Where to find an old NES...
 

I'm looking for a couple dirt cheap old school NES systems for some case-mod action. It has been done, but I still want to try a couple options; maybe an itx portable style, an emulator machine, etc.

I've hit ebay. Seems everyone is selling functional systems at prices that are higher then I'd like. Also, as a Canadian, the exchange and the shipping across the border is painful, which really limits my ebay options.

I've hit local used game/pawn type shops. Well, two of them. Neither of which had an old nintendo, although one had about 20 nes carts.

Any suggestions on where I can dig up some cases?

i wish i could help ya but i just, like i mean yesterday gave my old nes away.

pawn shops? Goodwill? Gramma?

They've become rather rare, and it seems prices have gone up. I frequent the used video game shops and now one of the newer models (top loading, like the SNES) that retailed new for 50 USD are going for over 100 round here. Glad I got one when they were new...

still have mine in pristine condition. Just need to buy new controllers and the same could be said then for my Atari 7800.

Yeah, I have the NES that I got for christmas in 1988, working great and in pretty good condition. There is just no way I could ever take it apart. I can understand why ones that work are expensive, but I'm trying to find ones that don't work.

Tried EBAY?

I don't mean to be a dick, I know you both were just trying to help, but really, did you even read my first post? Sure, if it was a great big detailed post, it is easy to miss a detail. But really, four short paragraphs, 2 of them starting with your suggestions. Thanks anyway though.

i still have mine too but you cant have it :P

umm ive been on ebay too that crap is amazing there so expensive.. they had them here at wilow video (theres a few of those stores) for realy cheap i was thinking of buying them and selling them on ebay.. :O since they could make me lots of money.. maybe ill look nextime im out in langley

Try garage sales.
& SNES mod's are AWESOME!!!

I did a cereal box mod one time... Sold it though.