Charity drive: Remo coated Ambassador + Thomas Lang's signature

Happy New Year everyone! Hope 2013 kicked off to a great start for you.

Let's start off by doing something good. Charity.

Thomas Lang was in town a few years ago, and I got his signature after attending his drum clinic then. He's a great guy with neat techniques, check out his profile and vids if you haven't. Unfortunately, shortly after, I had to downgrade my Pearl export to a digital drumset due to space constraints, and this gem had been stored in a cool, dry place ever since. You're looking at the 16" Remo coated Ambassador drum head, signed by Thomas Lang, as well as the signed clinic pass which I've laminated. Very cool collector's gems!

Both the clinic pass and the Remo are up for grabs, separately. Name your price, tell me which one you want, and you'll get it - regardless of the amount, all of it will go to my school's fund for needy students. If you wish, I can show you the proof after the donation has been processed.

Interested in either / both of them? First come first served. Let me know! :)

**SOLD**: Motorola T720

SOLD!!!

Lelong lelong...Clamshell phone with antenna - the Motorola T720! Featuring a 4096 color screen, polyphonic ringtones, and ringtone composer.

I think this was bought sometime in '03. The phone is durable and works great - buttons and both color and status screens have no issues, and the battery lasts almost a day on a single charge. There are 2 noticeable small dings and a couple of hairline scratches on the back of the housing, but the front and the inside of the clamshell are mint.

Unfortunately I don't have the box or receipt anymore, so this comes with just the original charger, battery and warranty card. Cheap and good spare phone or a decent collectors' item.

Interested? For enquiries and purchasing: check here

Internal: 9/10

External: 8.5/10

Sold!

WTS: Manga Town (Dec '09 issue)

Big book of manga! This is the December '09 issue of Manga Town, a Japanese manga magazine that features a selection of works from manga artists (who are known as 'mangaka'). The cover-boy in this issue is Crayon Shin-chan, who (thankfully) is decently covered here.

Bought in Kinokuniya, looks spankin' new, going for a dirt cheap price of $1. Get it now while it's still available!

FREE: Nokia 3210 housings

Since I've lost the phone (Nokia 3210, the best phone for playing Snake!), there's no use keeping the extra housings. The grey one is authentic Nokia, the other "sliding cover" one is 3rd party and comes with a rubber keypad. Just contact me if you're interested in either / both of them.

Hooray for free stuff!

**SOLD**: Game Boy Advance (White)

SOLD!!!

Another Game Boy unit up for sale! This is the Game Boy Advance in white. I can't remember when I bought this..possibly around '04? In any case, unlike the older Game Boy and Game Boy Color systems, the vast majority of GBAs were made in China.

The unit isn't in good condition, even though it works. There's some discoloration on the housing (e.g. above the screen), there's visible LCD bleed even when the unit is switched off, and the cartridge contacts are about as finicky as those on the Famicom / NES systems. All the buttons and switches work fine, and color rendering of games appear to be accurate.

Comes with the box set, as well as a padded carry pouch, clear purple plastic casing, white screen cover attachment (has its own white LED, powered with 1 AAA batt), bendable "snake" LED light attachment, and an original game cartridge of Lady Sia (English). 

p.s. I'm also giving 2 fl*sh carts for free with purchase of the GBA - one has Super Monaco GP2 (English), and the other has Kirby (English). These work on the GBA SP, and possibly the NDS or DS lite. The fl*sh kit for them is hidden somewhere and I'm trying to find it and test it. If that works, it'll be included for free in the bundle as well.

Interested? For enquiries and purchasing: check here

Internal: 6.5/10

External: 7.5/10

Sold!

WTS: Game Boy "Play It Loud" (Red)

The majority knows of the original Game Boy from Nintendo. Its successor, the "Play It Loud" edition, is a series of Game Boy systems dressed in striking colors, but essentially the same thing. If you thought these gaudy looking machines were China-made clones (like I did!), well, they're not. 

Up for sale is the red Game Boy, bought in '95. The unit is in near-mint condition, except for lines on the underside of the screen's plastic cover. It isn't scratches although it's visible to the eye. I'm guessing it may be due to a warp / shrinkage of the cover's lamination. In any case, it doesn't affect the LCD screen in any way (no screen issues at all). No button or cartridge contact issues either. This machine's made in Japan so I'd expect it to last a good long time. The sound from the phones jack is simply awesome compared to the tinny onboard speakers - plug in a pair of good earbuds or headphones and give your ears a treat!

Comes with the box (note: no AC adapter included, just use AA batteries), Japanese manual, authentic game cartridges of Doraemon 2 (Japanese) and Looney Tunes (English), and one 3rd party game cartridge called "Super 32 in 1" (which has 15 different games, including Super Mario Land, with the other 17 games being repeats).

This Game Boy is a solid red brick that's far from being bricked, and is ideal as a collectors' gem for video game geeks, or for anyone who has a deep desire to show and share with the younger generations this grandfather of handheld gaming machines that thrived before they were born.

Interested? For enquiries and purchasing: check here

Internal: 9.5/10

External: 8.5/10

$40

Here's the Game Boy Play It Loud Commercial ('95). Cheesy, no?

FREE: Game&Watch copy (for parts)

This is a cheap Game&Watch clone with a history of over 20 years. The LCD screen is totally kaput - dried and spilt. 

The motherboard, sound module, buttons and all other parts are fine, so if you're considering salvaging these to make your own custom handheld machine, just let me know and I'll give it to you for free.