Client brought this computer in today. We got it from a company that recently went out of business and we need you to reset the admin password2yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt
Beware Amazon Warehouse Deals Descriptions. This was described as New, Open box, May be missing shrink wrap. Well, they weren't lying I guess!4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/NintendoSwitch
I'm working on picking up every mainline MegaMan game. My coworker is downsizing his collection so I bought all this for $130 this morning!1yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
$85 pickup! Listed just as Sega Genesis. Everything in boxes is complete!4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
eBay: Sometimes you get rare, sealed games in a manila envelope. Sometimes you get a loose cart in a bed of silk.5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Picked up this guy at a garage sale. The vertical line is very faint. Any suggestions?4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/AskElectronics
Enough plastic to cover my deck windows for Winter would have been around $90-$120 at Ace Hardware. 7 Walmart brand shower curtain liners were $21.2yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/povertyfinance
Paid $21. She said I don't know anything about it except it was my son's a long time ago4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/retrogaming
Gave my 7-year-old son his first CRT. He calls it his gaming tv. He's doing better than my colorblind self on Mean Bean Machine!2yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/crtgaming
It's a first gen but I'll never turn down a free X1 Carbon. Client said to recycle it. Reuse is the best 'R'.4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/thinkpad
Sometimes they have $60 original PlayStations, sometimes they have $6 brand new games. I guess this is why I keep going.5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Spent some money today on a game I've been looking for for a long time but have never seen it locally. Got it for a good* price too.1yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/n64
I picked up this Toshiba 14AF44 for $20 at the thrift store. I haven't seen a TV this size with component before.6mo ⋅ strra ⋅ r/crtgaming
Rescued this bad mamajama from beside a dumpster this afternoon. It's everything I'd hoped it'd be.2yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/crtgaming
My January Pickups. $180 for everything here. It sounds like a lot when I add it up but I didn't pay near list price for any of it.5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Finally found a black 3.5 floppy drive and printed a bezel for my Compaq Portable 1.2yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/vintagecomputing
Just joined the Volt club with a 2015 with 42k miles. My first hybrid. Any pointers?1mo ⋅ strra ⋅ r/volt
My Zelda games collection. All this and I still somehow don't have every game. The quest continues!3yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
I've been looking for a Flip Clock for a while! $5 but it didn't work.. an hour later, the problem was diagnosed and repaired!5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
I finally found a non-TMSS Genesis with a good picture. No rainbow banding, no jail bars. Voltron assemble!3yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/SEGA
I backed for an October delivery and the last update said that it was going to be pretty late.. I was pleasantly surprised when I went to the mailbox this morning.2yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/AndroidAuto
As of today, I have all 14 North American game releases for Virtual Boy (though I cheated and got Japanese Jack Bros)1yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/VirtualBoy
Can anyone else not hear of GWAR without thinking of the Beavis and Butt-Head game?2yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/90s
I was looking for a reasonably priced Ecco Jr to complete my Ecco collection and came across this sealed one. The seal is pretty minty so I put it in an acrylic case.3yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/SEGA
As of today, I have all 14 North American game releases for Virtual Boy (though I cheated and got Japanese Jack Bros)1yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Picked up DESTOROYAH at Salvation Army today for $3. He's my wife's desk's new mascot6yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/GODZILLA
I was only a year older than my son is now when SNES was released. Simpler times.4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/retrogaming
My #SegaSaturday submission, along with my favorite game I own for each console*.2yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/SEGA
With today's addition of MegaMan 7, I thought it'd be nice to take a family picture!1yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/retrogaming
Rescued from the side of the road. A scrapper already harvested the power cord so I had to open it up and solder in a new one.4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/crtgaming
When a new lid costs $50 and a few screws costs 10¢. This gore brought to you by yours truly.4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/techsupportgore
DMG with a bad screen. Upgraded with Funnyplaying IPS, glass lens, and a clear shell3yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/Gameboy
VA5 Game Gear with a bad screen upgraded with Bennvenn IPS. Now that I'm sure it works, it's time for a new shell!1yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
I populated this all by hand. It's the first time I attempted something like this and I think it turned out pretty good.1yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/soldering
Fully refurbished this clear Play It Loud Gameboy. My favorite version of the DMG since 19954yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
My #SegaSaturday submission, along with my favorite game I own for each console*.2yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/retrogaming
TIL Donkey Konga 3 exists, only released in Japan. My friend actually found it for me locally.1yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/Gamecube
I upgraded a few of my 1CHIP SNES's components and damn if that isn't a pretty picture3yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/retrogaming
Limited options due to two small children let me to put up some quick shelves in the closet. Don't make fun! I'm just happy to have them kind of displayed.6yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Got a call to troubleshoot x-ray sensors at a dentist. Think there'd be any ill effects from x-raying random things in my pockets? Nah, it's the scientists who are wrong!2yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt
Someone just traded a boat load of complete SNES games into my local mom and pop shop so I had to grab a few classics!5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Got a cheapish Nomad with a screen that was going out. No better candidate for a screen mod!4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/retrogaming
Sometimes they have $60 original PlayStations, sometimes they have $6 brand new games. I guess this is why I keep going.5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Picked this up for cheap today. It's not in perfect condition but you should have seen it when I got it!5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Spent $380 today but I couldn't turn them down as they were staring me in the face...2yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Anyone else immediately think this when you get this notification the same day as purchasing an item?3yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/Mercari
Imported this Wonderswan Color for $11 as broken. It didn't come with the battery holder so I had to improvise. Fixed the power button and it works fine. Now I have to polish the lens.4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
Weekend pickup. I was surprised at how expensive Lost World is. Hopefully it's good!1yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/game_gear
