Alex Kraus

@alexfkraus.bsky.social

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Official Hard Off Ambassador named by Hard Off Co. Previously worked for software developer in Hokkaido. Retro collector/38歳 🚹. Shop my Etsy retro game store at: retrodreamgames.etsy.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alex-kraus-688637121/

Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 11:03 UTC

I’m at BariQ, a Surugaya outlet in Koga. The price of junk went up since last time I was here 😭 used to be ¥200 ea or 3/¥500, now ¥300 ea or 5/¥1100.

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 10:08 UTC

Official Nintendo DS Lite cleaning kit.
Showcase price: ¥5500
Mercari price: ¥3000
Junk box price: ¥100 😎 #ハードオフファミリー

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 09:32 UTC

Printfan With Popegg color printer exclusively for PlayStation 2. ¥11,000. #ハードオフファミリー

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 09:15 UTC

This is Donki Hote’s micro PC the Nanote. Not sure exactly which revision this is but I’m curious about it. #ハードオフファミリー

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 09:00 UTC

I’m at Hard Off/Off House R125 Koga Higashi ハードオフ・オフハウス１２５号古河東店 #ハードオフファミリー

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 08:38 UTC

Lots of unopened sodt

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 08:27 UTC

I’m at WonderGOO in Koga, Ibaraki, trying not to get struck by lightning.

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 08:19 UTC

Got Advent Children Complete on Blu-Ray for ¥230

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 08:07 UTC

Cheap Jigglypuff amiibo but I don’t need it

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 07:42 UTC

I definitely missed this junk corner last time I was here!

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 07:29 UTC

I’m at WonderRex in Koga, Ibaraki. While they don’t have a big games selection, I was impressed with the huge hobby floor last time I was here (last year?)

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 06:47 UTC

IANAL but isn’t the act of distributing fake bills itself a felony?

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André Greppi | DRES13 @dres13.bsky.social
[ View ] Sep 03, 2023 at 05:14 UTC

Hi-diddly-ho, neighborinos

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 03:24 UTC

My Saturday class is finished, let’s go OFFing WOOOOOO

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ChronoMoogle @chronomoogle.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 17:38 UTC

Oh heck, TOSE appears to be in trouble due to numerous game cancelations. 🙁

automaton-media.com/articles/new... via AUTOMATON Japan

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 11:52 UTC

It’s a little drafty but luckily Kantō never gets that cold. The rain on the other hand…

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 10:55 UTC

ゴミケージ、ご入居受付ちゅう (Trash cage, now accepting applications to move in)

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 09:46 UTC

宇都宮の文化です。

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 04:33 UTC

I felt the first quake from Ibaraki at 10:25 (closer) but not the second one from Chiba at 12:12

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 04:30 UTC

I felt the one from Ibaraki at 10:25 but not the second one at 12:12

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 04:29 UTC

I felt the one from Ibaraki at 10:25 but not this one

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 04:28 UTC

Every business here in Japan: Please cooperate with our survey……… no

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Colossal @thisiscolossal.com
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 22:23 UTC

Artist Hitomi Terasawa drew a meticulous cross-sectioned rendering of Hong Kong's infamous Kowloon Walled City before it was razed in 1994. Now we have rare scans revealing the inner workings of the labyrinth-like metropolis.

www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/07/kowl...

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 00:31 UTC

Oh I get it, it was an initiative to reduce packaging/waste

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 00:21 UTC

What was Gomi Diet, I need context

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 12:34 UTC

Jeopardy: “What is a seppo?”

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 12:11 UTC

The duality of man

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 12:06 UTC

ん。

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 11:42 UTC

Daiso shrinkflation

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Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 01:26 UTC

A really confusing label on a bag of silica gel desiccant, as both people who have and have not seen the warning don't get it.

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 13:04 UTC

Tochinoki Family Land in Utsunomiya has a roller coaster modeled after the E5 Hayabusa Shinkansen @supcat

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Lydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:39 UTC

The thing I can't stop thinking about is this: I'm 48, and in my adult lifetime there has been one Republican who won the popular vote. But I will probably spend the rest of my life under the authority of a Supreme Court dominated by hard right conservatives. How is that democracy?

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 11:47 UTC

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 11:43 UTC

Went to Hard Off Utsunomiya Nishikawata. Bought a cheap Roomba E5 (2018 model) for ¥5000. It has a 3mo warranty. Never owned one before. Was thinking about buying a new model for much more. We’ll see how this one works out.

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Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 04:01 UTC

The NeXTlevel was NeXT Software's first handheld device, eagerly awaited but canned just two weeks from release when Apple purchased NeXT and chose not to pursue gaming. All 250,000 release devices were pulled from channels and unceremoniously rolled into landfill out northwest of Dubbo.

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Zeether @zeether.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 22:03 UTC

TIL that Spike made Big Mutha Truckers part of the Dekotora Densetsu series in Japan

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 12:52 UTC

Btw early editions of this box came with a free copy of FFVIII FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC orchestrated cd. So check the package for a bonus

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 12:45 UTC

I passed on Pokka promo Mario Bros for ¥9000 a couple years ago and I guess I’ll never live it down

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 11:59 UTC

I found a Mini Costco on the way to dinner and I think Kantō might kill me either by budget or by health. We had few such luxuries in Hokkaido but.

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 11:25 UTC

10-hour stream finished with @4amlaundry, thanks to everyone who tuned in

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 08:59 UTC

Book Off Super Bazaar Omiya is one of the 400 (!!) Book Off stores that is temporarily closing tomorrow (7/1) due to a fraud investigation.

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 08:54 UTC

The only thing I got from Hard-Off / Off House Saitama Miyahara with @4amlaundry: Soul Hackers for PS1 ¥500.

We are streaming live on his YouTube/Twitch right now. #ハードオフファミリー

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 08:52 UTC

I’m at Book Off Super Bazaar Omiya with @4amlaundry. We are streaming live on his YouTube/Twitch right now. #ハードオフファミリー

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 07:48 UTC

Drool

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 07:48 UTC

I’m at Hard-Off / Off House Saitama Miyahara with @4amlaundry. We are streaming live on his YouTube/Twitch right now. #ハードオフファミリー

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 06:30 UTC

Hard Off Higashi-Omiya finds with @4amlaundry

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 05:39 UTC

High quality game sound for high level game player enjoy excellent game life give game on us. #ハードオフファミリー

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 05:29 UTC

Final Fantasy VIII Desktop Accessories CD-ROM. I think have this already. #ハードオフファミリー

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 05:21 UTC

I’m live on stream with @4amlaundry on YouTube and Twitch. We’re at a store I have never been to: Hard Off Audio & Digital Kan in Higashi-Omiya. #ハードオフファミリー

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 02:58 UTC

Beautiful box for a Nintendo TV Game 6. System inside looked like it had some corrosion tho. #ハードオフファミリー

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