[game_preservation] MASSIVE e-bay auction in the UK

[Devin Monnens]

Craig's List is similar to e-Bay, but cheaper. That and message boards might
give you better deals if you're interested in selling.

For UK games, I think I'd rather have a UK Mario/Duck Hunt to test out
first!

-Devin

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Andrew Armstrong <andrew at aarmstrong.org>wrote:


>  Depending on your location this is a perfect thing the list of museums who

> accept material is useful for (

> http://www.igda.org/wiki/Game_Preservation_SIG/Contributions ) - I might

> rename this "Donating Information" - better reflects what it is.

>

> Private projects, as Dan said, are not listed for obvious reasons, we

> certainly should get people advertising here if there is anything they

> especially need or can especially give away - if it can't be sorted here,

> selling on eBay is always a good second choice. When the new IGDA site rolls

> around I'll make sure to create a forum especially for donation and "need"

> enquiries.

>

> Andrew

>

>

> Dan Pinchbeck wrote:

>

> Hi Mike

>

> Hell, if you're looking for a home, we'd always take it. May be worth contacting the UK Games Archive too. We're not public, obviously, but we'd certainly look after it! Let me know if no-one else takes you up (like that's going to happen!)

>

> :)

>

> Dan

>

> Dr Dan Pinchbeck

> Advanced Games Research Group

> School of Creative Technologies

> University of Portsmouth, UK

> www.thechineseroom.co.ukwww.keep.port.ac.uk

>

>   Mike Melanson <mike at multimedia.cx> <mike at multimedia.cx> 30/04/09 2:44 PM >>>

>

>

>   Andrew Armstrong wrote:

>

>

>  Well, we have got a lagging project to get information on collectors ;)

> (reminds me I need to write up the projects and send out info to get

> some ideas going, although I don't think we have the people and time to

> do all the ideas).

>

> The SIG itself can't exactly store anything, but the members who have

> collections, archives and museums can :) but usually collectors don't

> donate a great deal of their material over time - they usually sell it,

> or pass it on to other collectors, or this is the impression I've got

> from actually talking to them (except for the odd few who do really

> donate things, which is awesome).

>

>

>  I ask because I finally got to the point recently where I desire to get

> rid of my NES collection. It consists of an official top loading NES

> control deck and ~70 games (most valuable ones are original Final

> Fantasy, Dragon Warrior II, and all 6 Mega Man games). I don't really

> care about making a profit from it. And if there was a museum group to

> donate it to, I wouldn't mind handing it over.

>

>

>

>

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