Originally posted by: chadwyk
Hey all! I've been a collector for a few years now. I joined to add mine to the list! Well, I don't have it yet, but it's supposed to be here from Saginaw, Michigan on Monday. I live in Madison, WI so luckily it doesn't have to travel across the whole country. Got it off ebay for $305, just under $400 with shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-...
It looks like it's been in a dirty garage for years. It's pretty dirty and needs to be cleaned up, but the TV is said to work. She said she tried getting it to play a game but couldn't. I'm guessing it just needs a good connector pin boil, but I'm super paranoid to open it up and not get zapped.
For the price I thought I'd take a gamble, since it had all 4 feet. I'm just praying UPS ground doesn't completely destroy it. I've seen the other horror stories. When it comes I'll post an update with pics. I'm a bit nervous on how they packed it. I immediately sent her an email after winning, asked her to pack it so it supports the weight of the base, and so the legs aren't supporting it all, and/or to take it to UPS for them to pack it properly, but her response was basically, "I'll try, if my husband didn't already pack it." then I got a shipping notice shortly after, so I doubt she did.
Cross your fingers for me!
Model 19SV111
Serial 528148
Year 1990
controllers - none
remote - no
doors - none
feet - all 4 intact
papers - none