4484b641   
   From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   >> Well, the nice thing is that if you ever sell that clone, it'll go for a   
   >> bit on ebay(for some odd reason, the clones always do), and the Genesis   
   >> 2 is still just $15 or lower, even with shipping. ;)   
   >>   
   >   
   > It would seem to me that there are 3 possible reasons why a clone   
   > would fetch good money. The first reason could be simply they are not   
   > as common as the original system.   
      
   I liken it to those SNES/NES dual clones that play both formats: Yeah,   
   you don't see them every day, but when you start looking in to them   
   further and see the games they won't play(no Castlevania III!?), it's   
   hard to even pay $5 for one. That's just me though.   
      
   > The second reason could be that the casual person doesn't want one,   
   > but the hardcore person does. Such an extremist is more likely to pay   
   > big to feed the obsession.   
      
   Good call.   
      
   > Like me buying 5 different color n64s for   
   > example. I have black, blue, gold, red, and green. I still need the   
   > orange and purple :D  I can't find them. I found an orange but it was   
   > missing the RAM cover.   
      
   That's 5 too many N64s imo. ;)   
      
   > The third reason is probably that they might not last long. Maybe two   
   > years later they are all gone. It's the Ford Escort effect. Now you   
   > see them, now you don't.   
      
   Hehhehehe, yeah that could be it as well...though lately, it seems like   
   virtually every retro gaming store I visit, they not only have some   
   clones, but *a lot* of clones. Even places like Movie Trading   
   Company(which, oddly, takes in and sells old games/hardware) has a few   
   clones laying around. It's weird, it's almost like it's in fashion now   
   to sell clones...where as back in the day, you were under arrest just   
   for owning one. ;)   
      
   Bel   
   --   
   Whip Ass Gaming: http://www.whipassgaming.com/   
      
   "We'll meet again...in Hell"   
     - Cobra, The Space Adventure   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)