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WOOT! May 2013 pickups!
wiggy:
Yeah, that gold ink doesn't get along with the grease from human hands, and N64 labels were printed without the aid if dye sublimation unlike SNES games, so that's what happens :(
Obbie:
--- Quote from: wiggy on May 12, 2013, 12:48:14 PM ---Yeah, that gold ink doesn't get along with the grease from human hands, and N64 labels were printed without the aid if dye sublimation unlike SNES games, so that's what happens :(
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Haha! thanks for explaining it, Wiggy ;D
wiggy:
No prob.
Something I forgot to mention about this specific issue is that the gold ink actually contains metallic elements (hence why it's metallic gold :P), and because of that it CANNOT be absorbed by the paper that it's printed on. So, that means it's forever floating on the surface of the paper, waiting for some greasy fingers to essentially just rub it off. Now if Nintendo hadn't gotten all cheap-ass on us and used dye sublimation...
mojoeskateco:
Twisted Tales of Spike McFang - $25
I've wanted this one for a while so glad to grab it.
s3gaf4n:
Well spent way more then I wanted today but decided to take a trip to the Flea Market even though the weather wasn't the greatest. This also is a bit of a precursor to some of the stuff I'm working on getting or will be getting later this week.
Up first are these Atari 5200 controllers. Working on a trade for a system right now and I've been eyeballing these the last few weeks. The trakball controller looked new and still had the plastic cover on the metal trim and the two joysticks seemed quite firm but I do know that these controllers tend to get a bit of a bad rep. I also got Galaxian for the system pictured further down all for a total of $35. A tad high but about the right price for a Trakball controller in this condition.
Next up is this Turbo-Stick for the Turbo-Grafx 16. Just won an auction for a cheap system the other night so I found this today at the Flea Market. Just gotta work on getting some games now.
Finally, as seen here is Galaxian. I also picked up Gunstar Heroes for $25 which is around what I was wanting to pay and I also found Resident Evil: Revelations for the 3ds on clearance at target for $9.98. I don't have a system but it seemed cheap enough so I grabbed it.
Later this week should be some fun posts if everything I'm getting works out.