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General Chat => Electronic HandHeld Games & Vintage Toys, Home Consoles & Computers => Topic started by: Laschek on October 23, 2011, 01:14:51 PM

Title: My handhelds finally found a home!
Post by: Laschek on October 23, 2011, 01:14:51 PM

After many years I finally was able to set up my display cabinet and put my collection of handhelds and tabletops in there. I guess I am happy now.

(http://abload.de/img/img_5899yzu42.jpg)

Title: Re: My handhelds finally found a home!
Post by: Belike on October 23, 2011, 02:25:59 PM

Cool collection you have there, congrats. ;)

Title: Re: My handhelds finally found a home!
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on October 23, 2011, 02:44:21 PM

Looks very nice Laschek  :spaceace:

They really come out good in a vitrine!

Title: Re: My handhelds finally found a home!
Post by: DarthNuno on October 23, 2011, 03:52:34 PM

This display looks really cool. I presume it's mostly the games you had, played, or wanted to have back in the days ?

Now a general question for all HandHeld games collector : do you leave batteries inside all the games, in order to have them playable immediately if needed? I presume it's the case for the G&W ones, because the nature of the battery, but what about the others games?

Title: Re: My handhelds finally found a home!
Post by: Superully on October 23, 2011, 04:32:27 PM

nice collection, sascha! some really cool items in there. :spaceace:

Title: Re: My handhelds finally found a home!
Post by: caincan on October 23, 2011, 06:16:52 PM

 :D ;D  always great to see such displays...due to that it's a professional display !  (not ikea cheap style..),   but there are uncommon these attempts of displays among tabletop etcc collectors  :-[

i never leave batteries in them. (even more because i cant display them and they sleep in packages in garage  :'(). but solar powered ones have the life by themselves to provide little fun in a display

Title: Re: My handhelds finally found a home!
Post by: Laschek on October 24, 2011, 02:48:52 PM

Quote from: DarthNuno on October 23, 2011, 03:52:34 PM

This display looks really cool. I presume it's mostly the games you had, played, or wanted to have back in the days ?

As a kid I only had a Game&Watch ("Chef"), which luckily I still have. When I started collecting video games years ago I decided to also collect Game & Watches and maybe the occasional other handheld if it is in some way interesting or unique. So I came across a few which I sold again, which I regret today. But you can't have everything, I guess...

Batteries: I don't leave batteries in any of my games simply because I very rarely play anything. They would always be empty... I keep some around and put them in if needed.

Title: Re: My handhelds finally found a home!
Post by: Blanka on October 25, 2011, 10:10:20 AM

I saw a very nice display for my handhelds at Piet Hein Eek, but for the money, I could double my collection.
(http://www.pietheineek.nl/cpcatalogue/data/images/art.nr.1094.jpg)
6500 €  :oops:

Title: Re: My handhelds finally found a home!
Post by: level42 on October 25, 2011, 10:31:46 AM

Very nice. Those display cabinets are pretty expensive....