Official 'COOL ITEM ON EBAY!' thread...

Linda · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject: Tiger King Kong

This Tiger King Kong went for a Song and a dance.

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Linda

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Rik · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:57 am Post subject:

Really nice boxed Adventurevision:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110437145130

It'll be fun to see what this sells for. I think this is one of the nicest looking machines I've seen in a while. All the printing on the sticker around controls looks intact (this frequently gets worn off from play...), and it works! That's always a plus... Mr. Green

Rik

pergessle · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:30 am Post subject:

Rik · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:04 am Post subject:

Yeah, it'll be interesting to see the price range. From nice condition boxed, to non-working and very worn... That's probably close to the worse condition AV I've seen sold... Cool

MarbleMad · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:44 am Post subject:

ooh the one with the dud leds on the screen. I've been stalking that one. Always wanted to take one of 'em to bits. Just polishing the lenses on my sniper rifle.

MarbleMad · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:26 am Post subject:

BANG

$491 . ouch though. still, was never going to buy a nice one.

Rik · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:17 pm Post subject:

You get it then? Don't destroy it though! Nice that it comes with the battery and expansion port covers... Those tend to get lost.

Most likely an easy fix though... I probably should have gone for it. Smile

Every AV I've had with line problems (3 I think) has always been fixable by re-soldering all the connections between the LEDs and the main board... These things just weren't built well...

If lines aren't working, but the system works, it'd just a connection problem somewhere. I suppose the LEDs could be damaged, but I've never had one with bad LEDs yet...

Rik

MarbleMad · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:30 am Post subject:

every second LED made me suspect a stuck bit in what ever it uses as a shift register but yeh I'll be checking all the wiring before I start replacing chips. Sounds like an easy fix.
So do you think i over payed or did i get a deal?

Rik · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:23 am Post subject:

Did you confirm it's every other line? That could be a bad logic, or even a bad connection from one of the chips still... Some AVs have all the chips socketed (some don't), see if you get lucky. Mr. Green

I don't think you overpaid, especially if you can get it working. I've seen 'might be working' ones with no battery cover or cartridge sell for $400, so with the cart and all covers, that's a pretty good deal. And, it can most likely be fixed, so that'll nearly double it's value if you can do that. Definitely worth the risk of buying it! I wouldn't have hesitated at paying $450-500 for it.

Rik

Rinku · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:50 am Post subject:

I probably would've made the price go up if I didn't already have a boxed, working Adventure Vision that I got for under $250 (just pointed that out Mr. Green

), so I don't think you overpaid, especially if you get it to work. It might not even be broken; it's hard to tell when AVs aren't really working, as opposed to just misbehaving.

Rik · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:22 pm Post subject:

All right, you keep bragging about that $250 one, and I'm going to start bragging about the one a friend gave me for free! Cool

He had two that didn't work, and in exchange for fixing one, he let me keep the other (which I also fixed). (And he knows what they are worth...)

Of course, I spent a lot for my boxed one, so we won't talk about that...

Rik

Rinku · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:29 pm Post subject:

That's a good friend...but being given one by someone who knows their value isn't quite the same. The thrill of the chase is a big part of it.

pergessle · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject:

Were Adventure Visions a US release only? That's the only place I have ever seen them for sale.