Selling my sharp nes tv, have questions

[Tanooki]

**Updated, this isn't an IF, I am going to sell it.

To be honest in the last year, other than to test a game out here and there or play a N64 a couple times I've not used it at all. I'm thinking I may want to let it go, but I'm kind of at a loss for the best method both in getting the most out of it, but also the safest so it doesn't get wrecked or get online scammed.

The TV I have, no current pics at the moment, is entirely complete, nothing broken off of it, and when I got it around 3 years back I opened it up, cleaned it out nicely and fine tuned all of it using the schematics online. I've got the 2 black controllers that work great, and I have the remote and while it works it's damaged as it was cracked on the side when I got it.

I've seen horror stories of them going through the mail(ups/etc) or even with freight crates and feet being bent/sheered off, the flimsy boards inside getting cracked from being thrown around, or the CRT itself coming loose in the frame which is all bad clearly.

What would one of you in my position do with selling this if I did it? Local pickup only? Packing seems to be playing with fire. I bought this from the original owner, it's complete and all original parts with lower hours on it since he was an adult when it came out.


EDIT: Image library of the system on and off -- http://s232.photobucket.com/user/tanook ... t=9&page=1

[8bit]

I'd definitely offer this for sale with a local pickup option only. Just post in multiple places to increase its visibility. If it were me I would post it up on ebay, craigslist (in multiple areas nearby), and the gaming forums I frequent.

[fastbilly1]

What part of Kentucky are you in?

[Tanooki]

Louisville.

8bit, well I'm on here and DP, also the nintendo life forums but I don't think they allow/do sales as it's a gaming news media site. eBay makes me nervous, but I guess with local pickup only no one can play any lost in the mail it doesn't work scams.

I'm working on selling off my unused/little used old gaming stuff. I'm wanting to get back more into using a PC for some gaming, want a gaming laptop, they go for over $1000 for a respectable one with a true 2-3GB video card, 12+GB of ram and what not and I'm 1/2 way there, this would close the gap and I'd be getting a piece of history into someones hands who would appreciate and use it far more than I do at this point in time.

[stickem]

What part of Kentucky are you in?

you were wanting to hear bowling green weren't you lol.

[fastbilly1]

What part of Kentucky are you in?

you were wanting to hear bowling green weren't you lol.

Anywhere within four hours is good by me.

Tanooki, would you be interested in any trades for it? I have a some unique items, like a Hitachi CMP307XE - 37 inch 4:3 plasma (with a wall mount no stand) and a 4ft ICEE cup light, and a lot of more common things, like a 50 gallon tub of jewel cased PC games from the 90s.

[Tanooki]

Normally i would strongly consider it, but like I said in that other post, the motive behind this is to replace my laptop. I have this 7yo PC showing its age I gave my wife for her pro photo editing, want to give her the laptop I have now as an upgrade and in turn get a gaming laptop that'll last me.

At this rate I still have to research the value of it a bit more as in the last year I have no idea why the price on them has shot up as they stagnated around a few hundred bucks, but now it looks like some crazies are paying anywhere from $500-1000 (seems mostly to fall around the 650-700 average) on ebay which I don't get. I'd never shark someone for $1K on it as that's just sickening.

[fastbilly1]

They go for $700ish routinely. I know the feeling of needing to upgrade, mine is also 7 years old...well if you are ever interested just drop me a line. Either Ill trade that TV or turn it into a shooter cab.

[Tanooki]

Hey no problem I totally understand, it's a lot. When I got it a few years back they were nothing in the magnitude of that price. I have no idea if it's the NA-effect with their big documentation of all the systems and the talk around it, ebay one upping auctions or what, but it got nuts.

[fastbilly1]

Its a rare and very unique item. Especially since you have one with all the parts - often they sell without controllers. Youll easily get $700-800. Post it on NA and a site like KLOV and it should move quickly. Truth be told, if I had $800 handy I would be buying the Blast City for sale in Nashville right now.