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Most Prized In Collection - What you got + How Much $$?
ShoothimNow:
I feel like I am going to be like Kelly starting this thread up (however Kelly's was "What's your most rare"). So I would like to start a thread on "Most Prized Collection".
Even though YOU may not pay this much for a game DOES NOT MEAN that others will not pay the price. The fact is that people have, will, and most-likely pay more in the future for "RARE" games. If you have a problem, go back to your emulator and/or flash carts
Highest Amount Paid For A Game: $450
Highest Game Paid Title: Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge
Honorable Mentions:
NES:
Battletoads & Double Dragon
Best of the Best Championship Karate
Bomberman (CIB)
Contra Force
Final Fantasy (CIB)
Kirby's Adventures (MINT / CIB / SEALED)
Mario Is Missing
Mega Man 6
River City Ransom
TMNT Tournament Fighters
SNES:
Adventures of Batman & Robin
Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
Donkey Kong Country Competition
Exertainment Mountain Bike Rally
Legend
Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past
Mario Is Missing
Mario Paint (CIB W/Mouse)
Mega Man X
Secret of Evermore
Sim Ant
Super Bases Loaded 3 (Sports, but Sealed)
Super Mario All Stars (CIB)
Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars
SWAT Kats
Uniracers (CIB)
N64
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Conker's Bad Fur Day
GameShark Pro v3.3
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Collector's Edition)
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (CIB)
Mario Kart 64 (CIB)
Mario Party
Mario Party 3
Mario Tennis (CIB)
Mega Man 64
Mortal Kombat 4
Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers
Star Fox 64 (with Rumble Pak) (CIB)
Super Mario 64 (CIB)
Super Smash Bros.
Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals
Worms Armageddon
Genesis: Complete (unless otherwise noted)
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Batman
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Contra: Hard Corps (no case)
Ghostbusters (loose)
John Madden Football '93: Championship Edition
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
Spider-Man and the X-Men: Arcade's Revenge
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Time Killers
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Saturn:
Bubble Bobble Featuring Rainbow Islands
Bug!
Die Hard Trilogy
Quake
Rayman
Resident Evil
Sonic 3D Blast
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
PS1:
Alundra
Azure Dreams
Beast Wars Transformers
Blazing Dragons
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Chrono Cross
Crash Bandicoot
The Crow City of Angels
Doom
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy Tactics
Ghost in the Shell
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Mana
Medievil
Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends 2
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve 2
Power Slave
Primal Rage
Resident Evil Survivor
Spyro Collectors Edition
Torneko The Last Hope
Warpath Jurassic Park
PS2:
Capcom vs SNK 2
Dark Cloud 2
Devil May Cry 5th Anniversary Collection
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3
Final Fantasy XI with HDD
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure: Limited Edition
King of Fighters 2000/2001
Kingdom Hearts 2
We Love Katamari
PS3:
Batman Arkham City: Collectors Edition
TG-16:
Air Zonk
Bonk's Revenge
Galaga '90
Military Madness
Soldier Blade
Virtual Boy:
3-D Tetris
Galactic Pinball
Red Alarm
Teleroboxer
I am not the one who makes up these prices, but I do plan on collecting for resell later. If I can buy cheap, f***, ill sell it for a profit down the road when I am financially challenged. Look at Soldier Blade. Only 1 on ebay, 2 in completed listings. Both in completed listings sold ($80 loose [like mine] and $199 for complete). I bought the game (with 10 others) and the system for $3. Not bragging, but I mean... come on! I may not be collecting to fill out a set of games, but SOME GAMES ARE HARD TO FIND. The prices IMO are completely fair as they have been on the market for quiet some time and if you really wanted a copy of say Conkers Bad Fur Day for the N64, it has been out since March 5, 2001. You have clearly had enough time to buy it within the 11 years it has been out. The prices are high because it's a good game. If it was a terrible game and one that EVERYONE HAS, I would say F*** that to the price! [For example: went to a garage sale and a person wanted $10 each for SNES sports games! HA!].
It's not that I am cheap, it's that I know a good price when I see it. If you are DIRELY IN NEED OF A GAME, Gamestop type stores / Ebay would be the way to go. Otherwise, you have to HUNT for the good prices. Couple weeks ago, my girlfriend found a fully functional Power Glove with all the hookups for $5. FIVE DOLLARS. I would have personally paid up to $60 for it, but FIVE DOLLARS!?!? FUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuu....!!!!!
