The "Is This Game Rare?" Thread

[fwbweux]

Also, I have Jack Bros =P

It's the last SMT game I need to complete my collection :bomb: I have all the Personas, PS2 Megatens, and handheld titles (including Demikids and Revelations: The Demon Slayer) but I've never even come close to a copy of Jack Bros. I already wanted it for a long time just for its rarity, but once I found out that the Jacks in the game were Jack Frost and Pyro Jack it took that to an even higher level.

I also still need Vertical Force, 3D Tetris, and Nester's Funky Bowling, but I have all of the others. I'd almost buy a 3DS just to be able to replay VB Wario Land without having to actually use the VB, but knowing Nintendo their VB games are buried for good. It's a shame because the only truly bad game for the system was Waterworld, though Teleroboxer gave me headaches in 30 seconds flat and I could never win at Virtual League Baseball.

[anotherpoorgamer]

Wait, RCR is rare? I picked up two copies recently.

Also, I have Jack Bros =P

I knew Jack Bros. was rare for the Virtual Boy. I don't know about rare for River City Ransom's remake on the GBA, but it seemed rare to me since I couldn't find a copy for the longest.

I guess my rarest would then have to be a sealed copy of the PS2 game ICO I got from Sears several years ago. It is non-greatest hits copy that I was planning to open once I finished Shadow of the Collossus.

I figured the shelf-ware/tearing on the plastic decreased its value to really nothing with the PS3 collection coming.

Honestly, I don't think ICO is all that rare, to me it is like Super Metroid/Earthbound. Everybody wants a copy of the game, the demand is what's bringing up the price in my opinion.

[skiizim]

All this talk about the virtual boy made me update my pics on it, since then I have picked up Jack Bros. The only game I'm missing is the Baseball game by choice, not that it's a hard game to get just that it doesn't fancy me. I suppose I should pick it up, I will put it on my bucket list.

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/7836/img1404w.jpg (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/img1404w.jpg/)
http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/5851/img1405dy.jpg (http://img546.imageshack.us/i/img1405dy.jpg/)

[Ray5555]

How Rare are these games and how much do you think I could get off ebay:

All are mint and complete unless noted

PSX:
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Grandia
Lunar 2
Saiyuki
Thousand arms
Tales of Destiny 2(eternia)
Suikoden
Suikoden 2(disc only)
Ogre Battle(disc only)

PS2:
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Tales of the Abyss
Stella Deus
Suikoden 4
Suikoden Tactics
Suikoden 5
Persona 3: fes
Steambot chronicles

[dios]

Is a disc only copy of baldurs gate 2 on ps2 for 5$ worth it? :)

[elessar123]

Is a disc only copy of baldurs gate 2 on ps2 for 5$ worth it? :)

Yep

[dios]

Well I just came back from a hole in the wall video store thats closing at the end of next week. I did end up buying that Baldur's Gate dark alliance 2 for around $4.75. It doesn't have a booklet but it did come with the disc and case. Yay me <3

[DeskLaser]

I have a copy of Supreme Warrior for Sega CD, a 2 disc game, where each disc is misprinted for the other (for example, disc 1 is labeled as disc 2, and vice versa). Is this sort of a misprint rare and worth anything? I figure most likely not, but still no harm in investigating. Thanks.

[schuerm26]

I have a copy of Supreme Warrior for Sega CD, a 2 disc game, where each disc is misprinted for the other (for example, disc 1 is labeled as disc 2, and vice versa). Is this sort of a misprint rare and worth anything? I figure most likely not, but still no harm in investigating. Thanks.

Strider 2 on Playstation was like that also. I have never seen a version of strider that was correct so I think they were just printed like that and left. Maybe all of them are like that for Supreme Warrior also?

[Darknuke]

How Rare are these games and how much do you think I could get off ebay:

All are mint and complete unless noted

PSX:
---------------
Grandia
Lunar 2
Saiyuki
Thousand arms
Tales of Destiny 2(eternia)
Suikoden
Suikoden 2(disc only)
Ogre Battle(disc only)

PS2:
---------------
Tales of the Abyss
Stella Deus
Suikoden 4
Suikoden Tactics
Suikoden 5
Persona 3: fes
Steambot chronicles

Just about all those PS1 games will go for a hefty sum. Suikoden 2 is worth roughly $100-120 complete, probably $50 disc only. The rest will range from $20-50. Your rarest ps1 games are probably Saiyuki and Suikoden 2. Suikoden 1 used to go for $50, not sure if it still does now that the PSN version is out.

For the PS2 items, they will range from 10-25. Steambot Chronicles isn't worth much or anything if i remember correctly. Your rarest PS2 game is probably Tales of the Abyss, ringing in at $25-ish.

I am a huge collector of rare games, so I'm pretty familiar with rare game prices, but the last time I checked prices on this stuff was roughly 6-8 months ago. Been that long because I essentially have all the rare PS1/PS2 games that aren't imports heh.

[Saratinous]

So, came across a sealed copy (non-Best version) of Tobal 2 while looking around and reminding myself what I've picked up in the past year or two.

Having trouble finding any reference to value online, so I figure I should check to make sure it's not worth much before I get it into my head to open it. =)

[Vinny]

So, came across a sealed copy (non-Best version) of Tobal 2 while looking around and reminding myself what I've picked up in the past year or two.

Having trouble finding any reference to value online, so I figure I should check to make sure it's not worth much before I get it into my head to open it. =)

The game was never released in the US and was supposedly way better than Tobal 1 so it's rare here in the states. Value wise, it doesn't seem to be worth much more than Tobal 1.

[200STM]

I bought from a goodwill a complete very good condition Suikoden I for PS1 and I am wondering how rare is it? I picked it up for $3.75. In addition I saw a Monster Rancher 1 there complete in good condition how rare is that title?

[elessar123]

I bought from a goodwill a complete very good condition Suikoden I for PS1 and I am wondering how rare is it? I picked it up for $3.75. In addition I saw a Monster Rancher 1 there complete in good condition how rare is that title?

Neither are really rare, but Suikoden is worth about $30.

[Doomstink]

I bought from a goodwill a complete very good condition Suikoden I for PS1 and I am wondering how rare is it? I picked it up for $3.75. In addition I saw a Monster Rancher 1 there complete in good condition how rare is that title?

Monster Rancher is definitely an excellent pick up at less than $5. You can easily flip it for $25 or more.

