Fee for fixing a NES?

AquanisticAquanistic
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Hey all.  So I saw an ad on craigslist that someone needs help getting their NES to work.  I've had to do this a few times myself, and my guess is that the system is really dirty.  This person seems to not want to be bothered with doing it himself, and I wouldn't mind helping him out.  What would be a good amount to charge for my trouble?

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  • BellaBella
    Depends if you are going to need a new 72 or not. Some have the patience which I do not to referb the 72s. Steve Charges a flat 20 to do a pin swap including the part. While hes in there he cleans the system real well. Some may charge more some less... But Hope that helps
  • JJAAMMEESSNNEESSJJAAMMEESSNNEESS
    20 is a good price and you might be able to do a trade with the guy ?

    most of the time its a guy thats really into gaming , but has no idea

    how to fix a small problem ,

  • the_wizard_666the_wizard_666
    I like the trade option, he might have a couple games that would be worth snagging in exchange. Personally I don't think $20 is unfair, but I would be uncomfortable asking for more than $10 if all it is is a simple cleaning (which 99% of the time that's all it needs)...well, unless you had to spend more than that on materials to do the job, but I highly doubt that image

    EDIT: If you do go $20, and you're comfortable doing the job, you might as well disable the lockout for him as well.  Takes 5 seconds and it ensures full compatability with unlicensed games image
  • buttheadrulesagainbuttheadrulesagain
    Ask for photos of nude exgirlfriends.
  • HerbalistHerbalist
    Chances are if he doesnt feel like messing with it, he doesnt know NES well.

    Maybe he has a rare cart you could get as payment for your services.
  • the tall guythe tall guy
    I occasionally work for a local store, I fix (refurb the old pins) his NES systems for $10 each.
  • AquanisticAquanistic
    Awesome. Thanks for all of the great suggestions guys!
  • KidOrrorinKidOrrorin
    I'm glad you brought this up Alex because I have a question concerning this matter as well. If you are charging for this service, would it be improper to disable the lockout as well? I do this with all my toasters just to ensure there will be no complaints, but that's only because I own them before resale. At no point during this repair service do you own the console, so I'm wondering if it's alright to snip-the-chip just to ensure that everything works, or if it's best left alone so not to upset the owner when telling him/her that you mutilated even the tiniest little piece of hardware, or to go further, do you do it and not tell them at all?
  • stoutgurustoutguru
    Originally posted by: buttheadrulesagain

    Ask for photos of nude exgirlfriends.



    and maybe even current... lol
  • antofarabiaantofarabia
    most of the time these kinds of people are time wasters ... odds are extremely good they will need all of their games popped and cleaned as well ... i prob would not do it for anything less than $0.75 a game and $10 for the system but that's if i have free time .... you could always charge the magical buck fitty per cart
  • BenihanaBenihana
    Originally posted by: Bella

    Depends if you are going to need a new 72 or not. Some have the patience which I do not to referb the 72s. Steve Charges a flat 20 to do a pin swap including the part. While hes in there he cleans the system real well. Some may charge more some less... But Hope that helps


    We at the PnT in Tacoma charge $20 for a 72 pin swap...$25 if they want it down "while they wait".
    Just because I am that good...
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