WTB: 6 Complete US TG16/SuperCD games.

[wiseau]

Oh i see, it's some guy from neogaf, that explains a few things.

[goldenpp72]

Yeah I post on like 10 forums, but primarily Neogaf, which I believe i've mentioned a few times before. I suppose my drastically different name took a lot of detective work there, good job   

[HailingTheThings]

Lights torch.

[ClodBusted]

.  Like the kid in elementary school that would only come over to your house to "play" and just play your Sega the whole time because all he had at home was a NES.  (or similar)

That brings memories back when I was in elementary in the very early 90s, and there was this girl in my class who owned a SNES. She was an ugly pig and smelled just like the dog they had at their home, but I went to visit her often to play Super Mario World with her. I feel ashamed today for the apparent crush she had on me, but I still don't regret it.

[BigusSchmuck]

$3600. In one go. Enough said.

[780racer]

$3600. In one go. Enough said.

You can have all I have to offer for 3600... If you know what I mean *Wink*

[nopepper]

I see is a lot of "get off my lawn" and jealousy among the established members here, who fail to realize some peeps might be living the dream and not worry about dropping that amount of money on individual games they want in their collection. Some people pay that much on a single pinball machine, and they have dozens of those machines in their pads...and still manage to pay their bills...

So prices are increasing, yet you can still play the games with Everdrives and CDRs, so why do you care? Yeah, get off my lawn!

[Medic_wheat]

Lol. "Hey you!  get off my grass".

Go and beat your face.


Lol

[esteban]

I see is a lot of "get off my lawn" and jealousy among the established members here, who fail to realize some peeps might be living the dream and not worry about dropping that amount of money on individual games they want in their collection. Some people pay that much on a single pinball machine, and they have dozens of those machines in their pads...and still manage to pay their bills...

So prices are increasing, yet you can still play the games with Everdrives and CDRs, so why do you care? Yeah, get off my lawn!

Ok.

[Medic_wheat]

If nothing more this thread has allowed the new guy to interact with the regulars. Almost like an intervention

[wiseau]

So if everdrive and cdrs are so good, why doesn't OP use them instead of bragging about wasting so much money on stupid shit.

[Medic_wheat]

So if everdrive and cdrs are so good, why doesn't OP use them instead of bragging about wasting so much money on stupid shit.

It's never the same as having the original stuff.

[goldenpp72]

So if everdrive and cdrs are so good, why doesn't OP use them instead of bragging about wasting so much money on stupid shit.

The more important question is if that is the method others like to use, why would they take issue with someone going for authentic stuff then? If the legitimate releases are stupid to you, why would there be any bother with someone else buying it, do you get upset when someone buys food you don't care for?

[CrackTiger]

So if everdrive and cdrs are so good, why doesn't OP use them instead of bragging about wasting so much money on stupid shit.

The more important question is if that is the method others like to use, why would they take issue with someone going for authentic stuff then? If the legitimate releases are stupid to you, why would there be any bother with someone else buying it, do you get upset when someone buys food you don't care for?

wiseau asked a legitimate question and it went straight over your head, just as others seem to begin reading "old timer" posts with a pre-set mentality of their own.

The problem with too many newer pro-collectard members is that they're narrow minded and assume that everyone else here is. So they don't understand the common sense of most posts they just skim over to take away an opinion to either side with or argue against. There are endless threads and years of posts about the subtleties of games>possessionism, collecting vs collectards and just as many posts from people complaining about prices and how hard it is to find what they want, while constantly overpaying several times what anything "goes for" because they are incapable of operating the search function on any website.

Necro already touched upon some of this earlier, but people like nopepper are still so oblivious that he/she can't figure out that the people they're condemning as bullies are the ones "living the dream" and have most/all of the games they think are worth owning and are also the ones able to make large purchases if they feel like it. Meanwhile goldenpp has already expressed his/her desire to "asap stem the bleeding it's causing my bank account". So they definitely aren't living the dream you're describing and if you paid attention instead of looking for people to blame, you'd realize that as usual people are trying to help a collectard instead of attack them. Pro-collectards are so oblivious that they use the same b.s. defense as biggots complaining that they're being persecuted against, by potentially having their right to persecute others be restricted.

