Showing off my store with my new digital camera. (56k warning 30 pics)

[defender]

My digital camera was stolen some months ago and I just got around to buying a new one. Took some great store pics and thought to share. I will add them to VGD this week too for a nice about us page.

Proof that I have LOTS of stuff and also this is barely 20% of what I actually have.


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[alfonsosoriano]

wow...that is alot of stuff...

[Diiz]

God I would LOVE to visit your shop. :cry: Damn my west-coastedness.

[JimmieMac]

Kick ass. I had no idea it was that big.

The money shot is the one with you out front and the Adult DVD sign among all the other game signs.


You ever see that Seinfeld episode when George pretends he doens't live in NYC and gets a date with the lady that works at the tourist bureau? Then he tell her how he's thinking of moving from Idaho or some shit to the city and she laughs because she thinks he'd get eaten alive there.



Yeah,....that's all.

[carlagyrl]

yep it sure is

[punqsux]

wow.........

[pukemon]

where's the porn?

[JimmieMac]

Donde esta chichis mas grande?

[defender]

All the porn has very graphic covers and I don't think a photograph is appropriate.

[SS4Brolly]

Ever think of replacing that older sign you have out in front? Looks a bit out of date.

Besides that, awesome store.

[doraemonkerpal]

i just drooled a lil bit... :lol:

[ezempel]

DAMN! I could easily spend a lot of money in your store...my first thought after seeing all these pics was to call up my friend who is visiting NYC right now and say "DUDE YOU GOTTA VISIT THIS STORE AND BUY ME A BUNCH OF STUFF!"

Anyway, sweet shop man, sure wish there was something like that around here. The girlfriend's been begging me to take her to NYC on a trip sometime so maybe we'll have to do that and stop by sometime this summer.

[Wshakspear]

Im going on vacation to NY in AUG. im staying away from your store...for safty reasons.

my girlfriend is going to kill me...

[Doylerulez]

All those games and the only thing I noticed was the Naru figure from Love Hina.

[Gothic Walrus]

Holy shit. :shock:

*makes mental note to get to NYC as soon as humanly possible*

[batman2million]

I think i have the green game over there..

[spoo]

How much for the lot j/k
You owe me a new keyboard because it is covered in drool =P~

[defender]

I been wanting to replace the sign for about 2 years. But I am thinking about closing soon so who knows if it will happen. I been in this spot for 9 years and the last 2 have just been horrible. I hope to move this summer.

[godhatesjustyou]

wow..thats a massive amount of games in such a tight space.

[Lizard Axe]

::dies::

[Naughty_Insomniac]

*jaw drops to the floor*

Man, I don't know what to say. That's amazing. I had no idea you had THAT much stuff. :D

*is speechless*

[defender]

Thanks for all the compliments but with Ebay my store is sort of useless now. There is almost nothing in my store you couldnt just bid on at ebay. Years ago my store was like the only place to get really rare items so I could command a fair price. Now every other person just views the store as either a museum or a catalog of things they need to find on the web.

Porn baby...it's my future.

Now to find a deep pocket sucker to buy the inventory or the entire store. If you notice on the window bottom right there is a white sign "Business for Sale".

But dont worry...VGD aint going anywhere. Still gonna do mail order just fine. I dont really sell used or too many rare items at the site. Even though I could. If I cant sell enough in my store I may start listing used games at the site.

[PsyClerk]

I could not possibly visit your store. Unless you have a cot or something I could nap on when I realize I've been there for 13 hours.

[Wlogan31]

I hope to move this summer.

Feel free to move near Louisville, KY :)

[dragonzknight]

jeebus, thats like gaming heaven

[MrBadExample]

Very, very impressive...

[defender]

Just take 1 sec and think about how many MILLIONS of dollars in games I have sold and have been inside this store. Just about every game that has ever existed has been in my possession at one time or another. I kept a buttload of rare items in storage and about 2 years ago I sold a bunch of it for some great prices.

