Piece is broken off my new Muchi Muchi board!
Piece is broken off my new Muchi Muchi board!
Gah, this is what happens when you ship games like a retard. The piece off to the right of the pic is what came off. The soldering is broken underneath. Is is safe to resolder that and fire it up? I've never done any soldering, but this looks easy enough. Do I risk frying the board if I do it?
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Bigsasquatch
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Re: Piece is broken off my new Muchi Muchi board!
You should mention the retard is Elixir.8 1/2 wrote:Gah, this is what happens when you ship games like a retard.
Re: Piece is broken off my new Muchi Muchi board!
EOJ wrote:You should mention the retard is Elixir.8 1/2 wrote:Gah, this is what happens when you ship games like a retard.
ooooooh burn! Well done on the fix
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I don't hold it against him too much. The game was wrapped in its anti-static wrap, and then had another layer of bubble-wrap over that. The problem was that he didn't put that in a box, but rather just wrapped it in paper and shipped it off, so at some point it must have taken a knock that broke that cap off. He was a good guy otherwise, and I assume he's going to pack things better in the future.
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Bigsasquatch
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Bigsasquatch
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that has to be the dumbest thing i have ever heard.....cuz boxes are so hard to come by.....i would have been furious
i always assumed everybody packaged this stuff like champs....anybody who has ever gotten a package from me can vouch.....everything is wrapped with air-bags and nothing can move a cm.
thanx for the heads up on the seller.....i will think twice before buying from them now
i always assumed everybody packaged this stuff like champs....anybody who has ever gotten a package from me can vouch.....everything is wrapped with air-bags and nothing can move a cm.
thanx for the heads up on the seller.....i will think twice before buying from them now
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Bigsasquatch
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I know him..... had a falling out with him meself ... think he shipped 'Pang some MVS stuff in a cornflake packet once....jpj wrote:+1jonny5 wrote: thanx for the heads up on the seller.....i will think twice before buying from them now
this reminds me of the guy on N-G who used to ship megadrive games in cereal boxes. literally.
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Who was is that used to ship MVS carts (scummy as fuck full of dirt) in tampon boxes? Fuck . . . some one remind me his name. he was legnedary for having the dirtiest MVS carts in the whole world. Yatin or yaton something???Jockel wrote:Lol i remember a guy shipping vinyl EPs in used pizza boxes
Same here. i have Shipped MVS carts in postal sacks but the way i wrap them in Bubble wrap and stuff you could play basket ball with these things and it would still boot up. The shirts just go in a postal sack unless there are more than say 10-15 then i tend to box them becuase its just easier.jonny5 wrote:i work in shipping so i have tons of packing materials and boxes on hand....
the air bags we get are pure gold for packaging stuff up nicely....the way i pack you could fall on the box and probably still not damage anything inside
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Sad thing is, he was a commercial seller.Lordstar wrote:Who was is that used to ship MVS carts (scummy as fuck full of dirt) in tampon boxes? Fuck . . . some one remind me his name. he was legnedary for having the dirtiest MVS carts in the whole world. Yatin or yaton something???Jockel wrote:Lol i remember a guy shipping vinyl EPs in used pizza boxes
He sold grindcore/hardcore vinyls to a local store.
i think you misunderstand what i mean by airbags......not the bubble lined envelopes....
im talking like plastic bags that are inflated with air......so i fill any and all space around the goods in the box with these so nothing can budge even slightly and it is well protected from bumps and impacts.....
im talking like plastic bags that are inflated with air......so i fill any and all space around the goods in the box with these so nothing can budge even slightly and it is well protected from bumps and impacts.....
I guess he wanted to save on packing peanuts. Speaking of which, I once received a used DC game in a Scooby Doo fruit snack box from a seller on E-Bay. I left positive feedback with a suggestion that he should use better packaging (thin-ass cardboard used for food items does not make good postal shipping material).Bigsasquatch wrote:I know him..... had a falling out with him meself ... think he shipped 'Pang some MVS stuff in a cornflake packet once....
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Seriously though, this thread should be stickied.. as a perfect example of how NOT to ship a PCB (or any other expensive electronic device, for that matter).
oh yeah, yaton...
occassionally i will see something like a MS3 MVS cart for $10 and think "wow, what a steal!", only to click it, see his user-name, and a cartridge that looks like it's been moonlighting as an ashtray
occassionally i will see something like a MS3 MVS cart for $10 and think "wow, what a steal!", only to click it, see his user-name, and a cartridge that looks like it's been moonlighting as an ashtray
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I suppose you could always take up the habit and "season" them yourself.thegreathopper wrote:I love games that smell of cigars, quite hard to come by in the UK.8 1/2 wrote:Oh I forgot all about that guy. I got a Metal Slug 1 from him, and it came in a shoebox stuffed with paper towels. The cart is yellowed and smells like cigars, though it works fine.
