Author Topic: Rose Colored Gaming now open for business!  (Read 22094 times)

November 11, 2012, 12:50:34 AM
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The Pokedex/GBC version is a gift for my GF...  I may want to write something for the back of it.

November 11, 2012, 02:07:43 AM
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Aww, that's really nice!

Just shoot me a pm with the text if you want, or I can leave a blank spot like a card or something for you to write in what you'd like ;)

November 11, 2012, 05:25:00 PM
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Wiggy, what are your prices for double and triple UGCs if we provide the cases, compared to if you provide them?
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November 11, 2012, 10:13:35 PM
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I'm not sure off the top of my head since I've never considered it, but I can pretty much guarantee that the price you'd pay to ship yours to me would be more than just having me supply them. I'm not really charging for the cases. Well, I should say that I'm not really charging much more than I pay for them.  I believe that I have each case priced at about .75-1.00 a pop, which is obviously 1.50-2.00 per double.  That's pretty damned close to my initial cost after shipping, which is .42 per UGC plus ~$25-30 shipping per box of cases, or .67-.72 per UGC, and 1.34-1.44 per pair.

So unless you're paying way less than me somehow, I don't think there's any way that you'll save money that way :-\
« Last Edit: November 11, 2012, 10:17:07 PM by wiggy »

November 11, 2012, 10:28:37 PM
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Ok awesome, I just wanted to ask so that I know how many UGCs I might need for that and future games. But if it's better all around then I don't need to worry about providing them. When I do order some, I'll still send you my EU DS cases for the double and triple EU DS cases we discussed via PM, since I assume you don't have any of those handy.  ;)

Also (last question), what would you charge for a single UGC with cut internals and your custom padding for things like the DS Lite, GBA SP, and other things that fit in a single UGC? I already have those cased with little to no modifications, but if I'm going to be getting your double and triple UGCs with custom padding, I'd like to have them all match.  8)
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November 11, 2012, 10:43:22 PM
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Not very much. I'm also doing some new things as far as padding/packing the portables so that they look a lot more retail-like, and less like a plastic case that's been hacked up and padded.

Either route, just lemme know when you're ready to go and we'll sort out a price :)

November 15, 2012, 01:47:30 AM
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Pre-Modded GBA systems for sale.

See first post for pics and prices.
« Last Edit: November 23, 2012, 04:23:04 PM by wiggy »

November 15, 2012, 01:53:45 AM
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Beautiful work man, if I hadn't knocked one up for myself i'd snap one up for sure. To anyone not sure about grabbing one of these, the backlit LCD makes playing GBA games a real joy. The amount of detail in those games hidden by the shitty screens Nintendo originally used is staggering.

November 15, 2012, 02:17:06 AM
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November 15, 2012, 02:28:00 AM
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November 15, 2012, 02:42:20 AM
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Replied to PMzzzzzz...

Beautiful work man, if I hadn't knocked one up for myself i'd snap one up for sure. To anyone not sure about grabbing one of these, the backlit LCD makes playing GBA games a real joy. The amount of detail in those games hidden by the shitty screens Nintendo originally used is staggering.

For real.  It's like night and day.  I've been playing the snot out of mine lately.  It just makes me giggle a little when I see it sitting there ;D

edit: Well, that was fast!  Red is gone!
« Last Edit: November 15, 2012, 03:01:00 AM by wiggy »

November 15, 2012, 05:50:22 AM
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Wiggy you are making me drool with these.  Any idea how much shipping to France would be on one of those GBA's?

I have a black one here that i broke the screen on when replacing the shell.  Bought a replacement screen before I knew there were 2 types of connector, and guess what, I needed the larger connector, but got the smaller one. Grrrr.  So in essence, I could replace the broken one with a lovely light up one......if the cost isn't prohibitive. (if you happen to have a spare screen there with a large connector i could take that off your hands at the same time.)

November 15, 2012, 09:19:01 AM
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The "kit" would be exactly what you need.  This mod requires a new LCD regardless, so your broken screen is no issue :)  However it does require a fair amount of modification to the shell to make it all work.  The kit is normally $75 shipped for the kit within the US, and it looks like shipping to France would be 17 bucks. I normally figure $5 of the domestic price is for shipping, which makes the difference $12.  Call it $85 total and I'd be a happy camper ;D

November 15, 2012, 12:02:48 PM
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problem is i don't own a soldering iron - and based on the fact i broke a screen just removing it from the old shell (damn sticky stuff), i don't trust my heavy handedness to perform the mod, so think i'm better off getting one of the pre-mods.

I was hoping i could hold off and get a premodded SNES in one of your new shell's from you at the same time, but seeing the pics of these makes me want it NOW! lol.  ;D

November 15, 2012, 01:23:01 PM
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Here's the thing, I don't know how long it'll be before the SNES shell thing is feasible, and I'm about 99% sure at this point that I'll be doing an SNS-001 shell instead of an SNS-101.  Based on the cost of tooling, parts, and quantity of parts required per order, I think the only way to make it viable would be to go with the 001 since A) there is a FAR larger user base, and B) there is actually a good "need" for SNS-001 shells since so many have severe yellowing and damage due to the plastic becoming far more brittle as a result of such.

Buuuuuut, I am planning on purchasing a small rapid prototype machine this coming year, so I will be able to produce the 101 shell in a more limited quantity on a special order basis for folks that really want one. They won't be cheap, but they will be quite exclusive, which will afford me the opportunity to make each one as unique as the customer wants ;D


If you're really itching for a modded GBA right now, the price for intl shipping should be just about the same since the entire package still weighs less than 1lb. So figure on of these remaining two would run ya' $135 :)
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