Toilet Kids for the TurboDuo import is one of my favorite titles. It's a shooter that was meant to be a hygiene game and there are shit monsters you kill while riding a toilet. NO JOKE. Also the manual is awesome as it has all these shit monsters holding piles of crap throwing them at you. You have to see it to believe it.

[CaseyRyback]

If you list used games I would buy from you (exp. those older harder to find titles) more often.

overall seeing some of that stuff made my jaw drop (things like the Hello Kitty DC)

[Grave_Addiction]

That's enough to make George Lucas cream in his pants ... pants ... pants.

Have you had trouble with break ins? I would be really scared some thugs would break in and clean me out, if I were you. I would invest in three well-trained devil dogs to stand guard.

[Mr_hockey66]

I thought I had a lot of games! I allways thought you were cool but you are now a GOD! Defender you rock!

[Steggy]

o wow... you are a god amongst games :) For those about to game, we salute you.

[KingDox]

wow, that's alot of freaking games. You have an insane amount of stuff. It's a shame your not doing better busness. Your store should be a landmark that all gamers visiting NY should visit.

Do people bring you bizzare/rare items & games that they have no idea how much they are worth ? And if it's an item that you've never seen, but assume it's rare, how do you know how much your willing to pay for it ?

[snotknocker]

What's the address of your store? I would like to stop in.

[defender]

I aint worried about a burglary..I got the place locked down tight. I had a burglary in 2 other locations though and had about $25,000 stolen in total from them. That sucked. And no it wasnt insured. It was just gone. One of the groups of thieves was caught and sent to jail but I didnt even get one game back. I am sure the cops confiscated items and just kept that shit for themselves. The kids that broke in were a local gang who went through a window that was secured with locks but they broke the locks. The super in the building has a 14 yr old kid that helped them get into the building. I wanted him to go to jail but prosecution let him go. He was a kid who is in my store all the time...he was a little prick. I hope he is a fucking bum now.

Anyways...now you all know why I get plenty of famous people in my store and I get calls all the time for shows, interviews, and even just my simple opinion. I had this stock broker that tried to get me to tell him shit and I did a couple times but then I told him straight out that he needed to pay me because I wasn't a free source for him to profit from.

MTV and MTV2 calls me often enough for shoots. Spin Magazine, Rolling Stone, Maxim, Time, and others use my products or store for props.

I still can't believe Meg Ryan came in...she was so cute. D'Onfrio is one of my favorite creepy shoppers....and there are tons of other stories. 10 years in business has given me lots of things to talk about...lots of fond memories. It will be a sad day when I close that store...even if it stays open it will most likely be a porn shop. It was fun running Multimedia 1.0 for many years.

[Grave_Addiction]

The best part is when Meg Ryan walks back in and is suprised to find out that she's now in a porn shop.

[SneakyPenguin]

i really have to get back to your store when i have money. id buy all your old shit. probably memorial day weekend i can get out.

[BigBen]

Pretty sweet place, I checked it out last time I was in the city. You're right though, eBay is pretty tough to compete against. One of these days I'm gonna get a Neo Geo cart system, Samurai Shodown is my favorite game of all time.

[danny-o]

is your store in the village? I think I went there years ago. I bought samurai shodown 3 imported.

[metroidkiller9]

damn now i have to drag my lazy ass outta brooklyn. i hate you defender.

[Ericnmel99]

Where is the store located?

[defender]

http://www.videogamedeals.com/page_info.php/pages_id/2/pages_name/About%20Us

[CaseyRyback]

damn now i have to drag my lazy ass outta brooklyn. i hate you defender.

if you go would you mind looking for a few Saturn imports for me?

[weimerwanger]

how much for the original game & watch?

the pics are great but i think you should shave

[mozby]

oh...god...so...many...games... *POP*!

[hutno]

so around what percentage of your gamesin your store have you played? %5?

[Admiral Ackbar]

Not bad at all...

But make sure to take plenty more pics when you convert to porn!

:twisted:

[Missingdata]

so where is ur shop located

[greendj27]

The store is amazing. Too bad you are probably getting out of the business at your brick and mortar store.

