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Cleaning? How Do You Do?
e_brugal:
--- Quote from: Polygon on June 05, 2013, 09:56:04 AM ---I'm getting really tired of buying games listed as being professionally cleaned. Got a batch of games that weren't cleaned very well, not to mention a ton of the screws were stripped. >:(
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If you buy it in my country you always have to clean it.
I always buy on ebay or in a local store here in the Dominican Republic, and all the games that i buy in the local store i always have to clean them
e_brugal:
--- Quote from: e_brugal on June 05, 2013, 10:17:17 AM ---
--- Quote from: Polygon on June 05, 2013, 09:56:04 AM ---I'm getting really tired of buying games listed as being professionally cleaned. Got a batch of games that weren't cleaned very well, not to mention a ton of the screws were stripped. >:(
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If you buy it in my country you always have to clean it.
I always buy on ebay or in a local store here in the Dominican Republic, and all the games that i buy in the local store i always have to clean them
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on the outside are in excellent conditions but inside :'(
Polygon:
--- Quote from: Quazimoto on June 05, 2013, 10:14:01 AM ---I know that feeling well. Can't even remember how many times I bought a game that was said to be fully cleaned and tested, only for it to have stripped screws, cracked shells, and filthy contacts. Thankfully, I've only ever two games that simply wouldn't work after I cleaned them. Still pretty annoying though.
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Yeah, I wish they would just leave well enough alone. They obviously opened it since they stripped out the screws. So what did they do in there? Just wipe the contacts with a wet rag? It's like the listings for NES toasters that have the 72 pin connector replaced. I'm just going to start avoiding them.
--- Quote from: e_brugal on June 05, 2013, 10:17:17 AM ---If you buy it in my country you always have to clean it.
I always buy on ebay or in a local store here in the Dominican Republic, and all the games that i buy in the local store i always have to clean them
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That's just it. Before I add any game to my collection, I open it up and clean it properly. I'd just rather they leave it alone since I'm going to take care of it the right way anyhow, regardless of where I buy it as I assume they've been slowing on it and such.
Dravenae:
--- Quote from: Polygon on June 05, 2013, 09:56:04 AM ---I'm getting really tired of buying games listed as being professionally cleaned. Got a batch of games that weren't cleaned very well, not to mention a ton of the screws were stripped. >:(
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I fell your pain. I've never had stripped screws, but I bought a few NES games that where listed as cleaned and tested, when they finally arrived, popped them into my NES, which I cleaned thoroughly, and nothing. I blew into the contacts quickly and it worked but the picture was terrible. Took them apart and found grime and dirt caked onto the contacts. A quick hit of an eraser and WD40 and those things we're as clean as a whistle. They play the first time every time now.
I bought two Megadrive games that where listed as the same, cleaned and tested. When they arrived, there where white streaks all over the carts and PCB. I have no idea what it was, but with a quick wipe of some iso, the white streaks where gone.
I'll never understand why people don't look after their 40 - 60 Euro investments.
Polygon:
--- Quote from: Dravenae on June 05, 2013, 12:18:45 PM ---
--- Quote from: Polygon on June 05, 2013, 09:56:04 AM ---I'm getting really tired of buying games listed as being professionally cleaned. Got a batch of games that weren't cleaned very well, not to mention a ton of the screws were stripped. >:(
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I bought two Megadrive games that where listed as the same, cleaned and tested. When they arrived, there where white streaks all over the carts and PCB. I have no idea what it was, but with a quick wipe of some iso, the white streaks where gone.
I'll never understand why people don't look after their 40 - 60 Euro investments.
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I'd imagine it's some sort of leaner or polish compound. I've seen that before as well. It just shows how lazy they are that they don't even bother to clean off the polish they used.