[Dark Rider]

Not an "is this game rare question". More of a "in your face" moment.

While going through my old PSX games I found an old, great condition Harvest moon: back to nature. After searching for the price, I was very happy.

Old sale I found: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310316891094&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F310316891094% 3Fclk_rvr_id%3D231836561155%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1
amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004WKHO/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=

[elessar123]

Not an "is this game rare question". More of a "in your face" moment.

While going through my old PSX games I found an old, great condition Harvest moon: back to nature. After searching for the price, I was very happy.

Old sale I found: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310316891094&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F310316891094% 3Fclk_rvr_id%3D231836561155%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1
amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004WKHO/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=

A lot of Harvest Moons maintain value. I have almost all of them...if not all.

[GizmoGC]

Little Big Planet 2: CE

Is this "rare". Id like to get one, but $80 new seems like a bit much. Was hoping it would drop down...but if it's rare, it might never.

[Vinny]

Little Big Planet 2: CE

Is this "rare". Id like to get one, but $80 new seems like a bit much. Was hoping it would drop down...but if it's rare, it might never.

Doesn't seem to be rare or overproduced... seems like they produced just enough copies to meet demand so it probably won't drop any further.

[mitchondria]

picked up a game at yard sales today. Master chu and the drunkard hu for nes. any ideas? i dont think its rare.

[Drclaw411]

bump

[Otherguy676]

i'm curious if the Mass Effect limited Edition is supposed to have any parts that it make rare. I got a copy at a pawn for $10 that has the hardshell (no slipcase), game, bonus disc, and art book. No manual. Is that missing anything that would make it rare?

[Yamato]

So my friend, who knows nothing about video games, found a Dreamcast console with two controllers, Power Stone, Capcom vs SNK, Crazy Taxi, a sealed Web Browser, and some sports games..all in a Sega Dreamcast carrying case. She paid $20. How'd she do? All games were complete and in good condition.

She also found a NeoGeo Pocket Color in great condition with some games for $6, and a literally mint condition GBA Indigo for like $7.

Good?

[elessar123]

So my friend, who knows nothing about video games, found a Dreamcast console with two controllers, Power Stone, Capcom vs SNK, Crazy Taxi, a sealed Web Browser, and some sports games..all in a Sega Dreamcast carrying case. She paid $20. How'd she do? All games were complete and in good condition.

She also found a NeoGeo Pocket Color in great condition with some games for $6, and a literally mint condition GBA Indigo for like $7.

Good?

Good on the Dreamcast, very good on the Neogeo PC, and ok on the GBA.

[Vinny]

i'm curious if the Mass Effect limited Edition is supposed to have any parts that it make rare. I got a copy at a pawn for $10 that has the hardshell (no slipcase), game, bonus disc, and art book. No manual. Is that missing anything that would make it rare?

I'm not entirely sure but I think there were 3 "books", the manual, artbook, and some guide type book. Missing the manual is no big deal since it's the same as the regular game. Not having the slipcover is probably a significant issue though...

Still, for $10, that's a steal.

[shivan128]

Was just curious as to how much the community would value a set of the following PS3 games (all sealed).

Hyperdimension Neptunia (Special edition)
Ar tonelico Qoga (Premium)
Atelier Rorona (Premium)
Trinity Universe (standard)
Cross Edge (standard)
Last Rebellion (standard)
Disgaea 3 (standard edition)

[skiizim]

Isn't this the "Is this game rare thread?"

Great pick up on the Mass Effect set, I think it would be cheaper trying to complete it (if possible) than it would have picking it up complete. The Mass Effect LE were actually limited to the first print right?

[elessar123]

Was just curious as to how much the community would value a set of the following PS3 games (all sealed).

Hyperdimension Neptunia (Special edition)
Ar tonelico Qoga (Premium)
Atelier Rorona (Premium)
Trinity Universe (standard)
Cross Edge (standard)
Last Rebellion (standard)
Disgaea 3 (standard edition)

$80, $60, $40, $40, $20, $20, $20.

You don't used to go on irc as shivand1, do you?

[shivan128]

$80, $60, $40, $40, $20, $20, $20.

You don't used to go on irc as shivand1, do you?

Sorry, I never used irc.

[Otherguy676]

Thanks for the help guys, glad I picked it up.

[RoadDogg]

Is the gamecube broadband adapter worth anything? I bought one when it came out and never used it, it has just been sitting in the bottom of my system forever hoping Nintendo would have released something to use it with.

[tiggerkiddo]

Seems to sell for around the 20-25 dollar price range.

[iiinightmar3ii]

Is the gamecube broadband adapter worth anything? I bought one when it came out and never used it, it has just been sitting in the bottom of my system forever hoping Nintendo would have released something to use it with.
I'm pretty sure there is only one game that actually could use it and that game is Phantasy Star. Not sure if anybody ever played it, but that is what that adapter should have been used for.

[Nogib]

I'm pretty sure there is only one game that actually could use it and that game is Phantasy Star. Not sure if anybody ever played it, but that is what that adapter should have been used for.

Mario Kart DD could LAN up with it too.

[Doomstink]

Mario Kart DD could LAN up with it too.

You can also play that online with XLink Kai... I think that works with Kirby Air Ride as well.

[Ed_]

So I walked into my local GameStop (don't shoot! :lol:) and I was just browsing around. I saw that they had a bunch of CEs on top shelves where hardly anyone can see them. I noticed SMT:DS 2 CE for $19.99. Now, I know nothing of these games and haven't played it, but even the clerk was surprised they had it in stock and said it's "rare." I figured I'd pick it up and take my chances on it.

So, to those CAGs who know about this title, it's a good find, eh? ;)

I closed the thread I started, I forgot we had this here. Thanks to the dude who answered.

[donkeydrop]

I'm not sure anyone is even going to understand what game you're talking about because the icon glitched the name. If you mean Devil Summoner 2 with the stuffed toy then they sell for as little as $20 on eBay. You should be able to get $30 plus if you time it right, but it's hard to tell because there is so much sham bidding on those collectors games.

[The Punisher]

So I walked into my local GameStop (don't shoot! :lol:) and I was just browsing around. I saw that they had a bunch of CEs on top shelves where hardly anyone can see them. I noticed SMT:DS 2 CE for $19.99. Now, I know nothing of these games and haven't played it, but even the clerk was surprised they had it in stock and said it's "rare." I figured I'd pick it up and take my chances on it.

