After 6 years searching for a Virtual Boy, i finally found one!

[CeeDee]

"Age: 15"

...you've been looking since you were nine?

 

[BlueFox gui]

"Age: 15"

...you've been looking since you were nine?

man he is rich XD
he have 70 consoles

 

[SonicCloud]

"Age: 15"

...you've been looking since you were nine?

I can confirm he has been a fan on Nintendo since he was 4 years old , so it makes sense

 

[BlueFox gui]

I can confirm he has been a fan on Nintendo since he was 4 years old , so it makes sense

i already said, he is rich XD

 

[SonicCloud]

i already said, he is rich XD

Yeah that too !

 

[Alex4U]

Congrats! You found an eye-destroying machine! Have fun!

Why? ;w; i've playing for 4 hours and still nothing

"Age: 15"

...you've been looking since you were nine?

Yep. When i had nine, i had 10 consoles (Only Gameboys Colors) But when i had 13 or 11 years, i was started to collect and repair consoles.

man he is rich XD
he have 70 consoles

IM NOT RICH, just saving money, and searching a cheap/broken console is the key

 

[RemixDeluxe]

Once you accept eBay, Amazon, and Craigslist into your life it can significantly cut down on the time it would take to find what your looking for.

 

[Alex4U]

Once you accept eBay, Amazon, and Craigslist into your life it can significantly cut down on the time it would take to find what your looking for.

The problem is:
>Shipping to México :L
So my best solution is keeping searching

 

[RemixDeluxe]

The problem is:
>Shipping to México :L
So my best solution is keeping searching

I also mentioned craigslist. Is that a thing in Mexico?

 

[Alex4U]

I also mentioned craigslist. Is that a thing in Mexico?

I think no.

 

[RemixDeluxe]

I think no.

Search the ads there on a weekly/Monthly basis, message someone who may have one and meet somewhere public. I got some decent deals on games from there when I used it.

 

[Alex4U]

Search the ads there on a weekly/Monthly basis, message someone who may have one and meet somewhere public. I got some decent deals on games from there when I used it.

Okay, i'll try that later, thanks!

 

[BlueFox gui]

i already say he is rich XD
where i can find something like that here?
nowhere, for me he is rich

 

[Chickenhunterx]

Nicely done I picked mine up with mario clash at a garage sale for 40$ problem is my right screen isn't working it just flashes red every so often so I was wondering how did you fix the screen iv been wanting to open it up and take a look but iv been a little timid about it

 

[Alex4U]

Nicely done I picked mine up with mario clash at a garage sale for 40$ problem is my right screen isn't working it just flashes red every so often so I was wondering how did you fix the screen iv been wanting to open it up and take a look but iv been a little timid about it

You have two methods:
1) Easy way,but more slowly> Don't open it, just leave it ON until right/left screen looks working.
2) Hard way, but more effective > Open it, and check Ribbon LCD cables, clean it, re-solder Ribbon LCD pins, clean motherboard, etc. (Seach Youtube tutorials for this)
PS: i discovered method 1 xD

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i already say he is rich XD
where i can find something like that here?
nowhere, for me he is rich

Ummmm, online store? Searching in your country???
I repeat...
IM
NOT
RICH
SEARCHING
CHEAP
CONSOLES
AND
SAVING
MONEY
IS
THE
KEY
(Well, in México we have "Tianguis" What the hell are Tianguis? Cheap Stores, have a lot in different places, like Hidalgo (DF) Centro, etc. And a lot of shops, depends of the tianguis, like Movies, Clothes, Videogames, Food, and many stuff... and they're always cheap in the tianguis... ^w^j )

 

[BlueFox gui]

You have two methods:
1) Easy way,but more slowly> Don't open it, just leave it ON until right/left screen looks working.
2) Hard way, but more effective > Open it, and check Ribbon LCD cables, clean it, re-solder Ribbon LCD pins, clean motherboard, etc. (Seach Youtube tutorials for this)
PS: i discovered method 1 xD

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Ummmm, online store? Searching in your country???
I repeat...
IM
NOT
RICH
SEARCHING
CHEAP
CONSOLES
AND
SAVING
MONEY
IS
THE
KEY
(Well, in México we have "Tianguis" What the hell are Tianguis? Cheap Stores, have a lot in different places, like Hidalgo (DF) Centro, etc. And a lot of shops, depends of the tianguis, like Movies, Clothes, Videogames, Food, and many stuff... and they're always cheap in the tianguis... ^w^j )

WE DON'T HAVE STORES LIKE THAT HERE, even not online

 

[Skyhigh_]

I think i tianguis is a ''swap meet''

We have these in the united States too, but they are more popular in west coast and central USA, because i have yet to see southern states. Mostly california, new mexico, arizona, and texas have them.

I used to go to them every weekend ( years ago.. ) when i was about 10-12, you would find very nice deals and often these would be the only places where you can find older games or hard to find items ( it was kind of like a physical ebay). These are kind of bad now in the USA though , the indoor ones are more expensive and have prices like retail stores ( even though most of these swap meets are selling clone china items).

