The one's I can find on eBay are in a very used state with yellowing. I understand this because of the age of the machine but I know their must be someone out there who kep theirs in mint condition, maybe boxed. Is anyone selling or willing to sell one, I never owned a SNES back in it's heyday so I am after a retro gaming experience but don't want a battered up device. Regards
Are you sure there aren't any nice ones on eBay? You can usually find ones in excellent condition if your willing to stump up the necessary cash. The SNES is probably one of the most desirable retro consoles, so your gonna have to pay a bit extra for a nice condition one. In the UK, your probably looking at about 40 pounds for a nice one, 60 if you want a boxed one. Don't know about in the US. These ones don't seem too bad: US Boxed SNESBoxed SNES model 2 UK Really clean PAL SNESReally nice boxed PAL SNES
I don't think the yellowing is that much of an issue, it's not like it affects the internal parts if you want a mint condition one expect to pay quite a bit
Hey man, if you want a decent SNES console, it's going to take alot of looking around to find one thats still cheap enough to be affordable. I would Definately be looking on Amazon/EBay or the best place I can recommend is your hometown pawn shop, Often they don't recognize how valuable and sought after the SNES, so the Price should be way below internet pricing. To give you an example, my uncle, a few years ago found an SNES at a local pawn shop for 15 bucks, Used, but still boxed and even came with both controllers and even Super Mario World! He ended up giving me the system that christmas, I was extremely grateful as I also missed out on the 16 bit era, only had an NES for all of the 90's. But thats how I gained my insane Mario skills ;-)
[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"]I don't think the yellowing is that much of an issue, it's not like it affects the internal parts if you want a mint condition one expect to pay quite a bit Agreed. I've lived in a smoking home most my life so my SNES is yellow as can be but it works just fine.
I don't think the yellowing is that much of an issue, it's not like it affects the internal parts if you want a mint condition one expect to pay quite a bitohthemanatee
Yeah, this. It's going to be very difficult to find one in perfect condition after so many years. A bit of yellowing on the external plastic isn't really anything to be concerned over.
Your problem is going to be the 'mint' part. That means perfect condition with the original box and that means the price goes up. A lot. Not to mention a truly mint version of this console would be tough to find.
Anyone who is saying that it's going to be hard to find or is going to be really pricy really has no idea what they're talking about. The majority of SNES consoles I've seen in the past 5 years have all been very good to mint condition and they typically go for around $25 to $35 bucks, unless you happen to find one at a thrift store or garage store (I picked up an mint SNES about a year ago from a garage sale for $10). In terms of actually finding one, most used game stores that sell retro consoles have at least one on hand, they're quite common on craigslist and ebay, and you can find on within a month or two at many thrift stores.
Now if you're looking for a boxed or new SNES, that is a whole nother story in terms of price and rarity.
I say buy one that is in fair shape for a fair price and then refurbish the thing yourself. crack that baby open clean and dust the components, mix up the concoction for the yellow plastic(there was a video for the ingredients, can't think of them off the top of my head). Learn how the thing works that way down the line if something goes wrong with it, you can head to radioshack for parts rather than plunking down more cash for another one.
Go to Retro Videogame conventions, Go to any and all retrogaming indie stores. A "mint" SNES would be hard to come by in 2012. A complete boxed Super Nintendo would be hard to find. But you will have to try hard to find one that meets your standard.
The shop near my apt(chicago) charges a bit more, but they only accept consoles in good condition. They even go inside and clean them up real nice. If they are nasty, they don't sell them.
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