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Well I have been Buying Neo items for quite some time Now and in my Hunt I have discover some hints in Finding things at what I consider a resonable price (A term used somewhat sparingley in the Neo World
) So gather round and listen to some tricks of finding good deals. Oh and if anyone else has anything to share please follow.
Now when searching auction there are still deals to find on ebay. Here are the common terms I use when searching
Neo Geo
NeoGeo
Neo-Geo
Neo cart
MVS
SNK
and then I go into the game names
Fatal Fury, Samurai Showdown, King Fighters, World Heros...
and then I go into characters
Shermie, Mai, Blue Mary, Terry bogard, Etc
add "resin or "garage kit" for the statues
after you find a few hits look at what else the seller has. Also Search in the category only when you find the type of item your looking for. As a example here are some of my most recent deals
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=424370805
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=428941952
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=429003511
And remeber not every seller knows how to spell
there is also the sneaky way of tracking what someone else is bidding on with similar interests to yours. to keep people from tracking you just watch the item.
There are also the internation auction like ebay.co.uk or yahoo.co.jp although sometimes it is hard to read the foriegn language. a lot of them are in psuedo english and the sellers that will ship internation usually speak and write english.
Save your money and make bigger orders.
places like super sellers and Cosmico where buying one item ends up costing alot but if you get 8-16 items it's a awesome deal. It's a hard thing to do but it pays off in the end. And believe me the scrached and somewhat scuffed items really are not that bad at all.
search the newsgroups. places like deja news you can still find bargins.
And every so ofter search the net. you never know when the next Neo shop will pop up.
Personaly I always weigh out purchases and limit myself to a max I will pay on any one item, just because I know my gaming habits.
But I will admit I have gone crazy at times ($50 for a samurai showdon 4 poster that was given away free at one time comes to mind)
So anyone else have any tips to share?
Now when searching auction there are still deals to find on ebay. Here are the common terms I use when searching
Neo Geo
NeoGeo
Neo-Geo
Neo cart
MVS
SNK
and then I go into the game names
Fatal Fury, Samurai Showdown, King Fighters, World Heros...
and then I go into characters
Shermie, Mai, Blue Mary, Terry bogard, Etc
add "resin or "garage kit" for the statues
after you find a few hits look at what else the seller has. Also Search in the category only when you find the type of item your looking for. As a example here are some of my most recent deals
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=424370805
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=428941952
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=429003511
And remeber not every seller knows how to spell
there is also the sneaky way of tracking what someone else is bidding on with similar interests to yours. to keep people from tracking you just watch the item.
There are also the internation auction like ebay.co.uk or yahoo.co.jp although sometimes it is hard to read the foriegn language. a lot of them are in psuedo english and the sellers that will ship internation usually speak and write english.
Save your money and make bigger orders.
places like super sellers and Cosmico where buying one item ends up costing alot but if you get 8-16 items it's a awesome deal. It's a hard thing to do but it pays off in the end. And believe me the scrached and somewhat scuffed items really are not that bad at all.
search the newsgroups. places like deja news you can still find bargins.
And every so ofter search the net. you never know when the next Neo shop will pop up.
Personaly I always weigh out purchases and limit myself to a max I will pay on any one item, just because I know my gaming habits.
But I will admit I have gone crazy at times ($50 for a samurai showdon 4 poster that was given away free at one time comes to mind)
So anyone else have any tips to share?