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I just got $11 plus shipping selling a broken Super Nintendo on eBay. It was an original model sns-001 consul, but still I'm surprised that someone would pay that much for a machine that was both broken and in poor condition. I guess some people must make money by fixing them up and reselling them. Here's a picture.
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I used to buy, "repair" and then sell them at flea markets. 90% of the time its the power supply or power connector on the console itself. I also did the same with the original Nintendo console and the Nintendo 64 console. I think the best thing about the old Nintendo consoles is that your average eight year old could step on them repeatedly and they would continue to work. Mike
Those are worth good money whole, not surprised it is for parts to. I imagine people need replacements. I got friends who still play theirs. lol.
Should've gotten more I think, but hey, 12 bucks is better then .50 from the yard if that. Now get more an fix them an triple your money!
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Sirscrapalot - My grandmother can beat your kid in Super Mario Bros.
Lesson learned. The next time I have a broken Nintendo at the very least I'll check the power supply and power connector. Thanks for the tip.
On the original Nintendo when you start them up the light would blink and sometimes the screen on the the tv would also blink. You may remember how kids would pull out the game cartridge and blow on the end of it and put back in to make it work.
The weak point on that system is the connector inside the console. This connector is easily replaced it just slides onto the "mother board". Replacement connectors(also known as a "pin connector") are available on ebay for about $10 plus shipping.
When I was selling I would buy a lot of 10 of the pin sets and get a little discount. The real key to fixing the problem is to use a little very fine sand paper on the mother board finger connector before sliding on the new pin connector. I used some 3000 grit wet sand paper and a little rubbing alcohol instead of water. This is not a time to do a lot of hard rubbing just gently remove the oxidation on those fingers. Of course you need to clean up with a paper towel. The oxidation and dirt will be almost black in color.(I know black is not a color)
After that the old Nintendo will work like new. I would also use Q-tips and rubbing alcohol to clean the connectors of the game cartridges. Rubbing alcohol has water in it so wait until the water evaporates before putting it into the game console.
For a guy who never enjoyed playing video games I know waaaaay toooo much about those old Nintendos. Mike
I just sold an original Nintendo console the other day for $37 (inc. shipping). Console definitely needed new connectors but I didn't have the time to mess with it. Plus that was for a bare console. Since I knew the power cord and rf switch worked I sold those separately for about $8-$10 each, and they sold within a few days of listing.
I come across video game consoles alot and also have a Super Nintendo right now that doesn't work. Just this weekend I also got another Sega Genesis, PS1, Sega Saturn and Xbox 360.
I collect mostly nintendo stuff/games . My mom will beat your mom @ dr. Mario . Research the older games , most hold value. The non sports titles mostly rpg's role playing games .fetch $20 and up . I really want to start buying entire collections again . Might have to start running my ads again.
On a side note one of the auction houses I deal with had a bunch of metal back by their dumpster . I inquired about it and they said it's yours ! I found a few nintendo advance games along with a rusted quad frame,,few hundred pounds of metal. So glad I asked hope to add it to my I'm here for you metal once a month list . Keep up the good work btw