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Hi everyone!
I want you to know about this little story of mine. It is a true story, and a very pleasing one.
Firstly, I have owned a Dreamcast since the launch day.
Secondly I have now owned 4 Dreamcasts, but have sold two.
Thirdly, one of the 4 was part of the Dreamcast DVD bundle I got From Toys r us, as my mate wanted a DC and I wanted the rather impressiove Encore dv-450. It has been awarded 5/5 from many online review places!! This bundle was for £250 instead of £299!!
However, from Toys 'r' us they didn't tell me that the DVd player wasn't the Encore and so i was landed with an Alba DVD103. I was at first horrified as Alba isn't the best make in the world, but to my satisfaction the DVD player is a Multi region and was very good indeed and effectively cost me only £130 instead of the RRP £150.
However, I am selling this DVD player now as I decided to venture up to EB in Milton Keynes and get the Dreamcast and DVD official Deal and I did after about 30 minutes of confusing the staff assistants with promotional offers which they were unaware of - one being that when I by a Dreamcast and sign up with the card scheme my mate (me) will get a free game. So, I had to trade in 12 of my DC games plus £170 cash - Toy racer at a fiver was too irresistable to leave!!! So, as the watchful person that I am, I managed to make a profit of £7.31 on the trade ins as I never pay full price anyway!
So, I now have an Encore DV 450 which looks and is brilliant, two Dreamcasts and another Alba DVD103 MULTI region player. (If anyone is interested...)
But i am chuffed, because I got the last DVD and DReamcast in the store, as Dreamcasts have completely sold out - hoorah for Sega!!!
And there is short stock across the country.
Now Grix - have you got yours yet? I know that Ciao should have paid you and not me by now as my mates have been paid!
So this is good for Dreamcast, and I got a microphone and planet ring today, so more NEXT GEN online gaming awaits me this yule time :)
Cheers to everyone on the discussions and at SR have a superb Christmas or whatever other religious festival that you may have at this time.
Relax, refresh and get ready for some serious hard core gaming in 2001. Phantasy Star lurks just round the corner, and the joys of Daytona Online await in the spring. PS2 owners will rejoice with MGS2 and I have no doubt that Bill's box of tricks will make some kind of impact on the games industry!!
Merry Christmas etc..
Well done SR on providing, maintaining and controling a successful discussions forum and a website that should get some new improved features soon!!!
The Charity thing was a great idea, and had I won I'd have donated.
Cheers
dan
I want you to know about this little story of mine. It is a true story, and a very pleasing one.
Firstly, I have owned a Dreamcast since the launch day.
Secondly I have now owned 4 Dreamcasts, but have sold two.
Thirdly, one of the 4 was part of the Dreamcast DVD bundle I got From Toys r us, as my mate wanted a DC and I wanted the rather impressiove Encore dv-450. It has been awarded 5/5 from many online review places!! This bundle was for £250 instead of £299!!
However, from Toys 'r' us they didn't tell me that the DVd player wasn't the Encore and so i was landed with an Alba DVD103. I was at first horrified as Alba isn't the best make in the world, but to my satisfaction the DVD player is a Multi region and was very good indeed and effectively cost me only £130 instead of the RRP £150.
However, I am selling this DVD player now as I decided to venture up to EB in Milton Keynes and get the Dreamcast and DVD official Deal and I did after about 30 minutes of confusing the staff assistants with promotional offers which they were unaware of - one being that when I by a Dreamcast and sign up with the card scheme my mate (me) will get a free game. So, I had to trade in 12 of my DC games plus £170 cash - Toy racer at a fiver was too irresistable to leave!!! So, as the watchful person that I am, I managed to make a profit of £7.31 on the trade ins as I never pay full price anyway!
So, I now have an Encore DV 450 which looks and is brilliant, two Dreamcasts and another Alba DVD103 MULTI region player. (If anyone is interested...)
But i am chuffed, because I got the last DVD and DReamcast in the store, as Dreamcasts have completely sold out - hoorah for Sega!!!
And there is short stock across the country.
Now Grix - have you got yours yet? I know that Ciao should have paid you and not me by now as my mates have been paid!
So this is good for Dreamcast, and I got a microphone and planet ring today, so more NEXT GEN online gaming awaits me this yule time :)
Cheers to everyone on the discussions and at SR have a superb Christmas or whatever other religious festival that you may have at this time.
Relax, refresh and get ready for some serious hard core gaming in 2001. Phantasy Star lurks just round the corner, and the joys of Daytona Online await in the spring. PS2 owners will rejoice with MGS2 and I have no doubt that Bill's box of tricks will make some kind of impact on the games industry!!
Merry Christmas etc..
Well done SR on providing, maintaining and controling a successful discussions forum and a website that should get some new improved features soon!!!
The Charity thing was a great idea, and had I won I'd have donated.
Cheers
dan
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...though it kind of looks like 2 stick men shaking hands under an umberlla...
I'll stop now, I promise.
I'll stop now, I promise.
Actually looking at it, I could live with that one...
( : > =
( : > =
Aaarrgghh
The little picture...
It didn't look lame in the font I did it in...
Then they changed it...
AAARRRGGHH
Ah well, lets see about doing things differently...
( : > =
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ah forget it.
The little picture...
It didn't look lame in the font I did it in...
Then they changed it...
AAARRRGGHH
Ah well, lets see about doing things differently...
( : > =
..
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. .
V
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ah forget it.
