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Monitoring Craigslist has almost become an addiction for some, and I may be part of that group, but every once in a while a deal comes along that is so amazing - so difficult to fathom, that it just reaffirms your love for the site. Like when I find "defective" laptops for cheap that only needed something as simple as a new RAM chip or power adapter, or just to default the BIOS. And I enjoy being able to build a PC for someone that doesn't have one. Okay, I'm getting away from myself here.
So, when I opened up the page yesterday and found this lot, I was ecstatic. If you read my Sweet 16 favorite games on my profile (most are from years gone by), you will notice Kenseiden from the Sega Master System is on the list. A friend of mine had the only SMS in the neighborhood back then, and that game alone sparked my Sega bug. And since I had decided to get back into game collecting a few months ago, and toss my sports card collection aside for more... playable pastures, I still had quite a few Sega products to re-acquire. Through the years I had owned the Genesis console three different times, and this makes a fourth.
So here it is. A Genesis 2 console (cables not shown), SMS Power Base converter, two controllers, 6 Button Arcade Stick, Game Genie, 9 SMS games (2 loose), 14 Mega Drive games (all loose), 8 Genesis games (3 loose), and rare Phantasy Star IV Strategy Guide. In one fell swoop I found all 4 Phantasy Star games, 4 Wonder Boy's, and Kenseiden. And the price for everything you see (except my cordless phone) - $15.00. Long live Craigslist.
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Mega Drive AND Genesis? Interesting.
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@Shadow Kisuragi: Though I haven't messed with it yet, the Game Genie obviously eliminates the "cartridge doesn't fit" problem for playing MD carts on a Genesis and you can find Game Genie region bypass codes online. It's a much more inexpensive way to enjoy those imports. I look forward to trying them out, and the seller obviously had them working.
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@Techie413:
I understood the reasoning for the Game Genie as a bypass. I just thought it was interesting that someone actually had a Craigslist listing with both types of cartridges. I've only ever seen two places with Mega Drive cartridges here, and both of them were accidental trade-ins. Most Craigslist listings around here don't even try to list imports, since people tend to not read and get pissed off when their games don't work.
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@Shadow Kisuragi: The Mega Drive games were all in a box that had been shipped directly from Japan.
Though I'm speculating (but I've seen enough CSI to play amateur detective), it appeared to be a situation that resides is our worst nightmares. The wife said that the games had to go. Listed to sell fast, she wouldn't hold them for me so I had to rush down to get them, and the box she handed me was a huge Huggies diaper box. That evil bitch! But I guess this is a conversation for another day...
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D@mn!
Good job, kid.
Sadly, the CraigsListings in my area almost never has such bargains.
I guess the folks living 'round here are a bit too savvy...
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Very nice score! I love it when I can add more CIB SMS games to my collection. I too scour CL a bit, and you're right, every once in a while you can hit a gold mine.
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