brand new aes snap lock cases project

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hi there,

i noticed that many people are looking for snap lock cases only, but it seems to be impossible to find.

is someone here already thinking about find a way to get new snap lock boxes?

i contacted a plastic factory for infos, they can be able to do brand new copies but...

molding tools cost 14000 usd... then minimum production run is 5000 pieces, at 1,09 usd each.

near impossible to do. after that, this is a copyrighted thing so i don't know about legality of this project.

snk probably have their molding tool for plastic injection somewhere, but i don't think they accept to do a production run of boxes.

well, not really solutions for find snap lock boxes only...:confused:

if someone else here know where we can find boxes, or another solution?
 
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A crap load of snaps will be available soon.
 
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That's not that bad a price, quick calculation brings that to roughly $4 a piece shipped I'd imagine. Problem would be finding 5000 snap lock boxes that people want replacing and that would be heavily dependent on price.

At $4 each I'd probably refresh a few boxes in my collection, but if they suddenly shot up to $20 a piece (beloved capitalism) I imagine most people would just stick with their slightly dodgy, but genuine, boxes.

It would also be the only thing in AES collecting that no one really worries about being fake, suddenly being flooded with fakes, and the quality issues that come with that.

As for copyright I can't imagine anyone would be that bothered, there can't have been a single new genuine box made in almost a decade. Although someone correct me if I'm wrong - I'll openly admit I know nothing about that kind of thing.
 
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stevenk said:
That's not that bad a price, quick calculation brings that to roughly $4 a piece shipped I'd imagine. Problem would be finding 5000 snap lock boxes that people want replacing and that would be heavily dependent on price.

At $4 each I'd probably refresh a few boxes in my collection, but if they suddenly shot up to $20 a piece (beloved capitalism) I imagine most people would just stick with their slightly dodgy, but genuine, boxes.

It would also be the only thing in AES collecting that no one really worries about being fake, suddenly being flooded with fakes, and the quality issues that come with that.

As for copyright I can't imagine anyone would be that bothered, there can't have been a single new genuine box made in almost a decade. Although someone correct me if I'm wrong - I'll openly admit I know nothing about that kind of thing.
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not a bad price yes, but finding that money is quite hard.
and, about the quality , need to see before. even if i have the money for that, i don't want 5000 crap quality boxes.
still no solutions ...

LE CORTEX sell boxes i think , 40 euros pieces + shipping...

maybe contacting snk about their molding tool... we can at least try.?
 
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I would possibly be interested in a new snaplock case that works perfectly with soft case inserts. I could keep all my soft cases for posterity but throw the inserts and games into snaplocks for the look and protection factors. Nam and MagLord would look killer on the shelf in hard plastic, just sayin'.
 
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If you guys go for snap locks build from scratch you should make it 1cm bigger, that way it could fit MVS cartridges. Meaning more sales.

It would be nice to have my MVS cartridges on AES similar cases. I would preffer that over shockboxes.
 
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jago said:
not a bad price yes, but finding that money is quite hard.
and, about the quality , need to see before. even if i have the money for that, i don't want 5000 crap quality boxes.
still no solutions ...

LE CORTEX sell boxes i think , 40 euros pieces + shipping...

maybe contacting snk about their molding tool... we can at least try.?
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No harm in trying, I wouldn't even know where to start to contact someone about that kind of thing though. I'm sure there are people here who would though.

Wonder how much it would cost to get them to make up a sample, I'm assuming they have ways of doing that without going through a full $14k set up process every time?

Sounds like Xi and hyper know of something brewing that will fix the shortage anyway, guess we'll know more soon enough.
 
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arcwyvern said:
I would possibly be interested in a new snaplock case that works perfectly with soft case inserts. I could keep all my soft cases for posterity but throw the inserts and games into snaplocks for the look and protection factors. Nam and MagLord would look killer on the shelf in hard plastic, just sayin'.
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Not sure that would work, off the top of my head aren't soft case and snap lock game inserts different sizes?
 
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stevenk said:
Sounds like Xi and hyper know of something brewing that will fix the shortage anyway, guess we'll know more soon enough.
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It's no secret. It's been mentioned countless times in the more recent drama threads.
 
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Fandangos said:
If you guys go for snap locks build from scratch you should make it 1cm bigger, that way it could fit MVS cartridges. Meaning more sales.

It would be nice to have my MVS cartridges on AES similar cases. I would preffer that over shockboxes.
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There's a problem with that though. If you molded a box to fit an MVS cart, the AES cart wouldn't fit very snugly.
 
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HeavyMachineGun said:
There's a problem with that though. If you molded a box to fit an MVS cart, the AES cart wouldn't fit very snugly.
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Yeah, you're right. :/
Maybe using some rubber to keep the AES cartridges on place but that would be too much trouble.

Still it would be awesome snaplocks for mvs games. I remember some german guy selling something like that but the price was totally insane.
 
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Removable trays would probably increase the cost of the new snaplock significantly. That and you might run into the same cracking issue like with the soft cases. On the plus side, removable trays would cut down on the number of holes on the insert side of the case.

Maybe we should all go back to home cart collecting, like in the good old days. Far less headache that way. :p
 
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rcantor77 said:
There is always these that might surface one day...

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?231048
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Problem with all of these things is the risk the original money up front guy takes - especially if it's done not for profit. In the case Jago has outlined above, all it would take is one long term member here to pour scorn on the new boxes and he's sat with 4999 unsellable chunks of plastic that everyone turns their backs on, and a twenty grand hole in his bank balance. I can't remember who I saw do it recently, but someone sorted out Sam Sho 5 MVS carts I think it was in bulk from Japan for twenty carts I think it was. It was an awesome thing for him to do for everyone - but it was pages of organisation. Think of that for 5000 boxes.
 
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stevenk said:
Not sure that would work, off the top of my head aren't soft case and snap lock game inserts different sizes?
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Yes they are. That's my point. But I can see now, how all it would be is a soft case replacement. Still into the idea.
 
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I always found that odd, how the insert shrunk in size when the snaplock case came out. I like the larger artwork area on the soft cases. Still, the snaplocks are total class.

Foam would work to fill gaps I suppose, but custom molding the plastic case would definitely be better. These days, yeah it is the best to make a new snaplock that covers both MVS and AES. It'd be hard to use it to replace soft cases, but those don't seem to be hard to find.
 
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Just thought I would ask the question (and, quite frankly, I'm surprised no one has brought this up) but, Shawn has had these in the Neo Store for a couple months now.

http://www.neostore.com/New-Style-Clasp-Case-p/620.htm

From what I'm hearing, it sounds like this listing in the store is a place holder/stub, and that Shawn doesn't actually have the merchandise in yet...is that correct? If that's the case, I'm starting to get really curious how/if Chamane was paid by DavidG.

Jon
 
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It's also more expensive than a minty Japanese Sam Sho 3, which includes the insert, manual, and the cart in addition to the snaplock case.
 
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This is a good idea. I definitely also like the concept of making similar snap-lock cases without the SNK logo in the back that marks up the back of the home carts. One of the advantages of the vinyl cases I have to say as well.
 
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