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Pharmtech78

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Hey guys,

I bought twinkle star sprites mvs from ebay for $140 it's authentic. You guys think that's a good price? I'm new to the neo geo world and just wanted to know if that was a good deal. Thanks guys!
 
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Yes, that would be a great deal. I assume it has a fake label, though.

Did you buy it off eBay recently? I don't see anything below $250 shipped in recent sold auctions, which has been the trend with that game for the last year or two.
 
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dspoonrt said:
Yes, that would be a great deal. I assume it has a fake label, though.

Did you buy it off eBay recently? I don't see anything below $250 shipped in recent sold auctions, which has been the trend with that game for the last year or two.
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yeah I'd say the label is fake. The seller is from Spain, so you may have to check international sales. I saw the one from Netherlands which is up to $211+ shipping right now, but i stumbled upon this one from Spain with a buy it now and got that instead. The game looks great....i love shoot'em ups!!
 
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Be careful with anything from Spain, that's where most of the boots are coming from right now. Post up board pics when you get it to make sure it's real.
 
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Yeah, anything around $220-250ish for a loose JP cart with a decent label is probably an OK price. Even though it's just a sticker, the US label seems to grab a few more bux.

Like the others have said, it's probably a boot considering where it's coming from. The low BIN price is probably the most apparent sign. Fingers crossed it's not a boot dude but all signs point to it probably is.
 
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Well that's a bummer...oh well I'll post up some pics of the board when i get it. Thanks for your input guys.
 
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Well guys i was able to pull out from the deal, i got my money back. I appreciate all your feedback, so I might just suck it up and buy one from the neogeo store unless someone is willing to sell their copy. :lolz:
 
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I was looking to get this game as well, but I am always considering that even if the game is marvelous, the price is too high. Compared to another rare game like Super Dodge Ball, it doesn't worth 2 times the price I paid for it. If you paid for $140, you made a good deal.
 
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Glad you could pull out of the deal, that definitely sounds like a "if it seems too good to be true, that's because it is" situation.
I paid the equivalent of near $260 for my legit English label copy about 2 years ago. One of the most expensive games I've ever brought, but worth every penny, especially if you have a second person to play with. :smirk:
 
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You can find it on the NeoCD for a LOT less.
 
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Sometimes I wonder if this game would get as much attention as it does if it didn't fall into the "Neo-Rare" Category. :scratch:
 
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Tyranix95 said:
Sometimes I wonder if this game would get as much attention as it does if it didn't fall into the "Neo-Rare" Category. :scratch:
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For some reason nearly all the games featuring "Cotton" the witch seem to be simultaneously under-represented and in high demand.
 
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It's an amazingly fun and competitive 2 player game with great music and aesthetics plus it's pretty much in a genre of it's own, on any system.
 
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I love TSS, but can't imagine paying the going rate for it. Although you could get lucky like the guy here who ended up with a TSS kit from a retired operator for $30 (he bought every game he had for $30 a pop, so overpaid some and made out like a bandit on others).

Your best bet for this game is to just get a multicart and enjoy. Drop $100 for a decent multicart (make sure it has any/most of the games you want to play first) and enjoy it.

I have the 138-in-1 myself and have a dedicated 1 slot board with it. I use it to get my fix on TSS, Viewpoint, SDB, MPE, and Zupapa :)
 
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For some reason nearly all the games featuring "Cotton" the witch seem to be simultaneously under-represented and in high demand.
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What is the name of that "Cotton Game" on TG16.

The one that is IMPOSSIBLE to get.

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Oh yeah, thatis' it:



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I was collecting TG-6 for a bit, and this game was IMPOSSIBLE to get. Never new why. Always saw one for sale and yet nobody could get one.
 
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Tyranix95 said:
What is the name of that "Cotton Game" on TG16.
The one that is IMPOSSIBLE to get.
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Oh yeah, thatis' it:
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I was collecting TG-6 for a bit, and this game was IMPOSSIBLE to get. Never new why. Always saw one for sale and yet nobody could get one.
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Yeah, when a loose game sells for $2,000 you know things have gotten out of hand. It's the reason I have 93 instead of 94 TG16 cards in my collection. If I didn't have an Everdrive, I'd probably never get to play it on real hardware.
 
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Tyranix95 said:
I was collecting TG-6 for a bit, and this game was IMPOSSIBLE to get. Never new why. Always saw one for sale and yet nobody could get one.
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its because it happened as the tg16 was going away and never sold much.
 
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