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You should go back to boycotting this forum. Or thinking I'm someone from the UK! Oops. Toodles.EOJ wrote:You should mention the retard is Elixir.
I was so busy back then that it wasn't plausible for me to get it out to you sooner. Alas, you wanted me to post it as soon as possible so I had rushed the ordeal because you came off anxious. Like I said in private, I don't live near a post office and getting to one is quite a pain. If anything went wrong during post, I'd obviously give a refund.8 1/2 wrote:I don't hold it against him too much. The game was wrapped in its anti-static wrap, and then had another layer of bubble-wrap over that. The problem was that he didn't put that in a box, but rather just wrapped it in paper and shipped it off, so at some point it must have taken a knock that broke that cap off. He was a good guy otherwise, and I assume he's going to pack things better in the future.
I think you jumped the gun with making this thread a bit, though. I did offer a refund, and I could have fixed it and sent it back to you for free. I do admit it could've been packaged better and I do admit to fucking up here, but I thought it was packaged well. Personally, I rarely sell stuff (this was my first time in over a year) to Americans so I'm inexperienced with that sort of thing.
Lastly, I would prefer it if you guys didn't call me a "seller", since I'm really not. I don't usually sell things here and I don't intend on doing so in the future. It was just a one-off deal. The circumstances are unfortunate but I did everything in my power to make this right, including the offering of the customs invoice, tracking number (I specifically said not to send it if a tracking number couldn't be provided (Etrian brings up Lordstar's failure to do so constantly, so how could I forget?)), and a refund.
My apologies for things not working out smoothly.
I made the tread because I really wanted to play the game, not get a refund, and I was hoping it could be fixed. It turned out to be an easy fix, and like I said I don't hold it against it you too much. But to say I came off as anxious? You said early on in the sale that as soon as the money was in your account you would mail the package. Well, you got the money and four days passed, and I pm'ed you to find out what was up. Is that anxious for a $1000 purchase? I think your own insecurity is showing there. You wrote something to effect of "I don't live near a post office, but obviously you don't care about that." It's your duty after the sale to post the package, and you made no mention prior that it would difficult for you.Elixir wrote:You should go back to boycotting this forum. Or thinking I'm someone from the UK! Oops. Toodles.EOJ wrote:You should mention the retard is Elixir.
I was so busy back then that it wasn't plausible for me to get it out to you sooner. Alas, you wanted me to post it as soon as possible so I had rushed the ordeal because you came off anxious. Like I said in private, I don't live near a post office and getting to one is quite a pain. If anything went wrong during post, I'd obviously give a refund.8 1/2 wrote:I don't hold it against him too much. The game was wrapped in its anti-static wrap, and then had another layer of bubble-wrap over that. The problem was that he didn't put that in a box, but rather just wrapped it in paper and shipped it off, so at some point it must have taken a knock that broke that cap off. He was a good guy otherwise, and I assume he's going to pack things better in the future.
I think you jumped the gun with making this thread a bit, though. I did offer a refund, and I could have fixed it and sent it back to you for free. I do admit it could've been packaged better and I do admit to fucking up here, but I thought it was packaged well. Personally, I rarely sell stuff (this was my first time in over a year) to Americans so I'm inexperienced with that sort of thing.
Lastly, I would prefer it if you guys didn't call me a "seller", since I'm really not. I don't usually sell things here and I don't intend on doing so in the future. It was just a one-off deal. The circumstances are unfortunate but I did everything in my power to make this right, including the offering of the customs invoice, tracking number (I specifically said not to send it if a tracking number couldn't be provided (Etrian brings up Lordstar's failure to do so constantly, so how could I forget?)), and a refund.
My apologies for things not working out smoothly.
And there is no excuse, time constaints or distance be damned, for such a pathetic packing job. Again, does the price not warrant a damn box? I've never come out and said, "Elixer is a bad seller." I even gave you postive feedback in the trading forum thread.
AND you could have just PM'd me with this, but you chose to make it public here. Why? I had no bitterness from this sale, even with the break, but now I'm starting to sour.
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