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CHARITY SHOP - JUNK SHOP - CAR BOOT SALE - Spectrum games recovered!i've just paid 20p a piece in the Aged Concern shop for Penetrator (48k Spectrum)and Space Raiders (ZX81). it seemed such a pity to leave them to gat…
... that here. i believe a "boot sale" is whats called a "flea ... now but at least you can once in a while. the only ... and what not is maybe at the goodwill, atari 2600 games for ... -
Microdrives: smelly?They are not talked about much here (probably because nobody had one) but I've always wondered just how good they were. I've heard all the stories ab…
I passed up a sam a few weeks past due to the fact it was soaking wet,at my local car boot.
Tragic,just sat there on top of its box and ruined by the rain.
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Attract modeAnyone got any names of games that have a good attract mode? (for those who dont know , its where the game runs a demo even when you arnt playing...…
... bought a Plus/4 at a boot sale.
The C16 came with ... was expandable to 64, while the Plus/4 came with 64k ... and Spread Sheet, accessable by the Function keys. -
What are old games worth?Are there any sites that list a rough guide to what old Spectrum games are worth?
... that ebay is probably the biggest seller of retro ... can gaurantee that even the most silly item can ... (also take a look at the value of Mario Kart for ... is a common find at car boot sales with nearly every SNES ... idea), it's just the most frequent and common ... -
Best Speccy BargainsWhat was your best Speccy related bargain you've ever got? Mine was my first Speccy in 94/95. I was looking over my local car boot sale when I saw a…
Was at the local bootsale today, ... 5 lighter and sifting through the junk i find... Pssst ... have now looked through the box and there are ... by Grandstand with instructions...The rare one with red ... ?4.
A nice day at the boot sale,
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Best Speccy BargainsWhat was your best Speccy related bargain you've ever got? Mine was my first Speccy in 94/95. I was looking over my local car boot sale when I saw a…
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Car boot PricesYesterday i went to a well known car boot sale up here in lancashire , i spotted a box of speccy games on a table , its ages since ive seen any at a …
... Plus 2a over my local boot sale on Sunday for ?3 with ... . but I decided not to at the time, went back and it ... -
Car boot PricesYesterday i went to a well known car boot sale up here in lancashire , i spotted a box of speccy games on a table , its ages since ive seen any at a …
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Prices have gone up at boot fairs though, it's true ... advantage.
The best thing to do at boot sales in my ... flyers in a shop window, the boot sale finds, whilst still good, are ... -
Car boot PricesYesterday i went to a well known car boot sale up here in lancashire , i spotted a box of speccy games on a table , its ages since ive seen any at a …
... reading this thread about the experiences of visiting car boot fairs and having ... s list of items purchased at said boot fairs, I am getting ... to have the same tradition for sunday morning boot fairs, or ... find car boot sales? I am most likely to be located in the ... -
Car boot PricesYesterday i went to a well known car boot sale up here in lancashire , i spotted a box of speccy games on a table , its ages since ive seen any at a …
... a bit better. London and the South East often means expensive ... at 5AM on a Sunday morning and travelling to as many car boot ... /> "EH?" he replied...
"THE COMPUTER..." I said
Car boot PricesYesterday i went to a well known car boot sale up here in lancashire , i spotted a box of speccy games on a table , its ages since ive seen any at a …
Birmingham has an excellent Car boot on a Sunday morning. Normally ... strange but its right in the City centre)
You ... can always pick up consoles at a good price and there ...Car boot PricesYesterday i went to a well known car boot sale up here in lancashire , i spotted a box of speccy games on a table , its ages since ive seen any at a …
[quote]go to car boot sales most Sundays ... to buy them, keep the games, boxes, accessories etc ... collection and then trade the console and leads and ... silver PS2 today with the consoles I bought yesterday ... /> Was a bit worried at first when a Gamestation opened ...Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... as muck about with the rest of my computer/ ... for it (probably) in the long run. Not that I ... I did, before the decent stuff at car boot sales started drying up ... would never have built up the collection I have. Long ... are the days when I could turn up at about ...Car boot PricesYesterday i went to a well known car boot sale up here in lancashire , i spotted a box of speccy games on a table , its ages since ive seen any at a …
Went down to the auction mart car boot yesterday and picked a c64 ... , had a little rummage in the box at the market , got home emptied ... and imoteph) in the box as well , plus the usual megadrive , master ... 've got to love those car boots (sometimes!!!)Got myself a bargain!!I have never bough anything on ebay before but I thought I'd register and try and get myself a speccy bargain which I think I have done! Have a look …
... - I do not have the one in the bottom right corner - what ... prefer to buy systems from car boot sales as they tend to ... . After I cashed in the loose systems at Gamestation it worked out ...is boat run the worst game everi think that boat run (unpublished) is the worst game ever! (or at least very bad). i know that without it one man and his droid would never of been …
... Richard Shepard Software game, except the Pete Cooke ones which are ... SU I had at the time. Fortunately, it was a boot sale job and ...Retro Gamer Magazine - Controversial questionOk, I'm interrested in views on this subject, which I think is pretty interresting (and I haven't seen it covered before, although I could be wrong).…
... buys Retro Gamer Issue 1 at say 50 quid or ... retro stuff off ebay or car boot sales. Some people spend ... some dont. If someone has the money spare to get that ... friends get a brand new car from their folks or ... then moan theyre skint all the time.