If golddenpp was actually here to "gather info" and didn't just drop in to create and monitor this one thread and leave with all the goods, they might have put two and two together and realized that this thread was directly above the repro HuCard thread. Instead of talking about how they'd gladly settle on a repro Magical Chase, but aren't aware of any existing. I guess they have no choice but to shell out for an original CIB...

[Medic_wheat]

Those repro hu cards look sweet. Combined with the 3D printed cases and custom side labels.

[esteban]

Ok.

[Otaking]

Somebody took a shit on my lawn.

[TheClash603]

So if everdrive and cdrs are so good, why doesn't OP use them instead of bragging about wasting so much money on stupid shit.

The more important question is if that is the method others like to use, why would they take issue with someone going for authentic stuff then? If the legitimate releases are stupid to you, why would there be any bother with someone else buying it, do you get upset when someone buys food you don't care for?

Fighting with vegetarians and vegans is one of my favorite hobbies.  I hadn't really chimed in much until now, but if we are going to start fighting about food count me in.  I also will fight you about thinking it isn't worth fighting about food, because it most certainly is.  This metaphor was so poorly conceived that you might as well give up on defending yourself, you have proven yourself incapable.

[goldenpp72]

So if everdrive and cdrs are so good, why doesn't OP use them instead of bragging about wasting so much money on stupid shit.

The more important question is if that is the method others like to use, why would they take issue with someone going for authentic stuff then? If the legitimate releases are stupid to you, why would there be any bother with someone else buying it, do you get upset when someone buys food you don't care for?

wiseau asked a legitimate question and it went straight over your head, just as others seem to begin reading "old timer" posts with a pre-set mentality of their own.

The problem with too many newer pro-collectard members is that they're narrow minded and assume that everyone else here is. So they don't understand the common sense of most posts they just skim over to take away an opinion to either side with or argue against. There are endless threads and years of posts about the subtleties of games>possessionism, collecting vs collectards and just as many posts from people complaining about prices and how hard it is to find what they want, while constantly overpaying several times what anything "goes for" because they are incapable of operating the search function on any website.

Necro already touched upon some of this earlier, but people like nopepper are still so oblivious that he/she can't figure out that the people they're condemning as bullies are the ones "living the dream" and have most/all of the games they think are worth owning and are also the ones able to make large purchases if they feel like it. Meanwhile goldenpp has already expressed his/her desire to "asap stem the bleeding it's causing my bank account". So they definitely aren't living the dream you're describing and if you paid attention instead of looking for people to blame, you'd realize that as usual people are trying to help a collectard instead of attack them. Pro-collectards are so oblivious that they use the same b.s. defense as biggots complaining that they're being persecuted against, by potentially having their right to persecute others be restricted.

If golddenpp was actually here to "gather info" and didn't just drop in to create and monitor this one thread and leave with all the goods, they might have put two and two together and realized that this thread was directly above the repro HuCard thread. Instead of talking about how they'd gladly settle on a repro Magical Chase, but aren't aware of any existing. I guess they have no choice but to shell out for an original CIB...

Oh I see, so people are actually trying to help me and encourage me to not collect in order to save me money (as they are clearly aware of my finances), and are being total dicks about it, to help. That's definitely the entire point i've gotten from everyone here, especially the people remarking on their inability to find games because of collectards.

It all makes sense now.

Edit: Also, I have obtained a repro card for Magical chase as well as the repro sleeve, due to looking into the pricing be something like 5k+. There is an appeal to people like myself to own the authentic, original product, but we all have our limits financially, I'm a home owner and have enough disposable income to handle my own affairs without needing people to try and give me saving tips by calling me an idiot or whatever, not really a logical point in my mind. Sure i'd rather it all be free, and like most I have to balance what I can and can't afford, but I haven't hit my threshold yet.

Once again, if you took no personal issue with people collecting original and authentic stuff because you don't care, then it shouldn't resort to people breathing fire whenever someone mentions wanting a box, sorry, there is no logic there. The only logical conclusion is that people also want this stuff, are pissed it's become so expensive, and are lashing out on those who continue to buy it and thus inflate the prices further by having less circulating on the market, as if they 'deserve' this stuff more than other people. I sure as hell don't give a damn when someone spends a thousand bucks on tickets to a play or baseball game, and I don't think anyone else does either.

