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Buy, sell, trade and repair. 8-bit to early 3D.
Unit 7 · 2200 Pinewood Plaza · Open Tuesday to Sunday
Every game here was cleaned, graded and played on original hardware before it got a price sticker. Pick one and put it in the test bench.
TEST BENCH CH 03
NO CARTRIDGE
Pick a game from the shelf and insert it here.
BENCH SHEET --
Pick a game from the shelf and insert it here.
Resumed from your save file
Grades describe looks only. Everything above D works, because we test everything. CIB means complete in box, with cartridge, box and manual.
Grade S: Sealed or as new
Factory sealed, or opened and never played. No wear we can find under the loupe.
Grade A: Near mint
Light shelf wear at most. Bright label, no tears, sharp box corners.
Grade B: Good
Played and looked after. Small scuffs, faint label wear, a soft box corner.
Grade C: Fair
Clear wear, like a faded or torn label, writing or a creased box. Plays perfectly.
Grade D: For parts
Sold as is, for repair or display. The sticker says exactly what is wrong.
Tell the shopkeeper what you have and get an itemised estimate. We confirm it at the counter after a quick test.
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Played and looked after. That's most of what we buy.I can do $31.50 cash, or $39.50 in store credit. Bring it in and I'll confirm after a quick test.
Save State TRADE-IN ESTIMATE
Cash $31.50
Store credit +25% $39.50
Estimate only. Final offers depend on testing and on what we already have on the shelf.
Old hardware fails in predictable places. Pick a part on the board to see what we do, what it costs and how long it takes.
REPAIR TICKET No. 01
Old capacitors dry out and leak onto the board. We replace every one, clean up any damage and run it for four hours before you get it back.
Bench diagnosis is $15, taken off the repair if you go ahead.
Book a bench slot · 555-0147Our in-house game, made for this page. Catch the carts, dodge the glitches, put your initials on the board.
HOW TO PLAY
Catch the falling carts in your crate. Gold carts are worth 50. Dodge the glitches, they cost a heart. You have 30 seconds.
Arrow keys or A and D to move. Drag on touch screens. Esc pauses.
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COUPON WON
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10% off one used game
Demo coupon. Not redeemable anywhere, but it was a good run.
Score 250 to win a coupon. So close.
Third Saturday of every month, in the back room on six CRTs. Entry is cheap, prizes are store credit and the snacks are free.
NEXT TOURNAMENT
SAT OCT 17
Kart Kingdom 64, a 64-bit kart racer
Neon Ronin, a 16-bit fighter · Double elimination, best of three
Cinder Knight, an 8-bit platformer · Teams of three, one world each
Brick Sorcerer, an early handheld puzzler · Best score in twenty minutes
Mallet Mountain Party and friends · Kids six and up with a grown-up
Starfall Rally, a 16-bit racer · Fastest lap on three tracks
Theo spent ten minutes showing my daughter how a save battery works. She now explains it to her friends at recess.
They graded my copy an A when I'd have called it S, then showed me the split seam under the loupe. Honest grading is the whole reason I shop here.
My handheld from 1998 came back in nine days with a backlight and a new shell. It looks better than it did on my tenth birthday.
Forty loose carts from a garage, an itemised quote in twenty minutes. I took the store credit and left with the RPG I never finished as a kid.
The monthly kart cup is the best five dollars we spend. Ollie came third in September and has not stopped talking about it.
Between the laundromat and the pizza place, with free parking out front. Bring your games, your questions and your kids.
HOURS
| Monday | ClosedClosed for bench day |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11 am – 7 pm |
| Wednesday | 11 am – 7 pm |
| Thursday | 11 am – 7 pm |
| Friday | 11 am – 9 pmFree play night from 6 |
| Saturday | 10 am – 8 pmTournaments on the third Saturday |
| Sunday | 12 pm – 5 pm |
CALL 555-0147MAIL counter@example.com
Text photos of a collection to 555-0147 for a quote within a day.
Free parking out front. Enter from Pinewood Avenue, we're between the laundromat and the pizza place.
Trade-ins need photo ID. Under 18? Bring a parent or guardian along.
Store credit is worth 25% more than cash and never expires.
The online estimate is a starting point. We make the final offer after testing.
Games come with 30-day returns. Refurbished consoles carry a 90-day warranty.
Reproductions are always labelled REPRO, on the sticker and on the receipt.
Shelf prices are the prices. Ask about bundles instead of haggling.
Read before playing
Every cart and disc is cleaned, then played for at least ten minutes on original hardware. Battery-save games get a save, a power cycle and a reload. Consoles run for four hours on the bench before they go on the shelf.
Games have a 30-day return window, and refurbished consoles carry a 90-day warranty on everything we repaired. Bring it back with the receipt and we fix it, swap it or refund it.
We open every cart we buy and check the board, the chips and the label print. Reproductions never go on the shelf as originals. When we do sell one, it says REPRO on the sticker and on the receipt.
Tell us their age and what they like. A refurbished handheld is our usual first pick, since it is tough, cheap to run and needs no cables. For the TV, the first console bundle comes with three games we chose for kids.
Yes. Hold anything on this page and we either keep it behind the counter for 48 hours or ship it once you pay over the phone. The listing describes the exact copy you get.
Yes, from ten games to a garage full. Text photos to 555-0147 for a quote within a day. For large collections we come to you within 30 miles.