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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_W0QQitemZ220...

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.
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Reply #1 - 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!
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Reply #2 - 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.
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Reply #3 - 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.
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Reply #4 - 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.


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Reply #5 - 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.
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Reply #6 - 14. Nov 2006 at 06:49
 
coinheaven wrote 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.

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Reply #7 - 14. Nov 2006 at 08:04
 
Let us know what ya did, i wonder if it's still there.
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Reply #8 - 15. Nov 2006 at 00:47
 
Got it!:

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heres what i have to put in:

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now the question is, how do i fit it into the styrofoam?
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Reply #9 - 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!
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Reply #10 - 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.
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