[HailingTheThings]

as if they 'deserve' this stuff more than other people.

Some people do deserve this stuff more than others. If anyone deserves anything at all. Should go to those who wait patiently and aren't raring to go. Just to be clear, I don't believe I'm one of those that deserves anything. The legitimate senior members on the other had, they deserve all the things and then some. If they even want it, that is.

**edited for grammatical errors. hehe

[780racer]

as if they 'deserve' this stuff more than other people.

Some people do deserve this stuff more than others.

Just to be clear, I do believe I'm one of those that deserves Vasteel and Exile.(After 780racer gets a exile... obviously)

Fixed.

[bob]

as if they 'deserve' this stuff more than other people.

Some people do deserve this stuff more than others.

Just to be clear, I do believe I'm one of those that deserves Vasteel and Exile.(After 780racer gets a exile... obviously)

Fixed.

gotta have 1000+ posts to deserve anything.  you arent hardened enough here.

[wiseau]

I sure as hell don't give a damn when someone spends a thousand bucks on tickets to a play or baseball game, and I don't think anyone else does either.

No, no. This is like someone who became a baseball team's fan 5 seconds ago going up to long time fans of the team and telling them they're assholes, but they should sell that person rare sports memorabilia because said person might stick around the community if they got it.

[ClodBusted]

Golden PP7... What an offensive nickname to one of my favorite games, thanks to shitty behavior.

[Medic_wheat]

Golden PP7... What an offensive nickname to one of my favorite games, thanks to shitty behavior.

You choice say it has you shaken not stirred.

[wildfruit]

Hi. Would you like some cd-r? I have nearly a hundred 650mb ones. Good stuff.

[780racer]

MMMM 650 mb CDs.... Gewd stuff

[geise]

So if everdrive and cdrs are so good, why doesn't OP use them instead of bragging about wasting so much money on stupid shit.

Welcome, new member!

[goldenpp72]

as if they 'deserve' this stuff more than other people.

Some people do deserve this stuff more than others. If anyone deserves anything at all. Should go to those who wait patiently and aren't raring to go. Just to be clear, I don't believe I'm one of those that deserves anything. The legitimate senior members on the other had, they deserve all the things and then some. If they even want it, that is.

**edited for grammatical errors. hehe

If you sit down and wait a long time for a Ferrari, it's not going to magically be given/sold to you for cheap because you were a patient person and loved them longer. Like all things money drives everyone, sure, i'd rather all these games cost 5 bucks, them being expensive is actually more a hassle because it becomes a liability to some extent, I simply had a small dream of sorts, and am working towards that going on nearly 10 years of patience. I have to ask, if someone bought all these games 15 years ago and got them for cheap prices, but has the same amount, are they 'collectards' or just great people because they spent less?

People here discredit an entire person because they have only been savvy to this system for a couple years, yet I've been playing games for 27 years and collecting to obtain more to PLAY for a decade, I have never lapsed in my time in this hobby. I'm a gamer, not a single console lover of something that came out 25 years ago. The PCengine is a great platform, but it's a great platform among many great platforms, I can't help that I didn't know Splatterhouse, Lords of Thunder and a ton of other games I enjoy on other systems had versions or outright sequels/prequels on this system. One of my favorite series growing up was the Adventure Island series on the Nes, I had no idea it, or stuff like Monster Lair which is based on another IP I enjoy, existed on this system years ago.

If i'm willing to pay more for it, and be understanding of the way the world works, then yeah, i'll likely get it first. I guess that's really the issue here, the community here only seems to focus on the allowance to enjoy one system, I game on dozens, the fact that I only found out more about the TG16 via discovering other games on other systems, should not suddenly penalize me. Not knowing isn't a bad thing, and apparently appreciating the library in 2016 somehow makes it less valid than figuring it out 10 years back. I'm sure everyone here grew up with these games and just now decided hey I wanna buy that stuff.

