Rules For "Finds" Threads

[Kroogah]

1. Your find, no matter how cool, goes into the weekly/weekend finds thread. Unless some real discussion aside from "nice find" can come from it (i.e. you bought a system you don't know how to hook up, you bought something no one has ever heard of)

2. No more arguing what constitutes a "real" find. Obviously some finds are better deals than others, but who's to say what the line between "worthy of inclusion in the finds thread" and "not" is?

To sum those rules up...
If you find a Kizuna Encounter, Euro, Neo Geo AES, complete, for $1, post it in the finds thread. NOT in its own thread.
If you find Combat for the 2600 for $10, post it in the finds thread. Heh.
If you trade SMB/Duck Hunt with a torn label for Shining Force III U.S., post it in the finds thread.

BUT

3. EBAY WINNINGS GO IN THE STICKY THREAD IN THE EBAY FORUM. THAT IS WHY THAT THREAD IS THERE. THEY DO NOT GO IN THE FINDS THREAD.

[tholly]

If you find a Kizuna Encounter, Euro, Neo Geo AES, complete, for $1, post it in the finds thread. NOT in its own thread.

i think there should be a rule that that is the only find that is allowed to have its own thread.....i mean...a $10,000++ game for $1.....thats beyond a find.... LOL

[PapaStu]

If you find a Kizuna Encounter, Euro, Neo Geo AES, complete, for $1, post it in the finds thread. NOT in its own thread.

i think there should be a rule that that is the only find that is allowed to have its own thread.....i mean...a $10,000++ game for $1.....thats beyond a find.... LOL

NOSE!
Its a find. It goes in the find thread. This is to try and prevent arguments and people shitting on others for what they do and dont get. for whatever price / way of recieving the item in question. Think of it as just an Aquirement thread. If something is actually so OMG, it'll find its way out into its own thread, I've got no doubt about that.

[PapaStu]

So good it came out in double post format!!!!!

[McBacon]

Whats the rule on brand new games and other current gens?

[Kroogah]

Whats the rule on brand new games and other current gens?

They go in the current finds thread.

[THATinkjar]

So, can we create a Weekend/Weekday finds thread in the eBay forum?

[Kroogah]

So, can we create a Weekend/Weekday finds thread in the eBay forum?

There already is one, named "Post your recent ebay winnings here!" (or something like that)

[digitalpress]

So, can we create a Weekend/Weekday finds thread in the eBay forum?

There already is one, named "Post your recent ebay winnings here!" (or something like that)

There is... but it would be fine to have a weekly/weekend "eBay finds" thread in this forum as well. Personally I'm much more interested in eBay finds than "in the wild" anymore!

[robotriot]

Hm, I will of course abide by the new rule, but I find it kind of unnecessary to seperate wild and ebay finds, as well as having the threads in different subforums (I never visit to the ebay forum anyway). Maybe it shouldn't be called a "find" if it's from ebay, but the whole thread could just be renamed to something like "new games we got this week" and everything could go in there.

[THATinkjar]

Hm, I will of course abide by the new rule, but I find it kind of unnecessary to seperate wild and ebay finds, as well as having the threads in different subforums (I never visit to the ebay forum anyway). Maybe it shouldn't be called a "find" if it's from ebay, but the whole thread could just be renamed to something like "new games we got this week" and everything could go in there.

I agree with you. I e-mailed Joe, and his response was encouraging - but the rules stand. However, we now have Weekday/Weekend "Finds" threads in the eBay forum. It isn't the end of the world, and this will suffice :)

Thanks Joe for your input.

[Captain Wrong]

I think to most of us "old school" type, "find" implys you actually left your house, went to garage sales, thrift stores, estate auctions or whatever and actually got a good deal on something. I understand that it's mostly a semantic thing and one man's eBay purchase is another man's "find," but I, for one, appreciate the distinction.

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

Meh im a hardcore ebayer and buy alot from there because i dont like in store prices but i DO actually find stuff locally on occasion but to me a find is a find

[ClubNinja]

I, for one, appreciate the distinction.

I, for two, appreciate the distinction.

[klausien]

Also, you should have to actually post a find to start either thread, not just post to be first so you can gobble up Meseta.

