I've said the same thing a few times. May you have much stronger willpower than me!
SNES Game Collecting (Tips, discussion, and info for like minded collectors)
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I've said the same thing a few times. May you have much stronger willpower than me!
tiggerkiddo
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That road leads to madness.
CoachKevin
Member
Prices have gone through the roof in the last week. I am tapped until I get to Tokyo. Coming back with another 30-60 Famicom/SFC carts this time... Really depends on what is in stock and deals I find.
Dr Stabbingworth
Member
Are prices in Japan much cheaper than ebay SFC carts?
CoachKevin
Member
Hit and miss. You really have to go outside of Akiharbara to find good prices at places like BookOff and HardOff. I am OK with finding carts that aren't perfect so you can find some great games for very little. all of the RPGs are super cheap, but mostly worthless to me since I do not read Japanese. All of the FF and DQ games are under 500yen in nice shape as loose carts.
There are tons of, "junk" bins with 50-200yen games. Usually roughed up but after cleaning them I have gotten every game to work.
RoryDropkick
Member
Thinking of posting pics of my collection this weekend. Mine's not necessarily the most fancy, but I'm happy with the games I own. I don't have any in-box SNES games, just SFC stuff.
Lucky to own Wild Guns and Hagane though
Lucky to own Wild Guns and Hagane though
But.. but... the lone carts look so lonely on my shelves.
tiggerkiddo
Member
All that money you'll be saving can be used for new games!
Regarding prices for SFC games in Japan take a look at the pics below, I bought most of the games myself from Akihabara back in 2008 (you can see most of the price tags). I thought they were definitely cheap, I am wondering if they are still on the cheap side. I already had most of the games for my SNES (carts only mostly) so in the end I had a change of mind and last year I sold the SFC games and decided to continue my collection of NTSC/US and PAL games. It took quite some time in order to sell the SFC games and some SNES games in order to buy them again with boxes/manuals etc (and some extra money of course), but I would like to believe that I did the right thing, after all I 'd rather have the localized versions of my favorite games.
By the way I think that the SNES market in Europe is much more expensive than the US one, things in eBay are getting out of hand lately, and it is quite harder to come up with any good alternatives in most countries.
By the way I think that the SNES market in Europe is much more expensive than the US one, things in eBay are getting out of hand lately, and it is quite harder to come up with any good alternatives in most countries.
The worst part is, other then using my own money, I'm also taking advantage of Paypal's "Bill me later". So not actually having to have the money immediately makes my impulse to buy greater. lol But I should wait anyways, as need to pay it down a tiny bit. (even if I have technically 6 months, better to chip away at it)
Screw the new games! I want the classics.
Roddslayer
Member
Screw the new games! I want the classics.
Agreed Bioshock Infinite and The Last of Us are the only new games that I have a remote interest in this year. I'm sure that'll change once the new hotness comes out but games of old have a quality and charm to them that are nearly impossible to find nowadays.
Screw the new games! I want the classics.
I feel the exact same way. I'm glad I'm not alone.
Why not both? New games are easy to find deals on if you're willing to wait.
Delicious Waffles
Member
My first SNES game purchase ever.
I never actually played the game before but I don't know if I want to open it. It's so pretty sealed.
McBradders
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My first SNES game purchase ever.
I never actually played the game before but I don't know if I want to open it. It's so pretty sealed.
Keep it sealed. You can find F Zero fairly cheap, no sense in spoiling an unopened one
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
yeah can get it loose for about 2-3 bucks although those players choice ones are pretty cheap as well got mine for $8 could just buy another one of those and open that
Paypal's "Bill me Later" is taking advantage of you. lol just be careful.
OreoKraickerz
Neo Member
I don't want to derail this into an old vs new discussion but I have to say it's just so nice plopping in an old classic, tearing through it for the umpteenth time (or even the first in some cases), and getting the feeling that it's just as good as it always was. I'd much rather drop $60 on a game I know I'll love rather than taking a $60 and 30-50 hour gamble on something that might be good that I'll probably be disappointed by anyway since I'm a jaded old jerk.
