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Re: 'He Has Taken Advantage of Extremely Talented, Kind and Professional People' - All Is Not Well with Boutique Retro Publisher 33 Games

RossoftheRobots

I worked for 1PW as a referee on the first show. At the time, I had no reason to think that Steven was fraudulent however, I did think it was strange that his wife was handing out cheques to pay people.

She had no idea who was being paid what and when I went to collect mine, she asked me how much she should pay me. I made up a figure and cashed that cheque as quick as I could, just in case.

Re: Random: "The Ultimate Retail Heist" - How One Man "Robbed" Toys R Us With A Bunch Of $5 Sega Saturn Games

RossoftheRobots

I did a similar thing while working at Game on the launch of GTA Vice City. People were trading in GTA 3 but because we had some many copies, eventually the trade in price went to £1. People still traded them in however which meant me and my colleagues could buy them for £1.40.

We'd then return them under the infamous 'no questions asked' 10 day returns policy for £40 store credit.

We lived like kings that month!

Re: RetroTap Aims To Eradicate Your "Tangled Mess Of Ageing, Bulky Wall Warts"

RossoftheRobots

I have a fair amount of consoles set up and have got round the problem of the power cables with a couple of simple Ikea 6 way socket multiplugs that are screwed into the wall behind the TV.

Each socket has it's own power switch and all my consoles are switched off until they're needed. I'm not sure how the Retrotap could be any better of a solution than this but I'll keep an eye on it.