[Jibbajaba]

Also, you should have to actually post a find to start either thread, not just post to be first so you can gobble up Meseta.

I agree. For some reason (and maybe I'm just nit-picky) I bugs me when someone starts the thread and simply posts "Nothing yet".

Chris

[tholly]

I think to most of us "old school" type, "find" implys you actually left your house, went to garage sales, thrift stores, estate auctions or whatever and actually got a good deal on something. I understand that it's mostly a semantic thing and one man's eBay purchase is another man's "find," but I, for one, appreciate the distinction.


thats how I always viewed it....you actually went outside into fresh, or not so fresh, air and found something in real life

ebay isnt a find....ebay does the search for you, so technically ebay found it....not you, you just looked at the results that ebay found

[pookninja]

I think to most of us "old school" type, "find" implys you actually left your house, went to garage sales, thrift stores, estate auctions or whatever and actually got a good deal on something. I understand that it's mostly a semantic thing and one man's eBay purchase is another man's "find," but I, for one, appreciate the distinction.i kind of understand what you and a few of the other folks are saying,but sometimes ebay or other online services are the only way for me to find games.as im sure im not the only one,i work two jobs,i have 2 kids,and my wife works after i get home alot of the time.so,that dont really leave me alot of time to go "video game huntin".i do go to the thrift shops on weekends,and i go to gamecrazy every friday,and i hit pawn shops and game/dvd/cd exchange type places when i can,plus i truly feel i do find "good deals" on ebay alot of times where the price,with shipping is alot cheaper then it would be,even at a goodwill or whatever.also,its cool to see what games people find,even if its"common crap"to some folks.i just enjoy looking at and talking about game stuff,and now i kind of feel like that on this forum that if the game is"not uber,special,rare"or i didnt find it at some thrift shop,or rummage sale,thats its not worth talking about or posting.that kinda sucks.

[Bluteg]

Personally I believe that finding dirt cheap BINS is a true "find", but saying "I bought x games for SNES" without listing a price or link is not a find. Also if you paid $35 for a loose Chrono Trigger or something of that nature that is NOT a find. That is average market price. I cannot stand those posts.

However I believe some ebay auctions are "find" material. For example when that ebay seller was listing sealed Action 52s for $4.99, that was a find. Looking through pages of crap auctions and actually FINDING a crazy cheap item is not easy, and it requires that same blind luck that is required going to Goodwill.

[Jumpman Jr.]

What about games that we bought through DP that arrived in the mail? Is that a find?

[THATinkjar]

What about games that we bought through DP that arrived in the mail? Is that a find?

That can be posted in the usual Weekday/Weekend "Finds" threads. As can anything bought new.

[Sylentwulf]

Finds forum......

[THATinkjar]

Finds forum......

In my eyes, that would be awesome. Good idea. I wonder what Joe thinks of that idea...

[digitalpress]

Finds forum......

In my eyes, that would be awesome. Good idea. I wonder what Joe thinks of that idea...

I'd prefer LESS forums. I'm all for consolidation.

[felix]

I'm not protesting the 2 different threads (wild vs ebay), but there are people like me who the "wild" is non-existant. I live in a college town where litterally 3/4 of the residence are students with no garage sales, no flea markets, no trunk sales.. just ebgames *which doesnt sell classic games anymore, and bestbuy *which never sold classics and ebay (which I get ALL of my items from). I think its fun to see what others get, I don't really think it matters where they get it.. I mean, if were going to get really picky about it, why dont we make a "finds" thread in the FS/FT forum, Arcade Forum, Scifi forum, Ebay forum etc, depending on what/where you bought your item?

Personally I think a FIND is a FIND. Whether you waited for months and finally FOUND one on ebay or tripped over a box in the fleamarket and FOUND a box of nes games that you bought from some sucker for $.50... I just don't really see the difference, ebay is just another store.

[digitalpress]

I mean, if were going to get really picky about it, why dont we make a "finds" thread in the FS/FT forum, Arcade Forum, Scifi forum, Ebay forum etc, depending on what/where you bought your item?

Why don't we? Who's stopping anyone from doing that?


Personally I think a FIND is a FIND. Whether you waited for months and finally FOUND one on ebay or tripped over a box in the fleamarket and FOUND a box of nes games that you bought from some sucker for $.50... I just don't really see the difference, ebay is just another store.

