PCB's, stuff like that. I'll try to get some pics posted to a yahoo photo album and get you guys a link if you'd like to see some of the stuff.

jdchess

06-23-2005, 07:50 PM

Oh I almost forgot...one ofthe coolest things I got was a handful of N64 expansion paks STILL sealed in bags (each seperately) with a large red tag that says "Genuine Nintendo Spare Part," and a Nintendo trademark.

jdchess

06-28-2005, 09:56 AM

Thanks for the PMs guys. I'll take $15 shipped if anyone else wants to pick up one of these connectors. Just PM me. Thanks.

stuffedmonkey

07-30-2005, 12:12 PM

Just bought one of the 72 pin connectors.... I'll post my results once it arrives :)

walrusmonger

07-30-2005, 01:02 PM

I got mine a few days ago, it came super fast. Only problem is the games have to be SUPER clean to work, otherwise they dont get read... at all.

So I still had blinking when I put my "cleaned" (had to go back and scrub it with a new qtip and alcohol) copy of SMB3 in, but after a minute of hard cleaning, it worked good.

Other than that, it's as good as new :)

How much for the expansion pack?

omnedon

07-30-2005, 02:24 PM

^^^^^^^

Why I don't sell connectors anymore. Let me rebuild it, and they are always happy after.

Good Luck with the connectors! I'd love to clear out an old Nintendo Service center, but my dream is to clean out an old Intellivision service center. A bit late methinks! LOL

stuffedmonkey

08-03-2005, 08:35 PM

Got the new 72 pin. It works really well! Nice to not have to pry the game out anymore :)

walrusmonger

08-06-2005, 11:42 AM

EDIT:

Ok I decided to do a last ditch effort to save this thing, so i soaked a cart with alcohol and let it sit in the console for a few minutes. After letting it dry out, I tried another game, it works now.

Perhaps the 72 pin had got contimated by dirt I didnt notice, anyway it's working again good now, hopefully it stays good :)

Edit again:

tried another few games out, no luck :-/ I have no idea whats going on.

kainemaxwell

08-06-2005, 12:02 PM

PM most certainly sent!

jdchess

08-10-2005, 11:07 PM

I still have a few of these NOA connectors left if anyone else is interested.

Berserker

08-11-2005, 12:12 AM

Sorry, but you've bumped three of your threads up to the top of the front page. And since two of them are selling threads, I'm locking this one.

If you'd like to list this stuff in your other selling thread that's fine, just edit your original post and/or subject line or add it as a 24 hour bump. Also, if you'd like to relist this as it's own thread then that's cool too, just wait for your other selling threads to fall of the front page before doing so(usually only takes about a day or two for this to happen). Thanks!