In another note, is it just me or is NEO-GEO spelled wrong on the sign in front of your store? It is spelled NCO-GEO there. Is that a different product maybe?

[metroidkiller9]

i think you would get alot of purchases from here if you started selling used games. maybe someone should start a petition here. im too lazy but ill sign it.

[doraemonkerpal]

so where is ur shop located

http://www.videogamedeals.com/page_info.php/pages_id/2/pages_name/About%20Us

he already answered you up above ^^^

:)

[defender]

I plan to start a used game section at the site...I think I will start a seperate category just for used games.

You mean its not NCO-GEO???? Oh shit! (it was a mistake from the sign company)

Also I do believe I already posted a link to my about us page which has our location, hours, and phone info.

Here is it again for the lazy.
http://www.videogamedeals.com/page_info.php/pages_id/2/pages_name/About%20Us

As for how many of the games have I played...more than 5% for sure...how MUCH of each game I have played is rather little. I just try a level or two of most games. We open almost all the new releases that are interesting and thats been for years now. So I may have actually tried about 80% off all games released in the past 8 years. Few games I find interest me enough to play past the first level. I can name every game in the last 10 years I have finished...not a long list.

Tomb Raider
Resident Evil
Vanishing Point (excellent racing DC game)
Worms
Worms Armageddon
Gran Turismo
Soul Calibur
Baldurs Gate
Dead to Rights (some hated this game but I loved it)

very few that I really really enjoyed enough to play more than 10 minutes

Thats just console. I am more of a PC gamer...always have been. I played Doom I and II over and over and over. Quakes I rock and then Half-Life...now for the last 1 1/2 I have put hundreds of hours into Counter-Strike. I just bought Condition Zero and its fabulous. I immediately killed my CS server and started a CZ server. Its wonderful. Another 1000 hours will wasted.

I have a Pentium 4 3.2 ghz HT system waiting for Doom III and HL2 to be released. I will buy a $400 graphics card when they do. I have bought a new PC with every major id release. I will make no exception for Doom III. Those that don't know can keep playing Final Fantasy.

BTW-I have never played ANY of the Final Fantasy RPGs. Not even for 5 minutes. I find them horrifyingly boring with things to read and quest after quest. That's just my opinion and preference though.

[THPS]

Wow..........I'm speechless......By any chance, do you have Bubble Bobble for GameGear, GameBoy, or the Japanese import of Bubble Bobble Old and New for GBA? I have been looking for those games forever.

[defender]

oh and in this picture you can see my 35 inch TV that I have play on. Most people walk in and glare at the TV in envy. I have the same one at home. I know there are bigger TVs now but I have had that TV for years now.

Next TV will be 42 inch plasma.

http://www.videogamedeals.com/images/store_pics/store_2.jpg

[defender]

I have some bubble bobble NES beta carts.

I am not sure what else I have laying around.

[rfoster9]

that SNES wall just looked amazing, even when gamestop had their entire inventory of games out before they got rid of them all it was nothing like that.

[CaseyRyback]

you should def. start selling used games online. I think it would help you increase sales a lot, and more people would be able to cash in on some of the rare stuff you have.

[ex0]

Yea, seriously, if you put half that used stuff online you would make a killing.

[defender]

Remember I mentioned a HUGE collection of games I had saved up over the years...well just about the only thing I kept was an enourmous selection of NES games. I must have about 800 titles in boxes.

I could easily fill a store twice my current size with what I have in storage and just filling out my current product. I didnt even take pics of the floor behind the cabinets which are just pilled up with boxes of games.

Oh well...

[bruce_pwns_j00]

I can describe it in two words: HOLY SHIT

[BABETOOTH]

I am in the Bronx but used to hang around the Village a lot before I got married. The store looks familiar. Is this at St. Marks between 2nd & 3rd? Please advise. If it is, this store is awesome. Wanted to get the Sega Nomad a couple of years ago but it was out of my price range. This store is ideal for collectors who might have a hard time finding a particular item. Great selection. Thumbs up!!!

[defender]

Yeah that's my store.