The message here is incredibly mixed, ranging from you're an idiot because I emulate, you're an idiot because I use Repros or CDRs, or you're an idiot because you spend more money than I will and thus get things before me? I wonder how that logic will work when I go to the store. "Hey clerk, i waited 2 weeks before coming to get these bananas, I deserve them for cheaper than this asshole who only just figured out he likes bananas, wtf I hope you die"

In the end, this situation here is very simple and entirely NOT a problem to you guys personally. We have a seller who is NOT willing to offload stuff for 'lower than common value' prices, and we have users who will absolutely slaughter you for trying to do so. I get the impression if someone listed a game they can easily get 600 bucks for here, they would be ran off the planet, so if you're never going to pay that, don't complain if someone else will, instead, get them from the very charitable users who will sell you Magical Chase for 100 bucks because you're a great fan.

[Medic_wheat]

In the end he is buying games outside my price point. Unless I stumble on some INSAINE deal. Like a magical chase fell of the back of a truck.


Which is why I opted for the PCE copy. Which to me is just as good lol. Same with my little Samson. It's the famicom.

[goldenpp72]

In the end he is buying games outside my price point. Unless I stumble on some INSAINE deal. Like a magical chase fell of the back of a truck.


Which is why I opted for the PCE copy. Which to me is just as good lol. Same with my little Samson. It's the famicom.

I plan to likely get a Reproduction of Little Samsom, Hagane (snes) and a couple other titles that i'd like to represent the same way my other stuff is, but would never be able to sink that kind of cash into. it's odd, I don't begrudge those who do, I think they might be a bit crazy but hey, I hope they enjoy.

[HailingTheThings]

"Hey clerk, i waited 2 weeks before coming to get these bananas, I deserve them for cheaper than this asshole who only just figured out he likes bananas, wtf I hope you die"

In a perfect world, yes.

as if they 'deserve' this stuff more than other people.

Some people do deserve this stuff more than others.

Just to be clear, I do believe I'm one of those that deserves Vasteel and Exile.(After 780racer gets a exile... obviously)

Fixed.

Sure.

Let's make out.

Fine, I guess.

[ClodBusted]

You choice say it has you shaken not stirred.

Good one!

[Gypsy]

Which is why I opted for the PCE copy. Which to me is just as good lol. Same with my little Samson. It's the famicom.

As long as the game isn't an rpg I just about always opt for the Japanese version if it's cheaper. All my Bonk games are Japanese for instance. In addition to being cheaper, the hucard itself typically looks a lot better imo.

[esteban]

...AND JOHNNY TURBO SAYETH TO GOLDENPP:

"Instead of defending yourself in this thread, you could have played three different games and discussed your reactions to them. If you didn't want to share your trials and tribulations (out of fear of sounding trite or green), you could have focused solely on the music in each game, or the aesthetics.... "



And the Lourde of Thunder continued:

"You could have played another game and shared a thought about it just now, in the time it took to read this post. Amen"




BOTTOM LINE:

IGNORE ALL OTHER TANGENTS.

THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS.

Earning goodwill in a community requires organic, sincere participation in something substantial (playing games + learning history + enjoying music/art/lore and sharing thoughts on all of the aforementioned).

 DROPPING $$$$ for INSTACOLLECTION is not going to build any goodwill. Having knowledge and sharing lore that is solely limited to "the Art of Collecting" is not going to build goodwill.

Stop wasting your time with all of the other debates.

Stop posting for a bit.

Play PCE/TG-16.

Discuss.

Thank you.

[bob]

Let's make out.

Fine, I guess.

lol.  only if you're buying...and null films it.


back to pp-head:  im not sure where the whole "somebody deserves it more" thing came from, as i dont believe anybody is better than the next or deserves it more at all.  i also dont think anybody cares what you paid in all honesty.  truth ne told, i am glad you lined jellos pockets by over $1000 overpayment for what you got.  he's a good dude and does great repair work.  you know...somebody who contributes any way he can.  it doesnt take much, find some turbo/pce nugget nobody realized, add a mag scan or two, help a member answer a question they dont know, etc. 
any time a good "for sale" thread pops up that is well under market you will often find its a good member and they will set rules.  generally a minimum post count (even if your count is high, it shouldnt be 100 posts in word association or something stupid like what the fuck SP stands for).  but i digress, can you find a few other areas of the site to post in so you dont keep digging a bigger hole for yourself.

i am trying to help.

