Sign Collector Guy

Mystery Box from @Quaze I bought back in August but did not open until today!!! Amazing!!! Thanks dude!!!

Took me 2 years to rope one in. Fresh out of the woodwork from a shopping mall in PA that was saved from the dumpster. Kay Bee employee stuck it in parents attic where it sat until a picker finally got it. 

Have alot of other neat things I suppose but this one always hits my #1. 

Tis the season. 8bit Xmas Cart collection. 

I would take the original planning sheets for Super Mario Bros. 

4 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said:

That Xeye looks really cool. Any difference from a standard Sega CD in terms of functionality?

Nope. Just an all in one system that sold poorly. You could buy a genesis and sega cd separately for less than this thing retailed for. lol

Shave club razor for neck. Trim beard every couple weeks with #1 attachment on regular hair trimmers. 

I also have to pluck weird ass thick eyebrow hairs every month. 

Do a little manscaping as well a few times a year. Gotta keep them pubes in line. 

Rare audio store brown box variant of JVC X’EYE. Never seen another one. Contents new/pristine condition. 

Saw it today and loved it!!! Blew me away on every level!!! Well done JJ!! Best thing that could have happened to Star Wars was George Lucas not being a part of it. 

This post reminded me of this sweet thrift find recently. Maybe it belongs in the finders keepers. Not sure.

Video below the picture.

Slowly but surely getting through Minish Cap. 

10 hours ago, austin532 said:

I wouldn't want my games anywhere near a fireplace whether it's used or not. Same with bright LED lights as those just fade out boxes.

I researched the UV Radiation output of the LEDs. It once had me concerned until I found out the level is extremely miniscule. 

I zoomed in and found some added text. Hmmmmm

51 minutes ago, drxandy said:

@Sign Collector Guy it looks great but I would be worried about using the electric fireplace, does it not heat up?

Its a gas fireplace and I did IR gun testing all around the perimeter while it ran before adding games to the shelf. I rarely use it anyhow. Stays pretty warm in our basement. 

7 minutes ago, Speedy_NES said:

I did not read the full article, but noticed the publication date and skimmed until I saw mention of the marshmallow test in there. The results and interpretations of that study from the 1960s have been reevaluated more recently, see the following:

https://behavioralscientist.org/try-to-resist-misinterpreting-the-marshmallow-test/

The premise that delayed gratification is better (certainly with regard to the marshmallow test) is based on getting more value out of such behavior in the long-term; while this applies to many areas of life in my opinion (the less [early] you consume, the more you build), within collectibles hobbies, this is not always the case. The fear of missing out is not necessarily the desire of having something now vs. (more) later, but can also be driven by the desire to obtain something that you may otherwise never be able to obtain again (be it the item, the condition it is in, historical provenance, etc). In other words, not giving in to acquiring an item may actually result in a worse outcome long-term, depending on your collecting goals. As someone who seeks out obscure items, this is more often than not the case for me, and I therefore allow myself to be slightly more influenced by the market and availability of items than those who collect from a set of readily available collectibles. There's strategies to deal with that, and in my case, I accept larger month-to-month fluctuations in my spending pattern and budget accordingly.

Excellent point. I feel in the end (me personally) I do not want my happiness defined by any materialistic items, especially collectibles. I have made some great strides in this but I still have this overwhelming urge to keep what I have. Selling these collection items is another thing all together. Letting go of them once I have them   

On 12/18/2019 at 9:42 PM, OptOut said:

I'm generally a patient kind of guy, with a strong propensity for delayed gratification. It's not too often I feel the urge to spring for an item impulsively, and I certainly don't allow myself to get to wrapped up in whatever might be the flavour-of-the-month hype like some people do. So, FOMO isn't really a factor in my collecting very often.

As for more general advice, I'd say sticking to a few core collecting interests, such as particular systems or series can help in this regard. That way, when the FOMO urge does hit you can kinda decide whether it fits with your interest or whether you'd be better off steering clear. You can definitely get caught up in the hype of a particular item more easily if your collecting goals are too broad or ill-defined.

I like your way of thinking. I have worked on this over the last couple years. Great article here that speaks to the behavior of delayed gratification. Not saying those who indulge in impulsive behavior behave like toddlers but getting instant comfort in buying things speaks to a much bigger picture I feel.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-emotional-meter/201712/the-benefits-delaying-gratification

It was Early December 1991. I was 11 years old. Some presents were already under the tree. One of them I was pretty certain was a Super Nintendo.

Long story short I was home alone one day long before Christmas Day and opened it and played it for a bit then carefully wrapped it back up and pretended to be surprised on Christmas morning.

I will show myself out......................

Oops meant to add this to previous reply. lol

On the subject here is the article that had me obsessed with the CD add on for SNES. I actually called Nintendo and asked them when it was coming out. The Sega CD was another system I eventually got and recall getting it from Kay Bee toy store in a local shopping mall. The CD-Rom hype back in the day was real for me!! 

I got to play Mario Kart on that thing. I see it atleast doing 50K. At the minimum. A million dollars. No way. I look forward to watching it auction. 

Show us your box!

13 minutes ago, Nes Freak said:

Paypal denied me again...  They didn't even have the decency to email me this time..  even with a police report of my own and evidence that this guy was blackmailing me.  i don't know what else to do at this point.  paypal nor fedex give two craps about my situation...  so from what i learned  fedex insurance is completely useless.  and paypal will always favor the buyer no matter what.  and i thought ebay was bad.  (i have won with ebay a few times on the seller end)

 

I'll try a few last ditch things.  Ive heard that i can sue papal for this from Armageddon Potato in the situation that paypal helped the buyer get his money back wrongfully and damages for wasting my time in the matter.   According to him i can win cause they never show up for small claims like that.  but do i dare try that?  this has been going on for months and it got me nowhere.   and sorry this keeps showing up in the feed.  i don't want to sound like i'm complaining 

but this really is a major issue with paypal for sellers!