And yeah...because rent is high many items are priced out of most collectors range especially since they can get most of the items on Ebay. People would rather take a chance of getting ripped off if they can save a few bucks.

The reason I have so many good items is because I pay more than most people would...I know the value of many items. Also I have to compete with Ebay not only as a seller but as a buyer. People come here with intentions to sell me items and unless I give them a price thats comparable to Ebay they wont sell many times.

So the problem is simple. How can I make money from buying product that A) I have to buy at the selling price of Ebay and b) I have to sell at that same price as Ebay.

The answer is simple: I can't. Hence I will have to change my business and basically abandon the classic game market which was my bread and butter years ago.

5 years ago I sold more Atari 2600 systems then Playstations and Dreamcasts combined. I sold the classic handhelds for as much as $200 a pop. They have since been rereleased in $10 versions you can get at walmart. I used to be able to get $40-$200 for Nintendo Game and Watches. Now they sell cheaper and cheaper on Ebay. Many times I see the inventory that I have on ebay for less than what I own it for. Essentially my classic inventory is rotting in place. While its great stuff and worth plenty. It used to be worth more and I paid accordingly. The past 2-3 years have changed the game retail (if not all retail) market tremendously.


*SIGH*

[The Successful Dropout]

where is your store located?

[guyver2077]

I been wanting to replace the sign for about 2 years. But I am thinking about closing soon so who knows if it will happen. I been in this spot for 9 years and the last 2 have just been horrible. I hope to move this summer.


god man if i ever go to nyc.. you bet your ass ill be there

[defender]

I been wanting to replace the sign for about 2 years. But I am thinking about closing soon so who knows if it will happen. I been in this spot for 9 years and the last 2 have just been horrible. I hope to move this summer.


god man if i ever go to nyc.. you bet your ass ill be there

Yeah I but I most likely won't be here.

and why does everyone ask for my address when its been linked 3 times to my about us page...

but for those who have decided NOT to read the thread...

http://www.videogamedeals.com/page_info.php/pages_id/2/pages_name/About%20Us

[drsuper23]

Next time I'm in the city I'll make sure to pass by your store. It would be nice to dig through and see if I can find a gem or two. BTW, if we do pass by your store should we mention that we're CAGs.

[soulwish2003]

I like the old handheld games...

[integralsmatic]

that store looks like the shop where Just Blaze goes to buy his games........dam where in NYC i wanna go!

[BABETOOTH]

Defender, you are welcomed to sell out of my house garage in the Bronx any time! Good luck in the future. BTW do you have any Nomads left? I'm very curious! If you do I may have to pay you a visit, and after that the flower shop so I can make up with the Mrs.

[defender]

Justin (Just Blaze) is a great customer here...

He is a really nice guy. He hangs out with us and plays games while he shops here. He calls me when he is in town to ask whats hot and shit and to hold stuff for him. I got some nomads laying around...I hate to discourage sales but dont be upset if the price is more than what you can find one on Ebay.

As for CAGers stopping by...a few have and I usually enjoy when they just simply mention..."hey I heard about this place at CAG"...this usually inspires me to ask what the username is and introduce myself.

[Darke Katt]

I have been looking for a copy of Mega Man X2 for the SNES for a long time now, maybe I'll actually find it there, if I get a chance to go. If you have transformer toys and pokemon cards there as well, I'll be set. :D

[DigitalSpace]

Nice!

[danny-o]

Have you ever heard of a shop called Games & James?

[peloquin17]

hey jessie...

its rob...not sure if you remember me, but i used to come in there alot with frank, usually looking for atari games.

we both dont work for funcoland anymore, but i work in queens now, i should stop by after work.

great pics!!!

if anyone is ever in NYC...go to this guys store...he has EVERYTHING!!!

[Maynard]

i'm tired and lazy tonight i'll wake up and hopefully read a post, where is your store i'm going to fly out to it and buy some of your shiznit i'm sick of buying from ebay and i have tons of FF miles to kill(no not final fantasy miles nerds)

MeyNERD

[EggViper]

wow...its huge....and with so many games....

