Quote Originally Posted by kedawa View Post
It should be standard practice to 'refurb' anything you buy that's that old.
You don't know where it's been or what it's been through.
I'm glad I'm not the only person who does things like wipe down old controllers and consoles when acquired. People who don't wouldn't believe the amount of dirt that comes off things like controller or AV cable cords.

There are a few people here I flat out refuse to do business with anymore because they sold me stuff, saying everything was great, at a price that would denote they actually - you know - had clean stuff, only for the items to arrive with things like leaves in the cartridge slots.

Even if old used stuff you buy works you should always give it a general tear down and cleaning. Isn't the objective to keep this stuff working for another 10, 20, 30 years so you can enjoy it without any hassle?