IPS was finally released by Bennvenn for the VA5. Went from an unusable bad screen to pinnacle of Game Gear1yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/game_gear
I can't afford a proper bench power supply so I made my own janktastic one with most of what I should need for testing consoles4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
I wasn't necessarily collecting F Zero games until I realized I had all but F Zero X ..so today I had to rectify that.5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
My Super Bomberman cart is one I repaired with a bodge a while back. After research, I found that a Japanese game, Senkyo Fever! Fever!, had the exact same PCB so I imported one for $2.59 shipped and did a board swap.4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
I've been trying to stop drinking as much pop and I come by an older model SodaStream, 2 full cylinders, and 3 bottles for $11.4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Loving this half screen auto play ad on opening the newest version of YouTube. Back to Smart YouTube TV, I guess4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/AndroidTV
Bought XB1S for parts with a bad hard drive and disc drive. For $65 total, it's now perfectly working and upgraded to an SSD.5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
My NES Classic came from Amazon with no box and labels slapped all over.6yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/mildlyinfuriating
It's subtle but after Retr0brighting overnight, it more closely matches the console it's paired with4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
An automated email script stopped running on the 7th. Checked to see if a reboot might have caused it...6yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/techsupportgore
I inherited my Grandpa's 30-30s finally 15 years after he passed away. A Winchester Ranger and a Savage Arms. What should I know about them?4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/guns
Imported from Japan as not working. They worked fine but we super yellow. They're not perfect but a heck of a lot better the they were.4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
I swapped the Samsung encoder for a Sony in a Genesis 2. It's not an elegant mod but it works!4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
Bought a for parts or repair SNES for cheap on eBay. Here's before and after peroxide/UV bath.6yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
I found another one! Honestly would have paid double.. but don't tell them that.6yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
I beat Earthbound for the first time since I was a kid, renting it from Grand Video every weekend3yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/retrogaming
I bought a dead Mario RPG for cheap and couldn't for the life of me find the fault. I imported a Japanese copy for $2.75 and transplanted the ROM chip and boom! Not bad for my first SMD ROM transplant4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
Yes, my first PSP is the Hannah Montana Edition. What games do I need to check out?5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Wrap it up, boys; I've found it: The Greatest Game Machine In The Planet6yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Got a cheapish Nomad with a screen that was going out. No better candidate for a screen mod!4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
Somebody traded a boat load of Sega CD stuff into the local game store. Picked up two complete copies of games I had loose for $49 each4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
I picked this up locally over the weekend. That's not something you see every day.3yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/retrogaming
I imported a dirty and broken Japan-exclusive Midnight Blue GBA for cheap. A ton of IPA later, it works great!5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
Picked this up today. I've never played a game like it before. Definitely unique.4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/SEGA
Picked up my first King of Fighters game for cheap today. Is this a good starting point?4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/dreamcast
Bought a tub full of game stuff from a storage unit. I suck at remembering to take 'before' pictures so I had to resort to the one in the ad. A replaced power jack and a ton of elbow grease later...4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
The ZenWatch 3 seems to be under-represented. The nicest looking with a good cost/feature compromise!7yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/AndroidWear
2 days in a peroxide & UV bath and results are coming along nicely, although way slower than sunlight.. but y'know, Michigan Autumn4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/retrogaming
Walked into the local mom and pop game store for Link's Awakening and walked out $90 poorer. Why does this always happen?5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Any love for the Neo Geo Pocket Color? I've never touched one before today. Any advice/suggestions?5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Following up on my last post, here's my whole SimCity collection, including both box variants of the original IBM release5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/SimCity
Picked this up for free today, complete in the box. I don't think it's ever been used.6yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/vintagecomputing
Brand New Anycubic Kobra Neo. Everything is coming out with banding like this. The bottom one was sliced with PrusiaSlicer and the top was Cura with -5% flow. Any idea what's going on here?1yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/FixMyPrint
I got a magnetic bed today. Look at that beautiful first-layer adhesion.2yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/VoxelabAquila
The TI-99/4a was my first computer. Haven't touched one in 25+ years. Finally found a nice one for a reasonable price.5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/vintagecomputing
Security Torx. Guess it's time to bust out the Dremel. At least it's not a prototype IBM.3yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt
$20 total from the ShelterHouse Thrift Store. Not really heavy hitters but a bunch from my wish list for cheaper than eBay4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
My NES Classic came from Amazon with no box and labels slapped all over.6yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Beware Amazon Warehouse Deals Descriptions. This was described as New, Open box, May be missing shrink wrap. Well, they weren't lying I guess!4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
The SMD resistor was a tad smaller than the pads I had to solder to. Do these joints look okay? (That's a US dime to the left)3yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/soldering
After a recap, this Game Gear still didn't work. Found a corroded trace that needed a jump that did the trick. This is way smaller in real life.4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/consolerepair
My uncle passed away and I got his Carbine. He was a huge military history buff. Its serial number doesn't seem to match the guides online (475XXX). Can anyone point me in the right direction?5yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/guns
Picked up two I've been wanting for ages for less than half eBay price. DS even has the poster.6yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
I've wanted a Jungle Green N64 for ages but didn't want to pay full eBay price. Picked this up for $305yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
This month's pickups. Ecco and F-Zero are sealed and I finally own all the Ecco games!4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/gamecollecting
Picked up a cart of the NTSC modded Terranigma that was never released in the US. I loved Illusion of Gaia and I've heard this is as good or better!4yr ⋅ strra ⋅ r/retrogaming