[coolboyian]

holy crap that's freakin' awesome! especially all those classic games (and game & watch handhelds!)! i wish i could see your store, but i'm here in cali :-X

[evilmax17]

Oh my god....Defender......

This is kinda what my dreams are made of. When I was younger, my biggest wish was to own an Electronic Boutique and everything in it, so I could just walk around the store and look at all the games. You're store....I'm sorry...I'm just lost for words.

You're like the gaming messiah, I have to visit your store.

[x0thedeadzone0x]

Hey,I live in MA. Whenever i feel the need to drive 6 hours and be lost aimlessly with my mom or dad, i'll drive to your store. cheap ass prices i assume?

[VelvetHammer]

Looks like a labor of love there Defender. I've purchased a few things from you in the past, and I see a few more in those photos that aren't on your site. Is the number on your site the best way to reach you on info and pricing on those items?

Also, has anyone done research on the collectable game market? As far as outlook on items holding their value and what factors affect the devaluation of certian items.

[paean]

Every time I go to St. Marks, I visit Defender's store. In fact, I brought my cousin there last week but we didn't buy anything, boohoo to us!

[secretvampire]

That is one sweet-ass store, Defender. I wish we had one that was even 25% as good here in Houston.

[defender]

Yes it is.

BUMP to make you all drool again.

[hutno]

BAN defender for bumping an old post!...jk

[scuba]

Defender - I see an nes top loader! :) gimme, I want one sooo bad!

Anyway that is one nice looking store, very nice. Good thing you bumped it I haven't seen it 8)

Anyway this site may be useful to you. I learned about it from the news, it probably wont be but worth a shot to look at.

http://serial.stealitback.com/

http://www.stealitback.com/

anyway its an interesting site they auction off stuff people have stole.

[Graystone]

that is alot of shit great store the sign outfront is a little old though.

[Reality's Fringe]

I have to question the p[ossibility of porno being more prfitable than your game store. Maybe I'm completely naive, but porno is free on the internet. At least with Ebay, poeple have to pay something and wait for it which would give them more incentive to just go to your store and get it there. With porno, god, there's tons of it. I had considered opening a porno shop once, but I rethought it because I'm not usre of the market for the old fashioned kind at this point. I'm sure it sells, but, how well?

[bignick]

Im gonna stop by there in October.

[defender]

porn rocks...

its amazingly profitable despite the amount of free web porn

and I bumped this because I was showing the link to someone outside CAG and decided that I could show it to some of the new members..

[SneakyPenguin]

Your store rocks. Even my mum was impressed by the amount of junk stuffed into that space. not impressed enough to stop her from pestering me to leave though.

[Javery]

Where's the store? I just started working in NYC and I'd love to come visit one of these days...

[Sheik Rattle Enroll]

Reminds me of this store Famcom that used to be near me in Washington, except that dude sold bootlegs too. Dude has laseractives, a dozen nes test stations, like 30 sealed copies of pepsiman, and a few creates full of import saturn games. The guy went out of business though because he never wanted to sell shit at a decent price. I sold him like 100 turbografx games though.

[Reality's Fringe]

Maybe I should rethink the porno thing then. I'm sure it's one area of retail where people rarely complain.....

[epobirs]

Wow, I feel like I've cased the joint without leaving LA. If you'd just include some exterior shots of the rear...

Ah, Toilet Kids. I had one of those long ago and probably paid a tiny fraction of what it would command on eBay now. Liquidating my PC Engine collection is one of my great regreats.

[Scorch]

:shock:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/scorch/store_22.jpg

I know what SegaCD game that is. (the Striped one)

#1 - Is it sealed? (Did they seal SegaCD games?)
#2 - Is it complete?
#3 - How much!?

PM me a response.. I don't want to let anyone else know what it is! :)

[biggestinuyashafan]

dang i wish i had money and lived in ny. i would so be in your shop all the time defender. i should be getting a job real soon,so if you post your stuff on this site,SAVE SOME FOR ME!!! j/k. i will just have to hope to get something before it all goes out.

[ValkyrieVF-1S]

You should have posted pics of your adult dvd section. :lol:

Maybe I just missed it.

