SNESP - Portable Super Nintendo For Sale - Ebay Link

[newby101]

I'm selling SNESP (portable super nintendo) made by Ben Heckendorn Benheck.com . I bought it from him in September and I unfortunately need to raise some cash to pay bills so I've put it up on Ebay. I paid a little over $400 for it so I want to get my investment back. I emailed Ben the other day so he may know someone who wants it since I don't think he is going to make any more. He said he used it for his book. Here is the link on ebay. There are lots of pictures.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=8158963330

[scorch56]

THAT!!!.. has got to be the coolest thing I have ever seen. SO professionally done as well.. it really looks factory made. If only I hadn't ran my CC bill up so high over the holidays; I'd be on that in a "heartbeat". Hmmm.. <eyes his boxed TurboDuo..> ..nah.. can't part with that either.

Good luck though.. I'm sure you'll get a lot for it. Talk about "unique".

[v1rich]

Some of your keywords appear to be non related

Good luck selling. If it goes for $400 or more I will be surprised. You never know how much it will go for until you auction it off. Hopefully it will not be pulled.

[ianoid]

Am I the only one not turning over the unique BenHeck portables?

I just got me the PSPone from the guy that bought one (should be one more out there, actually.) I have no intention of parting out any of my BenHeck portables unless I have an identical dupe.

I'm tempted to bid on this one, but then I already have a different SNES-p. It would be cool to have two different models.

Ben does really nice work with his portables.

ian

[Cauterize]

There was an Article on Ben Hecks work in the latest Retro Revival Mag including an interview (www.retrorevival.co.uk)

[Flack]

Just an FYI, I think I've sent Newby101 around $1,000 over the past year over several different purchases. Always great packing, always great shipping, always great communication (before, during, and after a sale).

[charitycasegreg]

I saw the other snes portable and the ps1, and atari portables he made, they are just amazing, Im not tempted though since the gamecube portable screens are compatable with the snes, for much cheaper...still not a handheld though.

[djbeatmongrel]

does he still make them cuase i'd love to get a VCS one made

[newby101]

thanks flack - You were the reason I was able to afford the SNESp in the first place ... btw I still have that green one - I plan on posting some other rare items here next week. I'll email you a preview in a couple days

[newby101]

Hi ianoid - sounds like you have the lead in the BenHeck collection. Do you have the vertical SNESP with the 3inch screen? His PS2P sounds like your next system... but I think he only made one.

[jajaja]

No offence or anything, but this handheld is damn ugly. And you already have the GBA, which is so to say the same as a portable SNES and much much cheaper, not to mention smaller.
Does it play all regions btw, NTSC/PAL?
Dont know how rare this is, but it might be some collectors out there who wants it. So good luck with the auction!

[Flack]

No offence or anything, but this handheld is damn ugly. And you already have the GBA, which is so to say the same as a portable SNES and much much cheaper, not to mention smaller. Does it play all regions btw, NTSC/PAL? Dont know how rare this is, but it might be some collectors out there who wants it. So good luck with the auction!

The value of this item isn't just the fact that it can play SNES games. It's that it is a one of a kind item, made and documented by a well known member of the gaming community. I'm not sure I follow your logic comparing it to a GBA. Playing pirated ROMs on an off-the-shelf system doesn't really compare to a unique hand-tooled system.

Since you said you don't know how rare this is, let me tell you. It's a hand made one of a kind.

Do some reading here: http://www.benheck.com

[jajaja]

Pirates roms? what are u talking about? What i ment was that i'd rather buy a GBA for about 1/5 of the price instead of this
GBA have just the same games as SNES, atleast many of them. Yoshi's island, Super Mario World etc etc.. Also same with 8chan music and gfx.
This thing looks huge and doesnt look very "portable" because of its size.
But ones again.. collectors might want it. I would pay max $50 for this one, no matter how rare it is (unless i could sell if for a higher price hehe )

[imanerd0011]

Comparing this to a GBA is downright hilarious!!!

"I would pay max $50 for this one"

Well... considering that even a GBA costs more than $50, you are pretty damn cheap.

I really want one of Ben's NES portables, but I don't have the money right about now to afford one.

[jajaja]

[quote="imanerd0011"]Comparing this to a GBA is downright hilarious!!!

[quote]

U understood me wrong. What i ment is that id rather buy a GBA (already have 1 tho) if i wanted to play SNES games (no, not ROMs, as i said GBA is simular to SNES games), instead of using 400 dollars on this thing.

[newby101]

The SNESP is a unique one of kind item and a great addition to any collection. Thats why most collectors would be interested in it. I don't want to get into a SNES vs GBA debate, but I will say size matters. The GBA screen is too small. Why do you think all the new portables are bigger. There is a reason you pay 3 or 4 times more for a 27" LCD screen compared to a 15" LCD.

[Grim_Reaper_Bostock]

I checked it out. I can't afford it, but I noticed someone bid on it, so it looks like you got your investment back. Now lets hope its not an NPB *crosses fingers*

[newby101]

I hope thats not the case for whoever wins. I think one bidder Nickerous is a frequenter to Ben's forums

[jajaja]

How is the light on the the screen? Does it have good background light?
I remember when I bought the GBA and i looked at the screenshots back at the game boxes. They where full color and realy good light. But when i got home the light on the GBA was much worse than i thought, still playable tho.

[long_shawn_silver]

what is the going rate for one of Ben's ATARI 2600 portables anyhow? I would love to get one but I can just imagine the price tag, but I'm asking just to see if they are even close to my price range.