Selling my sharp nes tv, have questions

[Tanooki]

I cross posted this at racketboy to get as many answers as possible on this, sorry if it's a re-run. **Updated, this isn't an IF, I am going to sell it.

To be honest in the last year, other than to test a game out here and there or play a N64 a couple times I've not used it at all. I'm thinking I may want to let it go, but I'm kind of at a loss for the best method both in getting the most out of it, but also the safest so it doesn't get wrecked or get online scammed.

The TV I have, no current pics at the moment, is entirely complete, nothing broken off of it, and when I got it around 3 years back I opened it up, cleaned it out nicely and fine tuned all of it using the schematics online. I've got the 2 black controllers that work great, and I have the remote and while it works it's damaged as it was cracked on the side when I got it.

I've seen horror stories of them going through the mail(ups/etc) or even with freight crates and feet being bent/sheered off, the flimsy boards inside getting cracked from being thrown around, or the CRT itself coming loose in the frame which is all bad clearly.

What would one of you in my position do with selling this if I did it? Local pickup only? Packing seems to be playing with fire. I bought this from the original owner, it's complete and all original parts with lower hours on it since he was an adult when it came out.


I put an album of pictures of the TV online: http://s232.photobucket.com/user/tan...?sort=9&page=1

[Satoshi_Matrix]

If you decide to sell it, don't sell it local pick up only. That kind of thing drives me NUTS. If someone is willing to pay shipping, there is absolutely no reason not to offer to ship it.

Keep the controllers/remote together. Don't piecemeal it. That's a dick thing to do, like when snobby game stores get rare games traded in and sell the game and manual seperately to maximize their profits. Dick move, every time. Don't be that guy.

[Tanooki]

Well yeah I don't think I'd part it out, it is wrong.

As far as shipping goes. If someone wanted to arrange something with a fright shipper they could, but I'm not taking on that level of craziness over it as I'd hate to have any liability at all if it was broken in transit. I definitely would rather not shove it on ebay, they're greedy and take too much and make sellers victims to scum regularly and this would be a hot one for a jerk.

Looking at them the beat up but complete stuff minus remote seems to fall around 500, one that's in good shape and complete with one seems to be around $700, and you get some weird desperate types paying upwards of 1K which I can't figure on ebay. I'd probably take the $650-700 range on it, it would get me that laptop I want.

Not sure why local would drive you nuts, you interested in it? :P

[xelement5x]

I would shop it around with a preference on local pickup on cash, cut a better deal for those willing to work within that.

Let those interested in shipping it send you offers as well, but make sure to note that shipping liability is not going to be yours and to require insurance from whoever buys it and wants it shipped.

[Rickstilwell1]

Put it on craigslist and backpage if you're doing it locally.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Sure, try to sell it locally, but also try online too. Don't exclusively sell it locally because you can't be bothered to ship it.

These are 14" or at most 19" tvs aren't they? Just put it in a box with Styrofoam and secure it good and it'd be fine to ship anywhere. Put insurance on it if the buyer wants. This isn't the size of an arcade cabinet, there's no reason you couldn't ship it. Go to your local post office and talk to the guy about the possibility and get an idea of what would be involved.

[Zap!]

If you decide to sell it, don't sell it local pick up only. That kind of thing drives me NUTS. If someone is willing to pay shipping, there is absolutely no reason not to offer to ship it.

I wouldn't say no reason. It's a lot of work and semi-high risk, plus you have to find a huge box and tons of padding. They may not be reasons you agree with, but they are pretty decent reasons IMO.

[ProjectCamaro]

With something as rare as this I would personally offer shipping as well and like stated above I would go frieght.

Speaking for myself if this is something I wanted I would be happy to pay the extra to get it shipped as that's the only way I'll ever be able to get my hands on one. I've been more than happy to have items shipped from all over the world both large and small to get the item I wanted and in the condition I wanted. $150 or so may seem like a lot of money right now but after a couple months you'll forget you ever spent it on shipping and will be happy you have what you really wanted.

[Niku-Sama]

just sayin

[ProjectCamaro]

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just sayin

Haha, point and match.