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jason25

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I am sure a lot of people know about this place, but does anybody know how dependable they are? Otherwise I might have to depend on Buy Rite?
 

MVS Matt

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If the American arm is anything like the UK one then you'll get ripped off. Their prices are waaayyyy too high. I know that a fair few people on the boards have had problems with Buy Rite too.

If you're after something you can't find in a store then why not try the wanted forum? There are loads of decent sellers on the board, and you're likely to get a much better price too.
 

toy_brain

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It was ages ago that I ordered anything from them.
I actually bought my AES from them, when I got it the damn thing would not start up at all, I ended up taking a trip to South Wigston (just outside Leeds I think) to their shop to get it checked and replaced.
I did order a few other AES carts from them which were delived OK with no problems, but the prices are so damn high that I stopped using them the second I found somewhere cheaper.
 

jason25

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How do you order from them? Do you have to call them? Because I couldn't find a checkout or shopping cart type deal at all on their site?
 

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I bought a Saturn 4 in 1 cart off them at xmas, all delivered etc ....fine.

At the time it was a mutherfuck for me to find one, so in Telegames defence, they do keep a huge stock of stuff.

On the other hand, the cart was a little expensive for a non Datel/official action replay, i cant find anything on this "Boom plus" cart, it seems to work ok though........so far.

They specialise in Jaguar & Lynx, which is great for fans lol

Basically if you want anything, they've got it......but prepare to pay through the roof, and "beware" of the products condition.

Lol, MOTW for over £1200 lol
 

MVS Matt

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Yeah I think you have to call them. Do you mind telling us what you're looking to buy? Like I said before I'm sure you can find it cheaper elsewhere.
 

toy_brain

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jason25:
How do you order from them? Do you have to call them? Because I couldn't find a checkout or shopping cart type deal at all on their site?
Yea, you gotta call them.
Like I said its been ages (over a year) since my last order, but usually you get your stuff 2 days after you place the order.

Apparently they justify the high prices by saying that all their stock is brand new (no 2nd hand stuff).
 

jason25

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Yeah, I was just looking for mainly PC Engine games like Double Dragon 2 and 1943, and I seen they have them. Thanks for the info!
 

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jason25:
Yeah, I was just looking for mainly PC Engine games like Double Dragon 2 and 1943, and I seen they have them. Thanks for the info!
You will find this place 100% more competetive for prices, they carry large stock and i deal with them regularly, top notch.
<a href="http://www.segalife.com/cgi-bin/top20/redirect.cgi?productid=3484" target="_blank">Videogameimports.com</a>
 

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Baseley09:
jason25:
Yeah, I was just looking for mainly PC Engine games like Double Dragon 2 and 1943, and I seen they have them. Thanks for the info!
You will find this place 100% more competetive for prices, they carry large stock and i deal with them regularly, top notch.
<a href="http://www.segalife.com/cgi-bin/top20/redirect.cgi?productid=3484" target="_blank">Videogameimports.com</a>
I'll second that, Videogameimports have a HUGE selection of PC-E games, including rare stuff like Sapphire.
They also ship stuff slightly faster than Telegames and are a lot cheaper.
Great place to buy from and the guy who runs the place is a real PC-E fan as well.
 

jason25

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Yeah, Baseley09 and Toy brain thanks for the info! Do you know how much 43.40 pounds is in U.S dollars? Thanks.
 

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jason25:
Yeah, Baseley09 and Toy brain thanks for the info! Do you know how much 43.40 pounds is in U.S dollars? Thanks.
Check for yourself....

<a href="http://www.xe.com/ucc/" target="_blank">http://www.xe.com/ucc/</a>
 

MVS Matt

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jason25:
Yeah, it came out to be 71.7566 Whatever that is?
Round it up to $72. The price you pay will be a little bit more than that, as that currencey converter works on market rates.

You should be able to get your game for under $90 after shipping and your credit card company has added any commission.
 

mlloyd

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It's cheaper to buy from the US and import the games than to buy from Telegames!
 
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