The way I see it, if a certain "someone" is complaining on how much a game costs, all I have to say is cut a little out from what you eat each day. I am not saying "GO ON A DIET FATTY!". I am saying, if you happen to go to McDonald's twice a week, try to go once. You will save ~$5 each week. In a month, you can afford a a pretty reasonably priced retro game that has good re-playability.
Don't cry that everything is too much money. The fact is the game is:
1) No longer in print
2) No longer distributed
3) Copies are breaking on a regular basis from misuse / retards throwing them out.
4) Set "decreasing" SUPPLY vs "increasing" DEMAND
5) It's because the people who grew up playing those games are willing to spend lots of money to buy them.
5b) Not only are the people trying to re-buy them, they are trying (again.. a select FEW) to buy duplicates for backups
So my question to everyone is:
Highest Amount Paid For A Game: ____________
Highest Game Paid Title: _______________
Again, mine are
Highest Amount Paid For A Game: $450
Highest Game Paid Title: Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge
madrocsz:
Hrm, Tricky question having to dig deep on what I paid the most for. I more know what I would pay for certain games if I ever had the chance lol.
Highest Amount Paid For A Game: $95
Highest Game Paid Title: Star Fox 2 Reproduction
Yeah, ridiculous I paid that much for it, honestly I bid that just out of being annoyed I kept losing auctions on them thinking I would get outbid (they were going 100+ at the time)
I can say I have bid some ridculous amounts but never won such as:
500$ on Uncharted 2 Fortune Hunters Edition
Earthbound CIB 300$ - Crazy thing is I don't really care for boxes, but the EB one is so big I wanted it more for display piece lol
Arseen:
Not 100% sure
Highest Amount Paid For A Game: 300 Euros
Highest Game Paid Title: Several actually:
- Mint condition CIB Chrono Trigger
- Mint condition CIB Terranigma
- Near mint CIB mr Gimmick.
Just bought Brand new German NES Miracle Piano for 160 Euros (200 with postage).
larryinc64:
Highest Amount Paid For A Game: 50$
Highest Game Paid Title: Xenoblade Chronicles and other new Wii games
Heh, I have not payed over 20$ for a cartridge mostly because I do not have the money because I do not have a job because Its hard to get a job when you are 17 with child labor laws and in this economy.
Most of my stuff I got from Goodwill, Tagsales, Old Video Stores, Ect. But I do have some cool stuff, not the rarest stuff, but its most prized so this is my favorite stuff I own, most of these I got for very cheep:
NES:
Super Mario Bros 1, 2 & 3 CIB
Duck Hunt CIB
Pro Wrestling CIB (5$)
SNES:
Illusion of Gaia: Mint CIB (Free, Prize for Seymor Onion's logo contest)
N64:
Yoshi's Story: Mint CIB (Free, Prize for Seymor Onion's logo contest)
Zelda OOT: Gold (10$) and Grey cart (0.50$)
Zeld MM: 2 Holographic carts, I may trade one to a friend for a normal cart. (0.50$ for both)
NGC:
MGS Twin Snakes CIB Missing disc 2 - free
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - With Bongos CIB - Free
DS:
Phoenix Wright Justice For All
Game And Watch Collection -CIB- Free
Genesis:
Moonwalker - 10$
Xbox:
Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind -GOTY- Seiled/New - 10$
PS2:
MGS 3 Substance -CIB- 5$
3DO:
Goldstar system - 30$
Goldstar Controller CIB
Honarable Mentions:
All of my NES, SNES, N64, GBC, GBA boxes/ Manuals
All My Retro Systems
;D
Other Things:
CIB Link and Epona Majora's Mask Figure - 35$
Donkey Kong Country Returns/ Kirby's Epic Yarn store display - missing 2 parts - Free
Club Nintendo Mario Hat - Free
Club Nintendo Mario Statue -CIB- Free
Japanese Mario and Bower Jr. Plush
Sonic Adventure Eggman and Kiki Robot figure, missing tail -1$
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle Joyride Sonic (10$ Open) and Shadow (50$ New) figures, Shadow has card and open package.
Moviefan2k4:
The highest i ever paid for a single game was probably around $50, but I don't remember when.
My Collection So Far...
NES
Batman '89
Double Dragon
Double Dragon II: the Revenge
Dr. Mario
The Legend of Zelda (gold cart)
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 4
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Super Mario Bros. (solo cart)
Super Mario Bros. 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Tetris (official version)
Tiny Toon Adventures
Super NES
F-Zero
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Mega Man X
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Super Punch-Out!!
Super Street Fighter II
Tetris & Dr. Mario