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Universal Game Cases are no longer in production
Megatron:
This IS unfortunate that UGCs are discontinued....for now.
As has been said, there is a lot going on in the world and it's entirely possible manufacturing for these has been disrupted. Hopefully that will change once things get a little close to how they used to be. Until then, people new to the casing game, or those who haven't yet completed, aren't left with many options.
At the same time, to anyone complaining about Custom Game Cases (on all of the multiple posts about this topic), remember that CGC is one guy with a small company. UGCs were a Chinese product sold in mass bulk for years. They are not in the same market. A lot of us who have been on these forums for years have sampled and fallen in love with CGCs, despite the higher cost and switched over. But obviously they're not for everyone.
Imagine if you live in a town where the only two places to get cheeseburgers was McDonalds and a high end gourmet burger place. If your McDonalds closes, that sucks. But you shouldn't get mad at the gourmet place because it's now the only option to eat burgers. It sucks. but the choice is yours: you can go to the gourmet place or eat something else.
TDIRunner:
--- Quote from: Megatron on August 28, 2020, 10:46:31 AM ---This IS unfortunate that UGCs are discontinued....for now.
As has been said, there is a lot going on in the world and it's entirely possible manufacturing for these has been disrupted. Hopefully that will change once things get a little close to how they used to be. Until then, people new to the casing game, or those who haven't yet completed, aren't left with many options.
At the same time, to anyone complaining about Custom Game Cases (on all of the multiple posts about this topic), remember that CGC is one guy with a small company. UGCs were a Chinese product sold in mass bulk for years. They are not in the same market. A lot of us who have been on these forums for years have sampled and fallen in love with CGCs, despite the higher cost and switched over. But obviously they're not for everyone.
Imagine if you live in a town where the only two places to get cheeseburgers was McDonalds and a high end gourmet burger place. If your McDonalds closes, that sucks. But you shouldn't get mad at the gourmet place because it's now the only option to eat burgers. It sucks. but the choice is yours: you can go to the gourmet place or eat something else.
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Well said. It gets frustrating listening to people complain about the cost of the CGCs. Shadowfox has brought a huge service to the community and he deserves to be commended for that.
rockabilly1983:
--- Quote from: TDIRunner on August 28, 2020, 11:33:04 AM ---
--- Quote from: Megatron on August 28, 2020, 10:46:31 AM ---This IS unfortunate that UGCs are discontinued....for now.
As has been said, there is a lot going on in the world and it's entirely possible manufacturing for these has been disrupted. Hopefully that will change once things get a little close to how they used to be. Until then, people new to the casing game, or those who haven't yet completed, aren't left with many options.
At the same time, to anyone complaining about Custom Game Cases (on all of the multiple posts about this topic), remember that CGC is one guy with a small company. UGCs were a Chinese product sold in mass bulk for years. They are not in the same market. A lot of us who have been on these forums for years have sampled and fallen in love with CGCs, despite the higher cost and switched over. But obviously they're not for everyone.
Imagine if you live in a town where the only two places to get cheeseburgers was McDonalds and a high end gourmet burger place. If your McDonalds closes, that sucks. But you shouldn't get mad at the gourmet place because it's now the only option to eat burgers. It sucks. but the choice is yours: you can go to the gourmet place or eat something else.
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Well said. It gets frustrating listening to people complain about the cost of the CGCs. Shadowfox has brought a huge service to the community and he deserves to be commended for that.
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Well said, guys! I would never go back to the universal game cases, even if they still made them. Megatron's comparison of McDonald's to a gourmet restaurant was cool. The universal game case is McDonald's and the custom game case is a gourmet restaurant. Ha ha ha! I agree with everything he said.
stratosvx:
I had found out about custom game cases before I joined this forum. The order I placed took a little over three weeks. When I got the end product, I felt the wait was well worth it and I planned on buying more. I used to do video editing when DVDs were popular and we tried many vendors for decent quality cases. What we always found was that when we bought the cheap cases, we got what we paid for. I feel custom game cases are a good quality and that's important to me. I will happily pay a little more for a quality product and to support a small business.
Shadowfox:
I figured I'd throw in my "2-Cents" into this thread. ;)
I tend to watch TCP often, and everyone here really does make me feel like family! I have been getting loads of new people inquiring on my cases as of late due to the UGC going away. One of my main issues I needed to resolve was creating a constant price list for BULK Blank Case orders; especially when it comes to International shipments. (Thinking of you Sheep and Arseen! :-*)
To all the new-comers here; Welcome to the inner circle! (I don't know any other place on the internet where Game Makers, Retro Shop Owners, Developers, Collectors, and the sort lurk and discuss relevant items in the Gaming Community World then thecoverproject) <3
With that being said, Yes! I really do want to offer you my cases at prices that are fair. (No one needs to be going broke; you and I both have bellies to feed) :D The money is nice, but I really do make the cases because of the joy they bring to people.
I've been working on this item all last night and so far, all today. Between my costs, postage, weights, different locations, price % breakdowns, I BELIEVE I have solved this issue. ;D
Blank cases from 1-100pcs will be slightly higher on my site now, however, 500+ are significantly lower. (I'm quite proud of what I was able to do with the Gameboy cases at 6 pallets worth! $0.96ea delivered worldwide! 8) )
I get that these larger bulk sets won't be for most people BUT! I know those guys are out there, and when they buy these it will bring these cases to your local Marketplace at prices I couldn't compete with from shipping out of the USA.
Also, I've been focusing on the THICK Gameboy cases as my next mold, however, I've been getting way more people asking about Atari Cases, now that the UGC's are going away. I want to step up my game and fill this void, so if anyone wants to start an Atari Thread about the variations of carts/ booklets/ media, ect. I'll be on the look out for that thread.