I ...HRH - 8th Day SoftwareThis game sold in the last couple of days on ebay for ?53.90? - That's up there in Bubbler territory! Anybody got any ideas why? [url="http://cgi.e…
... ) and how about thinking of the seller who probably wants more ... money for the item hes selling ? Either way ... />
Or how about the grannies at car boot sales who sell computers for ... ebay. I often bid right at the end or early on put ...Selling Crash Issue 1 on ebay, also ACE issue 1Hi all, Im sellin Crash Issue one on ebay, please check it out:) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8173061692&ssPageNa…
... Jap saturn too with the panzer dragoon trilogy on ... a Jap SPH1000 in the old brown cardboard box, ... all Japanese, N64 with the 1st years worth of releases ... commodore calculator the other week off a car boot for ?1 ... a defender machine too at one time, too big ...Selling Crash Issue 1 on ebay, also ACE issue 1Hi all, Im sellin Crash Issue one on ebay, please check it out:) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8173061692&ssPageNa…
... all Japanese, N64 with the 1st years worth of ... commodore calculator the other week off a car boot for ?1 ... a defender machine too at one time, too big ... ?35!
the MGS premium package is amazing ... also VCD player compatible at the back.i have alot ...I'm getting sick and tired of EBAYYeah thoroughly sick and tired of people hiding behind misleading descriptions, ie " Spectrum mint and boxed " the reply when i said the box wasnt mi…
... which is obviously saving the seller some money. [/ ...
Same with the postage, at least you know upfront. ... fair chunk to ebay at the end. I dont feel ... the same as someone buying a Speccy on a car boot ... after i won the item the seller tried to give ...Zaphod has only one headIt's absolutely crap, really!!! I'm still going to see the new Hitch-Hiker's Guide film though. Necros.
it opens in the UK on the 20th, although screener DVD's are already widley available at car boot sales at the momentThe legality of emulatorsCan someone please explain to me the legality of selling emulators. I have been told that it is legal to sell an emulator provided no charge is made …
... is now answered to the satisfaction of the topic creator ;) ), I find ... both amazing and laughable that the "powers that be" are only ... downloading speccy games after all the years that they have been ... only on the net but also on CD at all good Car Boot sales ...ZX Spectrum Golden YearSO. What was the best year for the ZX Spectrum? What year gave us the best games, best run of magazines, best add on's? For me, I'd have to go with…
... began to lose innovation. The trend of the monochrome, formulaic arcade conversions ... in WHSmith and was shocked at what it had been reduced ... see it was still going at all.
In ... still around?
1997-1998 = Car boot sales bonanza!
1999-today ...Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
[quote]If you have the keyboard working, you can ... 23733 * 256
If the answer "65535" appears, that's ... a 48K Speccy. If the answer is "32768" it' ... 48K with some dodgy RAM at the top!
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... picked up a +48k at a boot sale a few weeks ago ...Retro scenes slowing down?There was a post last month about fewer people posting here, but is the entire retro scene in recession? I'm talking about fewer updates on websites…
... of retro gaming also comes the money, and people wanting to ... /> Look at ebay for example; the lack of decent goodies in car boot sales ... charging ?6 for a mag....the list is endless.
< ... br /> For me, the quicker it goes back 'underground ...MIA Found? Records FileI've just started going through my collection of Spectrum software and already I think I've found a MIA title. It's Records File by D&H Games - on t…
... 'll get on and do the other two :)
... picked up a speccy at a boot sale or something and got ... I should manage to get the other two TZX'd and ... in all.
The next step will be to ... /instructions. Anyone know what the best way to go about ...Awfully quietI suppose everyone's living it up at the CGE
So what was the verdict?
A guy over at The ZZAP! forums has said that the venue was too small, the prices were high for car-boot quality hardware and that the music was rubbish.
Anyone?Bubbler auction ends at ?175 on ebay!!Must be the most this title has ever sold for. I predict there will be a few more appear on Ebay in the next week. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eB…
... /> Btw I Am The Winning Bidder For The Last Bubbler ?67 , ... This At A Fair Price (as long as the seller ... To Finish My Collection On The Spectrum (I'm Collecting ... Quite Rightly Said
The Price Will Only Go Up ... A Bubbler On A Boot Sale Or Second Hand Shop ...MegadriveI've recently got into collecting Megadrive games. Got 47 so far, and I'm really enjoying playing them all. I buy maybe 2 or 3 a week off ebay. I'm c…
... generally prefer it to the Master System. I also ... prefer the SNES to the Megadrive.
< ... collected cheaply from car boot sales (in the days before eBay ... of them). I think the Videopac "Computer" has ... ). :(
But at least they don't cost ...