[nopepper]

I don't think am entirely "oblivious" of the issues that stir the "collectard" debate. I just personally don't care, and perhaps it's a blanket statement, but the only reason I see others do is because they are affected by the increase in prices. They are affected because they have more sense than money, have waited patiently to eventually acquire a game, only to become unobtainable due to "collectard's"/"insta-collectors" who don't subscribe to their same ideology driving prices up.

I'm a gamer and not a collector, so it doesn't really affect me (I'm perfectly happy with my Everdrive and CDRs and some choice originals), so it's the long term collectors who chastise the new collectors as if their long time membership in this exclusive club gives them entitlement over the supply of games in the wild. And from what I see, these folks getting rattled over not being able to complete their collections is just as weird to me as the ones who pay 3.6K for their instant collections. But at the end of the day, to each their own.

Now I'll take Esteban's suggestion and go back to trying to beat Gate of Thunder in Hard; that last level is giving me fits!

[goldenpp72]

Let's make out.

Fine, I guess.

lol.  only if you're buying...and null films it.


back to pp-head:  im not sure where the whole "somebody deserves it more" thing came from, as i dont believe anybody is better than the next or deserves it more at all.  i also dont think anybody cares what you paid in all honesty.  truth ne told, i am glad you lined jellos pockets by over $1000 overpayment for what you got.  he's a good dude and does great repair work.  you know...somebody who contributes any way he can.  it doesnt take much, find some turbo/pce nugget nobody realized, add a mag scan or two, help a member answer a question they dont know, etc. 
any time a good "for sale" thread pops up that is well under market you will often find its a good member and they will set rules.  generally a minimum post count (even if your count is high, it shouldnt be 100 posts in word association or something stupid like what the fuck SP stands for).  but i digress, can you find a few other areas of the site to post in so you dont keep digging a bigger hole for yourself.

i am trying to help.

I'd like to see your method to finding that combination of titles for 1000 dollars less, unless that method includes sitting on here praying someone post a 'sweet deal' anyways. The pricing he and I worked out was actually him giving it out cheaper than the normal eBay prices, especially for the condition. Rather, I would say the pricing I paid was somewhat in line with what the average listing was going for a year or two ago. His pricing was (almost always) a decent bit below eBay pricing on an individual basis anyways. As they say, something is only worth what people are willing to pay, I do believe that I could easily resell that stuff and make at least a decent profit right now, let alone in a year or so with god knows how it will keep trending.

Thankfully I hope to die with these still in my possession, but I just don't think it's fair to me or jello to imply I got ripped off, as he seems like a nice and fair individual (who may have made a profit based on what he once paid, but not for what it could be worth today), and I am generally pretty savvy when it comes to realistic value.

At worst, it was fair, but I won't be testing those waters to find out.

[CrackTiger]

If the difference between good and very good = $1000 or the difference between CIC games and CIC + disposeable boxes is $2000, it is not difficult at all to figure out the difference in price between what you paid and what you could gave gotten them for on eBay. You even added several premium disclaimers yourself. You paid a massive premium for a potentially slight bump in condition and/or superfluous completeness. If the $1000 difference in condition between great and omega great is indiscernible while seeing them on your shelf and only while they are in your hands next to the slightly less perfect copies that you didn't actually buy... you can feel that it was money well spent. But don't play dumb pretending that you don't understand how they would have cost $1000 - $2000 less purchased separately. Unless you really have no idea of what they sell for. Just agree that you could have settled for less than the best for less, but money is no more of a concern for you than knowing if you care enough about a game before dropping double to triple its going rate to buy it and add to the queue of games you might try only after you've completed piecing together your complete set. You are more interested in the real life cardboard collecting sim than any game that exists in the Turbo library. This is a Turbo game enthusiast community and not a cardboard sim community.

Just enjoy playing your prefered game and stop trying to win over Turbo game fans with sim talk. If you want to join the Turbo discussion, ignore this thread and join some of the game discussion or create a thread to talk about your game experiences.

[Medic_wheat]

It's kind of like a comic book. Condition condition condition and what you are willing to pay and or value.


