Since these are no longer made, I recently decided to buy another
SNES Classic Mini from eBay as a spare. For a while, people were
selling them for more than their new price; new, they were about $80,
and people have been selling them for $100 or $120 or more, but I
found a seller with a small batch of them selling them for about $63
each with free shipping. The listing says it's an open-box item
(customer return) and shows the box, manual, and everything is
included; I hope it's in good working condition.
I wondered if this could go in the Retro Tech area, but I thought
this area would be fitting too..
Other companies followed suit: Sega similarly released a mini
Genesis, Sony released a mini Playstation, and I also recall there
being a mini TurboGrafX-16.
Since these are no longer made, I recently decided to buy another
SNES Classic Mini from eBay as a spare. For a while, people were
selling them for more than their new price; new, they were about
$80, and people have been selling them for $100 or $120 or more, but
I found a seller with a small batch of them selling them for about
$63 each with free shipping. The listing says it's an open-box item (customer return) and shows the box, manual, and everything is
included; I hope it's in good working condition.
I wondered if this could go in the Retro Tech area, but I thought this area
would be fitting too..
Since there is no retro tech area in this network, this is the perfect place for just about anything! ;)
Other companies followed suit: Sega similarly released a mini Genesis, Sony
released a mini Playstation, and I also recall there being a mini
TurboGrafX-16.
I do miss playing on some of those older consoles. Lots of memories with the original Nintendo, Playstation and TurboGrafX-16, but didn't play much of Sega Genesis (just due to not many people around me that had it). However, I remember Mortal Kombat on Genesis had blood, and SNES didn't. So I've probably played on most of them back then, just more memory of the first three.
Are there any benefits over PC emulators nowadays where you can load up 50k+ games, or more?
If the seller has a good rating with good reviews, usually you end up with what the description says. I bought my server (refurbished even) off eBay and here I am about 13 years later with a great working product.
I accidentally cross-posted this here.. It seems there may be a bug
in SlyEdit's cross-post selection where quitting out of a sub-board
list will select the one that was highlighted. I'll need to
investigate that and fix it. I deleted the message locally on my
BBS, but it looks like it had already been sent out.
Interesting that you had played some TurboGrafX-16 games.. I recall
that console not being very popular in the US (though it sounds like
it was fairly popular in Japan). When I was 13, I bought a new
TurboGrafX-16 from a local Toys-R-Us store here for $30 on clearance
when they were trying to get rid of their inventory. I'd had enough
money saved from allowance and chores to buy one and a game to go
with it. :) Every so often, I'd go visit a pawn shop near me which
had used TurboGrafX-16 games and I'd buy one or two.
I suppose there isn't a big benefit over PC emulators. However,
these mini retro emulation systems are portable, so you can eaisly
move them and connect them to any TV in your house, as well as take
them to someone else's house if you want to; also, they're fairly
easy to use - The Nintendo Classic Mini consoles in particular have
a particularly nice UI. So I suppose ease of use, portability, and
I think there's a general cool factor in them.
Yeah, my current BBS PC is a Dell workstation PC that I bought on
eBay a few years ago (which I upgraded), and it's still working
great. I also run Plex Media Server on it to host my movies & TV
shows.
I accidentally cross-posted this here.. It seems there may be a bug in
SlyEdit's cross-post selection where quitting out of a sub-board list will
select the one that was highlighted. I'll need to investigate that and fix
it. I deleted the message locally on my BBS, but it looks like it had
already been sent out.
I find it quite insulting that you weren't trying to post this here. But, on the other hand, I'm glad you found a bug that benefitted Agoranet, if only for a brief moment. ;)
I suppose there isn't a big benefit over PC emulators. However, these mini
retro emulation systems are portable, so you can eaisly move them and
connect them to any TV in your house, as well as take them to someone
else's house if you want to; also, they're fairly easy to use - The
Alas, the days of toting game console to other peoples' houses are long gone for me. I don't think I even know anyone that actually still plays video games (besides me), any more. :(
No insult intended. I initially did intend to cross-post it here, but
I realized I had mentioned a FSXNet area and figured it wouldn't make sense, and thought of copy-pasting instead.. But my message went
through anyway. :)
True.. Aside from myself, I might have a few friends who play games -
and actually my older brother & his wife still both like to play PC
games sometimes..
As far as these Classic Mini retro consoles, I also like having
something connected to the TV I can turn on and play old console
games (though the PC emulators are always cool too).
True.. Aside from myself, I might have a few friends who play games - and
actually my older brother & his wife still both like to play PC games
sometimes..
Do you guys get on discord, and gather up a team to play some multiplayer games?
Currently we haven't played anything together in a while.. We're
playing different games right now, and just when we have time, and we haven't coordinated anything in quite a while. Several years ago,
we'd played Minecraft a bit on a server I sometimes run, and we'd
just text each other or message on Steam or text on our phone if we
planned to play. I don't think they use Discord at all.