Delicious Waffles
Member
Keep it sealed. You can find F Zero fairly cheap, no sense in spoiling an unopened one
Yeah, maybe I'll just find it loose. Good idea, guys.
lol I've been thinking the same thing lately. I'm just looking back and thinking what stuff did I miss out on that I would love to have now etc. So many N64, SNES and GBA games. I'm going to start concentrating my efforts there.
Delicious Waffles
Member
That's actually a smart way to look at it, especially when you're dropping a lot of money lol
Seriously though, if it's something you'll play and never get tired of, spending the same amount of money you would on a game today that you'll play once and put on a shelf/trade in isn't such a big deal.
Yes, I'm aware of there interest rates. Which is why I've been paying it back fairly quickly. lol
A non jacked up Mega Man X appears!
$19.99 + $4
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mega-Man-X-...Games_Games&hash=item3380100010#ht_109wt_1165
$19.99 + $4
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mega-Man-X-...Games_Games&hash=item3380100010#ht_109wt_1165
Finally
Darkfire64
Neo Member
anotherVegan
Member
Here's a find a made a few years ago at a local thrift shop:
$75 for that lot. All the games were mint with plastic bags and dust covers still on the games.
I'm envious. All those boxes.
PetriP-TNT
Member
Out of toilet paper.. must... use... Megaman X cartridge
I'm almost afraid to ask what the brown stuff is. :lol
I like how he didn't even feel the need to at least wash it off before putting up an auction of it.
Edit: Oh yeah. I remember that auction, it's the guy with the hundred SNES and PSX systems!
Nice! I hope to find a find like that one day.Here's a find a made a few years ago at a local thrift shop:
$75 for that lot. All the games were mint with plastic bags and dust covers still on the games.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Ugh. Why? WHY?Keep it sealed. You can find F Zero fairly cheap, no sense in spoiling an unopened one
Unless you plan on selling this someday, and it's not going to be worth a lot as these are painfully common, OPEN YOUR GAME AND ENJOY IT!
It's the gross Greatest Hits version. Who cares? Just open it.
Big Papa Husker
Member
I got a Conker's Bad Fur Day from a pawn shop a few years ago that looked like that. :\
depths20XX
Member
I agree. People who don't open games are jack-offs. Wait, that's what you were saying right?
tiggerkiddo
Member
Screw the new games! I want the classics.
I guess I should have been more clear! New games=new (used) SNES games for your collection!
Oh, but then I'd still run into the display problem. Something about the lonely cartridges irks me. They feel wrong. Truth is when I'm collecting I try to get two copies, a cheaper, usable copy, and the more pristine copy simply for collecting purposes. Made collecting comics an even more expensive hobby.
I have a wishlist of games I want for the SNES since a few years, and I always end looking for friends of friends who want to gift me their old games. Trying to buy something retro related to videogames in Spain is a joke, prices are off the chart, everyone thinks everything is vintage and everygame has to cost 30 or more, fucking ridiculous.
You guys don't know how much I envy you when I see those amounts of games got in garage sales or thrift stores
You guys don't know how much I envy you when I see those amounts of games got in garage sales or thrift stores
SonicMegaDrive
Member
Probably. It looks like most are ending at the 60 - 80 range, with perfect labels going up to the >100 range:
http://www.ebay.com/csc/i.html?_sop=10&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=chrono+trigger&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc
MisterLuffy
Member
Here's a find a made a few years ago at a local thrift shop:
$75 for that lot. All the games were mint with plastic bags and dust covers still on the games.
Nice one.
There's a few on eBay UK right now. They won't go cheap though.
Your best bet is to head over to Nintendoage and put up an ad in the wanted section. Try to buy one with some games to offset shipping.
Awwwww yeaaaaah!
CIB with the Killer Cuts disc, thanks Goldenpp72!
I still have my Killer Cuts CD, it's so cheesy lol, I love it.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
So you actually store the games in the boxes? If I did that I would literally never play them.. I baby my boxes too much, I wouldn't want to put any wear and tear on them beyond the first time I open the game. But consequently that means I keep my carts loose on the shelf, and that means buying a cart loose is ok and doesn't look out of place. The boxes are just trophies.
tiggerkiddo
Member
I'm sure Nintendo made some sort of official case where you could store SNES cartridges in.
Liar! I don't believe you!