So, to those CAGs who know about this title, it's a good find, eh? ;)

I closed the thread I started, I forgot we had this here. Thanks to the dude who answered.


I for one never played any of the SMt series, but heard it's good. The game is not rare. Also, GS has a B2G2 free promo until 9/11. So u can get 3 more $20 games and pay only $40 for total of 4 games.

[Indigo_Streetlight]

You might be able to clear more from selling the Devil Summoner 2 game itself if it's sealed; the last one I sold like that went for $34 + shipping (Amazon).

[V Gundam]

Also, GS has a B2G2 free promo until 9/11. So u can get 3 more $20 games and pay only $40 for total of 4 games.

New games qualify? I thought it was B2G2 on used PS2?

[te619]

I know it isn't technically a game, but game related. I found a stack of nintendogs trading cards. I was wondering if they were worth anything? I can't seem to find much info on them.

[tiggerkiddo]

Also not a game but I found Mickey Mouse in Living Color Volume 1 at a pawn shop. It lacks the collectible tin case so I'm not sure what it's worth without it...

[Ramsy]

I found some old games at a thrift store and i am wondering how much they are worth.

1.Dragon warrior 2 cobis journey cart only

2.Final fantasy 7 black label complete with a pizza hut demo disc. On the back it says realistic violence.

3. Star wars KOTOR II the sith lords case and disc only

4. And Jade empire limited edition complete mint.

[The Punisher]

New games qualify? I thought it was B2G2 on used PS2?

B2G2 is for all ps2 games new or used.

[Velo214]

i got my original earthbound with scratch and sniff and huge box of chrono trigger with guide. also perfect ff7, xenogears, parasite eve, vagrant story, etc. great collection.

i was an idiot tho and threw away my perfect snes. i was moving out and thought i got roms/emulators i dont need an snes. doh. but of course i keep all the games/eh?

[Andami]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master Quest for GameCube. How much is it worth? I saw it at my local Flea Market and I had never seen a copy before.

[Vinny]

Honestly, some of you need to take 30 whole seconds and do a completed auctions search on eBay before asking "how much is X worth?".

[ShadowSx]

Anyone know what Digimon World for the ps1 is worth?

[Otherguy676]

I bought a Shenmue Limited Edition today, anyone know much about it? There was one on ebay and I know there is only a difference in that it comes with a soundtrack but thats all I know about it. Anyone know the value and if its "rare"?

[Andami]

Honestly, some of you need to take 30 whole seconds and do a completed auctions search on eBay before asking "how much is X worth?".
That's not always a good indicator. Besides, what is the point of this thread then? Wait, let me answer that, so people can get help from knowledgeable members.

[Indigo_Streetlight]

That's not always a good indicator. Besides, what is the point of this thread then? Wait, let me answer that, so people can get help from knowledgeable members.

I sold a Near Mint one for $34.99 + shipping on Amazon, early December of last year. Probably cleared around $26 after fees and shipping cost.

[jer7583]

Anyone have any input on what an English Language, Asian region Complete copy of Resident Evil 1 for PC would go for?

The Virgin Published US PC version goes for a lot because its the only truly uncensored version. I think this one is the same. Variant box art and cd art though. Took me a long time to find someone on the internet who had any information about this version. Everyone else refrenced the japanese version, which has similar boxart but says "biohazard" and has japanese wording.

I wonder what a resident evil collector would pay for this variant? There are no listings for a similar item on ebay, amazon, or other sites.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa296/SonOfABeep_photos/WP_000092.jpg

[Andami]

I sold a Near Mint one for $34.99 + shipping on Amazon, early December of last year. Probably cleared around $26 after fees and shipping cost.
Thanks. So $10 for a complete copy in good condition is not bad then.

[62t]

That's not always a good indicator. Besides, what is the point of this thread then? Wait, let me answer that, so people can get help from knowledgeable members.

That usual good enough when there are multiple copies on ebay. In this case over 90 copies were sold on ebay in the last 2 weeks.




It would be nice for this thread to be about one of a kind rarity or stuff you dont see on ebay every day

[Vinny]

That's not always a good indicator. Besides, what is the point of this thread then? Wait, let me answer that, so people can get help from knowledgeable members.

I wasn't calling you out specifically but the point of this thread was to discuss the rarity of games (rarity and value are not the same thing, i.e., Growlanser Heritage of War was limited to only 5000 copies here but it's not worth much, even new), not ask prices of games easily gauged using eBay/Amazon, not to mention VGPC. I do get what you're saying, as prices can be all over the place, but you should still be able to fix a value to the game considering the amount of data available for it.

Anyone have any input on what an English Language, Asian region Complete copy of Resident Evil 1 for PC would go for?

The Virgin Published US PC version goes for a lot because its the only truly uncensored version. I think this one is the same. Variant box art and cd art though. Took me a long time to find someone on the internet who had any information about this version. Everyone else refrenced the japanese version, which has similar boxart but says "biohazard" and has japanese wording.

I wonder what a resident evil collector would pay for this variant? There are no listings for a similar item on ebay, amazon, or other sites.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa296/SonOfABeep_photos/WP_000092.jpg

Now this is something this thread was meant to discuss. But sorry to say, I have no idea on how to value it even though probably incredibly rare. I'd bet that this is obscure enough that someone would be will to pay good money for it.

[jer7583]

Funny thing is I paid like, $5 for it at a goodwill in southwest michigan, seeing the prices for the US PC version.. I'm not a resident evil freak so I'm not super attached to it. I just want to get the most from it I can, i guess.

[nnthomas]

That's not always a good indicator. Besides, what is the point of this thread then? Wait, let me answer that, so people can get help from knowledgeable members.

And those knowledgable members will just go use eBay and throw you a number. rofl

[fwbweux]

TL;DR WARNING. ADHD POSTERS BEWARE!

Okay, so this isn’t going to be the most interesting game in the world to discuss, but I halfway believe that I might have unearthed a previously-unknown and very rare GBA game.

Submitted for your consideration is Pocket Professor KwikNotes: Volume 1:

http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/cagfwbweux/110_0052.png http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/cagfwbweux/110_0055.png

Yeah, it’s educational software, and not the kind of thing that anyone would want for any reason other than potential rarity. However, if my research on this game leads me to believe what I think it does, this is a very low-print game and nearly impossible to come across.