Example. I have a .5 graded copy of the first appearance of the Juggernaut. What I really wanted was


A key issue to add to my comics

"Pretty cover" condition.

And I got just that.  For $35.

For some that wouldn't have been good enough and would have paid the premium $1,000 plus for a 9.what ever condition copy.

[bob]

My balls, my sack, my mangina and my crack.

what is...nulls christmas party?

Let's make out.

Fine, I guess.

lol.  only if you're buying...and null films it.


back to pp-head:  im not sure where the whole "somebody deserves it more" thing came from, as i dont believe anybody is better than the next or deserves it more at all.  i also dont think anybody cares what you paid in all honesty.  truth ne told, i am glad you lined jellos pockets by over $1000 overpayment for what you got.  he's a good dude and does great repair work.  you know...somebody who contributes any way he can.  it doesnt take much, find some turbo/pce nugget nobody realized, add a mag scan or two, help a member answer a question they dont know, etc. 
any time a good "for sale" thread pops up that is well under market you will often find its a good member and they will set rules.  generally a minimum post count (even if your count is high, it shouldnt be 100 posts in word association or something stupid like what the fuck SP stands for).  but i digress, can you find a few other areas of the site to post in so you dont keep digging a bigger hole for yourself.

i am trying to help.

I'd like to see your method to finding that combination of titles for 1000 dollars less, unless that method includes sitting on here praying someone post a 'sweet deal' anyways. The pricing he and I worked out was actually him giving it out cheaper than the normal eBay prices, especially for the condition. Rather, I would say the pricing I paid was somewhat in line with what the average listing was going for a year or two ago. His pricing was (almost always) a decent bit below eBay pricing on an individual basis anyways. As they say, something is only worth what people are willing to pay, I do believe that I could easily resell that stuff and make at least a decent profit right now, let alone in a year or so with god knows how it will keep trending.

Thankfully I hope to die with these still in my possession, but I just don't think it's fair to me or jello to imply I got ripped off, as he seems like a nice and fair individual (who may have made a profit based on what he once paid, but not for what it could be worth today), and I am generally pretty savvy when it comes to realistic value.

At worst, it was fair, but I won't be testing those waters to find out.

lol.  and you see one or two people paid this much, so that is what it must be worth.
since i just heard of the turbografx two weeks ago, and i need the games immediately, there is no time to research beyond most recent sold ebay listings.

[goldenpp72]

My balls, my sack, my mangina and my crack.

what is...nulls christmas party?

Let's make out.

Fine, I guess.

lol.  only if you're buying...and null films it.


back to pp-head:  im not sure where the whole "somebody deserves it more" thing came from, as i dont believe anybody is better than the next or deserves it more at all.  i also dont think anybody cares what you paid in all honesty.  truth ne told, i am glad you lined jellos pockets by over $1000 overpayment for what you got.  he's a good dude and does great repair work.  you know...somebody who contributes any way he can.  it doesnt take much, find some turbo/pce nugget nobody realized, add a mag scan or two, help a member answer a question they dont know, etc. 
any time a good "for sale" thread pops up that is well under market you will often find its a good member and they will set rules.  generally a minimum post count (even if your count is high, it shouldnt be 100 posts in word association or something stupid like what the fuck SP stands for).  but i digress, can you find a few other areas of the site to post in so you dont keep digging a bigger hole for yourself.

i am trying to help.

I'd like to see your method to finding that combination of titles for 1000 dollars less, unless that method includes sitting on here praying someone post a 'sweet deal' anyways. The pricing he and I worked out was actually him giving it out cheaper than the normal eBay prices, especially for the condition. Rather, I would say the pricing I paid was somewhat in line with what the average listing was going for a year or two ago. His pricing was (almost always) a decent bit below eBay pricing on an individual basis anyways. As they say, something is only worth what people are willing to pay, I do believe that I could easily resell that stuff and make at least a decent profit right now, let alone in a year or so with god knows how it will keep trending.

Thankfully I hope to die with these still in my possession, but I just don't think it's fair to me or jello to imply I got ripped off, as he seems like a nice and fair individual (who may have made a profit based on what he once paid, but not for what it could be worth today), and I am generally pretty savvy when it comes to realistic value.

