Over priced converters????

[TheClash603]

i have a Mirai converter for my Duo and a Purple Barney for my TG16.  Paid $60 I think for the Mirai?  Got my Purple Barney for free when I bought 10 TG16 games for $50.  They guy didn't even have any PCE games, and didn't know what the converter was.

[roflmao]

I have a green "diving board" converter that I *think* I got from TZD.com ages ago (mid-late 90s) for $35.  I remember thinking that was a lot for a converter.  That ebay price is just insane.

[Mathius]

Kinda wish he offered it to the site first. I am hooked up, but some of our newer members might have been interested. eBay gougers watching that auction must be bouncing up and down in their computer chairs I bet.  

[SignOfZeta]

Some of you noobs won't believe this, but a lot of places sold PCE converters for as low as $15, or sometimes even FREE when you bought a game or two.

There is no reason they should cost more than that. It's just a hunk of plastic that swaps a few pins. They aren't complicated, they aren't official, they arent well made, they aren't cool, they aren't rare.

[PunkicCyborg]

Some of you noobs won't believe this, but a lot of places sold PCE converters for as low as $15, or sometimes even FREE when you bought a game or two.

I was just reading through the ad section of some mid 90s Animerica ads the other day and there are a couple that were for games. One particular one offered a free converter whichever system if you bought like $50 worth of imports games.

[TurboExpressFan]

$100 for a converter is f*cking INSANE. You can get an entire PC Engine for that. If people are paying even more for these things now then that's just even more stupid.

These US collectors, the ones that apparently are so hardcore they pay unlimited money for shit yet have never been to this forum...who the f*ck are these morons?

I am a US collector and I am on this forum and resent being called a moron sire, maybe they do not come to this forum because of over self centered people like you. Good day sire.

[tru]

Some of you noobs won't believe this, but a lot of places sold PCE converters for as low as $15, or sometimes even FREE when you bought a game or two.

I got my purple barney for free when I bought a game through game dudes back in the late 80's/early 90's... cut it up a little bit to fit in the duo... works like a charm though... a shame though that it took me 10+ years before I actually got a import game... but I still have the original box it came in...

[Mathius]

$100 for a converter is f*cking INSANE. You can get an entire PC Engine for that. If people are paying even more for these things now then that's just even more stupid.

These US collectors, the ones that apparently are so hardcore they pay unlimited money for shit yet have never been to this forum...who the f*ck are these morons?

I am a US collector and I am on this forum and resent being called a moron sire, maybe they do not come to this forum because of over self centered people like you. Good day sire.

I believe Zeta is referring to those who collect plus pay whatever price it takes to own a piece of NEC history. It seems that these collectors don't want to join our forum because they know we don't take this high dollar business lightly. Have a good one!

[blueraven]

viva le chopsado

[TurboExpressFan]

$100 for a converter is f*cking INSANE. You can get an entire PC Engine for that. If people are paying even more for these things now then that's just even more stupid.

These US collectors, the ones that apparently are so hardcore they pay unlimited money for shit yet have never been to this forum...who the f*ck are these morons?

I am a US collector and I am on this forum and resent being called a moron sire, maybe they do not come to this forum because of over self centered people like you. Good day sire.

I believe Zeta is referring to those who collect plus pay whatever price it takes to own a piece of NEC history. It seems that these collectors don't want to join our forum because they know we don't take this high dollar business lightly. Have a good one!

Okay I see.

[SignOfZeta]

$100 for a converter is f*cking INSANE. You can get an entire PC Engine for that. If people are paying even more for these things now then that's just even more stupid.

These US collectors, the ones that apparently are so hardcore they pay unlimited money for shit yet have never been to this forum...who the f*ck are these morons?

I am a US collector and I am on this forum and resent being called a moron sire, maybe they do not come to this forum because of over self centered people like you. Good day sire.

If you'd pay more for a converter than an entire Duo R...I hate to break it to you, but you are a f*cking moron.

Tidbits: I have no idea what this has to do with being "self centered". If I were "self centered" I would sell my brown PCE converter on eBay for stupid money. Also, please don't call me "sire". I'm not in your renfair carpool.

[turbogrfxfan]

I dunno I just think that these people that pay these high prices are not just morons.  They drive the price up on games, etc and imo ruin the community we have. And yes we are a$$holes to the people that come on here and do that. If your not like that people will treat u the way you should be treated.  Sire! Lol for gods sake

[kattare]

I hope he doesn't get flagged.  I tried to sell a couple of my spare divingboard (kisado-looking) ones last year and ended up getting the auction pulled and my ebay account suspended for violating their copyright infringement terms.  =/

[blueraven]

I hope he doesn't get flagged.  I tried to sell a couple of my spare divingboard (kisado-looking) ones last year and ended up getting the auction pulled and my ebay account suspended for violating their copyright infringement terms.  =/

This coming from the guy who a few years back started selling $300 plus repaired Duo's on eBay. I remember you had one repaired Duo-R up for close to $350 BIN listed.

[SignOfZeta]

I think that's a separate issue.