Right here.
There was a lot of misinformation being tossed around here today, that's fine.
I know a lot of you are PRAYING that these games are fake. It's rather sickening that you could hate on someone for that.
But as Billy said, you are entitled to your own opinion and no matter what comes of this, some of you will never own up to the fact that they are real.
Someone asked "Why TonK?" earlier in this thread.
I wasn't the first person the source contacted - and like I've said, I didn't even know about the games when I first spoke to the guy.
Here's what happened.
I got as much info as I could, had the game shipped to me to look at. I looked it over and thought it was perfect, but needed someone else to confirm it for me - I contacted Geddon_jt before I SOLD ANYTHING for the source. Geddon_jt and Billy scrutinized the game and about a week later, I got a message that confirmed it was real as far as they could tell.
With that information, I told EVERY buyer that I COULD NOT CONFIRM the origin of the game, that it looked perfect, but I couldn't guarantee it was real.
EVERY buyer agreed that the information provided was enough to plunk down serious cash to obtain them, Billy included.
How is it ANYONE on this sites business to know anything more than that?
They all knew what they were getting into and are still happy with their purchases.
As Charlie stated before, one of the buyers is unhappy - I have no clue who it is, because I've spoken directly to each one of them and asked if they were happy. They all said yes.
To these people, the games are real. And the games are also real to a lot of other people who contact me every month seeing if I could get them a copy of either game.
I actually received an offer for Power Spikes 2 today, AFTER all of the misinformation was posted.
Most of the hardcore collectors really don't give a fuck what anyone on this site thinks and I don't blame them.
I mean, you guys heard that the source is getting 10,000 NOS snap lock cases directly from SNK Japan and you label him a bootlegger? What if Shawn had secured these cases? He'd be a hero!
Then you guys focus on the dudes car being broke down which means absolutely NOTHING. it's not an excuse or a cop out for anything.
If the guy was lying, I don't think he'd be hanging out waiting to see what happens - he'd be ghost.
This is why he went to a 3rd party to sell the games. Had he just come out on the forums and said "Here, I have these games, buy them." we would have run him off the forums.
I think that John (Geddon_jt) and Billy (SuperGun) are more than capable to make an informed opinion on these games with their combined knowledge on the Neo Geo and it's history.
I'm very happy I went to them to work with me on this. Nobody is lying or being paid off. Our combined reputations should mean something.
Especially John's.
Do you really think he would involve himself in something he wasn't sure about?
Without he and Billy's help, none of this would have happened.
If by some chance we are wrong, that's something we have to deal with.
Now, the source has a ton of shit in the pipeline for everyone - if you choose not to deal with him, that's fine. He will be making himself available soon and will tell his entire story. He will also provide some never before seen items from SNK that are proven to be 100% real. Yes, 100%.
Shawn wasn't told everything. And what he was told was twisted into half truths that some of you chose to believe.
I admit, it looks really ugly right now and it wasn't supposed to go down like this.
Please give us all a chance to provide OUR side of the story and then make your opinion.
I believe a lot of you will change your minds and accept these items as fact.
Until then, you can have fun chasing your fake leads and making assumptions - none of it is true.
For those that have stuck by us, thank you. You will be rewarded in the end.
I'm not going to sit here and dissect every theory you other guys come up with.
In the end, it's only your opinion.
Please wait a little longer to form it.
- Mike