At worst, it was fair, but I won't be testing those waters to find out.

lol.  and you see one or two people paid this much, so that is what it must be worth.
since i just heard of the turbografx two weeks ago, and i need the games immediately, there is no time to research beyond most recent sold ebay listings.

Do you conveniently overlook things stated just to make a point that makes no sense? I've been collecting on this system for a couple years now, and I use the same resources everyone else uses (price charting, ebay, rarityguide, etc)

Typically, if something is obscure and hard to find, the last time it sold will become the new bar. As example, a copy of Kid Dracula (GB) sold for 400 bucks 3 years ago, the last one sold for 700 dollars. So using your logic, because that game pops up maybe once a year, it should be practical to find for 400 dollars, right? To use a more recent example, a copy of Shadowrun sold for something like 200 on the Snes, which seemed really high compared to the normal, I found a copy for about 80 in excellent shape, which is more in line with the usual pricing, but because it's common enough to run into, it doesn't cause a feeding frenzy.

If so, it would explain why so many people are not finding what they want. Curious, I recently obtained a nice condition Super Air Zonk, what price would you say that one would be able to get for it realistically, or rather, if an auction of 1 dollar was made, how aggressive do you think people would go on it?

[wiseau]

I like how almost every single post he's ever made on this forum revolves around buying games or bragging/defending his collection.

[bob]

i wont even comment on your other two "resources", but i love the SAZ comparison.
you can play the exact same game, running on any USA hardware for $50 if you can get over the fact its the PCE version.  essentially, you are paying almost what, $450 for a USA case/manual.  so come on,  that has to sound rediculous to even you.

at least use a comparison of bonk 3 CD or beyond shadowgate since they were usa exclusives.  in a weird way, i can understand the premium since its only option.

[Medic_wheat]

I liken it to other forms of collecting. Comics and toys might be cheaper I buy if it was made in Canada or what have you.


The walking dead issue 1


US copy $1,000 or what ever

Canada copy $40

Similarly to buying a NA copy of a video game that's $200 or a famicom copy that's $20

For many on these found myself included we do not mind buying the cheaper option for a game as we just want to play it and experience it. Which is why ever drives and newer CD based options to play ripped roms woke for us. The condition of the game, and if it is germain to the country we are from isn't a factor.


However, for a collector who values things such as condition, and country of origin for their collection it does. It affects price and willingness to spend that kind of money.


Which can be very polarizing to many in these forums. It leads us to feel that collectors who pay a premium price for games is causing a trickle down effect to the affordability, accessibility, and enjoyment factor for us to get a game or a system without some reseller saying "well mine has label damage and is loose so it's $75 because a CIB copy goes for $150. Or what have you.

I am sure comic book collectors and toy collectors had a similar issue once their hobbies became "mainstream" and affordability and accessibility for their hobbies exploded in price because people would buy at a premium higher quality comics or key issues.


So my advice?  View video game collecting like comic books. Systems are like comic companies and games could end up being seen as "key" issues.

Just look at Deadpool. I picked up the first appearance of Deadpool a few years ago for $40 mint condition. That same comic with the popularity of the character and movie is probably now $200.

[in99flames]

I find this thread difficult to masturbate too.....

[goldenpp72]

I don't imagine i'll get many more hits on this topic (well, the good kind, anyways) but I figured i'd edit it again. Here is a pic of my bigger pick up haul, but i'll likely be winding down from buying for awhile outside of the TG stuff and a few other stragglers. I also have a Splatterhouse on the way from someone here but it has not been delivered just yet Magical chase is a reproduction in all ways btw, but still really cool.

[CrackTiger]

I hope that you bought that Magical Chase box from Sparky.

[Medic_wheat]

I hope that you bought that Magical Chase box from Sparky.

From my knowledge he is the only one who makes them...at lest on this forum.

[goldenpp72]

I hope that you bought that Magical Chase box from Sparky.

I bought them from someone who bought it from him i'd assume, I actually did buy a box from Sparky some time ago for Keith Courage, but at the time I had delusions of finding MC legit, I give up :p It's cool that on the back, it says not a real version, but it looks real nice. I got the repro HUcard from the site listed here too, very nice looking.