where to sell retro game consoles?
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The retro collectors are all over eBay so it's probably the best option if you want good money, I've been reliving my childhood recently and been getting back into the Amiga, the prices of games/hardware from my experience are very consistent and surprisingly high (especially for rare or good condition/boxed items).
jonamv8 said:
Could you elaborate on this? Were there hardware differences
UK PAL machines ran almost 17% slower and had letter-boxing on screen, whereas the US NTSC machines ran at the correct speed and with full-screen graphics. Of course, you also needed a multi-standard TV too which could handle NTSC. I had a Mitsubishi B3 series, which was switchable between 50hz/60Hz. A very rare thing back in the early 90's.It really was as simple as that.
And of course, a US SNES looks cooler.
Edited by mp3manager on Saturday 3rd August 09:35
mp3manager said:
UK PAL machines ran almost 17% slower and had letter-boxing on screen, whereas the US NTSC machines ran at the correct speed and with full-screen graphics. Of course, you also needed a multi-standard TV too which could handle NTSC. I had a Mitsubishi B3 series, which was switchable between 50hz/60Hz. A very rare thing back in the early 90's.
It really was as simple as that.
And of course, a US SNES looks cooler.
I remember when the game mags published lap times for Mario Kart, you had to state whether it was US or UK SNES as the laptimes on the US model were comparatively fasterIt really was as simple as that.
And of course, a US SNES looks cooler.
Edited by mp3manager on Saturday 3rd August 09:35
mp3manager said:
Real retro collectors, (like myself) will favour US machines rather than the inferior UK consoles. So prices for UK stuff will be much less.
Sorry but that is rubbish sir. I am a serious retro collector and only collect boxed UK hardware. I am a member of a local collector group and everyone was a little surprised at that comment as genuine UK released consoles will always be rarer and more collectable than US versions to us UK collectors.
Edited by Stinkfoot on Saturday 3rd August 19:53
I agree wholeheartedly with Stinkfoot. A huge part of the appeal is having those consoles, games and accessories you wanted when you were younger but couldn't afford, or just having a throwback. Who cares about 33% faster or whatever it is?
That said, I am shifting almost all of my retro stuff now as I just don't have the time for it any more.
That said, I am shifting almost all of my retro stuff now as I just don't have the time for it any more.
Stinkfoot said:
Sorry but that is rubbish sir.
I am a serious retro collector and only collect boxed UK hardware.
That's up to you if you want to spend your money on inferior hardware that runs games slower than the game designers intended, that's your lookout but I find collecting boxed hardware a bit odd. I collect and use retro hardware to play the games the way they were meant to be played....at the correct speed.I am a serious retro collector and only collect boxed UK hardware.
Edited by Stinkfoot on Saturday 3rd August 19:53
mp3manager said:
Stinkfoot said:
Sorry but that is rubbish sir.
I am a serious retro collector and only collect boxed UK hardware.
That's up to you if you want to spend your money on inferior hardware that runs games slower than the game designers intended, that's your lookout but I find collecting boxed hardware a bit odd. I collect and use retro hardware to play the games the way they were meant to be played....at the correct speed.I am a serious retro collector and only collect boxed UK hardware.
Edited by Stinkfoot on Saturday 3rd August 19:53
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