Author Topic: Onion game Cases  (Read 32163 times)

July 09, 2013, 04:54:00 PM
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Looks like NES and a few other of his cases will be cartridge specific so that's cool.

I think the NES cases can hold both the small manual and the big manual so it too is partially combo case -> YOU'RE SCREWED AGAIN!!!

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July 12, 2013, 03:10:22 PM
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July 20, 2013, 03:52:06 PM
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Any news, tomorow start selling the cases?  :P just joking

How's going?

July 20, 2013, 08:56:56 PM
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Any news, tomorow start selling the cases?  :P just joking

How's going?
Man, it'd be great if I could start sellin' them tomorrow, but alas, I still have to keep workin' hard, to earn the additional fundage.
Speaking of workin', the side job has been going great; I have more than enough work scheduled, than what is needed, to earn enough $,
for the final prototyping of the Nintendo Main Line cases.

I just need to get it all done, so they can pay me.  ;)
Onion Game Cases; Summer 2013!
NES Game Case's 3D-Printed Prototype Photos:
http://tinyurl.com/kbysxr9

The HuCARD Envelope Artwork Thread (USA):
http://tinyurl.com/ma95woq

July 21, 2013, 08:02:47 AM
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Any news, tomorow start selling the cases?  :P just joking

How's going?
Man, it'd be great if I could start sellin' them tomorrow, but alas, I still have to keep workin' hard, to earn the additional fundage.
Speaking of workin', the side job has been going great; I have more than enough work scheduled, than what is needed, to earn enough $,
for the final prototyping of the Nintendo Main Line cases.

I just need to get it all done, so they can pay me.  ;)

Is there not a possibility of getting a loan so that you can speed up your development process?



July 21, 2013, 11:27:05 AM
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or at least take pre-orders/payment for the first run - the funds can be used to bank roll the startup

July 21, 2013, 11:53:11 AM
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or at least take pre-orders/payment for the first run - the funds can be used to bank roll the startup

I was thinking of that, if he could take pre orders, it was going to be much easier. But he needs to provide the price

July 21, 2013, 12:40:05 PM
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or at least take pre-orders/payment for the first run - the funds can be used to bank roll the startup

I'd definitely take part in this.

I've never managed to take part in any Kickstarter things as I think I need credit card which I don't want.

July 25, 2013, 12:33:50 PM
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The more I think about using a crowd-funding website, to raise funds, such as Kickstarter or Crowd Tilt, the more bothered I become by the Chunk they take out of the funds.
I'm seriously considering taking pre-orders on my website, and skipping the crowd-funding, since PayPal only charges about 3%, and offers 45 days of "Buyer Protection".
I can also accept checks and money orders (without any fees, so long as they don't bounce).

I've got one more shot at borrowing a semi-large sum of money, but I want to wait until after I do pre-orders.
The max I can borrow is not enough to cover the Mold and the first run, but it should be enough to cover any unexpected expenses that might pop up during the mold making and/or manufacturing process. It would also be nice to lean on it a bit, to lower the pre-order $ goal, and/or add to the funds needed if the pre-orders get close to the goal, but don't quite reach it.

Like e_brugal said, before I can start accepting pre-orders, I need to provide the prices for the Game Cases, and the costs for Shipping.
That's were I'm hung up at the moment: Getting firm pricing for the Nintendo Main Line Cases.
This issue will be resolved, as soon as I earn enough $ for the second CAD guy.
I already know I'm going to make more than enough $ for this, with the Third Job, it's just that the work is taking a while, do to some of my customers re-scheduling the work, do to illnesses, or bad weather.

However, I already know how much it's going to cost to do the Second Run of GBA Cardboard Insert Trays: $6,065.75.
That includes shipping to my warehouse, but it doesn't include shipping to customers.
That's too much $ for me to invest in it myself, right now.
They are a very slow seller, and based on past sales, it would take about 3 years to recover my investment in them.
Besides, I need to get the Nintendo Main Line, Sega Main Line, and/or HuCard Cases made, first.  ;)

I should receive pricing for several variants of the Hard Plastic HuCard Cases, any day now.
The makers of the Gift Card Case, from another thread, have been working on making new CAD Renderings of my suggested changes/alterations to their Gift Card Case, for a while, now.
Onion Game Cases; Summer 2013!
NES Game Case's 3D-Printed Prototype Photos:
http://tinyurl.com/kbysxr9

The HuCARD Envelope Artwork Thread (USA):
http://tinyurl.com/ma95woq

July 25, 2013, 07:25:39 PM
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Well, what do you know; I got quotes from the HuCard Case people.

Note: These prices don't include the costs of me shipping them to customers.

For Option 1 (Won't support TG16 Manuals. Has a Deeper Card Area for HuCards):
If I raise $14,400, I'll have to sell each case for $3.08.
If I raise $24,000, I'll have to sell each case for $2.12.
If I raise $39,500 I'll have to sell each case for $1.78.
If I raise $54,000, I'll have to sell each case for $1.64.
If I raise $67,000, I'll have to sell each case for $1.54.
This option has the exact same pricing as unmodified gift card cases.
In order to compete with the $1.08 price-per-case
for people who walk into a Hastings Electronics store,
I'd have to order several hundred thousand cases.

For Option 2 (Supports TG16 Manuals, and Has a Deeper Card Area for HuCards):
If I raise $18,400, I'll have to sell each case for $3.88.
If I raise $33,500, I'll have to sell each case for $2.88.
If I raise $57,500 I'll have to sell each case for $2.50.
If I raise $80,250 I'll have to sell each case for $2.34.
If I raise $97,000, I'll have to sell each case for $2.14.

I need to share these numbers with several TG16/PCE homebrew groups,
and talk about them on several other forums,
before I can decide to peruse it at this time, or not.

Any input, you all have about them, is needed, and most welcome. ;)
Onion Game Cases; Summer 2013!
NES Game Case's 3D-Printed Prototype Photos:
http://tinyurl.com/kbysxr9

The HuCARD Envelope Artwork Thread (USA):
http://tinyurl.com/ma95woq

July 25, 2013, 08:25:29 PM
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I don't have a TG-16 so I don't have a use for these but those prices all seem so high. The cheapest one is well over $1 per case not counting shipping. Just doesn't seem like a wise investment for you because I don't think people want to pay that much for cases. Maybe I'm wrong though since as I said I don't have a use for these currently and this may be a good price compared to the alternative for HuCards.

July 26, 2013, 09:29:49 AM
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Honestly, I wouldn't waste any $$ on developing something for the TG-16 ... the market is too small compared to the amount of cases you could sell for NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, etc.

The more units you can move the quicker you can recover your R&D costs and you can also lower the price as you can sell more of them.

July 26, 2013, 09:41:26 AM
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I think you should concentrate in Nes, Snes/SF, N64, Those are the most wanted game cases

July 26, 2013, 10:22:17 AM
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Yeah, The other cases that hold:
NES
SNES
N64
Genesis
32X
And others
(N64 cases should hold Genesis and 32X)

Would be a better investment for now. There is a larger demand, Not only do more people own the systems above, they probably own more games for the systems.
There are less alternatives for the systems above, Turbo GFX 16 games already have some cases that fit them, maybe not as well as the cases above, but functional.

If the cases for TG16 would delay the OGCs, I'd put it off.

July 26, 2013, 11:36:15 AM
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Wow! Those would be pretty expensive. Especially with UGCs being under $1. I agree that it would be wise to focus on the more common systems at first. I know I would buy a lot of NES, SNES, N64, and Genesis/32X cases.