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lilshawn:

--- Quote from: Cakemeister on August 05, 2011, 10:56:44 am ---Do you own a Geiger counter?

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oh yah...cause of the thing...and the reactor...and the three eyed fish...

MonMotha:

--- Quote from: shateredsoul1979 on August 04, 2011, 10:16:31 pm ---$40 shipping makes more sense than $80, was it a big item?

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You should be able to ship a full size Playstation (1) for about $40 from Japan to the USA via EMS, maybe a little less, probably not much more.  However, that is just the shipping cost, and it assumes that the seller in Japan is willing to ship direct to the USA, doesn't want anything to cover shipping materials, and doesn't mark the shipping up any at all.

Also, other shipping methods (e.g. DHL) will generally cost more, though they'll also be relatively quick (probably not much quicker, though).

Vigo:
Ok, back on topic..

I really just have to ask, what is so special about a Japanese PS1? Is there a reason to buy one? I guess I see ps1's at goodwill for $15.

Benevolance:
Maybe it's a matter of being able to play regionally-encoded disks? But I can't entirely see the logic that, especially with the cost of shipping. I mean, you guys might not have heard of this yet, but there is this new technology called an 'emulator'. These 'emulators' can play old games, called "Rums". I think the technology is really going to catch on with retrogaming hobbyists of all dick sizes.

MonMotha:
Other than the region coding issue, I can't think of any real differences.  There was one version of the PS1 released in Japan that was never released in the USA, but the differences were internal and largely inconsequential.

If you want to play out of region PS1 discs, just get a stealth modded PS1.  They're crazy common, at this point, and probably cheaper than importing one.  I guess if you want to be totally legit about it, you could look to import one, but that seems like a waste.

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