how much should I be spending on a PC-Engine DUO R/RX?

[sanjo]

I'm thinking of buying one over Yahoo Auction in Japan. I don't live in Akihabara, but a small city so we don't have much access to used games.

So far, they seem to fall within the price range of 20,000 to 30,000 yen.
I am thinking of bidding on this which ends tomorrow
http://page23.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o140540224

looks a bit dirty, but right now it is at 4000 yen

[majors]

Looks like it got extended or relisted. Maybe the seller is looking for that 20-30,000 price. Lot of folks scrap YAJ for max flip, you're competing with us even though you live in Japan! I'm curious on that lots description, I do not read moon runes, but google has something about "do not know how to disconnect the card type of software that has entered into, it will be attached in this state". Plus no PSU, so no confirm "working"...

I wonder if some grandma in your "small town" has her sons old PCE sitting in a closet.

[sanjo]

Looks like it got extended or relisted. Maybe the seller is looking for that 20-30,000 price. Lot of folks scrap YAJ for max flip, you're competing with us even though you live in Japan! I'm curious on that lots description, I do not read moon runes, but google has something about "do not know how to disconnect the card type of software that has entered into, it will be attached in this state". Plus no PSU, so no confirm "working"...

I wonder if some grandma in your "small town" has her sons old PCE sitting in a closet.

lol, stupid me. I should've read it carefully.
Basically he wrote it was found while cleaning in his father's house. There's a lot of unknowns about the state of condition of this item, but it seems to be junk.
guess I'll look at other things

I'm starting to feel like I should just wait until I have another trip down to Tokyo and buy it from a specialty shop that maintains their consoles