I think that I initially heard about it when just skimming through a master list of GBA games to check ebay prices on. The first sign that something was up was this listing (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pocket-Professor-KwikNotes-Nintendo-Game-Boy-Advance-/360393476678?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item53e9200a46). Insane ebay gougers are a dime a dozen, but I just had to wonder why someone would be asking SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS for a sealed GBA game. Even sealed copies of Ninja Five-O don’t go above $250. I decided to search for other copies on ebay and elsewhere, and to my surprise there were no other copies on ebay (either active or completed), and the cheapest copy on Amazon Marketplace was ~$120. Currently, there’s a second copy on ebay priced at $129 sealed (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pocket-Professor-KwikNotes-Vol-1-/230668813561?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item35b4eec4f9) from a generic game liquidator who doesn’t provide a picture, and the cheapest on Amazon Marketplace is $110 sealed. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0039X31EM/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1316291676&sr=8-1&condition=new)

I figured that this would have to be some kind of glitch, right? Competing sellers with automatic pricing algorithms cause this sort of thing to happen all the time. Though I decided to take a few minutes to do some research on the game itself and dug up some interesting details.

This is a very informative IGN article (http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/695/695564p1.html) on the game. Pocket Professor was not available at retail. It was only ever available through the developer’s (now defunct) website and at a MSRP of $125, knocked down to $60 as an “introductory offer” according to IGN. The Amazon page for the game also makes note of it being sold via Home Shopping Network, no doubt for a vastly inflated price. I believe that the price would make it the most expensive GBA game produced, and unless the developers were shameless money-grubbers, a cost 2-4x the MSRP of the average GBA game would seem to indicate that very limited quantities would have been produced. The seeming impossibility to find it online below $100 and the very small quantity even available would attest to this as well.

I also can’t find any real evidence that any remaining stock was ever liquidated to retail channels, though the developer (Pocket Direct) is located in Sandy, UT according to their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pocket-Direct/137402689641097) and an oddly high concentration of copies available are located in UT as well, including the $700 gouger’s copy on ebay and the copy in the picture at the beginning of the post, which I managed to acquire on half.com for $12 from someone who likely didn’t know anything about the game. There was also a cart-only copy for $14 on half if anyone’s interested, though it may be gone now. So, at least, it may have been that Pocket Direct managed to unload their unsold copies locally and maybe a few nationwide, but I’m not going to speculate.

I don’t know if the game is actually worth nearly what people are asking, but if people can pay huge money for otherwise-worthless games like Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak because of low print run, Pocket Professor is probably worth at least something and rarity-wise is at least very uncommon. If any of you made it to the end of this post, congrats, hope this was at least halfway interesting :p

[Vinny]

I don’t know if the game is actually worth nearly what people are asking, but if people can pay huge money for otherwise-worthless games like Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak because of low print run, Pocket Professor is probably worth at least something and rarity-wise is at least very uncommon. If any of you made it to the end of this post, congrats, hope this was at least halfway interesting :p

Very interesting write up (LOL @ $125 MSRP) but the problem with something so obscure is that if people don't know about it, there will be no demand for it. It's easy with something like the Flintstones, which comes from a popular and well known franchise. Of course, it's impossible to gauge values on stuff like this due to fixed re-seller market.

But that's still a great pick-up simply because of its obscurity and considering how late it came out (quite a while after the DS was released, going by the IGN article). Maybe you should listing it with a really insane reserve price and what happens.:lol:

There's quite a few games like this (low budget games sold directly to consumers), especially on portables and I wish there was a more through resource on them.

[The Punisher]

TL;DR WARNING. ADHD POSTERS BEWARE!

Okay, so this isn’t going to be the most interesting game in the world to discuss, but I halfway believe that I might have unearthed a previously-unknown and very rare GBA game.

Submitted for your consideration is Pocket Professor KwikNotes: Volume 1:

http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/cagfwbweux/110_0052.png http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/cagfwbweux/110_0055.png

Yeah, it’s educational software, and not the kind of thing that anyone would want for any reason other than potential rarity. However, if my research on this game leads me to believe what I think it does, this is a very low-print game and nearly impossible to come across.

I think that I initially heard about it when just skimming through a master list of GBA games to check ebay prices on. The first sign that something was up was this listing (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pocket-Professor-KwikNotes-Nintendo-Game-Boy-Advance-/360393476678?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item53e9200a46). Insane ebay gougers are a dime a dozen, but I just had to wonder why someone would be asking SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS for a sealed GBA game. Even sealed copies of Ninja Five-O don’t go above $250. I decided to search for other copies on ebay and elsewhere, and to my surprise there were no other copies on ebay (either active or completed), and the cheapest copy on Amazon Marketplace was ~$120. Currently, there’s a second copy on ebay priced at $129 sealed (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pocket-Professor-KwikNotes-Vol-1-/230668813561?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item35b4eec4f9) from a generic game liquidator who doesn’t provide a picture, and the cheapest on Amazon Marketplace is $110 sealed. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0039X31EM/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&qid=1316291676&sr=8-1&condition=new)

I figured that this would have to be some kind of glitch, right? Competing sellers with automatic pricing algorithms cause this sort of thing to happen all the time. Though I decided to take a few minutes to do some research on the game itself and dug up some interesting details.

This is a very informative IGN article (http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/695/695564p1.html) on the game. Pocket Professor was not available at retail. It was only ever available through the developer’s (now defunct) website and at a MSRP of $125, knocked down to $60 as an “introductory offer” according to IGN. The Amazon page for the game also makes note of it being sold via Home Shopping Network, no doubt for a vastly inflated price. I believe that the price would make it the most expensive GBA game produced, and unless the developers were shameless money-grubbers, a cost 2-4x the MSRP of the average GBA game would seem to indicate that very limited quantities would have been produced. The seeming impossibility to find it online below $100 and the very small quantity even available would attest to this as well.

I also can’t find any real evidence that any remaining stock was ever liquidated to retail channels, though the developer (Pocket Direct) is located in Sandy, UT according to their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pocket-Direct/137402689641097) and an oddly high concentration of copies available are located in UT as well, including the $700 gouger’s copy on ebay and the copy in the picture at the beginning of the post, which I managed to acquire on half.com for $12 from someone who likely didn’t know anything about the game. There was also a cart-only copy for $14 on half if anyone’s interested, though it may be gone now. So, at least, it may have been that Pocket Direct managed to unload their unsold copies locally and maybe a few nationwide, but I’m not going to speculate.

