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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Sales & Trades => Topic started by: T2KFreeker on April 01, 2008, 10:03:56 AM
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Well, I keep striking out, so here's one that might happen? I need a Turbo Stick controller. Anyone want to sell me one?
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Nobody has one of these for sale? Come on all. Just name a price.
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The following guy has 'em brand new/factory sealed for around $20 shipped. He's a UK seller but I've bought from him numerous times. He's a good seller.
http://cgi.ebay.com/OFFICIAL-TURBO-GRAFX-16-DUO-TURBOSTICK-CONTROLLER-NEW-B_W0QQitemZ130211150451
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Agreed, he's a good seller but slow to ship. The price is a bit higher than $20 though; it's £17.99, which is about $36.
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There's an ebay auction up for 25.00 to start, dunno how popular the sticks tend to be:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Turbo-Graphx-16-Turbo-Stick-turbo-Graphix_W0QQitemZ180228752606QQihZ008QQcategoryZ49230QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Also, depending on where you live, there's a used store near me that has like eight (in Texas), and they sell them for $20 a pop as I recall. They probably don't ship items though, but maybe they're a chain?
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There's an ebay auction up for 25.00 to start, dunno how popular the sticks tend to be:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Turbo-Graphx-16-Turbo-Stick-turbo-Graphix_W0QQitemZ180228752606QQihZ008QQcategoryZ49230QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Also, depending on where you live, there's a used store near me that has like eight (in Texas), and they sell them for $20 a pop as I recall. They probably don't ship items though, but maybe they're a chain?
Maybe I can Paypal you the money and you could pick one up and ship it to me? :pray:
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I should probably clarify that "near me" in this case is a couple of hours away. 8-[
Anyhow, it's not a huge price difference if you just wanted to grab the ebay one or that other one. Unless you want to buy in bulk.
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Agreed, he's a good seller but slow to ship. The price is a bit higher than $20 though; it's £17.99, which is about $36.
Ouch, I didn't look at the shipping on that one. I figured it was the same as the games (about $10).
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Yeah, the shipping on them is high. I was almost ready to order a Turbo Stick from them and then realized the shipping was more than the Stick. I'll just keep looking for a good deal on Ebay.
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Ok, I went back to that store that I saw before that was selling them for $20 (boxed). I was told that they were mismarked, and that the guy had ordered them from "some wholesaler or something that had a bunch of old new-in-a-box turbo stuff" left over from whenever. That sounded kinda like that business with the Canadian stuff people are ordering from the UK.
Anyhow, to recoup the cost + shipping the guy paid for them, they're marked up to $49.99 - not such a deal. I should've expected something like that I guess, since their turbopads sell for $20 used in little baggies. On an unrelated note, they had a "complete" copy of Valis 3, case and all - but for $50 (more than I'd want to pay).
I guess barring some other discoveries, Ebay probably remains the best bet if you don't want to get totally ripped off. As a side note, the last time I searched for a turbo stick on the amazon marketplace, a bunch of vibrators came up - I found that amusing.
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Ok, I went back to that store that I saw before that was selling them for $20 (boxed). I was told that they were mismarked, and that the guy had ordered them from "some wholesaler or something that had a bunch of old new-in-a-box turbo stuff" left over from whenever. That sounded kinda like that business with the Canadian stuff people are ordering from the UK.
Anyhow, to recoup the cost + shipping the guy paid for them, they're marked up to $49.99 - not such a deal. I should've expected something like that I guess, since their turbopads sell for $20 used in little baggies. On an unrelated note, they had a "complete" copy of Valis 3, case and all - but for $50 (more than I'd want to pay).
I guess barring some other discoveries, Ebay probably remains the best bet if you don't want to get totally ripped off. As a side note, the last time I searched for a turbo stick on the amazon marketplace, a bunch of vibrators came up - I found that amusing.
Well, I appreciate you checking into that for me dude. No vibrators though, thanx'. :lol:
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Can you hook me up with a link to the vibes :D Just kidding!