...well, it's going pretty good because one of them hit the reserve. As far as I'm concerned, it's mission successful since that means the game is payed for. Anything more from here 'til Sunday is a bonus.

Wish me luck!!!

Well, they finished. I'd hoped for better, but no big thing because it was still definately "mission accomplished." One collection didn't even meet my reserve, but the other did, and so that means I basicly sold half my collection to pay for the Tron. Pretty good deal I think.

Congradulations on the sale. Too bad the other one didn't go as you hoped for.

Well, it sure wouldn't upset me to make more money, but the way I look at it, I still have an enormous Star Wars collection and a Tron game, instead of no Tron game and a doubly-enormous collection. Quite frankly the math worked out just that simply.

Interesting thing I've been thinking about now, the only reason I've kept these things packaged is because I thought they'd be worth a lot more. Well, now that I've seen that that basicly isn't all that true, I'm probably going to go ahead and open all those things. They'll be actually worth more 'to me' that way and take way less room to display. They don't seem worth keeping packaged for the small additional amount I could get for them, so I'm thinking of "making them permanantly mine" so to speak and rippin' 'em all open.

What do you think about that?

Yea, dioramas are a pretty cool hobby. I've never done it (well, since was a kid I guess) and just keep my opened figures on display stands. Some collectors dioramas are unbelieveable. I saw one that some guy built the interrior of the millinium falcon during Luke's blast shield training. He used foam board and a careful eye and it was spectacular. I'd find a link if I could remember where I saw it. I'd really get into something like that, but my number one problem is time. Being a daddy leaves little time for myself, but I'm not complaining at all. Funny thing, when I was getting the Tron, folks, my wife included, said "where are you going to find time for that?" I said, "hey, I'm not getting it to PLAY much at all. That's not the point behind it. It's a significant artifact in my personal history as well as being a pop culture icon and benchmark in gaming technology, both highly nostalgic and beautiful to behold. If I wanted to just PLAY A GAME, I would have instead got an Xbox or Playstation 2 at half the price with a hundred times the gameplay and a thousand times more up-to-date. But that's not what I wanted... or had time for. I plainly wanted... this game." At that point, most understood, but those that didn't couldn't be made to with any measure of explaining. They just don't get it I guess.

But I'm sure all of YOU do!

Well, I bet they'd change their mind when you get the cabinet clened up and the lights replaced. Just let em see that baby all lit and glowing. You know, I've looked around lately on the net and haven't seen any other arcade games with as much lighting as the Tron and Disc of Tron games.

Sketch Wrote:Well, I bet they'd change their mind when you get the cabinet clened up and the lights replaced. Just let em see that baby all lit and glowing.

Oh, make no mistake about it. This puppy is in FINE condition. And yes, they DO seem to change their tune once they've bellyed up to it.

It's very cool that your game is paid for by your auction, JediUnit

Thats right. You got the tron game that you've always wanted. And it has a proper home and all. Now its going to be the tlc to give it and make it the greatest game you've ever remember.

No payment??? What a pain! People can be so lame.