UK/English Collectors!

[wibble]

Guy's, I'll be posting details in a min but I've got a Bletchley/Milton Keynes/South Bucks meetup on the 2nd of October 2004 lined up (halls booked etc) so if anyone wants to meet up, let me know.

[Mayhem]

I think I'm currently free that day, and it isn't too far now so perhaps I'd be able to make it

[wibble]

I hope you to make it Sir and uphold the C64 banner....

[importaku]

Yaay someone else who lives in Leeds.

Hehe i live in Leeds too

Its a shame the uk dosent seem to have really massive retro shows like you lucky people in the US have.

Although i have very few items that could be classed as retro i do like old videogames

[pr8cjb]

I live in the deep recesses of the South West, collecting mainly Sega stuff 16 bit upwards, though I have a SNES, N64 and VCS that get some use. The Mega-CD is my personal passion - 8 left to get a full PAL set! Sadly most game stores except "Game" have yet to move this far down the country...

[jono]

I hail from South Wales. I only know of about 2 maybe 3 other people in my local area who collect. Oh well leaves more for me i guess .
Also where do most pf you get your stuff from? I still find that the boot sales in my area are pretty good for finding stuff. In the past couple of years i've found tons of stuff.

[Cauterize]

I only know of about 2 maybe 3 other people in my local area who collect.

Also where do most pf you get your stuff from? I still find that the boot sales in my area are pretty good for finding stuff. In the past couple of years i've found tons of stuff.

2 or 3 people, thats a lot really... i have no "enemies" in my area

Best places i find are car boots, 2nd hand shops and friends really... also some game shops do some good deals...

[Predatorxs]

But just think of all the people that collect but don't know about DP or even worse haven't got Net access??

there could be people on your very street that might be... crazy Video game collectors

..XS (..........I'm Rick james Bitcchh!)

[Cauterize]

But just think of all the people that collect but don't know about DP or even worse haven't got Net access??

there could be people on your very street that might be... crazy Video game collectors

ARGH YOUR SCARING ME! STOP! hahaha
i hope there isnt.... theres this really annoying guy at the local car boot sale that buys the games he see's then goes back to his stall n sells them at high prices, i might kick his ass!

[jono]

I got the same problem as you. There are a few dealers at the car boots i go to you are always trying to grab the games. Just yesterday i missed out on a snes with super bomberman 2, starwing and super return of the jedi for under a tenner. The woman who bought knows that i go for the older systems and she stood there smirking at me as she bought it. I've seen her buy a megadrive with a bunch of games for a fiver and then try to sell it on her stall for £35 at the same boot!. I don't mind though, i managed after haggling with her at a different boot to get Mario allstars, Mario kart and Mario world 2 Yoshi's Island off her for a tenner. She probably paid a pittance for them though.
I do notice however most of the dealers in my area tend not to even look at N64, Dreamcast, Saturn or Snes stuff. I've seen them just walk by without giving them a second look. They always go for the playstation and megadrive games. Anything they don't recognise they just walk away, which on one instance meant that i bagged a boxed virtual boy for a fiver. Oh how i laughed at them that day.

[Cauterize]

I got the same problem as you. There are a few dealers at the car boots i go to you are always trying to grab the games. Just yesterday i missed out on a snes with super bomberman 2, starwing and super return of the jedi for under a tenner. The woman who bought knows that i go for the older systems and she stood there smirking at me as she bought it. I've seen her buy a megadrive with a bunch of games for a fiver and then try to sell it on her stall for £35 at the same boot!. I don't mind though, i managed after haggling with her at a different boot to get Mario allstars, Mario kart and Mario world 2 Yoshi's Island off her for a tenner. She probably paid a pittance for them though.
I do notice however most of the dealers in my area tend not to even look at N64, Dreamcast, Saturn or Snes stuff. I've seen them just walk by without giving them a second look. They always go for the playstation and megadrive games. Anything they don't recognise they just walk away, which on one instance meant that i bagged a boxed virtual boy for a fiver. Oh how i laughed at them that day.

Its really annoying isnt it.. it tears apart our hobby in a way... if i find out what he collects ill go lay a crap on it or something to let him know how i feel! hahaha... or i could just buy it n break it infront of him.....

Damn im evil... i wouldnt mind a collector like one of u lot around as we could trade games n meet up to fight for our lives on mario kart together!

[Cauterize]

also another point about this is, they are actually screwing themselves outta cash as we are the only ones buying this stuff really!!!

[Predatorxs]

But just think of all the people that collect but don't know about DP or even worse haven't got Net access??

there could be people on your very street that might be... crazy Video game collectors

ARGH YOUR SCARING ME! STOP! hahaha
i hope there isnt.... theres this really annoying guy at the local car boot sale that buys the games he see's then goes back to his stall n sells them at high prices, i might kick his ass!

Go.. whip that maaaaaaaan's Ass!! ( My best StoneCold Line )

To be Honest i don't go to car boots like i use to, but when i did i got sum really nice finds!.. and not always Gaming stuff!..

But one of my last finds, was a US snes with 11 or 12 us games and 2 or 3 converters, for a £5 that was very, very nice!! when i gave the guy a fiver, i asked him to hold onto it. ( So i didn't have to carry it around )

Later when i went back, i picked my stuff up, he said he had this little carry bag thingy, for £1, it was a Gameboy carry bag with a nice clean GB and a handful of games as well as a light and magnifer!!

..XS

[Cauterize]

ha u lucky thing!
well good news is this idiot sellign these games has had to reduce them coz he cant sell them and he didnt seem to buy anything i wanted today luckly... hopefully his car will reverse onto him when he is packing up...

[jono]

Damn it, it happened again this morning! Missed out on a megadrive with a crapload of boxed games for a fiver. At least i got a Lynx this morning with 4 games for £2. All the dealers ignored it.

[Cauterize]

At least i got a Lynx this morning with 4 games for £2. All the dealers ignored it.

Nice one mate, i think lynx stuff is hard to come by over here!

[jono]

I rarely see any Atari Lynx stuff. Hell i've only seen maybe 3 or four upclose before and two of them where broken. And up until 4 months ago one of them was nailed to a wall above a collectors stall in a local market!
Anyhow i bagged some more stuff this afternoon.

• Art Alive, Megagames 3 and Sonic and knuckles for the MD, a mark 1 master system, bad dudes versus dragon ninja and double dragon for the nes, Laser ghost for the MS and finely a Teddy Boy Sega card for the master system 1. I havn't seen one of these cards for nearly ten years.

[Vroomfunkel]

A meet? Ooh! Sounds groovy

I reckon I could make MK for 2nd October .. PM / Email me if & when there are confirmed details etc.

I've got freinds in MK so I could drop in and see them too

And if anyone is after sealed PAL / jp Mega CD games then come along with some good trades

Vroomfunkel

[wibble]

I reckon I could make MK for 2nd October .. PM / Email me if & when there are confirmed details etc.

It's all confimed, check the Jollyfest posting in this folder for full details.

Wibble.

[Cauterize]

A meet? Ooh! Sounds groovy

I reckon I could make MK for 2nd October .. PM / Email me if & when there are confirmed details etc.

I've got freinds in MK so I could drop in and see them too

And if anyone is after sealed PAL / jp Mega CD games then come along with some good trades

Vroomfunkel

I need a Mega CD First
The one thing i cant seem to get hold of! i even have some games for it!