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| kingjohn3:
I bought alot of games years ago from video store close outs and pawn shops. Currently my NES and SNES total somewhere between 500-600. Before I realized how many games were made for each system I was really considering finishing off the collection but it would be way more than I wanted to spend. Most of the SNES I have are complete so it was very tempting. But I finally decided to keep the games I grew up with and only try to get the ones that are consensus "the best". Most everything I'm selling is going for $5 - $20 each (sports and game show games obviously less, next to nothing). So if anyone if feeling the collectors itch I can definately help with cheap games and a huge amount of them boxed/complete in very nice shape. If anyone is interested PM me. All are going on ebay or yard sale soon along with a ton of SW toys and misc stuff. |
| Arseen:
I think I'm at horder level. |
| segaprophet:
When shopping for games online, I actually avoid CIB if they originally had a cardboard box, such as for older Nintendo consoles. I find it a pain to keep and maintain cardboard boxes. I like having manuals with my carts, however. As for playing vs collecting, I don't have time to play video games anymore, sad but true. So I mainly just collect. |
| DNinja:
I'd prefer to have everything complete in box, but considering the prices for some of the rarer games it's just easier on the wallet to buy them loose. I love Castlevania and wanted every game complete in box, but there was no way I was going to buy Castlevania: Legends, Dracula X, or Vampire Killer (MSX) for $150+. I picked up Legends in a deal with the other two Game Boy games, settled on the Super Famicom version of Dracula X since it was a LOT cheaper, and found a loose Vampire Killer for a decent price. After printing up some covers and putting them in some cases they fit right in with the others. |
| Blueprint:
I originally was a reseller flipping my picks on craigs and ebay but now i am collector/player i still sell some things but i keep most of the rare and hard to find stuff, i'm not currently playing retro stuff besides super metroid on the wiiu, but im actively playing halo 4 , skyward sword and darksiders II on the wiiu , my collection is somewhere around 1000+ games from different consoles but biggest are nes @ 200 snes @150 genesis @ 200 ps2 @100 Ps1@75 Plus the rest in other consoles and handheld games I dont have a lot of filler titles like sports or games i dont like . most games i have i had played at some point but never finish and probably never will. :P 7 years ago retro gaming was not what it is now and cart were cheap and easy to find but now retro gaming is booming so everyone is looking out for games, my biggest competition in my town are reseller shops they are somewhere around 6-8 in my city (las vegas, nv) and they usually shop at the local outdoor swapmeet on weekends and comb though craigslist as well. |
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