32X on eBay

ob1 · Post by **ob1** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:58 pm

My !!!
There was a nice 32X for pal Genesis on eBay.
Start bid at 50€. It went away at 80€.
Did any of you guys were on this auction ?

Anyway, it seems as if our beloved mushroom won't be cheap that 80-100€ anyway :(

mic_ · Post by **mic_** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:02 pm

80 euros sounds kinda expensive. I've got 3 of them, all PAL (two of them are broken by now) and I don't remember paying more than 50 euros for any of them.

TmEE co.(TM) · Post by **TmEE co.(TM)** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:39 pm

PAL 32X is rare, and thus the high price... US 32X have become quite expensive aswell

mic_ · Post by **mic_** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:49 pm

Yeah, I know they are harder to come by than the american ones. Still, the last one I bought (which was a PAL unit from the UK that I bought in september last year) cost me 40 euros + s&h including 2 games - not that I'm gonna play those games cos I only got the 32X for deving..

Chilly Willy · Post by **Chilly Willy** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 12:01 am

I bought my other 32X (US) for $5... about five years ago.

Most of my SEGA CDs were either $1 or $2, and more than half of my 32X carts were $5 to $10.

ob1 · Post by **ob1** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:10 am

mic_ wrote:two of them are broken by now

Have you checked this site http://www.sonic-cult.org/articles/32x/ ?

TmEE co.(TM) · Post by **TmEE co.(TM)** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:58 pm

32X is a bitchy thing... I had to go through some fair amount of trouble before I got mine actually stable.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/4/21/ ... NoLove.jpg

mic_ · Post by **mic_** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:32 pm

Have you checked this site http://www.sonic-cult.org/articles/32x/ ?

Well, I actually have one of those import adapters, so maybe I'll give that a try if I can find it. The unit that works has a shorter "stalk" on the mushroom which causes it to stay firmly in the MD cartridge slot instead of wiggling around, and I suspect that's the main reason it's working..

TmEE co.(TM) · Post by **TmEE co.(TM)** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:50 pm

main reasons are the 2 ribbon cables inside the unit. If you get these fixed, its all good.

Snake · Post by **Snake** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:33 am

TmEE co.(TM) wrote:32X is a bitchy thing... I had to go through some fair amount of trouble before I got mine actually stable.

Yeah, damn straight...

Real shame the Neptune was dropped. A completely reliable Genesis+32X would be something I'd definitely own if I could.

ob1 · Post by **ob1** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:55 am

powerofrecall · Post by **powerofrecall** » Sun May 10, 2009 5:05 am

God I don't want to dig up a dead thread but I have two US NTSC 32x's and neither cost me more than $20...

but as has been mentioned I have two of them because they are RIDICULOUSLY unstable.

I don't know if I would have paid for a Neptune had it existed since the only 32x games I really enjoy are Kolibri and Tempo

Chilly Willy · Post by **Chilly Willy** » Sun May 10, 2009 5:59 am

I've never had a bit of trouble from my 32X. Guess I'm lucky.

sheath · Post by **sheath** » Sun May 24, 2009 2:54 am

I'm a little late for the discussion, but I have two 32Xs and haven't had any trouble with either of them. Anecdotal evidence aside, it seems the issue with the rest of them is the lack of sticky substance on the ribbon cables that TmEE mentioned.

My first 32X is original, from its US launch actually. It has survived three moves and dozens of living room rearrangements. My original 32X sits happily, and permanently, upon my US launch Sega Genesis and Sega CD model 1s. My second 32X was purchased with a Genesis 2 Sega CD 2 used several years ago. At any rate, the second 32X was less than $15, about 10% of what I paid for the thing originally with no regard for inflation. I'd recommend anybody pick one up if they can for the shear purpose of its enhanced Genesis/Sega CD video quality if nothing else.

Chilly Willy · Post by **Chilly Willy** » Sun May 24, 2009 5:31 am

I just recently started using my other 32X (on top of a CDX). No trouble so far. I wonder if it's just certain batches of unit that had trouble.