Factory new consoles

I've tried to get the consoles I own as near to their original factory new condition as possible, having cable tied all leads and placed pads etc in original bags where I have them.

If anyone has any unsealed factory new consoles could they post pics of how everything is bagged & arranged in the console box / polystyrene tray. I think this would be really useful in helping us perfectionists.

A pic of a factory new PAL SNES all bagged up in the poly tray would be a real help if anyone is lucky enough to have one.

 

All things considered, it's not a bad idea. This way someone could see if something sold as 'new' on eBay (for example) is actually 'new' and not just used but well kept. I suspect this happens a lot more than people probably imagine.

Not for me though' - Most of my consoles are used to death and in battered boxes from travelling so much over the years. Hey! At least I've still got 'some' of the boxes!

 

The ebay sellers will probably also see this thread :thumbsup:

 

Then again what defines factory condition as tiny things like the colour and type of the cable ties and plastic bags will change. What tape these use (if any) to tape the bags up with. To what comes with the machine. For example heath warning sheets, adverts, etc.

An example, when the original master system was released in the UK it came with tiny joysticks that you could screw into the pad. Not long after they removed these but the pads still had a rubber cover and a metal screw in the plastic for the tiny plastic joysticks. The box also still had a spot for these joysticks, if you bought one of these machines would you still think it's factory new if the joysticks weren't there?

Another example Nintendo did change what flyers and sheets they put in with the machine, would you think that having some of these missing as somone has shown a factory new machine to have these sheets and flyers if your one didn't?

Also how do you know if something is factory fresh? I have a Sony Playstation Yaroze console that is still in the box as new, the joypads are still tied and in bags and nothing had moved, if someone wanted to see the machine I would tell them no as it would crumple the foam wrapping, so I leave it in the box, but how would you know if I was selling it that it was the machine in question?

 

I agree. I keep one console in box as close to factory new as I can get and have another to play on that's not in quite as good condition.