Upon hearing this, Ye Yuqing became somewhat curious.

During the busy days at the SEG Market, Ye Yuqing met quite a few people with Lin Yifeng. Lin Yifeng basically only picked things out but didn't buy anything, sometimes just asking about the price and then not giving a reason.

That day, he watched Lin Yifeng fiddling with the cassette tape repeatedly and thought that there was really nothing wrong with it, and that Lin Yifeng had chosen it carefully before buying it.

The frequent problems with the cassette tapes made Veronica Yip a little confused as to why Lam Yat-fung would knowingly walk into a trap.

Seeing Lin Yifeng say this, Ye Yuqing also turned her attention to the Famicom next to the TV.

Seeing Ye Yuqing's puzzled look, Lin Yifeng smiled and walked over to unplug the Famicom.

Lin Yifeng was very familiar with this thing.

He pointed to the Nintendo laser logo and the "Made in Japan" label on the top of the document, pointing to Veronica Yip.

"These stickers! 3 yuan each!"

"handle?"

Lin Yifeng shook the handle.

"It might cost less than 10 yuan."

Ye Yuqing blinked, her expression unreadable.

"profound."

Then Lin Yifeng began to explain to him the tricks of this machine in Huaqiangbei.

The cost of acquiring those old machines from the other side of the strait is probably between 20 and 50 yuan per unit.

Then they order outer packaging from Dongguan, affix various labels to make it look like it's made abroad, and stuff it with various Japanese instruction manuals and product orders.

Is the conductive rubber in the handle aging?

Don't worry, just put some aluminum foil on the buttons to make them feel softer. Most novices won't be able to tell the difference, and might even be so happy that they think they've bought the original because of the better feel.

Those who can't wait can replace it with a domestic rubber pad, which costs at most 1.5 yuan, and then resell it as a genuine product, selling for at least 50 yuan.

In Huaqiangbei, there's no such thing as a problem with electronic goods.

If you have a problem, they have a way to help you solve it.

For example, is the valuable internal motherboard moldy?

Simple! Clean with alcohol, then spray on some 5-yuan bottle of anti-rust paint, and the problem is solved perfectly.

Is the power adapter burnt out?

If you replace it with a domestically produced knock-off, it will look exactly the same, and they can even change the specifications to Japanese standard chargers for you.

The cost of a Nintendo Famicom is at most 50 to 80 yuan, but it can be resold wholesale for 300 to 400 yuan, and is known as a "gray market seizure".

When they sell these to retailers, the price is almost the same as the genuine product. A single unit easily starts at 450 yuan or more, and some unscrupulous ones will sell it to you as a genuine product, charging you 600 yuan for just the machine.

If you ask, then the answer is the same.

"This is the last batch of grey market goods. Customs opened the seal, so there are no original stickers."

"Look at the craftsmanship; no imitation can be this refined."

"The sound chip is made in Japan; how could a domestically made one achieve this effect? ​​(Actually, it's just a resistor soldered on for tuning.)"

With the right communication skills, you simply won't find any problems.

Even if something goes wrong, they can just say, "It's because you didn't follow the instructions," and leave you speechless.

In addition, due to lax regulations in the 1990s and the difficulty in reporting cases, consumers could only accept their bad luck.

Of course, Lin Yifeng didn't buy this batch of goods simply to be ripped off.

He wasn't foolish enough to give money to these people for nothing.

Goods in Huaqiangbei are also categorized by grade.

For the lowest-end products, they might take a Subor (小霸王) machine, change the logo and the shell, and sell it to you as a genuine product. The cost of this is even cheaper than making a refurbished machine.

Some people are too lazy to even change the logo, they just force-flash the BIOS so you can play directly by inserting a card, buy a Little Tyrant motherboard for 20 yuan, change the shell, and sell it directly after finishing the project for 25 yuan.

These are considered second-rate goods in Huaqiangbei.

A more advanced approach would involve refurbishing the motherboard, re-registering its serial number, and adding various refurbished components, making it perfectly passable as genuine.

These are collectively referred to as "Grade A goods".

As for the highest grade, it's the batch that Lin Yifeng bought.

The appearance and content are exactly the same as the genuine product. Plus, it uses a domestically made "original controller", so there are definitely no problems. In fact, the quality is even better than the genuine product.

The only drawback is that these machines have relatively poor overall compatibility. For example, when other game companies release games in the future, they will have to re-flash the device to make it compatible.

These types of products are collectively referred to as "factory goods".

These past few days, Lin Yifeng may have seemed to be looking around, but in reality, he's been selecting which company makes the best machines.

Those defective products and Grade A goods were simply not good enough for Lin Yifeng.

After browsing for two days, only the goods I saw on the first day seemed to have any guarantee.

As for the issue of Veronica Yip's game freezing, it's basically not related to the machine itself, but rather to the poor quality of the game cartridge.

However, Lin Yifeng wasn't too worried about the cassette tapes; he could get them directly from Yang Biaozi.

Getting the machines on the other side of the strait on the hour was a bit of a hassle for Yang Biaozi, but loading a few cassette tapes was a piece of cake for him.

The key point is that Lin Yifeng sourced this batch of goods from Huaqiangbei and had them delivered to Chang'an County.

He never intended to buy this batch of goods at wholesale price.

Lin Yifeng glanced at the calendar in the room and sighed deeply.

"I feel like it should be about done by tomorrow."

...

The following day, near the containers at the port of Chang'an County.

Chen Sanshi drove a minivan, which was loaded with a batch of "original factory goods".

Achang sat in the passenger seat, a cigarette dangling from his lips, gazing at the distant, undulating sea.

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