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Rhombus · August 7th, 2005

Yeah, unfortunately the Hong Kong pirates have really ruined the used GBA scene on ebay. Now, to find legitimate copies, you're stuck with regular retailers (GameStop, EB), which sucks since they sell used at barely less than new prices, and with GBA games they almost never have manual or box.

Just a side note, to any GBA game collectors who want to organize and store your games like other games you may be interested in "DS-ing" them. DS game boxes are like DVD cases, only half as tall - they also have a slot specifically fit for GBA cartridges and a place to clamp the instruction book, like in Cube or PS2 boxes. You can buy the empty cases from Nintendo for a nice cost, and then print out labels that perfectly fit the DS case. You can actually have a nice presentable row of GBA games on your shelf, and not have to use the annoying GBA cardboard boxes, which always fall down and get bent.

Oh yeah, a decent place to get used GBA games is half.com. The HK pirates don't sell there, and if you live in the US you can get almost all of the games for cheap $2.50 media mail, unlike those bull**** inflated shipping costs of like 6 and 7 bucks that alot of sellers charge on ebay.

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Last edited by Rhombus; August 7th, 2005 at 06:23..

August 7th, 2005	#9 (permalink)
Rhombus The Moogle Assassin Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 2,081	Yeah, unfortunately the Hong Kong pirates have really ruined the used GBA scene on ebay. Now, to find legitimate copies, you're stuck with regular retailers (GameStop, EB), which sucks since they sell used at barely less than new prices, and with GBA games they almost never have manual or box. Just a side note, to any GBA game collectors who want to organize and store your games like other games you may be interested in "DS-ing" them. DS game boxes are like DVD cases, only half as tall - they also have a slot specifically fit for GBA cartridges and a place to clamp the instruction book, like in Cube or PS2 boxes. You can buy the empty cases from Nintendo for a nice cost, and then print out labels that perfectly fit the DS case. You can actually have a nice presentable row of GBA games on your shelf, and not have to use the annoying GBA cardboard boxes, which always fall down and get bent. Oh yeah, a decent place to get used GBA games is half.com. The HK pirates don't sell there, and if you live in the US you can get almost all of the games for cheap $2.50 media mail, unlike those bull** inflated shipping costs of like 6 and 7 bucks that alot of sellers charge on ebay. __________________ Processor: Athlon 64 3400+ Mobo: MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R RAM: 1 GB Corsair XMS GFX Card: Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 Sound Card: SB Audigy 2 ZS HDD1: Seagate 160MB 8MB 7200 HDD2: Seagate 80MB 8MB 7200 Burner: NEC 16x DVDR Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Cordless MX Duo USB Gamepad1: PS2 Dual Analog/KiKY X USB Gamepad2: Gravis GamePad Pro OS: Windows XP Pro sp2 Tempus fugit et nos fugimus in illus. Fiat justitia; ruat coelum.** Last edited by Rhombus; August 7th, 2005 at 06:23..