Re: [SWCollect] Luis Royo
Karl Kuras wrote: Nevertheless, it has brought back many memories of very interesting games I had only seen on old Micromanias. Is your friend spanish? Yes, the site is run from Spain. I met him back when I was running Ami-Crypt on a big scale and he was surprised by the fact that I had Navy Moves and NarcoPolice listed on my site. Any chance you could ask him something on my behalf? I've started an old-magazine-purchasing-spree and Micromania is on the top of my list, maybe he knows where I can get old issues from? (we can take this off the list if you prefer) We got to talking and we hit it off, since I knew a lot about the Spanish game market. Still wish the old concept of a 875 peseta game would return. When I pickup the few old Micromanias I still have, and take a peek at those CentroMail ads, with those heaps of (good) games at 1500- pesetas, it makes me want to scream! :) Pedro R. Quaresma [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] All your base are belong to us http://www.salvador-caetano.pt http://www.globalshop.pt -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Sniping
Now what do I mean by reserving an auction? First, my most (and not mine only) important policy: I never bid against friends, period. I usually reserve my auctions by making a low bid (I'm not famous, so I'm sure nobody stalks my name), then going for a snipe when/if possible. Optionally, if I'm trading emails with someone, I let them know Look, I found item number #99, looks very nice, and I'm going for it, and therefore I know that person won't bid against me. This can work, but it assumes the other person is willing to hold off sniping. Personally, if someone points out a great auction to me, I'll usually hold off if they want me to. But if I've been watching something for days, and someone comes along and says PLEASE don't bid on this!!!, I'm not going to change plans, especially if it's something I've been after for a long time. This isn't fair to me, trying to lay a guilt-trip, so I've vowed not to let it work. Ditto if someone I know bids on an item I've been watching for days, wanting for awhile, and was planning to snipe anyway. Sure, if you've also seen it before someone says please don't bid, it's acceptable to run against him (although I'd say you should mention that to him, and I'm sure you do). But you know it's easy to find a good deal that nobody else has spotted, so you can use the reserve plug for those cases. I guess I'll start including, on my signature to this mailing list, the auctions I'm following ;) Consider yourselves warned. B-) Well, if you ever go on an auction I reserved because you've spotted it too, make sure you reserve it too (with a bid $.01 above mine) instead of sniping me, or else I'll tell your address to the Vogons! :) Pedro PS: When will you be auctioning your Dark Heart of Uukrul for $1? 0:) Pedro R. Quaresma [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] So long, and thanks for all the fish http://www.salvador-caetano.pt http://www.globalshop.pt -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Sniping
Pedro Quaresma wrote: Sniping is very useful indeed. Most probably will save you a lot of money and, as Chris mentioned, will prevent others from stalking your username. But... Consider for example the amount of cash that Hugh (IIRC it was Hugh) lost for that Apple auction because Chris sniped him some seconds later! Now that wouldn't have happened if either one had reserved the auction by any means. I consider this not a problem with sniping but rather a problem with Hugh's bid, which wasn't high enough. I've concluded, through 6 week's research :-) that sniping doesn't change anything fundamental: it still comes down to whose maximum bid is higher. If Chris's wasn't higher than Hugh's, sniping or not Hugh would have won. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Sniping
C.E. Forman wrote: Consider yourselves warned. B-) No skin off my back. Like I said, it all comes down to maximum bids. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
RE: [SWCollect] Sniping
Just for the record. Chris and I both sniped about the same time (just a few seconds left). I ended up winning because my max bid was higher. Like Jim said, that's what it really came down to. Best regards, Hugh -Original Message- From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 3:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Sniping Pedro Quaresma wrote: Sniping is very useful indeed. Most probably will save you a lot of money and, as Chris mentioned, will prevent others from stalking your username. But... Consider for example the amount of cash that Hugh (IIRC it was Hugh) lost for that Apple auction because Chris sniped him some seconds later! Now that wouldn't have happened if either one had reserved the auction by any means. I consider this not a problem with sniping but rather a problem with Hugh's bid, which wasn't high enough. I've concluded, through 6 week's research :-) that sniping doesn't change anything fundamental: it still comes down to whose maximum bid is higher. If Chris's wasn't higher than Hugh's, sniping or not Hugh would have won. -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Sniping
Hugh Falk wrote: Just for the record. Chris and I both sniped about the same time (just a few seconds left). I ended up winning because my max bid was higher. Like Jim said, that's what it really came down to. Isn't that all it ever comes down to? -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most comprehensive gaming database project. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
[SWCollect] Quarterstaff on a PC
A little off the path here... Some of the experiments I've done recently got me an Apple II .NIB image of Choplifter (didn't think it was possible really with those wonderful spiral half-tracks). Other research produced a cookbook for configuring Basilisk (a free MAC emulator for the PC) to play Quarterstaff on a PC. I was kinda bummed when I read there was SUPPOSED to be a IIgs version of Quarterstaff (went the way of the PC version it seems). But for anyone who would like to play it, let me know and I'll send you my notes. Also, once you get it going, playing other Mac games is a snap. Apple was kind enough to build virtual drive support right into the OS (sort of, they provide a tool that mounts the images). Dan -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
