Pics or it didn't happen, right?
The pics are water marked with my username on all other forms and I had been waiting to get it changed here.
There it happened.
How and when did I get this you ask? All the way back in August and here is the story and the rest of the pics in the next post.
OK, so let's start at the beginning.
I started seeing a few posts on several forums asking if Ninja Gaiden 3 and Shatterhand exist, which was also a question in my mind as well as to why we even think they exist. It was still strange to see the same post over and over again and I never thought much of it because the poster was new to the PlayChoice scene. I continued to read the responses and I found out why they had posted that question everywhere. They found a seller that said he had a copy of Ninja Gaiden 3 so they wanted to know how to tell if it was a real copy. After dealing with seller he was acting shady, did not want to send pictures, and said one of the games was a hack so the deal was off in every case. It was also stated that the seller said he would be listing the games he has on eBay.
After reading that he would be listing on eBay and his general location I immediately went hunting for this seller. I found 2 sellers that were in that state and had listed PlayChoice games, one of which I had bought a game from and figured it wasn't him. I emailed the other seller asking if he had any other games. He replied saying he had about 30 games and asked what I was looking for so I sent him my wanted list.
He replied claiming that he had Captain Skyhawk and Ninja Gaiden 3, and asked what they were worth to me. So now I was super excited that I found the right guy and he still had it, but now I had to dance the fine line of pricing. I have no idea if he remotely knew what he had or what he thought the value was. I made a good offer where if he did not know what he had he would be crazy not to accept it with the stipulation that I would have to see some pictures. Of course I was getting all nervous waiting for a reply of either "OK" or "F U" and it was late so I had no idea if he was going to reply soon or the next day. I didn't sleep much that night but it didn't matter because it was a Friday and the only thing I ever have to do on Saturdays is go to the Flea Market.
He agreed to the deal but said that because he was busy he would get the pics to me over the weekend. For the next two days I was constantly checking my email on a PC or with my iPod at least once an hour waiting for pictures. Finally on Sunday night they arrived while I was at a friend's house. I knocked him out of the computer chair to view these suckers full screen. From the pictures I knew this thing had to be real or it was a really good fake, but I forgot to ask if they worked. He said that they did work but would test them again before packing. Then I asked if he could take some pics of the screen, so I could see if it shows as Ninja Gaiden 3 in the menu. I had to wait another day for those pics but it was worth it when I saw that it showed in the menu correctly. After getting his PayPal address I immediately sent him the money. He got it and said he should be able to ship it the next day.
Now began the agonizing wait for him to ship it and for it come to my house unharmed from the USPS. Luckily I also got the confirmation number and it was being scanned in. When I saw it would be coming I was waiting all day to hear the sound of the mail truck. I heard it, that familiar sound, and could not get out of the house and down the driveway fast enough. I brought it in and ripped the poor little box right open to get to the prize inside and Captain Skyhawk.
I looked the board over and found that under the NG3 sticker was a Mega Man 3 sticker so that also made me believe that it was real because if it had been fake a cheaper game would have been used. I had some other factory conversion games so I was comparing every little detail. I judged it to be the real deal.
Since the board was now in my hands I asked the seller where he got it. He informed me that he was an operator and had either bought it new or in a used lot he got a while back. After reading that I asked if he had any more NG3 boards or any of the toppers that came with the games. His reply was that the NG3 was the only one he had and that he would have to look for the toppers. I hope they didn't get pitched. Few days later he sends me pics of the 16 toppers he could find (no NG3
) and again asked what they were worth to me. I guess he liked my pricing so I gave him another offer and he accepted it. I was glad to get the toppers but that wasn't as exciting.
To confirm that that the NG3 was real I sent a pic to Pete from PAR. He said it was indeed real.
I am now the proud owner of a real copy of Ninja Gaiden 3 for the PlayChoice.
How much did this beauty and the other stuff cost me?
$400
Is it for sale?
Everything has a price
($10K to be exact)
The pics are water marked with my username on all other forms and I had been waiting to get it changed here.
There it happened.
How and when did I get this you ask? All the way back in August and here is the story and the rest of the pics in the next post.
OK, so let's start at the beginning.
I started seeing a few posts on several forums asking if Ninja Gaiden 3 and Shatterhand exist, which was also a question in my mind as well as to why we even think they exist. It was still strange to see the same post over and over again and I never thought much of it because the poster was new to the PlayChoice scene. I continued to read the responses and I found out why they had posted that question everywhere. They found a seller that said he had a copy of Ninja Gaiden 3 so they wanted to know how to tell if it was a real copy. After dealing with seller he was acting shady, did not want to send pictures, and said one of the games was a hack so the deal was off in every case. It was also stated that the seller said he would be listing the games he has on eBay.
After reading that he would be listing on eBay and his general location I immediately went hunting for this seller. I found 2 sellers that were in that state and had listed PlayChoice games, one of which I had bought a game from and figured it wasn't him. I emailed the other seller asking if he had any other games. He replied saying he had about 30 games and asked what I was looking for so I sent him my wanted list.
He replied claiming that he had Captain Skyhawk and Ninja Gaiden 3, and asked what they were worth to me. So now I was super excited that I found the right guy and he still had it, but now I had to dance the fine line of pricing. I have no idea if he remotely knew what he had or what he thought the value was. I made a good offer where if he did not know what he had he would be crazy not to accept it with the stipulation that I would have to see some pictures. Of course I was getting all nervous waiting for a reply of either "OK" or "F U" and it was late so I had no idea if he was going to reply soon or the next day. I didn't sleep much that night but it didn't matter because it was a Friday and the only thing I ever have to do on Saturdays is go to the Flea Market.
He agreed to the deal but said that because he was busy he would get the pics to me over the weekend. For the next two days I was constantly checking my email on a PC or with my iPod at least once an hour waiting for pictures. Finally on Sunday night they arrived while I was at a friend's house. I knocked him out of the computer chair to view these suckers full screen. From the pictures I knew this thing had to be real or it was a really good fake, but I forgot to ask if they worked. He said that they did work but would test them again before packing. Then I asked if he could take some pics of the screen, so I could see if it shows as Ninja Gaiden 3 in the menu. I had to wait another day for those pics but it was worth it when I saw that it showed in the menu correctly. After getting his PayPal address I immediately sent him the money. He got it and said he should be able to ship it the next day.
Now began the agonizing wait for him to ship it and for it come to my house unharmed from the USPS. Luckily I also got the confirmation number and it was being scanned in. When I saw it would be coming I was waiting all day to hear the sound of the mail truck. I heard it, that familiar sound, and could not get out of the house and down the driveway fast enough. I brought it in and ripped the poor little box right open to get to the prize inside and Captain Skyhawk.
I looked the board over and found that under the NG3 sticker was a Mega Man 3 sticker so that also made me believe that it was real because if it had been fake a cheaper game would have been used. I had some other factory conversion games so I was comparing every little detail. I judged it to be the real deal.
Since the board was now in my hands I asked the seller where he got it. He informed me that he was an operator and had either bought it new or in a used lot he got a while back. After reading that I asked if he had any more NG3 boards or any of the toppers that came with the games. His reply was that the NG3 was the only one he had and that he would have to look for the toppers. I hope they didn't get pitched. Few days later he sends me pics of the 16 toppers he could find (no NG3
To confirm that that the NG3 was real I sent a pic to Pete from PAR. He said it was indeed real.
I am now the proud owner of a real copy of Ninja Gaiden 3 for the PlayChoice.
How much did this beauty and the other stuff cost me?
$400
Is it for sale?
Everything has a price
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