Donkey Kong III Deal

Over this past I've been working on a new feature over at www.videogamepriceguides.com called "'I'd buy that for a dollar!" which for any true video game fan would know its one of the phrases for the ultra cool game SmashTV. Anyways, the feature basically shows a list of all of the games currently going for a dollar or less. In testing it a copy of Donkey Kong III came up. It was going for about 98 cents if I remember correctly and I ended up bidding $2, and winning it for like $1.89.

I somehow knew this auction would be unusual as the seller listed the shipping as UPS ground. Come Tuesday I asked the seller if the Item shipped and he explained that it was shipped priority mail. Priority Mail? Apparently this shipper doesn't know the difference between UPS and USPS which was surprising as he had a 100% seller's rating with over 700 points.

Donkey Kong 3

My Donkey Kong 3 arrived today. It came in pretty good condition. Maybe a little label wear but that was about it. I cleaned it and it worked perfectly but then when I tried it again it stopped working. I had to clean the Nintendo and adjusted the 72 pin connector. I figured that while I was at it I'd try to remove the NES lockout chip. I followed the instructions I found on the internet and it worked fine. I'm still waiting for Ikari Warriors 1 2 and 3 and Kiwi Kraze. They should both arrive no later than Friday.