Find of the week
16-Nov-01 5:20am
#1 Y2k
#1 Y2k
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2-Dec-22 5:18pm
#161 Oduomega
My PS3 Super Slim was like a jet engine until I opened it up, replaced the thermal paste and gave it a good cleaning. Now it runs silently.
#161 Oduomega
My PS3 Super Slim was like a jet engine until I opened it up, replaced the thermal paste and gave it a good cleaning. Now it runs silently.
2-Dec-22 5:21pm
#162 tarzanpat
Yeah, I have a ps3 super slim. And now this one. Will let people know if I decide to list it. Kinda nostalgic as it's the one I had, but I prob don't feel like a game. Have no good ones, and when I had the ps3, I played everything that caught my eye or seemed fun.
Thanks.
#162 tarzanpat
Yeah, I have a ps3 super slim. And now this one. Will let people know if I decide to list it. Kinda nostalgic as it's the one I had, but I prob don't feel like a game. Have no good ones, and when I had the ps3, I played everything that caught my eye or seemed fun.
Thanks.
2-Dec-22 6:05pm
#163 tarzanpat
Just tried it, and works like a charm. From the pictures, it seemed like it was kinda dinged up. After a good wash, it's pretty good. Tried it on, works fine, no sounds. He said there was a loud sound but he got it under control. I will mention it, since he's the original owner, in case it starts up again, and inject the remedy for it thanks to Oduomega. Pretty neat, I always have a comfort zone with pc games, but yesterday, I was like there's always good deals for ps3 consoles. Nothing in the pc market. Well some, like kingpin North American edition in box for $30 CAD. But with shipping, it's $50. And only a uk copy sold for $45. Not sure I want to put down $50, and there's always the potential someone is doing something for a quick cash injection or something.
#163 tarzanpat
Just tried it, and works like a charm. From the pictures, it seemed like it was kinda dinged up. After a good wash, it's pretty good. Tried it on, works fine, no sounds. He said there was a loud sound but he got it under control. I will mention it, since he's the original owner, in case it starts up again, and inject the remedy for it thanks to Oduomega. Pretty neat, I always have a comfort zone with pc games, but yesterday, I was like there's always good deals for ps3 consoles. Nothing in the pc market. Well some, like kingpin North American edition in box for $30 CAD. But with shipping, it's $50. And only a uk copy sold for $45. Not sure I want to put down $50, and there's always the potential someone is doing something for a quick cash injection or something.
2-Dec-22 6:07pm
#164 SupremeSarna
I just got an email telling me I won a cereal sweepstakes I entered on a whim. General Mills, specifically Monster Cereals, was doing a collaboration with some artist named KAWS. I entered a contest for figurines of the monster mascots when I bought a box of limited-edition Frute Brute in October, and I guess I won. I'll post the figures when they arrive in 8-10 business weeks.
#164 SupremeSarna
I just got an email telling me I won a cereal sweepstakes I entered on a whim. General Mills, specifically Monster Cereals, was doing a collaboration with some artist named KAWS. I entered a contest for figurines of the monster mascots when I bought a box of limited-edition Frute Brute in October, and I guess I won. I'll post the figures when they arrive in 8-10 business weeks.
2-Dec-22 6:22pm
#165 tarzanpat
SupremeSarna wrote:
I just got an email telling me I won a cereal sweepstakes I entered on a whim. General Mills, specifically Monster Cereals, was doing a collaboration with some artist named KAWS. I entered a contest for figurines of the monster mascots when I bought a box of limited-edition Frute Brute in October, and I guess I won. I'll post the figures when they arrive in 8-10 business weeks.