I don’t know if the game is actually worth nearly what people are asking, but if people can pay huge money for otherwise-worthless games like Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak because of low print run, Pocket Professor is probably worth at least something and rarity-wise is at least very uncommon. If any of you made it to the end of this post, congrats, hope this was at least halfway interesting :p

Never heard of this game. Is it rare? Yes, but the price depends on supply and demand. Pretty sure many people dont know about this game and not highly searched. Nice find to add into your collection.

[fwbweux]

Very interesting write up (LOL @ $125 MSRP) but the problem with something so obscure is that if people don't know about it, there will be no demand for it. It's easy with something like the Flintstones, which comes from a popular and well known franchise. Of course, it's impossible to gauge values on stuff like this due to fixed re-seller market.

But that's still a great pick-up simply because of its obscurity and considering how late it came out (quite a while after the DS was released, going by the IGN article). Maybe you should listing it with a really insane reserve price and what happens.:lol:

There's quite a few games like this (low budget games sold directly to consumers), especially on portables and I wish there was a more through resource on them.

Yeah, it's almost too obscure for its own good. I was only a child during the 8 and 16 bit eras so I don't really have any kind of perspective on how long it took after the death of any given console for the rarities to be determined and for collector markets to form, but I imagine that the value situation on stuff was pretty fluid for a good long while after a console died out.

That's kind of the situation we're in with things like the PS2 and GBA right now, where values widely fluctuate on the secondary market and games haven't been unavailable in stores long enough to realize what's truly hard to acquire. Two, three more years, maybe we'll have a better idea. Part of me wishes I could just go to somewhere like DigitPress and drum up interest in the game as much as I can, but you can't really force a collector frenzy. I'm tempted to see how much I could get out of my copy, but that would require giving it up in the process when it was the last reasonably-priced copy on the whole internet and I don't think I can do that yet, hah.

Yeah, this has made me curious about other obscure direct-to-consumer handheld games, too. I recall there being a company with some really offbeat GBA games like Urban Yeti and Santa Claus Saves the Earth, and I regret never getting those as I don't think that I've ever seen a complete copy of either on ebay. I managed to find an Urban Yeti cart at Gamestop earlier this year, but that's it.

[jer7583]

I'd hang on to that pocket professor thing for at least a few years.

If you really want to get some astronomical prices for it I'd just keep it in a drawer or in storage and keep an eye on digitalpress for when people start posting about collecting Game Boy Advance. Only a real completionist/collector is going to pay top dollar for that, unfortunately.

Certainly a very unique and rare find though!

[Indigo_Streetlight]

Yeah, it's almost too obscure for its own good. I was only a child during the 8 and 16 bit eras so I don't really have any kind of perspective on how long it took after the death of any given console for the rarities to be determined and for collector markets to form, but I imagine that the value situation on stuff was pretty fluid for a good long while after a console died out.

That's kind of the situation we're in with things like the PS2 and GBA right now, where values widely fluctuate on the secondary market and games haven't been unavailable in stores long enough to realize what's truly hard to acquire. Two, three more years, maybe we'll have a better idea. Part of me wishes I could just go to somewhere like DigitPress and drum up interest in the game as much as I can, but you can't really force a collector frenzy. I'm tempted to see how much I could get out of my copy, but that would require giving it up in the process when it was the last reasonably-priced copy on the whole internet and I don't think I can do that yet, hah.

Yeah, this has made me curious about other obscure direct-to-consumer handheld games, too. I recall there being a company with some really offbeat GBA games like Urban Yeti and Santa Claus Saves the Earth, and I regret never getting those as I don't think that I've ever seen a complete copy of either on ebay. I managed to find an Urban Yeti cart at Gamestop earlier this year, but that's it.

Yeah, for a game like this it goes against what I see as the sentimental / RPG collector paradigm; it's almost like you'll have to see whether people today grow older and have fond memories of games like My Japanese Coach for the DS. It could very well sit at the $100 mark for a long time, being kind of like Action 52 where it started out as an overpriced thing which will only appeal to the hardcore crowd (maybe future AVGN will do a review of it :) )

Another factor to consider is that you never know whether an underground warehouse in Utah won't discover another 100 more copies; that one seller on ebay could be holding his supply back if the demand isn't there yet.

One more trend I've noticed; though some people collect for handhelds overall it seems like there's more interest in console games? This might change with the GBA since the gamecube adaptor / sp are fairly good, but many of the original gameboy and gamegear games seems more cramped and don't display as well on their respective systems by today's standards. I'm wondering here if more people are going to go with pc emulators or modding their current handhelds to play the older handhelds.

[fwbweux]

Yeah, for a game like this it goes against what I see as the sentimental / RPG collector paradigm; it's almost like you'll have to see whether people today grow older and have fond memories of games like My Japanese Coach for the DS. It could very well sit at the $100 mark for a long time, being kind of like Action 52 where it started out as an overpriced thing which will only appeal to the hardcore crowd (maybe future AVGN will do a review of it :) )

Another factor to consider is that you never know whether an underground warehouse in Utah won't discover another 100 more copies; that one seller on ebay could be holding his supply back if the demand isn't there yet.

One more trend I've noticed; though some people collect for handhelds overall it seems like there's more interest in console games? This might change with the GBA since the gamecube adaptor / sp are fairly good, but many of the original gameboy and gamegear games seems more cramped and don't display as well on their respective systems by today's standards. I'm wondering here if more people are going to go with pc emulators or modding their current handhelds to play the older handhelds.

Of course no one is going to be nostalgic about something like Pocket Professor, hah. I believe that there are potentially many GBA games that are extremely hard to find, but we'll never know the extent to which many non-notable titles are rare solely because of the lack of interest in them. Pocket Professor is halfway there because there's a lot of evidence that it really is truly hard to find, but it's yet to find the market willing to pay for it. We'll need a more robust base of people purchasing GBA games for rarity before we'll ever know what other games are in Pocket Professor's league. I think that Action 52 is a pretty good analogy for what place this game will eventually take in the GBA collector pantheon.

It would be just my luck for a hoard of this particular game to be found :cold: Pocket Direct, the developer, appears to have gotten out of the game business and is now listed as an "education consultant" or something like that. I don't know if that makes them more or less likely to be sitting on copies of this game, but I just thought I'd mention that.