[rabbitt]

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

If you ever decide to change your store location again, you are more than welcome to open tent in Ohio. I would live in your store if I could. Very impressive collection, needless to say. Maybe when I get a chance to check out a Gamers Nite Groove, I'll stop in your store.

[willardhaven]

Defender, can I have the address to your store?

EDIT: I live on Long Island and I am definitely coming out to your store one day.

[Mookyjooky]

Any one else notice this?

http://home.ntelos.net/~mookyjooky/store.jpg

It was the first thing I noticed.

[Mookyjooky]

damn now i have to drag my lazy ass outta brooklyn. i hate you defender.

if you go would you mind looking for a few Saturn imports for me?

I got a shit load on Ebay right now. And You dont have to import them anymore!

http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=kenada2 3&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50

[sj41]

Nice store. What ever happened to selling your used games on VGD?

[Mookyjooky]

:shock:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/scorch/store_22.jpg

I know what SegaCD game that is. (the Striped one)

#1 - Is it sealed? (Did they seal SegaCD games?)
#2 - Is it complete?
#3 - How much!?

PM me a response.. I don't want to let anyone else know what it is! :)

Sweet SNATCHER.

http://www.gamecritics.com/feature/greatgame/snatcher/image01.jpg

[mousin]

ok, sorry about us defender, *heil ze defendar!*

[Scorch]

:shock:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/scorch/store_22.jpg

I know what SegaCD game that is. (the Striped one)

#1 - Is it sealed? (Did they seal SegaCD games?)
#2 - Is it complete?
#3 - How much!?

PM me a response.. I don't want to let anyone else know what it is! :)

Sweet SNATCHER.

http://www.gamecritics.com/feature/greatgame/snatcher/image01.jpg

Congratulations, it's people like you that ruin the board.

I'm kidding. I have the game. But I'd like another copy.

[Mookyjooky]

Hey no need to keep secrets just call first dibs!

I want you to have that SNATCHER SNATCHER SNATCHER! SEGA CD VERY RARE! SO RARE! RARE RARE! SNATCHER!

[CheapyD]

Who let that homeless guy stand in front of your store? ;)

[Dok Diamond]

damn that store is nice, first time i saw it

[pimp_daddy_smurf]

hey man, you should move to up north wisconsin.......i live in this small town........but the streets are jampacked on weekends and summers because its a huge tourist place

THERE IS NO VIDEOGAME STORE WITHIN ATLEAST 100 MILES AROUND ANYWHERE!!!! and there are so many people(including my self) who want one......there is no place to get games around here so ive decided to get out of gaming for now and sell all my games off

[mousin]

really? id take some pimp dadday!!

[epobirs]

Who let that homeless guy stand in front of your store? ;)

Hey! I'll have you know he spends an hour primping at the vanity table every morning to make that look happen.

Tsk. Some people have noooo fashion sense. No wonder you had your epidermis replaced and run around naked, RoboCheapy.

[VisibleDucts]

You keep talking about changing your store to a porn shop...Dude its already a porn shop. Just charge people to get in and hire a good janitor :D

Seriously though, those pictures turned me on, and I'm sure I wasn't alone.

[sj41]

Who let that homeless guy stand in front of your store? ;)What's the wink for? And all this time aI thought it was a homeless guy. You learn something new everyday. :wink:

[gamefreak117]

Who let that homeless guy stand in front of your store? ;)

Hey! I'll have you know he spends an hour primping at the vanity table every morning to make that look happen.

Tsk. Some people have noooo fashion sense. No wonder you had your epidermis replaced and run around naked, RoboCheapy.

lol, fashion.. :)

[snotknocker]

I need to go change my pants after seeing that. It was like a wet dream but I'm awake.

i'm stopping by next time I'm in the city. Hope you have a restroom cause I'll be bringing a change of pants, just in case.

[erehwon]

:o I wish I had some money. You got an awesome selection. The McVans here doesn't even compare.

[Javery]

Address?