Nice one. I won some star wars funko pop from landmark cinemas, prob shoulda kept them, but sold them as they took up too much space. But if you do take winning a prize as something you need, you have to find contest forums, check how often you enter, do runs, some forums mark by date, arrange by date, and enter them all. I don't do dailies anymore, don't want the effort. But in November, since December just started, I won:
$50 ubereats gift card from HiSense
4 Ottawa Senators tickets vs. San Jose from an Ottawa radio station, I'm in Toronto and the tickets are nosebleeds
Won a $200 gift card to GoodFood but turns out the contest was only for people from Quebec, woops, tried to argue my point, no cigar lol
Dermot Kennedy tickets for 2023 at the best stage to see a show in Toronto, Budweiser Stage from a local radio station
a sleep spray mist and traveller mug from Aramark
Not bad, but I expect December to be better, but my work ethic (being focused on computer time) is not there. We'll see. Christmas contests are a hit or miss. Hope I get the hit part.
#165 tarzanpat
SupremeSarna wrote:
I just got an email telling me I won a cereal sweepstakes I entered on a whim. General Mills, specifically Monster Cereals, was doing a collaboration with some artist named KAWS. I entered a contest for figurines of the monster mascots when I bought a box of limited-edition Frute Brute in October, and I guess I won. I'll post the figures when they arrive in 8-10 business weeks.
Nice one. I won some star wars funko pop from landmark cinemas, prob shoulda kept them, but sold them as they took up too much space. But if you do take winning a prize as something you need, you have to find contest forums, check how often you enter, do runs, some forums mark by date, arrange by date, and enter them all. I don't do dailies anymore, don't want the effort. But in November, since December just started, I won:
$50 ubereats gift card from HiSense
4 Ottawa Senators tickets vs. San Jose from an Ottawa radio station, I'm in Toronto and the tickets are nosebleeds
Won a $200 gift card to GoodFood but turns out the contest was only for people from Quebec, woops, tried to argue my point, no cigar lol
Dermot Kennedy tickets for 2023 at the best stage to see a show in Toronto, Budweiser Stage from a local radio station
a sleep spray mist and traveller mug from Aramark
Not bad, but I expect December to be better, but my work ethic (being focused on computer time) is not there. We'll see. Christmas contests are a hit or miss. Hope I get the hit part.
2-Dec-22 7:11pm
#166 Jaded
SupremeSarna wrote:
I just got an email telling me I won a cereal sweepstakes I entered on a whim. General Mills, specifically Monster Cereals, was doing a collaboration with some artist named KAWS. I entered a contest for figurines of the monster mascots when I bought a box of limited-edition Frute Brute in October, and I guess I won. I'll post the figures when they arrive in 8-10 business weeks.
KAWS is arguably one of the top 5 “mainstream” underground artists in the world (it’s like Banksy, Jeff Koons and then him). He’s big on the colabs - Uniqlo, MTV, etc.
assuming what you won are limited prize pieces those are going to be worth a pretty penny. Nice score
#166 Jaded
SupremeSarna wrote:
I just got an email telling me I won a cereal sweepstakes I entered on a whim. General Mills, specifically Monster Cereals, was doing a collaboration with some artist named KAWS. I entered a contest for figurines of the monster mascots when I bought a box of limited-edition Frute Brute in October, and I guess I won. I'll post the figures when they arrive in 8-10 business weeks.
KAWS is arguably one of the top 5 “mainstream” underground artists in the world (it’s like Banksy, Jeff Koons and then him). He’s big on the colabs - Uniqlo, MTV, etc.
