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How I got Pokerus (Pokemon Virus) and Lost it :(
By goomba478 05-08-2010 12:46 AM
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Okay, so the other day I was playing Pokemon Soul Silver and to my surprise, the Pokemon Center let me know that one of my Pokemon (Infernape) had caught Pokerus...I thought it was bad at first, but then realized it actually doubles your EV's and can be spread to other Pokemon in your party and kept going indefinitely if done right. Apparently you have to put it in the PC in the Pokecenters before midnight to keep it going, but I didn't know this and therefore I lost it :( My Infernape still gets the EV bonus, but since it didn't spread to any of my other party members, I can't get it back. Do any of you guys have a Pokemon infected with PKRS (Pokerus) that you could trade me? I don't care what kind of Pokemon it is  Please let me know. I'd really like to get it back since I screwed up =P Thanks guys! |
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I Am a Happy Goomba ^_^ |
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Great news everyone! This week was a LOT better than the last and I will tell you why: 1) I recovered ALL of the money stolen from me on my Paypal Debit/Credit Card. It took a little work with police reports and lots and lots of phone calls, but in the end we were able to get all the money back. We canceled the old card, got a new one and changed the bank linking. Things are looking up in the financial department! 2) My TV with the broken audio? Turns out it really was a broken audio board. The technicians came by and upgraded the firmware without any luck, so they ordered a brand new audio board. After installing it this weekend, my TV sounds good as new again! I can play PS3, Xbox 360 and my PC all with crystal clear video and audio and still have the Component cables freed up for my Wii (and Punch Out!!). Gotta love it ^_^ 3) My GamesForCanada.com business has really been picking up steam the last few months. I have new orders |
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No Audio on HDMI from Xbox / PS3? Doh! |
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Talk about a difficult week. As if it's not bad enough having nearly $900 stolen from me on my Paypal Debit Card (see previous blog entry), now it would seem as if my Sharp Aquos LC-46D64U HDTV has an audio problem. It was working for 11 months now without any problem. No dead pixels, sounded great and the picture was to die for. It was truly my dream HDTV... Then yesterday, I was watching the new Narnia movie on Netflix using my Xbox 360 and suddenly there was no sound. I thought it was a problem with Netflix (or the movie) so I shut it off and didn't think twice. Then tonight I went back to watch another show and sure enough....no sound. That's weird. I guess I'll try to play my PS3. Again, no sound. The only common link is that both are hooked up through HDMI. Were my TV speakers dead? I switched to the Wii (which I'm using Component cables) and it sounded perfect. What's going on? I googled a bit and found many people have had issues in the... |
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My Paypal Debit/Credit Card Account Was Stolen! :(
By goomba478 05-06-2009 12:07 PM
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Man, yesterday was an insane day for me. The first day for my new job with all my new responsibilities, 5 hours of sleep, my last day at my old job, and to make things just a little more difficult: Someone got ahold of my Paypal Debit Card numbers and charged almost $900 worth of stuff within an hour or two! This is the first time I've ever had a credit card of mine actually stolen. To make things worse, there were MULTIPLE charges from several stores. Here's what was charged: Wal-Mart.com : $212.99 Sears.com: $314.99+ (Pending) HostMonster.com: $214.20 TBE Collectibles Today: $110+ YIKES! Has this ever happened to you guys? Paypal told me to contact the merchants directly and dispute them, and I did, but some of them couldn't find the records in their systems yet. Wal-Mart required me to file a police report and fax it to them (I did already) and others apparently have the funds on hold (for up to 30 days according... |
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Considering to Go Back to College....Online? |
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It's been a long time since I've taken classes in college, and the truth is I've always wanted to graduate. The problem is that after going over to China in 2001, coming back to the US and marrying in 2003, it's been nothing but an uphill battle for me. Mounting credit card debt, school loans from my first year and a half of classes, a change in majors and all sorts of things have kept me back. Now here I am nearly 9 years after graduating from high school and the truth is I really want to graduate and get a degree so I don't have to be stuck working 70-80 hours a week between two jobs that just get the bills paid. Now I'm honestly considering online classes. I've always considered getting a degree in accounting and working towards a CPA career, but again without a degree that's just not going to happen. I have one year under my belt in general class studies (started as an art major) and then started very, very basic business classes at another school. If |
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Capcom Unity Card - Part II: Things are Looking Up ^_^ |
