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Texasmame:
We've all heard the stories. . .

"I was driving along and, BANG, there it was, just sitting by a dumpster.  A good looking Defender machine.  Well, I load it up, get it home, replace a fuse and, what do you know -it works!"

Up until now, I've never had that type of tale. . .

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Dear Forum,
I never thought this would happen to me but, I was going over all my saved searches on eBay, as I do several times daily, and there it was.  A GP2x console described as broken.  I read the description and the seller said it was fully functional except for the SD slot being broken.  He said it was probably just a broken spring, but you know how that goes.. .

So, for the $15 buy it now -  yes, FIFTEEN DOLLARS - I snapped it up.  The console, along with the power supply, arrived at my house a week later, all for under $20, shipped.

I take it out of the package and it looks pretty good, except for a deep scratch on the screen that wasn't mentioned.  From the time I purchased it, I fully expected it to be dead as a doornail for that price but I took the chance that the seller was telling the truth.  I plug it in and. . .

IT POWERS UP!

After dicking around with the interface and playing the built in game, I go get my SD card from my camera and, sure enough, I can't get the card to load.  About an hour and some Googling later, I have the thing open and am ready to attempt a repair.  I pop the unit open and then open the cover for the SD port.  Low and behold, there is a tiny piece of black rubber just floating loose in there.  Everything else looks fine.  Remove the rubber thingie, close it back up, pop in the card and. . .

SUCCESS! 

So, i just scored a fully working GP2x console for about 10% of what you would expect to pay, plus a little effort.

 :woot


Sometimes, it really IS "just a fuse,"
John in TX
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So, what are your tales?

 :cheers:

FrizzleFried:
Congrats!!!!  Nice score!

My best to date is the Williams Joust for $50.  $48 power supply later and its good as gold...$98 (Well $106 if you include the marquee light/starter) for a working Joust in good condition...schweet!

Second best is probably the Dynamo cabinet I scored for $40 + some DVDROMS...broken monitor he said...more like UNPLUGGED monitor.

Third best is likely the Atari Dig Dug cocktail cabinet for $50.00...but I gutted that...so it wasn't a KILLER deal,  but a good one none the less.

Then there was the time I got a Commodore 1541 floppy drive (at the time going for $150 new) for $10 because it wouldn't load anything...turns out the head had gotten stuck last the last sector...just pop the cover and move the head over and it was good as gold.

spacies:
 Nice one Texas. You must be happy to join the bargain club!

I won a 32" 100hz Philips widescreen TV in an auction.
They said it had a small problem and had green edges when turned on. It also had to be picked up but was only about 20kms from me.

I laughed to myself when looking at the picture of it because it had a HUGE pair of speakers right on each side.
I won the auction, picked it up and drove home. I plugged it in, it degaussed itself and looks fantastic.

The price?  $32.00 NZD which is about $24USD.

 :laugh2:

You can see it in the pic.



Encryptor:
Ok here's my story.

One of the guys I work was helping a friend of hisclean out his garage. The guy happened to have a video game he was going to toss. The guy I work with knew I was building a cab so he asked if I wanted a full size video game for nothing. I said sure and the next weekend the guy called me Saturday morning and asked if I was going to be home. I told him I was and he said they'd be there in an hour. An hour later he was backing his pickup into my driveway with a Rush N Attack in the back of it. He told me it worked but the plug on the power cord was not in good shape. I replaced it and plugged it in and the thing roared to life and played great. So for the cost of a plug for the power cord I got a working cab. I didn't even have to pick it up. It was delivered to my house!

Encryptor

Loki:
15 bucks  :o

You are one lucky guy!







.... I am one jealous guy  :hissy:

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