assuming what you won are limited prize pieces those are going to be worth a pretty penny. Nice score
4-Dec-22 3:37pm
#167 EclipseLion
Would you trade a Series X for a virtual boy with the following games: Wario Land, Mario Tennis, Galactic Pinball, Red Alarm, & 3D Tetris?... I think he's adding an OG PS4 500GB
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#167 EclipseLion
Would you trade a Series X for a virtual boy with the following games: Wario Land, Mario Tennis, Galactic Pinball, Red Alarm, & 3D Tetris?... I think he's adding an OG PS4 500GB
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4-Dec-22 4:06pm
#168 Jaded
On paper that’s probably a fair trade … it comes down to how much you want to have a VB. They’re solid collectors pieces … but don’t make for much more than that. The VB will probably appreciate more over time
#168 Jaded
On paper that’s probably a fair trade … it comes down to how much you want to have a VB. They’re solid collectors pieces … but don’t make for much more than that. The VB will probably appreciate more over time
4-Dec-22 5:19pm
#169 DarkFact
How many years of you not playing the Virtual Boy could you stomach waiting for the trade to appreciate enough for you to get a decent financial benefit out of it? That's probably the question. I've had it, it was fun and interesting for about 2-3 days. after that it was just too annoying to really use. And I had like, ten games
#169 DarkFact
How many years of you not playing the Virtual Boy could you stomach waiting for the trade to appreciate enough for you to get a decent financial benefit out of it? That's probably the question. I've had it, it was fun and interesting for about 2-3 days. after that it was just too annoying to really use. And I had like, ten games
4-Dec-22 5:31pm
#170 SupremeSarna
DarkFact wrote:
How many years of you not playing the Virtual Boy could you stomach waiting for the trade to appreciate enough for you to get a decent financial benefit out of it? That's probably the question. I've had it, it was fun and interesting for about 2-3 days. after that it was just too annoying to really use. And I had like, ten games
Do you still have them? Which ones were they?
#170 SupremeSarna
DarkFact wrote:
How many years of you not playing the Virtual Boy could you stomach waiting for the trade to appreciate enough for you to get a decent financial benefit out of it? That's probably the question. I've had it, it was fun and interesting for about 2-3 days. after that it was just too annoying to really use. And I had like, ten games
Do you still have them? Which ones were they?
4-Dec-22 5:37pm
#171 Gypsy
SupremeSarna wrote:
DarkFact wrote:> How many years of you not playing the Virtual Boy could you stomach waiting for the> trade to appreciate enough for you to get a decent financial benefit out of it?> That's probably the question. I've had it, it was fun and interesting for about> 2-3 days. after that it was just too annoying to really use. And I had like, ten> games Do you still have them? Which ones were they?
I am cackling hysterically.
#171 Gypsy
SupremeSarna wrote:
DarkFact wrote:> How many years of you not playing the Virtual Boy could you stomach waiting for the> trade to appreciate enough for you to get a decent financial benefit out of it?> That's probably the question. I've had it, it was fun and interesting for about> 2-3 days. after that it was just too annoying to really use. And I had like, ten> games Do you still have them? Which ones were they?
I am cackling hysterically.
4-Dec-22 6:01pm
#172 DarkFact
I keep nothing that doesn’t spark joy. I had tennis, teleroboxer, Tetris 3D whatever, warioland, Mario clash, virtual bowling and I believe pinball. It’s very hard to play the system in general, after ten to fifteen minutes you’d probably rather be reading a book.
#172 DarkFact
I keep nothing that doesn’t spark joy. I had tennis, teleroboxer, Tetris 3D whatever, warioland, Mario clash, virtual bowling and I believe pinball. It’s very hard to play the system in general, after ten to fifteen minutes you’d probably rather be reading a book.
4-Dec-22 6:17pm
#173 Kommie
Trade a playable system for a headache machine. That's a hard question! The VB is just a "investment" as it's unplayable trash. But you can play a XsX for extended periods of time with no discomfort. Tough!
#173 Kommie
Trade a playable system for a headache machine. That's a hard question! The VB is just a "investment" as it's unplayable trash. But you can play a XsX for extended periods of time with no discomfort. Tough!
4-Dec-22 6:34pm
#174 SupremeSarna
DarkFact wrote:
I had tennis, teleroboxer, virtual bowling
[imgt w=320 h=327]https://preview.redd...[/imgt]
The Nester one or the unspeakably rare, Japanese one?
#174 SupremeSarna
DarkFact wrote:
I had tennis, teleroboxer, virtual bowling
[imgt w=320 h=327]https://preview.redd...[/imgt]
The Nester one or the unspeakably rare, Japanese one?
