Arcade Otaku - アーケード オタク

geosnow wrote: ↑August 31st, 2019, 12:07 am They are all 60hz and not PAL.

Uhh, what? You're pointing to home computers and consoles now? Arcade PCBs have RGB output. not colour encoded composite...

Anyway, the topic was price discussion - even putting ~30% on top of 57000 yen open auction end price wont make more than 74100 (633e). Why should someone buy from Tops and get the most expensive board available? That's just a price tag made up by Tops...

Here is the one in YAJ (as said already, it has not sold for long time, just have been relisted):

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b393804335

I'm not saying you have to, vutbif you've ever bought a board from a Japanese PCBshop you know that it's kind of in a league of their own. All boards I have bought over the years have looked new.

Just something to take into consideration aswell

RoZioN wrote: ↑August 31st, 2019, 12:33 pm I'm not saying you have to, vutbif you've ever bought a board from a Japanese PCBshop you know that it's kind of in a league of their own. All boards I have bought over the years have looked new.

Just something to take into consideration aswell

This is generally true.

However, you can still end up with some right duffers too in my experience.

Recently happened to a friend with a Valkyrie System II PCB from Surugaya carefully angled pics to hide damage. And "state flame" was not mentioned!

RoZioN wrote: ↑August 31st, 2019, 12:33 pm I'm not saying you have to, vutbif you've ever bought a board from a Japanese PCBshop you know that it's kind of in a league of their own. All boards I have bought over the years have looked new.

Just something to take into consideration aswell

Tops says their In the hunt has damage on the board. They still want 98k yen for it.

The boards I've bought from shops have generally been in very good condition, but the ones I've found from private sellers on YAJ have been just as good.

Yeah. But surugaya is not tops/mak/gfront. Last time we were there they had 400+$ boards just laying in a a pile in a box.

This is just my experience.

zak wrote: ↑August 31st, 2019, 12:45 pm

RoZioN wrote: ↑August 31st, 2019, 12:33 pm I'm not saying you have to, vutbif you've ever bought a board from a Japanese PCBshop you know that it's kind of in a league of their own. All boards I have bought over the years have looked new.

Just something to take into consideration aswell

This is generally true.

However, you can still end up with some right duffers too in my experience.

Recently happened to a friend with a Valkyrie System II PCB from Surugaya carefully angled pics to hide damage. And "state flame" was not mentioned!

Yup, I’ve been on a full-on, duffer streak recently!

So, I’m more than happy to shatter any illusions that buying expensive PCBs from Japanese shops guarantees you’re getting mint (or even fully working boards at all) In fact, if my experience with Valkyrie is anything to go by, don’t even count on getting the same PCB pictured.

Yugen2plus has also seemingly taken to hiding/not disclosing repairs - as I found out recently with an X-Multiply I won. Although at least in that case, the repairs were pretty clean, and the game actually worked.

RoZioN wrote: ↑August 31st, 2019, 12:49 pm Yeah. But surugaya is not tops/mak/gfront. Last time we were there they had 400+$ boards just laying in a a pile in a box.

This is just my experience.

I doubt I’ll ever buy again from Suruga-ya after my recent experience. But surely G-Front are the worst of the lot? Genuinely lost track of the number of horror stories I’ve read about broken boards.

Tops seem the most transparent…but while a lot of their Cave games, etc are in nice shape – most of their ‘older’ stuff seems pretty hit and miss, in terms of condition. Despite the high price, the Ninja Baseball BatMan they have in, for instance, has no seal on the main board, missing ROM seals and messy repairs.

stt1 wrote: ↑August 31st, 2019, 10:17 am

geosnow wrote: ↑August 31st, 2019, 12:07 am They are all 60hz and not PAL.

Uhh, what? You're pointing to home computers and consoles now? Arcade PCBs have RGB output. not colour encoded composite...

Anyway, the topic was price discussion - even putting ~30% on top of 57000 yen open auction end price wont make more than 74100 (633e).

In case you noticed I traded a nice Kaitei daisensou with all labels and holo sticker in the amount of €500. That was a fair deal for both.

What are fair prices nowadays for the following MVS carts:

- Kizuna Encounter (fake label)
- Super Sidekicks 4 (jp label)

What can I ask for a original Metal Slug 5 NEO-GEO Jamma PCB?

It's the same as this one https://www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-Slug-5-A ... 4181959136
That price is a lot more than I can ask for. What's a fair price?

Gill wrote: ↑September 2nd, 2019, 10:39 pm What can I ask for a original Metal Slug 5 NEO-GEO Jamma PCB?

It's the same as this one https://www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-Slug-5-A ... 4181959136
That price is a lot more than I can ask for. What's a fair price?

I paid 80 euro + shipping for one last year.

Planing on selling a Japanese Dungeons & Dragons Shadow over Mystara CPS2 board - good condition - battery was changed last year.


what should be my asking price?

Yamazaki wrote: ↑September 3rd, 2019, 7:22 am Planing on selling a Japanese Dungeons & Dragons Shadow over Mystara CPS2 board - good condition - battery was changed last year.


what should be my asking price?

180-200 Eur or so

What is the going rate for Muchi Muchi Pork with no artwork?

LeopardFist wrote: ↑September 3rd, 2019, 9:50 am What is the going rate for Muchi Muchi Pork with no artwork?

One of these?

sweet, ill advertise it on organdonorotaku.com

complete cave pcb collection

LeopardFist wrote: ↑September 3rd, 2019, 9:50 am What is the going rate for Muchi Muchi Pork with no artwork?

I’d absolutely love that...however I really need all
my organs!!

Battle Garegga with Art Set?

Edit, no box.

LeopardFist wrote: ↑September 3rd, 2019, 9:50 am What is the going rate for Muchi Muchi Pork with no artwork?

~£1750 currently in Japanese PCB shops.

yosai wrote: ↑September 4th, 2019, 9:06 am ~£1750 currently in Japanese PCB shops.

Boom! ok thanks for the info.