i used to collect comics I have a ton of really old xmen and spiderman ones that are probably worth a lot now but those are all in my moms attic

Unless "old" means the early early issues, they're not going to fetch anything more than 10 bucks each.

Unless "old" means the early early issues, they're not going to fetch anything more than 10 bucks each.

they were pretty old, the spiderman ones were from around the 70's

http://www.samruby.com/AmazingSpider-ManB/amazing_spiderman_121.htm

I remember I have this one
$350 ain't bad

man going through this site makes me want to go to my mom's place to get those things and sell them, I probably have over a couple grand worth of comics.

I still have a 40+ book collection of Goosebumps by R.L. Stine hidden away in a Voit shoebox in my closet.  I've been meaning to pick up the rest of the set via ebay sometime.  

Also when I get some extra dollars I'm gonna expand my conservative collection of archaic video game stuff.  Right now I have a SNES with almost 20 games including the original DOOM, an original XBox with lots of dumb games plus DOOM 3, a 16-bit SEGA Genesis with NO GAMES, a SEGA CD with what I'm assuming is the first wireless controller ever made for console gaming, and a SEGA Saturn which I think only had one game released for it before Playstation hit the market and obliterated the universe.

There are lots of great SEGA CD games I'd like to pick up from eBay like Eternal Champions, Tomcat Alley, and The Masked Rider.  I also used to have a Dreamcast but it sat around in a closet for almost five years and didn't work anymore so I traded it to a guy for a CD player for a car I had three years ago.  

a SEGA CD with what I'm assuming is the first wireless controller ever made for console gaming

i'm pretty sure that i remember reading about both the atari and i think also the nes having wireless controllers, they were just useless as shit and poorly made

CD's and records. That's pretty much it. My Dad has an insane amount of Baseball cards. Like. A whole closet of them. Crazy.

http://www.samruby.com/AmazingSpider-ManB/amazing_spiderman_121.htm

I remember I have this one
$350 ain't bad

man going through this site makes me want to go to my mom's place to get those things and sell them, I probably have over a couple grand worth of comics.

Shit I want dat.

I doubt it'd sell for $350 unless you get it CGCed btw. I don't know how much it'd go for VF+, but probably a lot more than $20 USD.

I have a Zelda pocket watch that I have seen sell on eBay for $50.


Any takers?

How does that work?  Pocketwatches were out of style before Zelda was even made...

How does that work?  Pocketwatches were out of style before Zelda was even made...

I have no idea but when Ocarina of Time came out Nintendo sent out a catalogue with Nintendo Power and I remember ordering some action figures, a shirt, and this pocket watch (I don't even know why I bought this I was just REALLY into Zelda at the time).  I also ordered one of the ocarinas from Songbird Ocarina, which they're apparently still making (and they have different styles and shit now).  The ocarina and pocket watch are the only two things I still have.

I'm currently collecting old keyboards/synthesizers because absolutely nobody knows the value of this stuff unless they play for a new wave band or something, it's a good way to raise money for random music equipment and even if it's not worth trading/selling I'm not stuck with something I don't want

I almost found a Yamaha DX-10 one time but that fell through, but other times I found those sort of electronic drum pads you hit with your hand for like 50c and they ended up being worth $30. It's awesome when stuff like that happens. Or the guy who was just giving guitar pedals away

I also don't mean to collect old games but I just randomly found a Sega NOMAD with games again for like 50c so I had to get it. I almost found a Turbografx one time but somebody beat me to it. Though weren't on CD right, or were they? Because the Sega came with some pretty decent games like a real person's collection, but I hate being stuck with a system were I'll never ever find any other games for it ever and I would be better off just emulating it anyway (I have a hard enough time finding any SNES/Genesis game other than MADDEN '92 as it is)

but yeah can somebody give me a comprehensive list of systems you could just download games and put them on CD-r and it would work. Was Neo-Geo like that. If it was something even more recent like Sega Saturn that would be pretty epic. I just know all these obscure game platforms that didn't make it probably directly because of the CD format now are impossible to find games for unless you download roms anyway. I know CD-i is like that but something that's less of a novelty system

but yeah can somebody give me a comprehensive list of systems you could just download games and put them on CD-r and it would work. Was Neo-Geo like that. If it was something even more recent like Sega Saturn that would be pretty epic. I just know all these obscure game platforms that didn't make it probably directly because of the CD format now are impossible to find games for unless you download roms anyway. I know CD-i is like that but something that's less of a novelty system

I can't vouch for others but the 3DO had no copy protection, and I've read that the Sega CD (and probably other systems around the same time) was the same way.  CD burners were pretty much unheard of at the time so they didn't bother with it, and I'm pretty sure you can find torrents with large numbers of games for these systems.

I asked about that on irc the other day and apparently only the first Dreamcast model can play burned discs.  There is a swap trick for I think but it involves opening you Dreamcast up, so you have to be comfortable with that.


You can easily play burned games on the PSX with a swap disc trick though, all it requires is a bit of putty or something else to hold the eject button down (I think I used poster putty for this, it works really well), one legit disc, and getting the timing right with swapping the discs out.  There are videos on youtube and I think an FAQ on gamefaqs or ign or something that describe how to do it.  Once you figure it out it's really easy though, the biggest thing is that games with a lot of audio or video may be a little glitchy (not the gameplay, just the sound and video itself) unless you use a disc with a similar amount of sound/video.  It has to do with the tracks on the disc but I couldn't find any websites that break that down to where I could find the best discs to use.  Regardless though, it's an (almost) free fix and completely safe for your machine--except I think it wears the laser out some, but PSXs are so cheap now that it's not going to hurt much if you have to buy another.

I collect piles of sketches. :/
Also: If I like an author I collect all their works. Currently working on buying Terry Pratchett's stuff.