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soop

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Opportunity to buy CD ROM
« on: April 06, 2011, 05:21:13 AM »
I have an opportunity to buy an unboxed CD unit for $80 (£50).  It's on its own without the interface or Hucard unit, but the problem with anything including those is the shipping.  Plus, I've seen a lot of units sold without the CD, or with a broken CD unit, but closer to home.

If the aim is a complete boxed system, is £50 a good deal?
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BEERS AND VIDEOS

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Re: Opportunity to buy CD ROM
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2011, 05:26:14 AM »
 Are you talking about just the white CD-ROM2 unit, no IFU or PC Engine? $80 plush shipping. Seems a little high to me.
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soop

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Re: Opportunity to buy CD ROM
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2011, 05:29:13 AM »
Yeah, that's the one.

Complete boxed units are going for ~£200 on eBay, along with a complete mint one for £250.

Plus, I'm confused at the variation in boxes.  There seems to be a briefcase box, a CD box, and a CD and PCE box.  Maybe even a briefcase box.
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Necromancer

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Re: Opportunity to buy CD ROM
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2011, 05:37:07 AM »
Seems rather high for a loose drive, and it ain't what you really want anyway (good luck buying just an interface and the boxes separately).
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Re: Opportunity to buy CD ROM
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2011, 05:47:27 AM »
plus did the seller say the cdromrom is in working condition or not? cause if it's untested it will most likely....like 99% non working :S
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BEERS AND VIDEOS

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Re: Opportunity to buy CD ROM
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2011, 05:52:00 AM »
Were the CD-ROM and IFU sold separately in boxes? I've never seen that.
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Re: Opportunity to buy CD ROM
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2011, 06:09:06 AM »
Quote from: BEERS AND VIDEOS on April 06, 2011, 05:52:00 AM
Were the CD-ROM and IFU sold separately in boxes? I've never seen that.

Yep.  When first introduced they were sold separately but were soon after sold bundled together.
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Re: Opportunity to buy CD ROM
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2011, 06:10:59 AM »
Quote from: BEERS AND VIDEOS on April 06, 2011, 05:52:00 AM
Were the CD-ROM and IFU sold separately in boxes? I've never seen that.

They were for about a year (tax reasons).

If you are looking for a complete boxed system then just buy a complete boxed system. Its going to be hard ever get just the box on its own. Also, a CDROM2 without an IFU is completely useless.
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soop

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Re: Opportunity to buy CD ROM
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2011, 09:17:07 PM »
Quote from: RR1980 on April 06, 2011, 05:47:27 AM
plus did the seller say the cdromrom is in working condition or not? cause if it's untested it will most likely....like 99% non working :S

Yeah, it's working.

I can see plenty of IFU's seperately, some including boxes, where it looks like the CD ROM unit is broken.
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henrycsc

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Re: Opportunity to buy CD ROM
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2011, 11:02:36 PM »
Quote from: SignOfZeta on April 06, 2011, 06:10:59 AM
Also, a CDROM2 without an IFU is completely useless.

Actually, not "completely" useless. They do make rather snazzy cases for loose copies of Princess Maker 2 CDs.
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