I offer my services.

[Game.Genie]

I live in Argentina and I was a console and Home Computer collector. What I do nowadays is contact people that are interested in these articles and show them www.mercadolibre.com.ar , Argentina's eBay.

There you can find a lot of interesting vintage Famicom Clones, pirate carts, Sega Genesis and Mega Drive clones and carts, Atari 2600 clones and pirate carts, argentine versions of Coleco Vision and argentine carts, and argentine versions of pre 8-bit consoles, vintage argentine Commodore 64 and 128 computers, vintage argentine MSX computers, vintage argentine Sinclair Computers, Adaptors to use NES carts in Famicom consoles and adaptors to use Famicom Carts in NES consoles, etc..

If you like something, I buy it for you and send it to your house via mail. (Correo Argentino, Fedex, DHL... )

We'll discuss the costs of shipping and my services once you get in touch with me. Since I'm new in this forum and to show I'm trustworthy, I will give a 72 to 60 pin converter as a gift to the first person who hires me.

PayPal will soon be available 

So if you're interested in my services or know someone who is, just e-mail me and I'll get in touch.
You may also add me to MSN.

Agustìn.

walk.on.the.wildside@hotmail.com

[jpx72]

15% of the total price is okay and your offer interresting, but $30 for first timer? Too much!
Can you provide some feedback?

[Game.Genie]

15% of the total price is okay and your offer interresting, but $30 for first timer? Too much!
Can you provide some feedback?

I can go with $20 American Dollars. If you can read spanish or know someone who can, I can show you my feedback in an Argentine forum.

I think that I know some people who are members of this one, I'll ask them if they can recommend me.

Just let me know if you are interested.

[Bramsworth]

You can accept paypal? I forget if Argentina can both send and receive money..

And yeah, that's a bit of a high price just cuz it's their first time. Especially if it's like one item someone wants, add the shipping and the 15% commission and that's pretty high. That price makes sense if you're maybe buying something that might be big and cause a little bit of an inconvenience for the buyer to hold onto for a bit. For somewhere here where people no doubt would be asking for pirates, which are cheap enough...yeah, that's kinda high. :x

Ah well, if someone really wants something, they'll pay. I've been there.

[Game.Genie]

I don't accept Paypal. I had some trouble with credit cards and cancelled them all for a while.  I prefer Western Union or Bank Deposit.

By the way, you can both send and receive money in Argentina using PayPal.

I already lowered the price to $20 American Dollars for first timers. I always meant it to be $15 for all buyers after the first time, and it still is.

Let's make it more interesting. The very first person who requires my services can have a 72 to 60 pin converter AS A GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE.

That's to show that I'm trustworthy.

I invite you all to check www.mercadolibre.com.ar and tell me if you like something.

For example, Here are some Famiclones currently on sale:

http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-124446991-family-game-_JM

http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-122064071-family-game-electrolab-en-caja-unica-en-ml-oferta-liquido-_JM

http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-122826643-antigua-consola-de-family-en-caja-completa-lista-para-usar-_JM

http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-127036811-volve-a-tu-infancia-consola-de-family-games-completa-_JM

Here are some carts you might find interesting:

http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-123715669-lote-de-39-casset-para-family-games-_JM   (This is a 40 cart bundle for less tha $100 American Dollars)

http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-123223731-family-game-yie-ar-kung-fu-cartucho-vintage-retro-_JM   (Nice carts, this salesman has some more like this one)

So, if you want to see more interesting things or just tell me what you're looking for or interested in I'll help you out.

Just reply or email me if you're interested.

Agustìn.

[Trenton_net]

Forgive me for saying so, but $20, or even $15 for a first try is pretty steep. That's basically the cost of a clone machine by itself! (At least in China anyways).

[Game.Genie]

I'm giving away a 72 to 60 pin converter. I think it is a good deal.

Want my services to be cheaper? Discuss it with me and we'll make a deal. I'm a reasonable man.

[tonev]

So you are giving away a 72 to 60 pin converter for free? If so will you consider giving it away to me because currently i don't have a way to play NES games

[133MHz]

Is the Electrolab Famiclone really PAL-N? If so, could you elaborate on how is that done hardware wise?
Also what about the rest of the clones? Are they PAL or NTSC?

[Game.Genie]

So you are giving away a 72 to 60 pin converter for free? If so will you consider giving it away to me because currently i don't have a way to play NES games

I will give it as a gift to the first person who hires my services.

Is the Electrolab Famiclone really PAL-N? If so, could you elaborate on how is that done hardware wise?
Also what about the rest of the clones? Are they PAL or NTSC?

Most of the clones are PAL-N/M. They can be changed to NTSC by simple modifications. I've seen some that are "multinorma" (I don't know how to say it in English). That means that they are PAL and NTSC depending on the TV set you're using them with.

Electrolab clones are PAL-N but can be changed to NTSC just by changing the crystal. I can show you some very detailed guides of how to do it.

Most of the time is just a matter of changing the crystal or doing very simple modifications to the console's boards.

I strongly recommend Electrolab clones because I have experience with them. One of the best clones you can find, works with everything and the process to turn them to NTSC is simple.

[ericj]

I'd like to see the guides showing how to convert the Electrolab clones from PAL-N to NTSC. 

Multinorma means Multi-Standard (PAL & NTSC in this instance). ¡Ya tú sabes!

[133MHz]

Thanks for answering my questions. I'm also interested in those guides.

Reason I ask is because there are several variants of PAL Famiclones, discrete ones in particular tend to use the 6538 clone PAL PPU in conjunction with the 6527 clone NTSC CPU (the clone NTSC PPU is the 6528) which creates a "hybrid" PAL mode with high compatibility with NTSC software, but requires a PPU replacement to turn it back to NTSC.

PAL-N is quite a special case so I'm really curious to see how it's achieved in hardware. I imagine it's closer to PAL than to NTSC as far as the PPU is concerned.

Multinorma can be loosely translated as multisystem. Aside from the modern VT02 chipset, I don't know of any Famiclones which can be easily switched between PAL and NTSC without some major component swapping, even the VT02 clones require a different crystal for each color standard.

Looking forward to those guides & information!

[Game.Genie]

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=126026

For most of PAL clones the process is similar to that one.

A friend here that modified many Famiclones to NTSC tells me that with Electrolab ones you just need to change the PAL crystal to a NTSC crystal and you're ready to play.

For other ones you have to change the crystal, CPU and PPU. Usually NES ones work fine.

And for the "hybrid" ones you need to change the PPU and the crystal.

I didn't modify my consoles myself, I usually asked someone to do it for me. My knowledge about the actual process is quite general, I'm sorry.

[ericj]

That makes sense for clones with actual chips, but many clones are glob-tops so it isn't that easy.

[Game.Genie]

That makes sense for clones with actual chips, but many clones are glob-tops so it isn't that easy.

Most vintage clones available in Argentina and Uruguay are not glob-tops. They have actual chips.

I just compared a converted Electrolab Famiclone with a PAL-N one and my friend and me were wrong. You need to change the crystal, PPU and CPU. It still is a simple procedure, though.

I modified my first message. Paypal will soon be available. I will discuss the prices with interested and responsible people.

Just let me know if you want to know something.