I actually contacted the owner of the $700 copy on ebay and he says he only owns two copies which were both purchased from a local retailer, one in his personal collection. He lives 28 miles from the location of the developer, but was previously unaware that Pocket Direct was so close to him until my message. I think that this information lends itself to my theory that unsold copies of the game were distributed locally.

I would wager that the smaller collector market for handheld games is more due to gamer bias against handheld games than anything else. Pretty much every vintage game is more comfortable and convenient on an emulator than it was on its original console, but there are just more people nostalgic for actual console games. I can attest from many lost auctions and bitter tears on ebay that there is always someone willing to pay top dollar for complete, notable handheld games, though, so I guess they're just not as visible in the gaming community as 2600/NES/SNES/etc. people. I'm happy "maining" GBA games as a collector and think it's a very exciting system to specialize in because of the true rarity of attaining complete copies of many obscure titles. You can go months on ebay between auction-style listings for some and I'm still discovering interesting games that I didn't know existed.

hah, sorry for the wall of text again, people :p As one final note, I think that I might try to create a Wikipedia entry for Pocket Professor since one doesn't exist. Sadly I can't cite myself, but I have enough external sources to be able to include a line or two on rarity that aren't just conjecture. Good idea?

[Indigo_Streetlight]

I would wager that the smaller collector market for handheld games is more due to gamer bias against handheld games than anything else. Pretty much every vintage game is more comfortable and convenient on an emulator than it was on its original console, but there are just more people nostalgic for actual console games. I can attest from many lost auctions and bitter tears on ebay that there is always someone willing to pay top dollar for complete, notable handheld games, though, so I guess they're just not as visible in the gaming community as 2600/NES/SNES/etc. people. I'm happy "maining" GBA games as a collector and think it's a very exciting system to specialize in because of the true rarity of attaining complete copies of many obscure titles. You can go months on ebay between auction-style listings for some and I'm still discovering interesting games that I didn't know existed.

Perhaps a factor with handhelds (I'm thinking original gameboy here) is that more people played them casually on trips instead putting in serious time on them (like you would with a console). In the old days there was also the mindset that handheld titles were often stripped down, inferior ports of what you could play on the NES, SNES, etc.

I would agree though that the GBA is interesting, and may even buck the handheld trend--as it essentially served as a refuge for those who liked the style of 16-bit graphics while everyone else was moving into polygons. And it reintroduced a new generation to many SNES classics; in fact this was the first time I noticed a portable system with full length games that could truly stand toe-to-toe with the console releases.

[fwbweux]

Perhaps a factor with handhelds (I'm thinking original gameboy here) is that more people played them casually on trips instead putting in serious time on them (like you would with a console). In the old days there was also the mindset that handheld titles were often stripped down, inferior ports of what you could play on the NES, SNES, etc.

I would agree though that the GBA is interesting, and may even buck the handheld trend--as it essentially served as a refuge for those who liked the style of 16-bit graphics while everyone else was moving into polygons. And it reintroduced a new generation to many SNES classics; in fact this was the first time I noticed a portable system with full length games that could truly stand toe-to-toe with the console releases.

Certainly, the first wave of handhelds (Game Boy, Game Gear) was more of a novelty than anything and were targeted toward younger people with a less refined taste in games. There was a distinct line between the purpose of handheld and console games back then, and most handheld games were simply less interesting because they faced technological constraints and the need to develop for younger age groups/people who would be playing the game in short bursts. I own nearly 200 original Game Boy/Game Boy Color games and I'm honestly not sure how many still hold up other than Pokemon. The first handheld gen has aged badly.

I don't think that it's any coincidence that many of the most expensive original GB games are from popular franchises (Resident Evil Gaiden, Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, the Castlevanias, Mega Mans, Final Fantasies, Dragon Warriors, etc.) They derive at least some of their price from completionist fans of a given franchise.

The GBA is basically a second SNES and I'm surprised that more SNES collectors haven't branched into GBA collecting to enhance their 16-bit libraries. Sadly Nintendo themselves mostly treated the platform as a convenient dumping ground for SNES roms and then discarded it entirely for the DS, but other developers came through and gave it a solid library. The handheld = kiddie attitude is probably going to keep the GBA from being mentioned in the same breath as the NES, SNES, and PS1 among collectors, but it could use some more recognition (but not until I've completed my library, okay? :lol:)

[myl0r]

So, I know it's probably too soon to know for sure, but what are some of your thoughts on the Oblivion 5th Anniversary edition?
I've got one sitting around sealed, but now I'm getting REALLY excited for Skyrim, and I never even played Oblivion, I'm getting really tempted to open mine and play through it.

So, will it be worth hanging on to, or should I open it and enjoy it?
Also, similar thoughts on Fallout New Vegas CE?

[62t]

if you really want to play it pick up a used copy of Oblivion GOTY for like $15

[Mr Snarp Snarps]

Does anyone know if the gold cart Zelda OoT N64 games are worth more than the gray ones?

[jer7583]

So, I know it's probably too soon to know for sure, but what are some of your thoughts on the Oblivion 5th Anniversary edition?
I've got one sitting around sealed, but now I'm getting REALLY excited for Skyrim, and I never even played Oblivion, I'm getting really tempted to open mine and play through it.

So, will it be worth hanging on to, or should I open it and enjoy it?
Also, similar thoughts on Fallout New Vegas CE?

I'd keep it sealed. I never even saw a copy of the 360 version sitting on a shelf around here. I think they went unbelievably fast.

[CAG90210]

is temco bowl for the NES an uncommon game? Couldnt find much about it on ebay and carts only copies on amazon goes for 7.xx

[vantheman]

Is stadium events nes sealed rare? I bought one at a garage for 50 cents. JK

[aptanor]

is temco bowl for the NES an uncommon game? Couldnt find much about it on ebay and carts only copies on amazon goes for 7.xx
I think it's more popular than really uncommon.

[200STM]

how rare is short stack/ Eggsplosion for the NES I just have the cart

[Indigo_Streetlight]

how rare is short stack/ Eggsplosion for the NES I just have the cart

http://www.amazon.com/Short-Egg-Splode-NINTENDO-POWER-PAD-REQUIRED/dp/B000AXQCFO

If this is what you mean, it's nothing crazy value-wise as far as I know.

