Nes Freak | 584 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Out of curiosity if you were interested in buying a model 1 nes test station what would you pay for it? no low balling im talking serious offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,126 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Fully functional NTSC? Probably about $2K. For me it would be cool to have but I know in the back of my mind it’s just going to sit and collect dust as a display piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,204 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) i remember there was a home appliance/nintendo service station in my hometown. this had to be 94'-95' i was 12 and still had my nes frontload i think i got mm6 that year for christmas. my grandpa sent me zelda II. i had never played it before. i had played the original and enjoyed it i prob never beat both quest at this time maybe the first but most likely got to the 7-8 catacomb... unfortunatley.... or perhaps fortunatley (that game sucks right?...) this copy of zelda II dis not work. grandpa communicated this in the letter. he sent me fames before, dynowarz and xexyz come to mind. games that still hold heavy with me...grandpas 16 gauge too. anyway i was like ok nintendo service place, in the appliance store, lets see what you got, i know you can fix this sucker. so i go in past the washer and dryers...refridgerators and stoves...to the desk where the nintendo logos are hanging. the service logo shining he might have had one of those bad boy lit up ones...i walk in a daze like this is awesome! my game is as good as fixed!!! i give them the low down. the guy says oh ya lets check it out..... here it is now before my very eyes....the m fu$$ing test machine...oh f ya baby!!!! wooooo!!! lets gooooooooooo!!!! ninrento test machiiiiiiiiiiine!!!! f ya gonna fix my game baby! woo! im excited. guy pops in the game...nothing. blinking.... pops it in...solid black. ok test machine i got this far, lets go! woo! pops it in... solid black..ok ok.. pops it in... solid black..allright play woth the knobs a little bit. push a button or something... nope. thats it. guy says give hime $8-$10 or something. he will semd it somewhere. i said ok. i didnt even habe the $. i left the game there. waited a wek or two for alawance then payed the guy. waited a couple weeks and went back but no game. summer cane and went i forgot. went back and the place was gone. Edited January 20, 2021 by docile tapeworm 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,890 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Whoa. m night shamalayan that story had one hell of a sad twist. Did not see the tumble weeds coming. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,754 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 $500 would be my offer, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,980 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, fcgamer said: $500 would be my offer, lol. Me too. I also would have this as a display piece. I know it's worth more than that, but if someone had one for sale, needed money and asked me my personal price, I'd go with $500. I can't swing $2,000 but I think it'd be worth $500 to me. Edited January 20, 2021 by RH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,754 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Just now, RH said: Me too. I also would have this as a display piece. I know it's worth that, but if someone had one for sale, needed money and asked me my personal price, I'd go with $500. I can't swing $2,000 but I think it'd be worth $500 to me. Yeah that's my exact thought process here too. Anything above $500 and suddenly it becomes a more thought-out purchase (well $500 is a serious purchase for me too, but for something like this, I'd likely consider it). $2000, for example, nah there's so many other things I'd rather have, and definitely no sense of impulse left for me to grab it without thinking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,204 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hammerfestus said: Whoa. m night shamalayan that story had one hell of a sad twist. Did not see the tumble weeds coming. just a story i had about a nintendo test station Edited January 20, 2021 by docile tapeworm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,186 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 $1500-$2500 depending on condition and completion. Im not in a rush to ever own one. As cool as it is historically, it’s just a small piece of history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 584 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 23 hours ago, a3quit4s said: Fully functional NTSC? Probably about $2K. For me it would be cool to have but I know in the back of my mind it’s just going to sit and collect dust as a display piece. dust collecting it apart of every collection tbh lol but i get your point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 584 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 20 hours ago, RH said: Me too. I also would have this as a display piece. I know it's worth more than that, but if someone had one for sale, needed money and asked me my personal price, I'd go with $500. I can't swing $2,000 but I think it'd be worth $500 to me. getting one for 500 would be nothing short of a miracle lol. when i got mine i paid 650 dollars in 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 584 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 23 hours ago, docile tapeworm said: i remember there was a home appliance/nintendo service station in my hometown. this had to be 94'-95' i was 12 and still had my nes frontload i think i got mm6 that year for christmas. my grandpa sent me zelda II. i had never played it before. i had played the original and enjoyed it i prob never beat both quest at this time maybe the first but most likely got to the 7-8 catacomb... unfortunatley.... or perhaps fortunatley (that game sucks right?...) this copy of zelda II dis not work. grandpa communicated this in the letter. he sent me fames before, dynowarz and xexyz come to mind. games that still hold heavy with me...grandpas 16 gauge too. anyway i was like ok nintendo service place, in the appliance store, lets see what you got, i know you can fix this sucker. so i go in past the washer and dryers...refridgerators and stoves...to the desk where the nintendo logos are hanging. the service logo shining he might have had one of those bad boy lit up ones...i walk in a daze like this is awesome! my game is as good as fixed!!! i give them the low down. the guy says oh ya lets check it out..... here it is now before my very eyes....the m fu$$ing test machine...oh f ya baby!!!! wooooo!!! lets gooooooooooo!!!! ninrento test machiiiiiiiiiiine!!!! f ya gonna fix my game baby! woo! im excited. guy pops in the game...nothing. blinking.... pops it in...solid black. ok test machine i got this far, lets go! woo! pops it in... solid black..ok ok.. pops it in... solid black..allright play woth the knobs a little bit. push a button or something... nope. thats it. guy says give hime $8-$10 or something. he will semd it somewhere. i said ok. i didnt even habe the $. i left the game there. waited a wek or two for alawance then payed the guy. waited a couple weeks and went back but no game. summer cane and went i forgot. went back and the place was gone. geez... and it was probably just dirty. mega man 6 i was late in the nes era so i was still getting game from it to play around 2002 mm6 was one of those game i got that year for Christmas :P it was shortly after i started actively collecting games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,204 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 4 hours ago, Nes Freak said: geez... and it was probably just dirty. mega man 6 i was late in the nes era so i was still getting game from it to play around 2002 mm6 was one of those game i got that year for Christmas :P it was shortly after i started actively collecting games. wait you got mm6 for christmas 2002? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono1874 | 144 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) On 1/21/2021 at 7:28 AM, docile tapeworm said: wait you got mm6 for christmas 2002? It's not unusual. I got a garbage bag full of NES games on Christmas of 2000 or 2001. I would be willing to buy a test station for around 500 bucks at most. I would actively use it though. I don't fully know what it does but I think at this point an everdrive and a socketed console with the bottom cut out is just as useful. Edited January 23, 2021 by Jono1874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 584 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 On 1/21/2021 at 7:28 AM, docile tapeworm said: wait you got mm6 for christmas 2002? yep and i still have it today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 584 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Jono1874 said: It's not unusual. I got a garbage bag full of NES games on Christmas of 2000 or 2001. I would be willing to buy a test station for around 500 bucks at most. I would actively use it though. I don't fully know what it does but I think at this point an everdrive and a socketed console with the bottom cut out is just as useful. interesting how many people said 500 when in reality you probably couldnt get it for under 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,890 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 501 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,952 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I'd be comfy at 500 too more or less, NES Freak maybe right, but he's counting on the more money than common sense collectors too. It's a nice thing to have, but it's not like earth shattering amazing or desirable to most. I'm not sure exactly I'd go as calling it super rare either. Didn't basically every so called 'world of nintendo' retailer basically have these that did tests/repairs or mail offs for repair. They've got to total into the thousands or tens of thousands, though it's impossible to guess for real on that let alone what survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,436 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I mean I'd pay $500 because I don't want one, but for $500 why not. You're asking what I would pay, not what it's worth! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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