The outdoor ones have become just as bad , they have people searching online for prices so they jack up prices to reflect online but they fail to realize buying online you get the item shipped for fre
usually, insurance, and guarantees..Also i noticed * most* people who frequent these places people with low income or kind of poor so it doesn't make sense for these places to have online prices they just won't sell goods too often.

I think i did visit a couple when i was still 15 or 16 but the prices and items were too crazy to buy and find , people wanted too much. As i got older i started buying from online and it was much cheaper and efficient. Now i don't really bother i have a pile of many games and consoles but i lost interest with age because i hardly have time to play them now. But stubborn me still buys a couple of old items every now even though i know i won't play them .


I bought a psp from online broken for about $10 free shipping ( even by mexico's standards this is still a good price iMO) opened it and all it had was a loose ribbon cable.

Last time i went to visit mexico i went to a place called guadalajara and saw decent swap meets with hard to find items. The prices Mexicans in mexico want are much much better so for me most of them were almost free ( coming with usa currency and an above average job).

Some of our yard sales in some city's are better than your ''swap meet's'' in mexico, i think you would be surprised what you can find some people almost throwing out here.
For example in places like newport beach, Beverly hills, laguna beach, irvine, orange county etc.. you will find people throwing away a slim ps2 for $5, n64 for $6 , snes , and gameboy games for 25 cents.

Also i don't think ''swap meets'' are to be considered stores , most of them have no return policies and are just individual sellers selling items. Many of these sellers will just have a blanket in a lot with used items. The indoor swap meets are probably more like stores because they are more stricter and regulated so it needs to be cleaner . Outdoor swap meets are hardly any different than most yard sales

 

[BlueFox gui]

I think i tianguis is a ''swap meet''

We have these in the united States too, but they are more popular in west coast and central USA, because i have yet to see southern states. Mostly california, new mexico, arizona, and texas have them.

I used to go to them every weekend ( years ago.. ) when i was about 10-12, you would find very nice deals and often these would be the only places where you can find older games or hard to find items ( it was kind of like a physical ebay). These are kind of bad now in the USA though , the indoor ones are more expensive and have prices like retail stores ( even though most of these swap meets are selling clone china items).

The outdoor ones have become just as bad , they have people searching online for prices so they jack up prices to reflect online but they fail to realize buying online you get the item shipped for fre
usually, insurance, and guarantees..Also i noticed * most* people who frequent these places people with low income or kind of poor so it doesn't make sense for these places to have online prices they just won't sell goods too often.

I think i did visit a couple when i was still 15 or 16 but the prices and items were too crazy to buy and find , people wanted too much. As i got older i started buying from online and it was much cheaper and efficient. Now i don't really bother i have a pile of many games and consoles but i lost interest with age because i hardly have time to play them now. But stubborn me still buys a couple of old items every now even though i know i won't play them .


I bought a psp from online broken for about $10 free shipping ( even by mexico's standards this is still a good price iMO) opened it and all it had was a loose ribbon cable.

Last time i went to visit mexico i went to a place called guadalajara and saw decent swap meets with hard to find items. The prices Mexicans in mexico want are much much better so for me most of them were almost free ( coming with usa currency and an above average job).

Some of our yard sales in some city's are better than your ''swap meet's'' in mexico, i think you would be surprised what you can find some people almost throwing out here.
For example in places like newport beach, Beverly hills, laguna beach, irvine, orange county etc.. you will find people throwing away a slim ps2 for $5, n64 for $6 , snes , and gameboy games for 25 cents.

I think I need to move to Mexico, the consoles and games in my country have never been cheap, they are too expensive, you only find cheap games on steam, and as nintendo does not work anymore, it would need to buy everything outside the country what it is Totally unfeasible with the financial conditions I have.

 

[Skyhigh_]

I think I need to move to Mexico, the consoles and games in my country have never been cheap, they are too expensive, you only find cheap games on steam, and as nintendo does not work anymore, it would need to buy everything outside the country what it is Totally unfeasible with the financial conditions I have.

I think the prices and items you would find in the usa would surprise you even more.
And with western states like california having minumum wage @ $10 an hour ( about 32 BRL) its not like people here won't be able to afford a couple of games.
Cost of living in places like california, neveda and oregon is kind of high ( california very high..)

Still some people in some countries would probably dream of getting paid 1600 a month ( this is minimum wage, no experience or any skill at all just flipping burgers..)

 

[BlueFox gui]

I think the prices and items you would find in the usa would surprise you even more.
And with western states like california having minumum wage @ $10 an hour ( about 32 BRL) its not like people here won't be able to afford a couple of games.
Cost of living in places like california, neveda and oregon is kind of high ( california very high..)

Still some people in some countries would probably dream of getting paid 1600 a month ( this is minimum wage, no experience or any skill at all just flipping burgers..)

did you have new 3ds? what the price when you paid fot ir?