 I don't take back everything I said about the CAPCOM Unity Card, but I do take back MOST of what I said. Why the big change of heart? Well, I'll tell you why Today at 1:05 PM on the way back from picking my wife up from work on her lunch break, my phone rang. The number was showing an odd (630) area code and I figured it was probably either a wrong number, a scam artist, a random Gamestop reminder about some pre-order I forgot I placed, or a genuine call. Out of curiousity, I answered. It turns out that it was a representative from West Suburban Bank (the people who run the CAPCOM Unity Card) and I could only imagine where this was going. Rather than getting chewed out for my highly negative post here on CAG yesterday, I got a very welcomed apology. The representative (named Doug for the record) was very apologetic for the way the card company had treated me and let... |
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Why the Capcom Unity Card SUCKS! A Warning to All CAGs! |
 I have to admit, I've always been jealous of Japanese Credit Cards having game characters on them. Every now and then on Kotaku or other gaming blogs you'd see cool game themed credit/debit cards and wonder "Why don't we get those in the US?". Then comes along the Capcom Unity Debit Card which features character designs from Street Fighter IV, Bionic Commando, Resident Evil 5 and others and I think "WOW! It's about time!". The idea is that you put money on the card (it's a debit card, not a credit card) and I thought it'd be a great way to try and monitor/control my spending as I'm moving away quickly from regular credit cards. Sure, they charge you $10 to activate it, which sucks, but it could be worse...right? Ooooooohhhh yes it sure could. What they don't tell you right away is how many fees there are for this card (it's downright ridiculous!). In my first... |
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dv8mad Lowball Auction Sale by Goomba478 to assist dv8mad ** PLEASE LOOK** |
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Hey guys. It's ironic that dv8mad posted right before me on the CAG Blogs, but if you get a chance please visit my forum post here. I'm having a special sale to try to raise some extra, much-needed money for dv8mad. He's a really great guy and I want to see people like him doing well and not having to worry about how he's going to pay the monthly bills.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=170651 100% of all proceeds of all items will go to dv8mad at the end of the week. I'm donating the items so they will be shipped from the US. Please check it out. I have some great items and it goes to a great cause. ** It's fitting to use his style of lowball-auction system, don't you agree? ** Here's a list of what is available: 1) Xbox Live 13 Month Gold Card - Works in US/Canada. Brand New. I will send you the code via Email/PM once the sale ends. 2) Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360) - Brand New/Factory Sealed ... |
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Devil Summoner 2 Coming Stateside! CONFIRMED! |
 Hey guys, for those of you not following the recent Atlus teases/Emails/marketing pushes. It would appear to most that Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha versus King Abaddon is coming to the US. The first run will also include the free Raiho Plushie ^_^ Gamefly also has a link (so feel free to add it to your Q): http://www.gamefly.com/products/detail.asp?pid=135590 This was originally teased by Atlus with the following image:  which many SMT fans guessed right away. Here is another shot of the plushie:  Make sure to order the game as soon as pre-orders are up so... |
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Help Goomba Sell off his Backlog Sale... Ends 10 PM EST 1/25/2009
By goomba478 01-25-2009 02:58 PM
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 Hey guys, as you may know, I am eagerly working around the clock to get rid of my back stock of unsold games (most of which are brand new or nearly so). So I am going to be selling a ton of them. Since eBay seems to be the fastest route, I'm listing most of them there for now. If you see something you like, please feel free to bid (and/or snipe) the auctions that you fancy. *Click the image above to go to my eBay store with all the listings * All items are ending around 10PM EST on 1/25/2009 - Sunday (Tonight). Thanks ^_^ |
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World of Goo Soundtrack - Complete & FREE! Go Get it ^_^ |
 Download Link Page: http://kylegabler.com/WorldOfGooSoundtrack/ If you're like me, then you like downloadable games. 2008 had a ton of them and "World of Goo" was one of the best. Now you can get the entire soundtrack directly from the game's makers for FREE. Yes my CAG brothers (and sisters). You can have this excellent soundtrack for free! Go get it. The link is here (Please note this is completely legal and legit as it's from the game's developers). Direct Downloads (Use these since the page goes up and down): ** Torrent Link (Recommended): http://www.mininova.org/tor/2199329 ** File Front Link (Fastest): http://files.filefront.com/WorldOfGo.../fileinfo.html ** Mirror 1: http://humanbraincloud.com/WorldOfGo...Soundtrack.zip ** Mirror 2: http://experimentalgameplay.com/Worl...Soundtrack.zip |
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GamesForCanada.com - Step By Step (With Photos!)
