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Title: rob in box
Post by coinheaven on 13. Nov 2006 at 17:09

i saw one of the these at a thrift store near me:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DELUXE-SET-NES-NINTENDO-ROB-THE-ROBOT-IN-BOX-LN_W0QQitemZ220041493052QQihZ012QQcategoryZ62054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

they wanted 40 bucks, but it only had the rob, no system, games or controllers. is it worth that much? i have extra stuff to fill it up, but 40 seems kind of steep.

Title: Re: rob in box
Post by dgordon86 on 13. Nov 2006 at 18:16

hi, new(er) on this forum, spend most of my time at the dp forums...

I had a stroke of luck in finding a rob complete in box without the nes at a goodwill just yesterday (you're not in SF are you?) for 15.99. I asked them if they'd go down because the nes wasn't included, and they took off three bucks.

You can find them on ebay for around 150-180 CIB. So yes, if you throw a nes in the box and complete it i'm sure you'll make your money back and then some.

I'm keeping mine, It's been one of my collecting goals to find a rob deluxe set in the wild!

Title: Re: rob in box
Post by coinheaven on 13. Nov 2006 at 19:08

yea, it was behind the counter and i told the lady it didnt have the system, and then she seemed kind of concerned, like the people in the back should have priced it lower. maybe i will stop back later this week and see if they lower the price, but by then it'll probably be gone.

Title: Re: rob in box
Post by NESaholic on 13. Nov 2006 at 19:39

You better pick it up, they usually hit more then $150. You can add a console to it later to complete it. The box goes for at least $30 or sometimes more, get back there asap.

Title: Re: rob in box
Post by dgordon86 on 14. Nov 2006 at 01:15

this sounds way too famil...

are you located in san francisco?
The one I found had no nes, no games, and no controllers.

found on sunday morning around 11am... It did have the rca plugs still sealed.

Title: Re: rob in box
Post by coinheaven on 14. Nov 2006 at 02:19

nah, im in the philly burbs. i will probably go pick it up tomorrow, hopefully it is still there. i always do that though, i pass something up, and it eats at me all day and eventually i break down and go back to buy it.

Title: Re: rob in box
Post by Widar on 14. Nov 2006 at 06:49

coinheaven wrote on 14. Nov 2006 at 02:19:

Go, Go, Go! :)

Title: Re: rob in box
Post by NESaholic on 14. Nov 2006 at 08:04

Let us know what ya did, i wonder if it's still there.

Title: Re: rob in box
Post by coinheaven on 15. Nov 2006 at 00:47

Got it!:

heres what i have to put in:

now the question is, how do i fit it into the styrofoam?

Title: Re: rob in box
Post by Widar on 15. Nov 2006 at 09:07

Sweet! How much did you pay for it in the end?

I think you should change that yellow sunfaded controller to a better looking one, the overall impression of the package could be drawn down.

Great find!

Title: Re: rob in box
Post by coinheaven on 15. Nov 2006 at 09:17

it was still 40, but i know by the weekend that would have been snatched up. yea, i have to get a better controller.