4-Dec-22 6:44pm
#175 Gypsy
DarkFact wrote:
I keep nothing that doesn’t spark joy. I had tennis, teleroboxer, Tetris 3D whatever, warioland, Mario clash, virtual bowling and I believe pinball. It’s very hard to play the system in general, after ten to fifteen minutes you’d probably rather be reading a book.
I'd finish multiple books in a row before considering playing VB. Books are good.
#175 Gypsy
DarkFact wrote:
I keep nothing that doesn’t spark joy. I had tennis, teleroboxer, Tetris 3D whatever, warioland, Mario clash, virtual bowling and I believe pinball. It’s very hard to play the system in general, after ten to fifteen minutes you’d probably rather be reading a book.
I'd finish multiple books in a row before considering playing VB. Books are good.
4-Dec-22 7:11pm
#176 Jaded
Yeah … just to qualify my comment above … I do have a complete US VB collection, and it’s just in a box in a basement. So… like bragging rights?
#176 Jaded
Yeah … just to qualify my comment above … I do have a complete US VB collection, and it’s just in a box in a basement. So… like bragging rights?
4-Dec-22 7:21pm
#177 EclipseLion
Kommie wrote:
Trade a playable system for a headache machine. That's a hard question! The VB is just a "investment" as it's unplayable trash. But you can play a XsX for extended periods of time with no discomfort. Tough!
I wouldn't know it's unplayable. I never played it, only saw it in stores as a child
#177 EclipseLion
Kommie wrote:
Trade a playable system for a headache machine. That's a hard question! The VB is just a "investment" as it's unplayable trash. But you can play a XsX for extended periods of time with no discomfort. Tough!
I wouldn't know it's unplayable. I never played it, only saw it in stores as a child
4-Dec-22 7:38pm
#178 nonamesleft
SupremeSarna wrote:
DarkFact wrote: I had tennis, teleroboxer, virtual bowling [imgt w=320 h=327]https://preview.redd...[/imgt] The Nester one or the unspeakably rare, Japanese one?Is that King Dedede?
#178 nonamesleft
SupremeSarna wrote:
DarkFact wrote: I had tennis, teleroboxer, virtual bowling [imgt w=320 h=327]https://preview.redd...[/imgt] The Nester one or the unspeakably rare, Japanese one?Is that King Dedede?
4-Dec-22 8:51pm
#179 Frank
EclipseLion wrote:
Would you trade a Series X for a virtual boy with the following games: Wario Land, Mario Tennis, Galactic Pinball, Red Alarm, & 3D Tetris?... I think he's adding an OG PS4 500GB {imgt}https://i.ibb.co/sqx... 1080 1920{imgt}
I personally wouldn't, but I also have more Virtual Boys than any sane human being.
#179 Frank
EclipseLion wrote:
Would you trade a Series X for a virtual boy with the following games: Wario Land, Mario Tennis, Galactic Pinball, Red Alarm, & 3D Tetris?... I think he's adding an OG PS4 500GB {imgt}https://i.ibb.co/sqx... 1080 1920{imgt}
I personally wouldn't, but I also have more Virtual Boys than any sane human being.
5-Dec-22 8:09pm
#180 DarkFact
SupremeSarna wrote:
DarkFact wrote: I had tennis, teleroboxer, virtual bowling [imgt w=320 h=327]https://preview.redd...[/imgt] The Nester one or the unspeakably rare, Japanese one?
Definitely Nester lol. I didn't have anything rare
#180 DarkFact
SupremeSarna wrote:
DarkFact wrote: I had tennis, teleroboxer, virtual bowling [imgt w=320 h=327]https://preview.redd...[/imgt] The Nester one or the unspeakably rare, Japanese one?
Definitely Nester lol. I didn't have anything rare
5-Dec-22 9:22pm
#181 CoachMcGuirk
VB gave me a headache after about 10 minutes back in the day.
Wouldn't mind trying it again though.
#181 CoachMcGuirk
VB gave me a headache after about 10 minutes back in the day.
Wouldn't mind trying it again though.
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