R3LL1K
Well-known member
Mistakes you've made / Things you need to know about this hobby
I thought it would be a good idea to post things that you have learned being involved in this hobby that could help others. I'm sure a lot of us have made mistakes or small errors that caused huge headaches. Please post some of the mistakes you've made so that it might help someone else some heartache and headaches in the future.
If you go to an ex OP's place and most of the boards in his machine are MVS 16-1's or 48-1 boards then chances are other loose boards or carts he has laying around aren't authentic.
Bought a bunch of Neo-Geo carts and yep sure enough most of them are bootlegs. I'm not too bothered due to the great price I got on everything I bought as a package. Had I looked a little harder I could have gotten an even better deal negotiating on the price. Of course I couldn't very well go around opening up his MVS carts though to check for authenticity. :?
Don't buy a cab to restore unless you know exactly what you'll need to restore it and that it is available.
I know some of you might disagree with this but in my experience it's the smallest most insignificant part that you would never think of, that will keep your cab from ever being complete unless you pay someone to reproduce it.
I thought it would be a good idea to post things that you have learned being involved in this hobby that could help others. I'm sure a lot of us have made mistakes or small errors that caused huge headaches. Please post some of the mistakes you've made so that it might help someone else some heartache and headaches in the future.
If you go to an ex OP's place and most of the boards in his machine are MVS 16-1's or 48-1 boards then chances are other loose boards or carts he has laying around aren't authentic.
Bought a bunch of Neo-Geo carts and yep sure enough most of them are bootlegs. I'm not too bothered due to the great price I got on everything I bought as a package. Had I looked a little harder I could have gotten an even better deal negotiating on the price. Of course I couldn't very well go around opening up his MVS carts though to check for authenticity. :?
Don't buy a cab to restore unless you know exactly what you'll need to restore it and that it is available.
I know some of you might disagree with this but in my experience it's the smallest most insignificant part that you would never think of, that will keep your cab from ever being complete unless you pay someone to reproduce it.

