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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: madboom0522 on November 22, 2014, 02:06:45 PM

Title: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: madboom0522 on November 22, 2014, 02:06:45 PM: I have run across this item in my buying and got one for a what seems to be fair price. It has the foam, 4 controllers, turbo tap, Rf mod and power supply. Not sure how to load big pics so I will link a e-bay auction for just the case part. Anyone know the deal on this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/161488212906?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: tggodfrey on November 22, 2014, 02:28:00 PM: to my knowledge those were used in rental stores and sold to the public. There are like 3 different ones. 2 are molded like that and one is all foam. I have another version that has slots for 3 games, 2 controllers and a tap (as well as all hookups.)
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: madboom0522 on November 22, 2014, 02:47:15 PM: Wait..That is the one I have. It does have the slot for 3 games. there must not have been many of them made. They seem to be scare in the wild.
Title: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: esteban on November 22, 2014, 03:02:23 PM: These cases were made for Matthew Sweet in the early 90's.

(http://junk.tg-16.com/photos/PC_Genjin_2_HuCARD.jpg)

(http://junk.tg-16.com/photos/SCD_pyramid_plunder.jpg)
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: madboom0522 on November 22, 2014, 03:45:46 PM: Do you have any inside shots of it?...Would like to see if it looks the same. Do you know how many were made?
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: HailingTheThings on November 22, 2014, 05:15:44 PM: Quote from: esteban on November 22, 2014, 03:02:23 PM
These cases were made for Matthew Sweet in the early 90's.
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: Brraap on November 23, 2014, 03:40:21 PM: I have one too, its molded inside for the controllers, console, booster and a few games. No foam
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: cr8zykuban0 on November 23, 2014, 06:20:06 PM: that is awesome! looks like a legit product. imagine having that in one hand and the turbo cd briefcase on the other? boss!!
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: esteban on November 23, 2014, 11:00:58 PM: Quote from: cr8zykuban0 on November 23, 2014, 06:20:06 PM
that is awesome! looks like a legit product. imagine having that in one hand and the turbo cd briefcase on the other? boss!!

That is what dreams are made of. Ha!
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: mitsuman on November 24, 2014, 02:17:35 AM: Oh man, that is so cool. The collector in me wants one. But then the logical part of me asks why...SHUT UP LOGICAL ME!!
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: hoobs88 on November 24, 2014, 02:19:58 AM: Quote from: Brraap on November 23, 2014, 03:40:21 PM
I have one too, its molded inside for the controllers, console, booster and a few games. No foam

I have 2 different versions of this case...one has a molded inside and the other has foam.
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: Necromancer on November 24, 2014, 02:26:30 AM: Quote from: madboom0522 on November 22, 2014, 03:45:46 PM
Do you know how many were made?

2487.
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: Flare65 on November 24, 2014, 04:00:34 AM: I have the 'foam' variant of this case, but have seen both. Unfortunately due to age, the foam has deteriorated and crumbles to the touch. I ended up just removing all the foam and now I store a lot of my extra controllers and turbo taps inside of of it.
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: cr8zykuban0 on November 24, 2014, 04:07:53 AM: Quote from: esteban on November 23, 2014, 11:00:58 PM

Quote from: cr8zykuban0 on November 23, 2014, 06:20:06 PM
that is awesome! looks like a legit product. imagine having that in one hand and the turbo cd briefcase on the other? boss!!

That is what dreams are made of. Ha!

hell yeah. cant agree with you anymore!
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: madboom0522 on November 24, 2014, 04:38:43 AM: Quote from: Necromancer on November 24, 2014, 02:26:30 AM
Quote from: madboom0522 on November 22, 2014, 03:45:46 PM
Do you know how many were made?

2487.

Nice! At least I have an idea of to the number. You're cool after all Necro...!
Title: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: esteban on November 24, 2014, 08:19:48 AM: Quote from: madboom0522 on November 24, 2014, 04:38:43 AM
Quote from: Necromancer on November 24, 2014, 02:26:30 AM
Quote from: madboom0522 on November 22, 2014, 03:45:46 PM
Do you know how many were made?

2487.

Nice! At least I have an idea of to the number. You're cool after all Necro...!

2485. Matthew Sweet left two cases on a radiator in NYC apt. It melted/disfigured the cases, making them unusable.
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: Punch on November 24, 2014, 08:33:24 AM: Only thing that catches my eyes in esteban pic is PYRAMID PLUNDER BETA 2.
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: esteban on November 24, 2014, 10:20:32 AM: Quote from: Punch on November 24, 2014, 08:33:24 AM
Only thing that catches my eyes in esteban pic is PYRAMID PLUNDER BETA 2.

Ha!
Title: Re: Is this a rental item or salesman sample?
Post by: xelement5x on November 25, 2014, 08:09:27 AM: Quote from: Flare65 on November 24, 2014, 04:00:34 AM
I have the 'foam' variant of this case, but have seen both. Unfortunately due to age, the foam has deteriorated and crumbles to the touch. I ended up just removing all the foam and now I store a lot of my extra controllers and turbo taps inside of of it.

That has happened to the cases for my Saturn and MegaDrive rental units as well to a degree. You can recut replacement foam relatively easily though, someone did that for a TE case.