Services & pricing
Prices
Labour prices in Canadian dollars. Parts are extra, at cost plus 15%. Every repair starts with a $40 diagnostic, credited toward the repair.
Packages
The three main choices
Package
Tune-up
Diagnostic, internal and connector cleaning, power supply check, burn-in.
Handhelds $50 · consoles and VIC-20 $60 · computers $70
from $50
Most requested
Restoration
The tune-up, plus the system's main repair: recap and connectors, AV mod, cartridge slot, or battery contacts and IPS screen.
Handhelds from $90 · consoles from $110 · computers from $170
from $90 + parts
Package
Collector grade
The restoration, plus cosmetic work, socketed chips, keyboard work on computers and a full photo log.
Quoted per machine
By estimate
By machine
All prices
All systems
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic (credited toward the repair) | $40 |
| Power supply safety check | $15free with any repair |
| Modern power supply | supply at cost + $10 |
| Cartridge clean and test | $5each, $3 each for 10+ |
| Controller repair (joystick, pad, paddle) | $20each + parts |
| Cosmetic restoration (clean, retrobrite, polish) | $50–$100, quoted |
| Collector-grade restoration | computers from $300, consoles and handhelds from $180, quoted |
Commodore 8-bit: C64, C128, VIC-20
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Full recap, Commodore 64 | $90+ parts |
| Full recap, Commodore 128 | $110+ parts |
| Full recap, VIC-20 | $70+ parts |
| Chip replacement, socketed (PLA, SID, CIA, RAM, VIC-II; C128 MMU, VDC; VIC-20 VIC, VIA, 2114) | $50first chip, $20 each extra, + parts |
| Keyboard restoration | $70 |
| Connector replacement (power, video, joystick, user port) | $35each + parts |
Amiga 500 Coming soon
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Battery leak cleanup (A501 expansion) | $50trace repair quoted |
| Floppy drive service | $40 |
| Gotek floppy emulator install | $50+ Gotek |
| Recap | $90+ parts |
| Chip replacement, socketed (CIA, custom chips) | $50first chip + parts |
| Kickstart ROM or memory upgrade | $30+ parts |
Atari 2600
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Chip replacement, socketed (TIA, RIOT, 6507) | $40+ parts |
| Composite AV mod | $60+ kit |
Nintendo consoles: NES, SNES
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| NES 72-pin connector replacement (the blinking-light fix) | $35+ part |
| NES lockout chip disable | $10with any repair |
| SNES cartridge slot, regulator and power jack service | $45+ parts |
| AV, RGB or region mods | Quoted |
Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Battery contact cleanup or replacement | $30+ parts |
| Original Game Boy screen line repair (ribbon reflow) | $40 |
| IPS screen install | $40+ kit |
| Shell replacement | $25+ shell |
| Speaker, power switch or button repair | $25each + parts |
| Cartridge save battery replacement (coin cell) | $8each |
ColecoVision and Intellivision Coming soon
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| ColecoVision RAM replacement, socketed (4116 DRAM) | $60+ parts |
| Controller rebuild (keypad membranes, cables, disc) | $30each + parts |
| Composite AV mod | $70+ kit |
Good to know
Included with every repair
- 4-hour burn-inA test loop or a game’s attract mode, with the case closed.
- Before and after photosTaken on arrival and on return.
- Repair reportOne page listing what was replaced.
- 3-month warrantyOn our parts and our work. Details
- TaxesNo GST or QST for now: small supplier.
- Not offeredCRT televisions and monitors, 1541 and 1571 drive alignment, lithium battery packs.
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