[Squirms]

:o I wish I had some money. You got an awesome selection. The McVans here doesn't even compare.
McVans used to be pretty good, until the one changed storefront. I don't even go in there anymore because they never have anything.

[daphatty]

I told you guys Defender's store was fucking awesome! People just don't listen.

[OILYWATER]

I remember way back in 1998 I was part of the production crew that filmed in your store for the pilot of video game show for ZDTV, which was called Extended Play. Then the show ended up becoming Gamespot's off-shoot, Gamespot TV then back to Extended Play (after Paul Allen turned ZDTV into TechTV). Now the show's X-Play and is in G4TechTV.

[1SwtDeception]

damn that is one kick ass store i'd love to stay in for hours.. should move into minnesota, go into the mall of america since a lot of people do visit it :wink: .. and i would love to have a place to spend all my money at too =P

[defender]

I remember way back in 1998 I was part of the production crew that filmed in your store for the pilot of video game show for ZDTV, which was called Extended Play. Then the show ended up becoming Gamespot's off-shoot, Gamespot TV then back to Extended Play (after Paul Allen turned ZDTV into TechTV). Now the show's X-Play and is in G4TechTV.

Hey cool...small world. I still have that demo tape too. Also I am from Minnesota and I ain't going back there.

[defender]

bump to make the newbies go nuts

[slidecage]

is that the only store that you have??

[Jaket]

its...so...beautiful! didnt u sell the place not too long ago?

[Haggar]

Do you self publish that game magazine? I remember I bought an issue at your store, it had a photo shoot with a chick my friends and I thought was pretty mung. She was laying all over your display cases holding light guns and other stuff. LOL. We always go to your store but that's what I remember the most.

[nixts]

Speaking as an NYC resident, this place looks fantastic. I used to trek out to Diehard, Microplay, or Game Express on Long Island to get my imports. Chinatown has some great deals sometimes, but lately I've found cheaper prices online. Defender's shop looks killer though, I'm definitely checking it out.

Got a used Neo Geo CD in stock? :o

[defender]

A cd system? Yeah actually I do have one.

btw- that foul issue you speak of was #1 and yeah..the chick wasnt hot

the store is still mine but not for long if I am lucky

[Jaket]

is all the stuff pictured also available online... or is most b&m

[ryosnk]

Nice place. Can you send me a list of your neo geo aes with prices, unless you have a link ;).

[Eclipse]

I suggest you come to the westcoast. We would all appreciate your business. :)

[JoJo112]

Yea Ive been there a couple of times with my friends.....Your place has everything and i mean everything......Also some very good prices and deals

[beerguy961]

Why is there nothing like this place on the West Coast?

[Reality's Fringe]

If I had all that sutff I would either be really pathetic, or the happiest man on the planet :P

[defender]

Well if I do move to Vegas...I may one day open a store...

maybe.

[Magician]

Thats.... a lot of stuff....

I'd love to have your shop, defender. It looks very much awesome. Its too bad you have to close it down. I'm sorry for that.

[Dead of Knight]

Defender, do you have a link to directions to your store? I may be going to NYC in a couple weeks and I want to visit badly. IMPORTS AHOY!

[ryosnk]

the store is still mine but not for long if I am lucky

If you sell, are you going to have a clearence sale? :wink:

[slidecage]

Why are you closing it down????

[Santurio]

WOW!!!
I have seen a few store in the DFW area that are similar to yours in that they are small shops witha lot of merchandise and many imports, but not on that level. You have a major collection going on there and damn do I want to look through it.

[Spiritseed]

Do you by chance have any Everquest figures? and what is that dragon figure in the picture? To be more specific the 7th picture down, the green dragon on the top row.

[Rig]

Now I want to go to NY.

[bignick]

bump for this thread

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37768&postdays=0&postorder=asc&sta rt=0

[Moxio]

Ouch.

[Mr. Anderson]

Ouch.

Correct.

[dracula]

a pity you are shutting everything down. The only place like that on the west coast that has that many old school games is gamedude. But they dont have anywhere near as many imports as you.

[droptopmetro]

Do I see a Nights into Dreams!!! I've been looking for that game for awhile...