[200STM]

thanks Indigo I use nintendoage to rate how rare my games are

[Broseph]

Bizarre Wal Mart find:

.hack//G.U. Vol. 3//Redemption

Found it in a massive cardboard dump bin. Scanned it and got the "see an associate for help" message.

I missed this franchise completely. If I understand correctly, this is the last in the series. If I did pick it up, I'd probably play it out of sheer curiosity. Plus, the shelf wear is pretty bad - I couldn't ask top dollar for it. Disc didn't seem loose though, which is a plus.

So. Rare? Or Not Rare? Worth playing? Or Not Worth Playing?

[Kid Fresh]

Bizarre Wal Mart find:

.hack//G.U. Vol. 3//Redemption

Found it in a massive cardboard dump bin. Scanned it and got the "see an associate for help" message.

I missed this franchise completely. If I understand correctly, this is the last in the series. If I did pick it up, I'd probably play it out of sheer curiosity. Plus, the shelf wear is pretty bad - I couldn't ask top dollar for it. Disc didn't seem loose though, which is a plus.

So. Rare? Or Not Rare? Worth playing? Or Not Worth Playing?

new on amazon at $63

[The Holy Pretzle]

Alright so at a flea market stand (where I always see the same stuff) I saw Harvest Moon for the PS1, but didn't think any of it at the time. I looked it up and apparently it's rare. It's a bit scratched (looks likeit has LOADS of light scratches, and it looks pretty ugly), could this still be worth something?

Along with a scratched Castlevania SotN I saw at there too, I know this game is semi-rare as well, but it's disc only with the top of the case off and it's pretty scratched as well. (I didn't ask about the prices on either, usually it's only best to buy a game there when you're ready to buy, or else you're turn the sellers off to selling to you).

Should I get them?

[Halo05]

Bizarre Wal Mart find:

.hack//G.U. Vol. 3//Redemption

Found it in a massive cardboard dump bin. Scanned it and got the "see an associate for help" message.

I missed this franchise completely. If I understand correctly, this is the last in the series. If I did pick it up, I'd probably play it out of sheer curiosity. Plus, the shelf wear is pretty bad - I couldn't ask top dollar for it. Disc didn't seem loose though, which is a plus.

So. Rare? Or Not Rare? Worth playing? Or Not Worth Playing?

Regarding the last part, I always found the .hack games to be super interesting in terms of concept, but the execution always fell short. Even in 2002 when the first one hit PS2. Me and a friend were enthralled for like a whole day (spent 6-7 hours messing with different word combos) but it never left like it was going anywhere. I think it would be harder to deal with nowadays. I realize that the GU series is a bit newer, but I know it isn't something I could deal with anymore.

TL;DR - If you can buy it cheap and sell it on eBay, it might be worth it.

[Broseph]

TL;DR - If you can buy it cheap and sell it on eBay, it might be worth it.

Yeah, I love the idea of this franchise. I've been reading up on it a bit. Still, after clicking through a half dozen YouTube vids I'm thinking this would just join the other JRPGs in my backlog.

I'll see what they'll sell it to me for next time I'm there - but due to the considerable shelf wear - I can't really ask top dollar.

Thanks for the input, much appreciated!

[aniousjoe]

Here's a stumper: Trip World, a Japanese game for the Game Boy. I've been trying to find information on it for months, but it seems it's only rare outside of Japan. Can anybody shed some light on it's "rarity"?

[farfus]

Ive got a copy of Wolf Fang SS for the japanese saturn in good shape, although i found it on yes asia there werent any copies on ebay. Curious if my fellow cag r's consider this game pretty rare and in their opinion of much value. It looks like the copy at yes asia sells for around $60 or so, im in the process of auctioning a goodly chunk of games but this one kinda is hard to figure price or rarity... checked gametz they only have one copy...

[paddlefoot]

Found a Gamecube Action Replay Limited Edition. eBay has some weird prices. Anybody know anything about this thing?

[62t]

Found a Gamecube Action Replay Limited Edition. eBay has some weird prices. Anybody know anything about this thing?

If it is the version with memory dongle you can sell it for a good price.

[JJSP]

Anyone have an idea on the Genesis CDX console? It's a combo Genesis/Sega CD, about the size of a VHS rewinder. I've never seen one in person, but picked one up with AC adapter and two controllers for $12 at Goodwill this morning. According to Wikipedia, they only sold around 5K of them before they were pulled.

[paddlefoot]

If it is the version with memory dongle you can sell it for a good price.

Thank you for the quick response. It is still sealed, dongle and all. Must have got it on clearance somewhere.

[C0dy]

Anyone have an idea on the Genesis CDX console? It's a combo Genesis/Sega CD, about the size of a VHS rewinder. I've never seen one in person, but picked one up with AC adapter and two controllers for $12 at Goodwill this morning. According to Wikipedia, they only sold around 5K of them before they were pulled.

Yessir, cheapest used one on Amazon is currently $160. Nice pickup.

(I'll buy it from you for $12? :lol:)

[JJSP]

Tested it out today using my old Genny RF adapter and played a few levels of Sonic 2. It works!

[N3UROP0D]

^Very jealous. Nice score dude.

[aptanor]

^Very jealous. Nice score dude.
Me too. If you're looking to sell let me know :o

[Vinny]

Tested it out today using my old Genny RF adapter and played a few levels of Sonic 2. It works!

Very nice pick-up. I've read that not only did it have a short production run, but it's also the best Sega CD system to have in terms of quality and playback.

[62t]

Only downside is sega does not recommend using32x with cd x

[Nogib]

Only downside is sega does not recommend using32x with cd x

Yet it works perfectly with it. I think it was Sega being worried that the system was physically less stable with the 32X on top or some b.s. excessive RF was generated by the two. Either way, the CDX and 32X were originally intended to be an officially supported configuration (as evidenced by the 32X user manual).

[aptanor]

From what I understand they just never released the physical adapter for plugging it in (like is included for model 2 Genesis).

[Andami]

Umm, how rare would both Madden 95 and 96 sealed for Gameboy be? I only see one listing for each on Ebay, and both are outrageously priced. Are the games really that desirable, or is the guy just hoping some idiot will pay that much for them?

[tiggerkiddo]

Those games aren't worth a darn thing. I wouldn't even pay a dollar for a sealed copy.

