100 Earthbound Zero Boards (No Outter Shells)

OdinWolfOdinWolf
in Price Check
Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it seems like it...



I'm considering doing a project, and I'd need 100 (possibly 200) Earthbound Zero boards.



What would someone charge? I'd assume it'd be less since I don't need the outer NES shells.



A general idea will help me. Thanks guys!

Comments

  • VGS_captmorgandrinkerVGS_captmorgandrinker
    Do you plan on supplying the donor boards or would those be supplied by the repro maker? I imagine that would affect your price.
  • OdinWolfOdinWolf

    Originally posted by: captmorgandrinker



    Do you plan on supplying the donor boards or would those be supplied by the repro maker? I imagine that would affect your price.

    Supplied by them. Good point.




  • OdinWolfOdinWolf
    Anyone have an idea?
  • ihavethatpmaihavethatpma
    It's hard to find a TKROM donor for less than $8 online, a new battery is ~$1 and two chips would be ~$3. So for 100 boards, you'd be looking at $1,200 just in parts if all the donor carts were $8.
  • OdinWolfOdinWolf

    Originally posted by: ihavethatpma



    It's hard to find a TKROM donor for less than $8 online, a new battery is ~$1 and two chips would be ~$3. So for 100 boards, you'd be looking at $1,200 just in parts if all the donor carts were $8.





    The only thing I thought would lessen the cost would be the fact that I don't need the shells. People would buy the actual cartridge shells seperate, taking some of that $8 per cartridge cost away.
  • mobiusclimbermobiusclimber
    Think about the logistics. Whomever makes these for you needs to have or purchase donor carts to make them. So they would either need to just buy em all up or wait around to find cheap copies that are in trashed condition. If the donor cart goes for $8 in decent shape, you might be able to get them for $4~$5 if trashed. But how would someone find that many trashed copies??? There's really no way of getting that price down, imo.
  • Faltain1Faltain1
    If you're going to be relying on the repro-maker to make the repros for you, that right there is a huge cost as you can safely assume they are going to charge "labor" for their work.



    Also, the prices quoted above really depend on if you're hunting down the carts yourself and doing the work yourself at the 8$-per donor mark... most of the time those donors are slightly higher then that market value when found in local stores, too. So you'd be buying them offline which means another cost (shipping).



    And with 100 copies... you're really asking for a TON of donors. Even routinely completely cleaning out the stores/flea markets near me I don't think I've ever gotten near 100 copies of the donor you'd be looking for, and I always look to buy under market value/ruined copies... the odds of a repro maker (like OCD or Game Reproductions) having that many copies is naturally higher since they accrue them sometimes by the box-full, but those guys are running a business and you'll still end up paying for the actual boards close to what they'd charge for them complete as a repro I'd bet.



    So yeah, the logistics are against you if you aren't looking to spend 2-3k on this sort of project.
  • VGS_captmorgandrinkerVGS_captmorgandrinker
    If it was a different donor board then shell condition wouldn't be a factor (like if you needed NROM you could probably buy trashed ones for 2 bucks each off the right person), but TKROMs are a pain in the ass to find "cheaply". Even at ten bucks a pop it would take you a good month or so to nail down 100.
  • OdinWolfOdinWolf
    It sounds like I will be better off hunting down 100 myself. I figured bulk pricing would be in effect with 100, but it sounds more like people see a bulk order as a burden, not a benefit. Ah well!
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