So you actually got money from them?
It's not just a dodgy scam?
Wow.
I didn't see that coming.
(If you're interested, I'm not new, I changed my name. You weren't, were you? Ah well, I guess I won't tell you who I am then... (Like you care.))
(:>=
It's not just a dodgy scam?
Wow.
I didn't see that coming.
(If you're interested, I'm not new, I changed my name. You weren't, were you? Ah well, I guess I won't tell you who I am then... (Like you care.))
(:>=
I made a very small mistake in covering my tracks.
Always the small mistakes...
So no. No money.
Always the small mistakes...
So no. No money.
Hi everyone!
I want you to know about this little story of mine. It is a true story, and a very pleasing one.
Firstly, I have owned a Dreamcast since the launch day.
Secondly I have now owned 4 Dreamcasts, but have sold two.
Thirdly, one of the 4 was part of the Dreamcast DVD bundle I got From Toys r us, as my mate wanted a DC and I wanted the rather impressiove Encore dv-450. It has been awarded 5/5 from many online review places!! This bundle was for £250 instead of £299!!
However, from Toys 'r' us they didn't tell me that the DVd player wasn't the Encore and so i was landed with an Alba DVD103. I was at first horrified as Alba isn't the best make in the world, but to my satisfaction the DVD player is a Multi region and was very good indeed and effectively cost me only £130 instead of the RRP £150.
However, I am selling this DVD player now as I decided to venture up to EB in Milton Keynes and get the Dreamcast and DVD official Deal and I did after about 30 minutes of confusing the staff assistants with promotional offers which they were unaware of - one being that when I by a Dreamcast and sign up with the card scheme my mate (me) will get a free game. So, I had to trade in 12 of my DC games plus £170 cash - Toy racer at a fiver was too irresistable to leave!!! So, as the watchful person that I am, I managed to make a profit of £7.31 on the trade ins as I never pay full price anyway!
So, I now have an Encore DV 450 which looks and is brilliant, two Dreamcasts and another Alba DVD103 MULTI region player. (If anyone is interested...)
But i am chuffed, because I got the last DVD and DReamcast in the store, as Dreamcasts have completely sold out - hoorah for Sega!!!
And there is short stock across the country.
Now Grix - have you got yours yet? I know that Ciao should have paid you and not me by now as my mates have been paid!
So this is good for Dreamcast, and I got a microphone and planet ring today, so more NEXT GEN online gaming awaits me this yule time :)
Cheers to everyone on the discussions and at SR have a superb Christmas or whatever other religious festival that you may have at this time.
Relax, refresh and get ready for some serious hard core gaming in 2001. Phantasy Star lurks just round the corner, and the joys of Daytona Online await in the spring. PS2 owners will rejoice with MGS2 and I have no doubt that Bill's box of tricks will make some kind of impact on the games industry!!
Merry Christmas etc..
Well done SR on providing, maintaining and controling a successful discussions forum and a website that should get some new improved features soon!!!
The Charity thing was a great idea, and had I won I'd have donated.
Cheers
dan
I want you to know about this little story of mine. It is a true story, and a very pleasing one.
Firstly, I have owned a Dreamcast since the launch day.
Secondly I have now owned 4 Dreamcasts, but have sold two.
Thirdly, one of the 4 was part of the Dreamcast DVD bundle I got From Toys r us, as my mate wanted a DC and I wanted the rather impressiove Encore dv-450. It has been awarded 5/5 from many online review places!! This bundle was for £250 instead of £299!!
However, from Toys 'r' us they didn't tell me that the DVd player wasn't the Encore and so i was landed with an Alba DVD103. I was at first horrified as Alba isn't the best make in the world, but to my satisfaction the DVD player is a Multi region and was very good indeed and effectively cost me only £130 instead of the RRP £150.
However, I am selling this DVD player now as I decided to venture up to EB in Milton Keynes and get the Dreamcast and DVD official Deal and I did after about 30 minutes of confusing the staff assistants with promotional offers which they were unaware of - one being that when I by a Dreamcast and sign up with the card scheme my mate (me) will get a free game. So, I had to trade in 12 of my DC games plus £170 cash - Toy racer at a fiver was too irresistable to leave!!! So, as the watchful person that I am, I managed to make a profit of £7.31 on the trade ins as I never pay full price anyway!
So, I now have an Encore DV 450 which looks and is brilliant, two Dreamcasts and another Alba DVD103 MULTI region player. (If anyone is interested...)
But i am chuffed, because I got the last DVD and DReamcast in the store, as Dreamcasts have completely sold out - hoorah for Sega!!!
And there is short stock across the country.
Now Grix - have you got yours yet? I know that Ciao should have paid you and not me by now as my mates have been paid!
So this is good for Dreamcast, and I got a microphone and planet ring today, so more NEXT GEN online gaming awaits me this yule time :)
Cheers to everyone on the discussions and at SR have a superb Christmas or whatever other religious festival that you may have at this time.
Relax, refresh and get ready for some serious hard core gaming in 2001. Phantasy Star lurks just round the corner, and the joys of Daytona Online await in the spring. PS2 owners will rejoice with MGS2 and I have no doubt that Bill's box of tricks will make some kind of impact on the games industry!!
Merry Christmas etc..
Well done SR on providing, maintaining and controling a successful discussions forum and a website that should get some new improved features soon!!!
The Charity thing was a great idea, and had I won I'd have donated.
Cheers
dan
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