By goomba478 01-08-2009 02:52 AM
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As promised, I am going to do a VERY visual step-by-step guide to ordering from GamesForCanada.com. Since my last post was very wordy, I will let the pictures do most of the talking ^_^
1) The Online Store on GFC:  (Order directly from items that are currently in stock. New version of the website will also feature a text-only view of all items in stock, as well as qty. for items). The direct link is here: http://www.gamesforcanada.com/index.php 2) Direct Request Form:  The life-blood of my services: The "Direct Request" page. You can request almost any item from anywhere (including auction sites like eBay.com!). The full page is located here: http://www.gamesforcanada.com/direct-request.php 3) Quickbooks Business Software:  ... |
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GamesForCanada.com - How My Service Works...
By goomba478 01-08-2009 02:08 AM
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 For those of you who don't know, April 2008 was the starting point of a new service called "Games For Canada" that I started as a make-shift store. The idea of it is to help Canadians (or any other country) reach hard-to-find items available in the US as well as US-only deals that are not available in other locations. I started the site as a mere idea on the CAG Canada forums and 7 months later we have 1789 replies / 64054 views for our post....not bad if you ask me! While the service has been an overwhelming success, the actual site for GamesForCanada.com has never been truly realized to its full potential. I'm in the process of hand-coding the entire site myself right now, but it won't actually launch in full until late February. Beta-Testers will have access starting in early February to help me test things out as well. Anyhow, onto the main point of this. ------------... |
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Buy My Companion Cube (Brand New)
By goomba478 01-05-2009 04:01 PM
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 I am selling my last Plush Companion Cube from the Valve Software Store. The item is an original print (not a knock-off), officially licensed and still factory sealed. Get yours at a great price while you still can. Thanks guys! Auction ends tonight at 10PM EST (1/5/2009) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting |
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Need to Spend $900 at Best Buy in One Week...Suggestions?
By goomba478 12-26-2008 01:35 AM
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 Hey guys. This is probably an unusual request, but coming from me that shouldn't be too much of a surprise. I am desperately trying to reach Silver Rewards Status at Best Buy by the end of the year (you have to spend $2500 in a single Calendar Year to qualify). In order to do this, I only have about $900 to go. The thing is, I already have more than enough games for myself so I am looking for purchases that: 1) Are relatively good deals 2) Can be bought and resold if necessary for nearly what I bought them for to minimize loss on my investment. 3) Are not overly heavy or large in size (no HDTVs for example). My idea is that if I can buy about $900 worth of stuff to resell on eBay/CAG/elsewhere even at a small loss, it'll be worth it considering what it will save me in the near year. If I can qualify for free shipping, 45 day return policy windows and such, it'll be... |
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Goomba's Super Friday Sale - All Items Must Go! |
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SUPER FRIDAY SALE is LIVE! Here goes Nothing (everything?):  Okay guys here's the deal. I am calling this a "Super Friday Sale" because it's quite possibly the largest sale I've ever had. This is what I refer to as a BNoGBN sale which stands for "Buy Now or Goodbye Now" sale...anything that is not sold here is going straight to eBay. What doesn't sell on eBay will go to Goozex/Gamestop/GamesForCanada.com and others. MY GOAL IS TO SELL 100 Games in 100 Hours (roughly 5 days): All games are going towards paying down my massive debt. I have so much credit card debt now that I'm almost at the limit where I can't pay minimum payments for some cards (very, very bad). Selling off these items will also help to clear up much-needed space in my newly renovated office area. Please make fair offers. No low-balls. To request... |
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eBay Mail Problem - What Would You Do?