Just do your homework, and make sure the seller isn't a scumbag before purchasing there. With that said, I've never had any bad dealings on eBay.
The SNES Classic Mini I bought on eBay arrived a couple days ago, and
it turns out it's a fake. :( Some things were a little 'off'.. I
saw a guide online on how to spot the fakes, and I think the biggest giveaway is that when running, the menu looks a little bit different.
Also there's an odd message displayed when resetting the device.
Also, I wanted to hack this one and add more games (like I did with
my other one), but the software used for hacking these things didn't recognize it.
The seller overall looked okay (there were a few negative feedbacks,
but it seems a lot of sellers end up having some people complaining
about something, so I wasn't sure that was a big red flag). I took a couple photos of my screen with this device running to show the menu
screen & odd message, and took a screenshot of the guide to spot a
fake to back me up. I also reported the item on eBay, so hopefully a
good resolution will come.
The SNES Classic Mini I bought on eBay arrived a couple days ago, and it
turns out it's a fake. :( Some things were a little 'off'.. I saw a guide
So the entire console and controllers look exactly like the original, but the hardware/software is fake?
At the time, I was troubleshooting and didn't want to spend a bunch of money if I didn't have to, as well as fear of buying from the original manufacturer that if you open the item and actually plug it all in you wouldn't be able to return them.. so I bought all of the replicas, tried the parts (which all worked fine), realized none of those three parts were the issue (it ended up a wiring issue where a squirrel got into the RV in the winter and chewed through a wire).
So I used Amazon's return policy within 30 days and got all my money back. Ended up spending about $3 for about 15" of new wire and come wire crimps and we're good as new. ;)
Was there any kind of mention of a return policy? Or is it backed by any of eBay's return policies?
Did any of those negative feedbacks mention the unit being fake or not being able to 'hack' it? That's kind of where I was going with my mention of reading up on the seller (even their history with other sales) as well as buyer's feedback on the specific item. I usually don't deal with anything under like a 98% seller rating. You can usually deal with the 2% of people that will just never be happy with anything they purchase.
Yes, that's correct. But there are little details one could look
for that I didn't realize which can reveal it's a fake.. One thing
is that there should be 2 little dots on the 2nd controller port,
and this only has one. Also, apparently the specific coloring and
font of the text on the item can be a sign.. I think the first
thing that made me wonder was that the power switch didn't feel the
same as the one I already had. I suppose that doesn't necessarily
mean it's a fake, but it seemed odd. Also, the software just isn't
right and is not going to work for what I was planning to do with
this..
The listing says the seller doesn't accept returns, but eBay has a
money-back guarantee, which should hopefully cover it.
I did request a return. I also reported the item to eBay, saying
it's a fake. I got a response from eBay about the item report
already - It says they looked into it but decided the item doesn't
violate their policy (which I thought is a little odd).
Honestly I didn't really look thoroughly before I bought it, but it
looks like a couple negative feedback comments do mention getting
knockoff items. In one case, one buyer said the seller refunded
their money.
I did request a return. I also reported the item to eBay, saying it's a
fake. I got a response from eBay about the item report already - It says
they looked into it but decided the item doesn't violate their policy
(which I thought is a little odd).
That's crazy. Apparently, they allow knock-offs to be sold, as long as they're in working condition.
I've reported bootleg DVD/blu-ray movies on eBay before (when I know the movie isn't available on that format) and got similar responses. I
still occasionally see bootleg movies (and TV shows) for sale on eBay.
I've even heard from some people saying they know it's a bootleg and
don't care, and they're willing to pay money for it. I like collecting movies & shows on physical media myself (I don't like relying on
streaming services all the time), but I don't want to pay money for a bootleg. I'll wait until it's officially released on the format before buying one. If I'm going to get a bootleg movie or show, I feel like I
may as well BitTorrent it, and at least I don't feel like I'm wasting
any money.
I've reported bootleg DVD/blu-ray movies on eBay before (when I know the
movie isn't available on that format) and got similar responses. I still
You would think the original authors/writers' lawyers could have a field day with that. Unless eBay hosts their services in a location where this kind of stuff isn't illegal.
You'd think so. And I doubt eBay hosts their services where that kind
of thing isn't illegal.. I briefly worked for eBay as a contractor, and
I hadn't heard of it being hosted outside the US. I know eBay is an American company, and I think that would also make them subject to US copyright laws.
Maybe eBay isn't the issue, then. Maybe that lies on the seller. Did you by chance catch where the seller was located, or where your shipment came from?
Yes, the seller is in California, and that's where the shipment came
from as well.
Yes, the seller is in California, and that's where the shipment came from
as well.
Welp, there goes any theory I had. ;)
I don't usually see fake products (especially electronics) from the USA. Unless this person found a "great deal" overseas on a bunch of these units, and bought them all up thinking they could make some money on eBay. *shrug*
Yeah.. A lot of the bootleg DVDs & such, and fake stuff often seems to
ship from China, but not so much from the USA.
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