If you've been doing this awhile you'd understand the difference. The vets here grew up "in the wild". A find on eBay is NOT the same thing. The fact that you can throw as much money at a single item and get it from anywhere in the world disqualifies it in the eyes of many.

I'm in YOUR world now - the only finds in the wild for me are at local trade meets and CGE. My area has dried up. Of course, living in that area for 13 years probably has something to do with that. Anyway, the "eBay finds" is appealing to me because it shows what I COULD have had, unlike the other "finds" thread that I can simply marvel at. Totally different approaches that belong in totally different threads.

[Goblin]

I'd prefer LESS forums. I'm all for consolidation.
I agree. Less forums are better.

I understand the reason to have a few, (i.e. topic specific posts that would drop off the page in one big forum), but there are really just too many.

Is there a way the software would allow a sub-category? For instance if I post a questions about arcade cabinets I would post in the main forum (which many people do anyway, either because they do not realizing there is a separate forum or feel more readers will see it in the main). At the time of posting I could click an arcade category button. The post itself would appear then appear in the main forum which would be a superset off all gaming posts. But then if me as a user/reader is only interested in arcade or imports I would still have the sub categories on the main menu effectively filtering only those specific categories giving much the same effect of the current separate forums.

Is this possible?

[digitalpress]

Is there a way the software would allow a sub-category? For instance if I post a questions about arcade cabinets I would post in the main forum (which many people do anyway, either because they do not realizing there is a separate forum or feel more readers will see it in the main). At the time of posting I could click an arcade category button. The post itself would appear then appear in the main forum which would be a superset off all gaming posts. But then if me as a user/reader is only interested in arcade or imports I would still have the sub categories on the main menu effectively filtering only those specific categories giving much the same effect of the current separate forums.

Is this possible?

Sadly no, because that's EXACTLY what I'd do if it were available. Maybe in a future version!

[THATinkjar]

Personally, I would be happy if Joe just made a Weekday/Weekend "Finds" thread in the relevant forums each week and made it a sticky. That way we don't have any nonsense about people starting threads without having anything to show off, and the topic is very visible.

[ClubNinja]

I mean, if were going to get really picky about it, why dont we make a "finds" thread in the ... Arcade Forum,...

When people find arcade games, they generally do post about it there. And there is much rejoicing.

[felix]

I mean, if were going to get really picky about it, why dont we make a "finds" thread in the FS/FT forum, Arcade Forum, Scifi forum, Ebay forum etc, depending on what/where you bought your item?

Why don't we? Who's stopping anyone from doing that?


Personally I think a FIND is a FIND. Whether you waited for months and finally FOUND one on ebay or tripped over a box in the fleamarket and FOUND a box of nes games that you bought from some sucker for $.50... I just don't really see the difference, ebay is just another store.

If you've been doing this awhile you'd understand the difference. The vets here grew up "in the wild". A find on eBay is NOT the same thing. The fact that you can throw as much money at a single item and get it from anywhere in the world disqualifies it in the eyes of many.

I'm in YOUR world now - the only finds in the wild for me are at local trade meets and CGE. My area has dried up. Of course, living in that area for 13 years probably has something to do with that. Anyway, the "eBay finds" is appealing to me because it shows what I COULD have had, unlike the other "finds" thread that I can simply marvel at. Totally different approaches that belong in totally different threads.


You have just inspired me to go hunting this friday/sat/sun.
I want to find something to post in the "videogames forum weekly finds" thread... see what all this hoopla you old timers talk is about.. wish me luck.

[digitalpress]

Personally, I would be happy if Joe just made a Weekday/Weekend "Finds" thread in the relevant forums each week and made it a sticky. That way we don't have any nonsense about people starting threads without having anything to show off, and the topic is very visible.

There is no way I'm doing that. Last thing I need is another weekly "task". Plus it shouldn't be a sticky - let it rise or fall on its own merit.

Besides, who cares who starts the topic, as long as it gets done?

[Sanriostar]

I don't know if I'm adding anything here:

I've always liked to see posts that highlight a major find; I.E. a massive find like the Famicom FDS post currently in here, or a high rare. If they're in the 'Finds' thread, odds are I'll probably not see it.