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I'm very surprised no one has said The Last of Us yet. Is that too generic of an answer?

On 2/15/2021 at 10:17 PM, avatar! said:

 

Loved this game!

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Just now, GharetSaiDe said:

That's an interesting distinction. Would you claim counterfeit vs reproductions because it was not marked clearly that the item was a fake, whereas a "reproduction" one might expect to be clear that is the case rather than relying on close inspection/opening of the cart to verify?

It's just a stronger word in my opinion. You don't want to end up with some eBay employee reviewing your case that doesn't understand why a reproduction is bad. It seems like many of them don't understand that these games are collectibles. This guy scammed you, so you should also just go ahead and say the games are broken and don't work. Even if that's not true, I think it's justified as the means to a fair end. 

You should say the items were counterfeit instead of saying they were reproductions in your claim. You should also say they don't work.

Hoping to have some luck here. If anyone participated in the Ultima Online Beta and still has their CD, I will pay well for it.

3 hours ago, arch_8ngel said:

If you want to trade individual stocks, then the two "real" discount brokerages are Schwab and FIdelity 

You don't think ETRADE is reputable? I used Capital One's brokerage previously but it was purchased by ETRADE a few years ago.

2 minutes ago, ThePhleo said:

I literally cannot buy AMC stock.

Im playing with a couple hundred in Robinhood and it let me buy every stock I want except AMC.

It's possible t hat there was a trading halt due to today's activity.

1 hour ago, jonebone said:

I have no idea. I'm going to read the chart and watch what it tells me as it develops.  It has nothing to do with how high it "should run" (see GME), it has to do with how many people pile in and how the tug of war battle looks.  It also will likely be strongly connected with GME.  If GME is tapering off (whenever that happens), people will pile into next best thing and it's AMC.  

Thanks again! Sold half of my position in only 2 days at +260%

19 minutes ago, jonebone said:

I have no idea. I'm going to read the chart and watch what it tells me as it develops.  It has nothing to do with how high it "should run" (see GME), it has to do with how many people pile in and how the tug of war battle looks.  It also will likely be strongly connected with GME.  If GME is tapering off (whenever that happens), people will pile into next best thing and it's AMC.  

Thanks Jone!!!!!

What the heck is happening today? The share price closed at $65.01 on Friday and reached a high of $158.97 around 10:45am today despite no news about the company. It then dropped back to an intra-day (so far) low of $61.13, and is now sitting at $85 but changing rapidly.

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#1 - iPhone

#2 - NES

#3 - Apple II

I'm surprised how many people said RPGs.

I'm guessing most of mine were games I played as a kid and beat over and over, which would be one of the following:

SMB2

SMB3

Mega Man 2

Duck Tales 

Contra (had to use 30 lives code as a kid)

As an adult, Double Dragon 2 is my go-to game to beat for some quick fun.

Great collection, thanks for sharing!

Ring King on NES. Both fighters get a blowjob between every round. Sure that might not be what it's "supposed to" be, but it can't really be anything else.

On 11/12/2020 at 9:44 PM, OptOut said:

I'm pretty sure that there was a thread around here some time talking about the worst feelings in collecting, but I would just like to share a few of my FAVOURITE feelings in collecting, and see what others have too!

 

For example, recently I placed an order for a game online that I had been looking at for literally YEARS. I'm talking this listing had just been sitting there unchanged in suspended animation for TIME. The reason I didn't buy is sooner was because well, it's not complete, and although the price is okay for what it is, it's still not exactly in the impulse range. I ummmed and errrrrred for a long time, but finally I was like okay I'll scoop it up with a couple other things and just get it out of my mind.

And the FEELING I had after I made that decision was like the complete opposite of buyers remorse... Buyer's RELIEF? I guess, lol! Without even going over the logical and rational reasons you had to buy something (which tend to flip back and forth a lot of the time unless the value or the desire is just obvious) the sensation of buyer's relief tells you down to the bottom of your heart you KNOW you made the right decision!

And, this is a very specific feeling I'm talking about BTW. Most of the time you buy something and you just feel happy, or maybe you are dissatisfied occasionally. But the feeling of either buyer's remorse or buyer's relief are a lot less common! The POWERFUL feeling that you just made a great decision, which almost takes you by surprise after you already made the purchase, is a wonderful thing about collecting!

 

So, there's one of my favourite feelings in collecting! I got a few more, but first let me know what inflates your bubble!   

What game was it? I'm interested to know

Maybe you have not heard of a console called the "Nintendo Entertainment System".

Vanilla Everquest, but take me back to 1999 where there was little info online and players had to explore the world and figure things out for themselves.

On 10/15/2020 at 7:38 PM, Code Monkey said:

If you're collecting a full set of X-Men comics, then yes, it is required.

That's the problem, people try and assign a limited definition to a broad term. A full set is literally an entire set of everything that ever existed, there is no way anyone could ever possibly collect that .However, people try and assign some smaller subset to have this definition which is just weird and false. Since everyone assigns a different definition to "full set," there's no way to agree if a game should belong because you all have different definitions.

All you can really do is look at the literal words of "full set" and look at what the actual words themselves mean. "Full" and "Set" put together is literally everything from the history of time.

If you ever want to stop arguing about this, then stop being lazy and using the proper terms.

Full Set = everything

Full Nintendo set = every game ever released from Nintendo as a company

Full Nintendo NES set = every game released by Nintendo specifically for the NES

Full NES set = all NES games released by every manufacturer with no time limit. If it exists, it's included, don't try and cry your way out of literal definitions.

Full Nintendo NES Licensed Retail Set = all Nintendo released games specifically for the NES, released at retail. This is the set I am going for, as this doesn't include the 1 of 1 Nintendo Campus Challenge which is technically part of the licensed set because it is a licensed Nintendo NES game.

So unless you specify which sub-set you're going for, you'll never know if a certain game belongs. If you want to be more specific about your particular collecting goal, then be more specific when you refer to it.

And when you talk about licensed games, software contains multiple different licenses from various copyrights. The company iam8bit obtains a legal license from Capcom for their releases but not from Nintendo, so these are technically licensed but not Nintendo licensed.

Wow someone actually bit and said the comic I drew when I was 12 is truly required for a full X-Men set. Ridiculous.

On 10/12/2020 at 2:03 PM, avatar! said:

I think it depends on what you mean by "set". As TDIRunner pointed out, there is a grey line -  that is where do you draw the line between market and after market? Ultimately, the fact is that games are still being made for the NES - and I personally think it's super exciting. If you want a "complete set" in my opinion you'll need to purchase these so-called "after market" games. In my opinion Homebrews absolutely count as official releases, same for licensed games such as Holy Diver. 

I agree that there is a lot of gray area, but I think counting all homebrews as official releases and part of a set is crazy. I bet a lot of kids drew their own X-Men comics but those "super rare 1 of 1 issues" aren't needed for a set.

Picked up these games and I don't collect Atari. None are tested.

GVN Value is $251.82. I am selling for one third of that - $83 + shipping. Here are the games copied/pasted from GVN.

All games have the front label, but 8 are missing the top label.

13 hours ago, Tanooki said:

Well it's ebay, I wouldn't be 100% certain, as they're cheap and easy to mess with to seem new, much like the mass of so called legit new SD/microSD cards out there you find actually come from china and have smaller/crappier chips wired in to make a profit.  I've not heard really of new out of box being jacked up, but if they are a legit rare lemon a store return is in order for a swap only because a warranty replacement would take too long leaving you without gaming.

Yep, looks like he tried scamming me. The seller had 98.9% feedback, which seems solid, but I just looked at his negative feedback comments: