Most investigative work to acquire something for your collection?

IOnEI Falcon

What is the most work you put into finding and acquiring something you were looking for?

I am just asking because I have ended up searching the depths of all kinds of random forums, gaming related and non-gaming related to find some standees and soundtracks I was looking for.

The most work I did was a Google search that lead me to a motorcycle site that lead me to a user who took a picture of a soundtrack that belonged to someone he knew. I sent the user who took the picture a PM and he sent me the email of the guy who owned the soundtrack. I then sent that guy an email and the soundtrack belonged to his brother that lived in another state from him. He got a hold of his brother and I bought it from him! It was quiet epic!

Mario's Right Nut

The most effort that I've ever put into finding something would have to be the Gray Majora's Mask NFR cart that I recently found. 

I looked for this for a solid year and a half (the second longest I've ever searched for a specific game).  I hunted down all the owners that I could find and offered rediculous sums of money for their copy.  I scoured ebay auctions, other sites, and the forums.  Someone told me about one that was at a game store in Canada with half the label torn off, didn't ever get that one, every time I offered the guy his asking price, he'd up it again.  Then there was another one that some dude out in Cali found.  For whatever reason, that dude and I didn't get along...I think that ars2pd wound up with that copy.  Then finally a guy on NA here posted one and I jumped all over it.  I out bid a few people and paid a little more than I wanted, but I'm so happy I'm done searching for it, it was worth it.  It completed my N64 NFR set. 

Oh, and Deniz still sucks. 

IOnEI Falcon

Haha! Awesome story!

i2a2n2

yeah as far as I know the game store still has that game, oh well your copy is much better then their copy is anyways

ViceProjectDoom

what's the price on the zelda cart if you don't mind me asking?

NESMASTER14

I spent a lot of work trying to get some unreleased stuff from Color Dreams; similar to what NGD did, but this was before anyone had said anything about it. It wasn't till NGD posted his haul in the Nagezine that I realized someone else was doing the same thing I was doing. Unfortunately for me, I didn't have much money at the time, so I didn't make out with as much as I wanted to.

BeaglePuss

A few of my prototypes took me over a year of negotiations before sealing the deal.

smokinjoe24

Definitely my Stadium Events....which MRN has now. But it was fun finally getting it.

Mr. Gimmick

I'd say my prototypes and rare promotional items. I've had to do quite a bit of research and tracking down to get some of that stuff.

smokinjoe24

Originally posted by: Mr. Gimmick

I'd say my prototypes and rare promotional items. I've had to do quite a bit of research and tracking down to get some of that stuff.

You name reminded me of a couple other games i was happy to get. When I got my Mr. Gimmick and Rodland, I was pumped. Granted, I overpaid out the A for them in the long run, but I was excited. I still have the Rodland...(for sale if interested. )

VirtualConsoleGamer

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Limbofunk

I put about two years worth of effort into searching for (and then acquiring)the Authorized Service Center items in my collection. It was pretty fun, I have a binder I put together documenting the whole experience.

Enslaved

I haven't really had that much of a hard time finding any specific game as of yet, but i'm sure i'll run into a time eventually.

aleckermit

Originally posted by: i2a2n2

yeah as far as I know the game store still has that game, oh well your copy is much better then their copy is anyways

I need it badly dude, I will pay you to go pick it up. I don't care about condition.

i2a2n2

its 450 km away from where I live... and I don't think I'll be around their for a month or two at the earliest...