One word: Wow.

Seriously… to do what it just did to SpongeBob Squarepants… God himself could not have remove those.

Stay tuned for more pinapley inuendo, and why my new disc repair machine roxorz more soxorz than… oh crap what’s that breaking noise…

To all @ 360 Games, Cross Gates, Leeds. RIP. You’ll never read this but… in 3 odd years of collecting, hoarding and selling video games, I’ve never had a better experience than in this store. It didn’t last long, edged out by bigger competition they’re probably sat in a pub right now contemplating what to do with the cleared out, “closed down 100% deffinately fo-sho this time maybe possibly although there’s always tomorrow” store (much of which now resides in my bedroom ;o) ). Well, if it weren’t for already having decided on Warhammer sales… Still, I figure pretty much 99% of my “cool as shit, unobtainable anywhere promotional video game memorabilia” has come from you guys, and I’m eternally grateful. Anywhere else and it’d be binned or returned to whomever. I just know I’m gonna regret never buying that DS display stand…

Pics of a room decorated al-la 360 Games coming soon. And if anyone wants some Uncharted 2 posters…

170! A near-impossible feat for eBay’s hand edited system; 170 brand new (sort of used) listings in an iG eBay sale near you. Will be a few up on iGS soon too. And after a week of 15 hour working days, I think I need a sleep…

Not really my hoard, just aquired by my new best friends, but all equals a whole bunch of work testing the things Also, a cool MoH Rising Sun shoulder bag from a store close-down. Already bought half their display stuff, will be back next week for the rest if they’re still there, but this is the best thing they’ve dug out so far. That and the 5 foot resi evil darkside chronicles cutout

05/07/09 + 07/07/10 = 1 year.

£40,878.96 + £25,920.75 = £66,799.71
(That’s Year 1’s turnover from 05/07/09 to April, plus first 3 months of the current year).

VAT Threshhold = £70,000.

Current state of mind = ohshit ohs hit shit what do i do whata do i dooo

EDIT: Panic over. Threshold includes only UK sales. Total 12 month turnover of which = £30,000. Never has a kid been so happy to make so little.

Oh come on, guys, seriously, again?!?

Yes, that is another bunch of Mass Effect 2 for the knock down price of Mass Effect 1. Oh boy, someone’s gettin sacked… :p Or they just wanna get rid of those ME2s *real* badly Is it that bad a game?

GAME Plc’s new Guitar Hero pricing structure - “higher, higher, higher… bit higher… now add some 0’s…”

Bear in mind these are not only games that fetch no more than £6.50 on the open Market, but have been sold on 3 for £10 deals in the same stores for the last year, and not much more than a fiver before that. Truly a WTF?!? moment.

Epicly huge england flags, vuvuzela solo amusement, big smash on motorway, then our bus smashes into a taxi… and ive only been in York 2 minutes :p

week year F*CKING MILLENIUM!
 

Disclaimer: Bragging and fantasizing of worldly riches herein are somewhat overblown (I should make a tenner, probably). I can dream though, and it’s still find of the century. Consequently, strong language ahead.
 

You know, some days, you’re just lost for words.

Any other day, I’d start off with a brand new, sealed copy of Ulysses 31, and think “wow”. And it’d take price of place for the rest of the week.

Today, I got home having forgotten it was even in my bag. In fact, every damn thing I bought seems to have made me forget the last previous amazement, and I only realised the enormity of the greatness of 19th June 2010 when unpacking a few minutes ago. And I’m currently still in shock. So…

Where to start. There’s that sealed Ulysses 31 full DVD boxset, my favourite cartoon as a kid, worth silly prices even used. Meh, next.

Hogs Of War, PC game. A cult classic on the PS1, no idea what it does on the PC, but it’s gonna be nothing if not a better game with a mouse and keyboard. No sign of the sequel yet…

Final Fantasy VI - RPGer’s favourite, last seen being harassed by a jiggly puff. The highlight of many a hoarding trip. Not today.

Psychonauts PS2, Silent Hill 1 PS1 (the movie’s great, btw), Earthworm Jim MD cart… run of the mill, really.

Ok, how about those posters? Those things I ask every damn store I go in to for, and everyone’s “sent them back to head office”? Well here’s a few. Just a load of Square Enix stuff, nothing special, like (!). Oh and an Resident Evil 5 card cube display, just incase the posters weren’t enough. Total cost? I think, maybe, about minus £3.00 after some weird discounting from a store that swears they’re not closing down, just getting rid of their entire contents .

Nah, who cares about posters. Game Boy Micro? Doesn’t get more than a single line.

Ladies and gentlement, the money shot.

No, really. The “goddamn I’m fucking rich!”$!£”431111” Money shot.

The “more expensive than god” money shot.

Yes, Knuckles Chaotix 32x. Hands down the single most expensive game I’ve ever owned. Possibly, outside crazy land of super-rare collectibles, one of the most expensive games you can buy right now. The price I paid? Lets just say, more than the asking price .

Coming to an auction near you soon. Maybe. The posters are going on my wall though, they’re ace. No wait, the GB Micro’s ace. Actually FF VI’s ace. Wait wait… it’s god damn SEALED! Ulysses’s ace! Oh but hogs of war… FECKIN CHAOTIX111 omg *implodes*

Probably more to come, but here’s a few tips I’ve picked up for use with my new Royal Mail Account (if you send £5,000 of mail a year, get one!).

If you’ve not seen it already, take a look at the previous post on using the OBA for beginners.

For today though, international mail tips, after the jump. And if any of it is wrong, comment! Most of it’s been worked out from a billion different docs from websites of about 10 different mail services from around the world, then clarified by Graham at RM (just ask for him if you need any International based queries answering ).

For background reading, head to the Universal Postal Union’s Letter Post Manual or Packet Post Manual. Frankly useless for UK mail as RM use modified standards, but interesting if you wanna know exactly how radioactive material should be taged and handled when posting . For European specifics and more RM orientated stuff (especially how the Petit, Grand & Encomberant standards are dictated) then see the REIMS (Remuneration of International Mails) Agreement text. Probably REIMS III (there seems to be a few revisions, I think this is the latest). And if you actually have a link to the damn thing, let me know, as I searched and searched and came up empty, other than the fact it exists. Somewhere. So here’s the best I can do for now…

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