yea i know the feeling, I often think the folks selling the stuff have no idea what a crap shoot it is on our part. I try to stay away from the very collectable stuff, just so I can stay in that 25-100 dollar zone, that way I dont feel too bad about dumping cash I know I will never recover. I went thru this not too long ago on yet another big console. The guy was sure it was worth a lot, I offered 25$ he declined thinking it should be much more. I did not even bother to try to explain it as I assume he would think I was just giving him a line of bull, which I can understand his position, ergo I just wish him well. Often I hear back and they want me to come get it. There is such a limited demand, and most collectors quickly overload (I did) to the point where you just have to pass unless its priced at the parts value level. I am sure most of what I have will never result in a recovery of any where near what I got in it, but thats ok, I just like playing with my old TV's
