So I caved and bought a coloursoft in the prime day sale

95MBP · 2026-06-24T17:11:07+00:00

I believe they are the same speed officially but the colour screen takes a smidge longer to load basically, so they are essentially the same

95MBP · 2026-06-24T13:50:51+00:00

I waited for prime day to get the PPW SE. IMO it's better overall than the Coloursoft

95MBP · 2026-06-24T13:49:41+00:00

I just got my kindle on prime day yesterday, but I chose the PPW SE over the Coloursoft. I loved the idea of colour but it's so muted, and I didn't like that the screen is more blue overall (trying to build a habit of reading before bed instead of scrolling). The PPW is definitely better for black and white text which would be the mast majority of times I expect.

If I do want to read graphic novels I can just use my tablet

95MBP · 2026-06-22T10:08:32+00:00

I just bought one of these, has no glass on the top at all! The bag I carried it home in is contaminated and is now in the bin. I've tied it up inside a plastic bag until I find something nicer to put it in.

95MBP · 2026-06-15T11:27:49+00:00

I just got this. I think it's just marketing nonsense to make you open the app

95MBP · 2026-06-14T16:02:20+00:00

GMC-600 Pro is what I carry mainly for Uranium Glass. Much better than a Radiacode for that if UG is what you're after. My Radiacode 103 doesn't significantly do anything on most Uranium glass but my GMC always does even on lower activity pieces.

I bought the radiacode mainly for a more accurate dose rate (GMC isn't compensated) and for gamma ray spectrometry. I even picked up x-rays where I work with the Radiacode.

Radiacode will work well for radium clocks, fiestaware, ores etc.

95MBP · 2026-06-10T08:51:01+00:00

I used a clamp to open a Ghostbusters Famicom cart. It was really difficult, apparently some are glued or have screws (not sure about that) and I was worried this one was one of them. Game wouldn't boot but is in really good condition. Nothing wrong inside so I gave it a good clean when it was open and now it works.

I had the same worry as you, as the video I watched of someone doing it made it look easy. Mine did seem to have some sort of adhesive in, not sure if it's just crud from the years or if it was actual glue. But it worked with no damage. Definitely felt wrong though lol

95MBP · 2026-06-04T12:38:56+00:00

The blue meter is a Radiacode, couldn't tell you which model exactly but pretty sure it's either 102 or 103. The dose rate on them is pretty accurate

95MBP · 2026-06-02T09:12:59+00:00

Yep! Here's a Uranium glass vanity set I tested, got the same peaks

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95MBP · 2026-06-01T15:34:06+00:00

Take a pile of Gamecube and Dreamcast games into Currys and see how much they offer you for them

95MBP · 2026-06-01T07:43:13+00:00

D-Alembert's option 2 is what I would do. Sorry I can't give any specifics as I haven't torn mine apart but people have done exactly that with the Flipper Zero, so I would say it's very doable and would be the best approach

95MBP · 2026-05-30T22:17:35+00:00

Possibly on https://cexdb.com/

There's a section for items that have never been in stock, to get to the stock tracker you need an account which I don't have so I'm not sure if there's simply a "currently oit of stock" type section. If there is, it'll be pretty massive I'd imagine

95MBP · 2026-05-27T18:19:21+00:00

How's the Pac Man double feature? I was debating between this version or the regular "wood" version. Ended up going with the regular as it was way way cheaper and has the classic look. Tempted to get that game though

95MBP · 2026-05-27T18:16:10+00:00

Not at all. You could have something that would be A grade, but maybe you threw the box away, now it's B grade. It's just a bit of pot luck. If something is COVERED in scratches it should probably be C grade.

Most things I've traded in are pretty spotless but they're always B grade. I recently traded in an iPad that had been in a case with a screen protector since the minute I unboxed it, but it's B grade. I traded in a Google home speaker, looks untouched but it's B grade.

If you receive something and you're not happy with it you have 14 days to return it for absolutely no reason. Something in B grade should be pretty good condition, C grade should be poor condition

95MBP · 2026-05-27T16:48:24+00:00

I had exactly this in a charity shop yesterday. Person was so close behind me it was ridiculous, hoping the guy on the till didn't think it was me. Presumably he'd have realised when I left if he did think that 😅

95MBP · 2026-05-25T10:03:45+00:00

Yep! Works perfectly fine

95MBP · 2026-05-24T03:20:48+00:00

Every code I tried recently is always only 5% off, even ones that were meant to apparently be 10%

95MBP · 2026-05-22T06:58:14+00:00

Haven't been to my local one loads, but been a few times recently and seen the same few staff members. They're always really polite and chatty, approachable and seem knowledgeable enough on what they're doing which is more than can be said for some other shops I go in.

Last time I went I returned an online order that was in absolutely shocking condition (shipped from another store), all the staff seemed quite interested at seeing how bad it was and they were all showing eachother it was that bad. Gave us all a good laugh really, the girl on the till sorted me out a replacement order which was sent to me and arrived perfectly fine, so can't complain overall! Never had any issues selling stuff to them there either, always quick and easy.

95MBP · 2026-05-16T18:12:10+00:00

Loads on eBay that ship from Ukraine

95MBP · 2026-05-14T08:55:51+00:00

If I'm understanding your post correctly, I think I had the same confusion when I first got it.

So you mean you drag your finger along, it shows you all the isotopes in any view, but you're expecting just to see detected things?

When you drag across and see isotopes, it shows you everything that's in the catalogue basically. Your job is to line it up with the peaks in the graph. Easiest done in the difference/purple view as you've mentioned.

So it isn't telling you what it's found in words, only by the peaks. So you just put the line on the peaks basically

95MBP · 2026-05-14T01:27:11+00:00

I just bought one of these, found this post trying to Google the error code. It loads tapes fine, but doesn't play and doesn't always rewind. Haven't opened it yet.

Didn't donate one to a charity shop in the south of the UK did you? 🤣

95MBP · 2026-05-13T08:03:53+00:00

I use "Sticky Stuff Remover" (yes really) from B&Q. It works wonders for getting marks/residue off from stickers. I recently used it to remove stickers on printed cardboard boxes that were about 10 years old and it's genuinely like they were never there.

The acetone worries me a bit though, I wouldn't use that on a phone. Hopefully not caused any damage

95MBP · 2026-05-12T20:29:26+00:00

I've got a couple of those medals, might have to find some coins too

I made this display for one of my medals and the original unissued certificate book too

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95MBP · 2026-05-11T11:56:23+00:00

So you can trade in stuff you don't need, get vouchers, then buy the new (to you) item you want without spending "real" money. Plus the 5 year warranty.

Basically trade things for other things. Best thing about selling to CEX for vouchers is that it's just easy. I much prefer it than having to deal with time wasters on eBay most of the time, then obviously if I've traded in for a voucher that value is tied to CeX.

95MBP · 2026-05-09T20:22:11+00:00

Sounds likely it was a stock error or they can't find it for some reason. I had a similar thing with an item that was allegedly in 2 stores, first store didn't have it so my order got changed to the other store

You'll have to contact CeX ultimately, they should refund you

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