By goomba478 12-11-2008 03:14 AM
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 Hey guys. A little background. I recently sold a game to a buyer on eBay who lives in England. The problem is they wanted it shipped to their parents house in Canada, but the address eBay provided me with was her address in England. I ship it out on its merry way and then get an Email saying that the address was in fact her old address and that she no longer lives there. It turns out to be true because Auctiva later sends me her letter with her new address, but the damage is done...the game has already been shipped to her old address. Here's the thing: eBay claims that I HAVE TO send the package to the address that is her confirmed Address on eBay/Paypal to be covered by the Seller Coverage. I typically ship to wherever the person requests, but in this case it was Auctiva that sent me the new address and it went into my Junk Mail so I never even saw it. What can I do? Is there any way to... |
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I Got Selected for the SMT: Imagine Online Beta! Now What?
By goomba478 12-06-2008 03:48 PM
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 While it doesn't really surprise me seeing as how much stuff I buy from Atlus, it is rather funny considering I own almost all the SMT/Persona games and I have yet to play any of them. My busy schedule and constant shipping of games to other people and shopping for games means that lately I have a lot more games than I care to admit and not enough time to even begin to play my backlog. This brings me to an odd situation. I'd really like to check out the game, now that I have an opportunity to, but I also have almost NO time to play single player games let alone MMO's. Do any of you know, is it legit to sell these types of codes on eBay? I've seen people doing it in the past but never knew the legality of it. If any of you have any idea please let me know because I could definitely use the money and if I want to play the game I'll definitely check it out once I play the single player ones first. I've always... |
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Great Games for Sale [FREE SHIPPING]- Need Money BADLY... |
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Hey guys, This year I'm going to have a muted Black Friday since I'm trying to desperately pay down my debts and such. No crazy shopping for this Goomba. I'm selling the following games. All prices include shipping. Please pick up one if you see one that you like. Thanks!
Newer Games: Gears of War 2: Xbox 360 (Complete - Near Mint) - $50 Resistance 2: PS3 (Complete - Mint) - $50 Dead Space: Xbox 360 (Complete - Near Mint) - $50 Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe: Xbox 360 (Complete - Near Mint) - $50 Warhammer Battle March: Xbox 360 (Brand New-Factory Sealed) - $30 Mirror's Edge: Xbox 360 (Complete - Near Mint) - $48 Soul Calibur IV: PS3 (Complete - Near Mint) - $45 Sonic Rush Adventure: Nintendo DS (Complete - Near Mint) - $20 Unreal Tournament III: PS3 (Complete - Near Mint) - $17 Slightly Older Games: Animal Crossing: Wild World: Nintendo DS (Complete - Near Mint) - $22 Mario Kart DS: Nintendo DS... |
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A $99,999.99 iPod? Count me In! [Black Friday Deals] |
  While looking through Black Friday deals I managed to find a nearly $100,000 Dollar iPod 5.5 Generation model. The price has long been fixed on Amazon but if I was a millionaire I would have loved to buy that and have called customer service about price adjusting that one For those of you looking to spend this much on an iPod might I suggest just getting a gold-plated iPhone or something (or if you really insist I'll sell you my 80GB iPod at only half the price). |
