My Pet Project - 8bitedge, a Free Resource for the Retro Gaming Community

[8bitedge]

HI all,

I'm still hard at work on https://8bitedge.com!

I've invested many hours now fine tuning the native desktop console and it's backend by implementing native language processing, LLM RAG and vector databases to significantly improve console search results.

If you haven't yet, really try it out. It's actually useful and is a free resource I've put together for the retro gaming community. It is a really easy way to identify good deals on eBay (other marketplaces TBD) for retro games. I've added significant filtering capabilities and have separated out individual games from lots so you can do something like "Only show CIB Nintendo games that are 20% below current pricecharting and accept offers or buy it now"!. Results are pushed to the console ~ every 60 seconds so you actually get a chance to grab the latest listings.

I'm attaching screenshots of the latest desktop console and the filtering capabilities as it has improved significantly over my last posts to this forum on 8bitedge. I've been using this for awhile now to build out my SNES collection and it works really well!

​Thanks and don't forget to be kind and rewind!

[8bitedge]

I think you guys will really dig this feature. I added a real time data stream that captures below pricecharting listings on eBay that are either loose, new or CIB. The discount amount is configurable and the table updates in real time! Give it a peak and try it out at https://8bitedge.com/dashboard/deals! Table updates run every 60 seconds, so if anything new comes up, it'll populate very soon after listing.

I'm attaching a screenshot of it here.

[Nz17]

Cool project! Will it support searching for boxes / containers only? What is the software's license? GPL? Plain freeware? Thanks for your work!

[8bitedge]

Probably not box only, the AI I use to help identify CIB vs Loose listings wouldn't be very accurate at differentiating from box only vs. cib. The desktop application is distributed as free to use for now (not OSS), depending on other factors, that may eventually become a really cheap subscription service (it takes a little bit of $$ for all the AI inference and AWS costs), but everything on the website should remain free, including the deal finder (think of the desktop app a more advanced version of the deal finder on the website).

I really do use the Lots feature to price out CIB/Loose games on a regular basis and the desktop app to find good buys. I usually set my filters to the specific platforms I'm interested in and turn off auctions, leaving buy it now and make an offer listings. I then put a savings % of 5% for CIB and 10% for loose. It really helps track down games posted in the last 60 seconds that are super low price or may accept a lower offer!


Anyway I really really appreciate feature ideas! I've got some other CRUD work I need to do and updates to authentication for 2factor and add some platform logins like google and facebook. Still plan to add additional features as time goes on!

Thanks and have fun!

[8bitedge]

P.S. I have plans to add other market places as I'm able to narrow down integration with them!