Most profitable portable?

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:17 am

What is the most profitable portable? I know, "Depends on quality and bla bla bla" just consider it descent quality.

If you MUST have something to go by...

INSERT CONSOLE HERE (Original hardware or X-OAC?)
1-4 Hour battery life.
5" Zennith
Cartridge based
Looks nice on the outside

So whats the best? Just wondering how to make the best buck.

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:10 am

Didn't you have a similar thread a while back?

Obviously the most profitable will be the "current" ones, although this also will cost you a lot more to buy the stuff for and is riskier if it goes wrong. PS3 has to be the answer I suppose, but not for the right reasons.

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:39 am

I'm doing a dreamcast and it looks promising.

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:07 am

I sell my NESp V3s for $550 and SNES V2s for $600. It is all about making it look cool and reliable.

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:31 am

Rekarp wrote:I sell my NESp V3s for $550 and SNES V2s for $600. It is all about making it look cool and reliable.

Interesting, how many have you sold, and do you have pics of them?

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:42 am

bacteria wrote:
Rekarp wrote:I sell my NESp V3s for $550 and SNES V2s for $600. It is all about making it look cool and reliable.
Interesting, how many have you sold, and do you have pics of them?

Check my website for pictures. I have sold 3 of each.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:54 am

Generally the *oac are the cheapest to make portable and sell for a good amount.

NOAC, usually go for $5-$20, depending on the package it's in.
GOAC, a little more expensive then the NOAC.
AOAC, mine and most I've seen are going for $20.

A good screen runs about $50-100, less if you can find a PSone screen.

Case material, I'm not going to get in on that as it could be a whole article in and of itself.

So just to highlight.
Minimum cost: ~$50

Then what ever the materials cost, multiply that by 3 and add it all together. So you could end up throwing one up on Ebay for $200+.

This isn't in stone and I'm sure there are thing that I might have gotten wrong, so feel free to fill in the holes with your own information.

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:24 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0228829211

LCD = less then 20.00

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:59 am

Those are very cheap, about 1/3 the UK cost. In the UK, PSone screens are the best bet.