MD Game Sales leaves the MVS market

Originally posted by the owner of MD Game Sales, Mike, at neo-geo.com:

Hi guys
After alot of years (more than i want to admit)we are going to be getting out of the mvs cartridge and pcb business.To be honest with you the profit margins are just gone and it is not worth the time that has to be put into it to keep it running in a professional manner..We are just going to concentrate on the commercial end of the arcade industry and unfortunately neo geo is not a big part of the big picture anymore..Anyhow besides this news I just want to let you know if there are any carts you are looking we are going to be depleting the inventory so if there are any titles you are looking for old or new feel free to make a (LEGITIMATE ) offer and we will see if we can sell at that price..We also have some taito
F-3 SYSTEMS Arkanoid returns and Landmaker all for $100ea including s+h ..Please email us at mdgamesales@aol.com with any questions as we do not check or answer pm..Christy has departed and is now living in south Florida finishing college and working in some restaurant called Hooters(I can only imagine what type of place that must be)and i will continue to deal with the commercial end of the industry..Thanks for your time and good luck with your neo collections..
Mike

Damn, damn, damn. Not too cool at all. It really sucks to see a great seller leave the MVS market. He had some of the best prices and quickest shipping ever. And he had a LOT of great MVS stuff.

And what really sucks is that I planned on buying most of my future MVS carts and kits from him. I was only able to buy two up until now. I'm sure some other members are truly upset, too...

Time to start looking harder for MVS games.

[And yes, it is completely true. And yes, he will (thank god) still carry all other types of PCBs, of course.]

Damn. I have yet to re-enter the MVS market and start buying games for real, but I have heard good things about them. Maybe this is time to start buying stuff...

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And yes, he will (thank god) still carry all other types of PCBs, of course

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we are going to be getting out of the mvs cartridge and pcb business.

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Am I missing something?

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Originally posted by Mode7
Am I missing something?

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Hmmm... Maybe 'pcb' is referring only to MVS motherboards. Hopefully. :(

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Originally posted by catty
Hmmm... Maybe 'pcb' is referring only to MVS motherboards. Hopefully. :(

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I too thought the same. It didn't sound like he was going to drop all PCBs in general, but I could be wrong.

Oh, man this does suck. He was one of the best MVS sellers I have ever dealt with.

I got to email him quick to get my slug x.

Or is it too late?

Yep.

100% total suckage.

I've been kinda bummed ever since I heard about this. He was truly a service to the Neo*Geo community.

Were his MVS prices really that good? I know all of his Cave & Seibu games were sold at Ebay inflated prices. $200 for Guwange = bad deal.

JM

The prices weren't always THAT great, but at least he's a guy who usually delivered what he promised in a timely fashion. I've heard very few complaints about him and that's quite an accomplishment dealing with people as picky as some neo collectors. I've only dealt with him a couple of times and he didn't knock my socks off...had a decent, constantly changing selection, though. If you're thinking of getting a rage of the dragon's kit, he might be the guy to go to as he's liquidating stuff at relatively low prices.

There are enough other neo vendors that I don't really think I'll be too affected by his leaving the market, so long as he's not the start of some mass exodus.

A good seller leaves the market just as I enter it.

Bummer...

Mike has been probably THE BEST seller for MVS carts. Now he's pulling out of it. :( I've always had good dealings with Mike.

I hope by "commercial end" he doesn't mean he'll go primarily into Deluxe machines.