SO please do me a favor and everyone close your accounts with paypal.   Paypal cant be trusted when it comes to scammers and with a 6 month return window basically says we like buyers not sellers.  Its impossible to win.

Nice little guide here. You have come this far. Time to go all the way!!

https://myradvocate.com/Your Guide to Sue Paypal in Small Claims Court

24 minutes ago, Code Monkey said:

Monday morning - ice hockey before work

Wednesday night - ball hockey

Friday night - ice hockey

Saturday - snowboarding all day

Sunday - ball hockey

I'm almost 40 and I pretty much eat whatever the hell I want, I'll eat an entire pizza and then a few hands full of chocolate bars. I haven't been inside a gym in 16 years and according to Garmin my resting heart rate is 49 beats per minute.

I also make wise life choices though, I eat a healthy breakfast but I think the most important thing is that I eat breakfast at all. I know a lot of people that skip breakfast and that's not healthy for you, it actually slows down your metabolism. I'll have a fruit smoothie every morning for breakfast, 7 days a week, for the last 6 years. I bought a really expensive Vitamix blender to do the job and I throw in a banana (to thicken it up), a frozen yogurt, a few balls of spinach ($1 for a big bag), a hand full of frozen fruit ($5 for a bag) and a scoop of protein. The protein serves no other purpose but to keep me from being hungry, your pre-lunch hunger pains aren't from lack of food, it's from lack of protein specifically. If you have a high protein breakfast, you won't get hungry so early.

I don't eat any fast food but that's because I don't like the taste of it. It has been so long now since I have eaten it, that I'm actually at the point where it makes me sick if I do eat it. The last time I ate McDonald's I shit 6 times in one day. My body just can't handle that garbage any more and I like that because it gives me a great reason to stay away from there. I know I'll be straight onto the toilet.

I don't drink skim milk. Your body can't naturally digest the lactids in milk without fat to accompany it, that's why fat is in most milk. So unless I'm getting fat content from somewhere else in my diet that day, I'll drink 1% milk instead of skim. Otherwise you're throwing your digestive system into havoc trying to digest the proteins.

Don't eat margarine, it isn't butter. My fiance is a doctor and has told me horror stories of how she would cut open cadavers in medical school and there would be a pool of congealed margarine in there. The human body doesn't digest it so every bit you eat just takes permanent residence in your body. Don't eat that stuff, it's nasty. Butter also isn't good for you so I have just cut out both of them from my life completely. I do still enjoy grilled cheese sandwiches but we use Miracle Whip instead and I guarantee you will not be able to tell the difference if you tried it.

My fiance is also allergic to port (weird, I know) so we cannot have pork anywhere in the house. It's an incredibly fatty meat and is incredibly bad for you so this works out well for my health. 

Do you like nachos? Me too but sour cream is incredibly bad for you so I use greek yogurt instead. You might be thinking that's gross but have you tried it? I feed it to my friends when we cook nachos and nobody has noticed and I still haven't told them they're dipping their nachos in yogurt. It tastes exactly the same, looks the same and has the same texture but it's way better for you.

Stop drinking beer and soda. I  might have a beer after hockey but otherwise I'm not a big drinker anyway. I find if I drink a lot of beer I can actually feel myself getting fatter, it's like eating a loaf of white bread. 

You don't have to be a genius to figure out nutrition, you can actually talk to your doctor about it and request that a dietitian be present for your appointment. Ask them all the questions you want and they aren't just going to tell you to eat lettuce every day, they'll suggest alternatives to your main caloric abusers. Or you can simply download the My Fitness Pro application on your phone. Enter your weight and target weight, it'll keep track of your caloric intake for you. No matter what you eat, if you search for it,t he information will be in there. Everything on any menu at any restaurant in your city is in there, so you will never have to read the package nor ask the server again. Just enter your meal and it'll tell you how many calories you have left for the day, you'll probably quickly find yourself hitting the limit by lunch time so you'll know you need to swap some things out.

I just started watching the documentary Game Changers last night and it's all about how a plant based diet provides more protein and how bad any meat is for you. It's pretty interesting, I might start eating less meat if it's true.

 

EDIT: I also stopped eating ketchup. One because I don't like the taste of it but also because it's loaded with sugar. Why do you think people like it so much? The ketchup companies are going to put whatever the hell they can in it to make you buy it and if that's sugar, then in the sugar goes. They don't care. Seriously, check out how high the sugar content is in white bread and ketchup. I looked at the ingredients in peanut butter once, it was either Skippy or Kraft, and it contained icing sugar. I shit you not, they were putting icing sugar in the peanut butter so you would enjoy eating it, it was hard to believe.

I switched to unsweetened almond milk awhile ago. Great alternative. 

16 minutes ago, Code Monkey said:

I wouldn't suggest this for someone without knee problems. An elliptical is very bad for your body because it's not a natural motion and can have some pretty bad health effects. Running is much healthier for you if your knees can take it.

I am almost 40 and I can feel it. Don't you smack talk my free elliptical I got from my brother because his wife didn't use it.  

Razor blade all the way

Elliptical at home several days a week. My left knee can't take running anymore. It is amazing how easy it is to tune out to Netflix while I am on it.