[Andami]

That's what I was thinking as well. It IS a sports game after all. The only reason I even asked was because I saw both 95 and 96 sealed at my local flea market for $6 apiece, and they peaked my curiosity.

I didn't really think they'd be rare or anything like that, so I passed and googled them when I arrived at home later that day. I was fairly surprised I could only find one listing for "new" for either game, anywhere (and it happened to be triple-digits). Usually games have at least a few "new" listings, no matter how old they are.

[Vinny]

That's what I was thinking as well. It IS a sports game after all. The only reason I even asked was because I saw both 95 and 96 sealed at my local flea market for $6 apiece, and they peaked my curiosity.

I didn't really think they'd be rare or anything like that, so I passed and googled them when I arrived at home later that day. I was fairly surprised I could only find one listing for "new" for either game, anywhere (and it happened to be triple-digits). Usually games have at least a few "new" listings, no matter how old they are.

There are rare sports games but they're very rare themselves. NCAA 2k3 Basketball for the GC, Madden 09 for the DS and NBA Elite 11 are the only ones I know of.

[Indigo_Streetlight]

That's what I was thinking as well. It IS a sports game after all. The only reason I even asked was because I saw both 95 and 96 sealed at my local flea market for $6 apiece, and they peaked my curiosity.

I didn't really think they'd be rare or anything like that, so I passed and googled them when I arrived at home later that day. I was fairly surprised I could only find one listing for "new" for either game, anywhere (and it happened to be triple-digits). Usually games have at least a few "new" listings, no matter how old they are.

Somebody worldwide purchased 96 with box for $12 shipped; for sealed you might be able to list them at $40 or best offer, personally though I wouldn't get involved (since I'm guessing it's not an easy flip). Also they might only be worth $10-15 if you want to sell them in a reasonable amount of time.

[tdave]

I have a 2 parter.. Is rival Schools project justice for dream cast sealed rare?? and Can you buy those security seals gamestop uses?

[Darknuke]

Umm, how rare would both Madden 95 and 96 sealed for Gameboy be? I only see one listing for each on Ebay, and both are outrageously priced. Are the games really that desirable, or is the guy just hoping some idiot will pay that much for them?

I think you'd get more from recycling them ;). jk, but I doubt you'd get much, if anything, for them.

[schuerm26]

I have a 2 parter.. Is rival Schools project justice for dream cast sealed rare?? and Can you buy those security seals gamestop uses?

Um does this really need to be asked. Rare game plus sealed equals very rare.

[Vinny]

and Can you buy those security seals gamestop uses?

Sounds like somebody's up to no good...

[Dokstarr]

Tested it out today using my old Genny RF adapter and played a few levels of Sonic 2. It works!

If you are planning on selling it make sure to check out the CD function. Those are notorious for having the CD part no longer work.

I have one too that works 75% of the time, but it seems like the motor might be going bad or something because the disc seems to spin down or something.

Anyways make sure to check it out. Don't want you to sell it for 100+ and then lose all the money, pay for shipping, fees, etc.

[thebob101]

Was in WalMart the other day and picked up Mass Effect 2 LE for $42. I couldn't believe it when I saw it in the glass prison. I thought it would be at least $60+ since WM is known for their crazy prices on old games, but it rang up at $42. Checked eBay and it is selling for $150+ for a new, sealed copy. I didn't even realize it was rare.

[phear3d]

Was in WalMart the other day and picked up Mass Effect 2 LE for $42. I couldn't believe it when I saw it in the glass prison. I thought it would be at least $60+ since WM is known for their crazy prices on old games, but it rang up at $42. Checked eBay and it is selling for $150+ for a new, sealed copy. I didn't even realize it was rare.
pc? or 360? if its the 360 version, it going to be worth a lot when the 3rd game comes out.

[fwbweux]

Submitted for discussion, two different versions of Super Empire Strikes Back:

http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/cagfwbweux/111_1954.jpg

http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/cagfwbweux/111_1957.jpg

The primary difference between the two is the change in publisher. One's THQ, the other is JVC/Lucasarts. The THQ version also has a hard plastic warning box on the back instead of the sticker. My research seems to indicate that one isn't more valuable than the other, but are there any SNES experts here who can tell me if one is still significantly harder to find than the other? With vintage games I'll generally keep variant copies if it's something major like the label art (things like Metroid, Blades of Steel, Untouchables, and others for NES) but for something minor like a publisher logo, I don't really want to own both unless I have real reason to other than simple OCD. Thanks!

[Vinny]

Wikipedia says the THQ one is a re-release. Re-releases weren't very common during the 90s but I know it did happen sometimes if another publisher felt that they could profit from it (since there wasn't a major re-seller market back then). And I'm fairly sure THQ did other re-releases on the SNES, probably the other Super Star Wars games.

Additionally, I know Sunsoft re-released all four GB Final Fantasy games.

[Indigo_Streetlight]

I'm trying to remember if that Assembled in Mexico tag appeared on the box of the Zombies Ate My Neighbors variant (which is sought after).

I don't know how re-releases would factor into this; however, I do know some collectors search for SNES rental exclusives (Ren & Stimpy: The Firedogs comes to mind, that one is supposed to be fairly hard to find as CIB--in better grades especially--due to how it was only available through Blockbuster)

[Friend of Sonic]

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/vgm/2666564305.html
Turbo Grafx lot. I talked him down to 1k. Should I do it?

[C0dy]

Okay, so the other day I purchased a Sega Genesis/CD lot and there were 15 CD games. 4 had original cases, and the other 11 small homemade cd cases for them. One of the 11 is a Dragon's Lair demo cd. I am not home right now so I can't take a photo but I can upload one later if need be. It says DEMO CD in large font across the bottom I believe. Anyone know anything about this?

[OrangeArmy]

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/vgm/2666564305.html
Turbo Grafx lot. I talked him down to 1k. Should I do it?

IMO, that's a good buy for $1000. Can't tell from the pictures, but it looks like the guy even made custom cases for the 20 or so games that did not originally come with jewel cases. I would ask to see more detailed pics first. Based on recent Ebay prices, boxed Air Zonk and the Boxed Dungeons and Dragons are easily worth $100 or more each. The turbo Booster Plus is worth about $80-100 and Soldier Blade (with manual but no box) would fetch another $100 or so. Chu Man Fu, Super Star Soldier, Bomberman 93, Jackie Chan's King Fu, Neutopia II, New Adventure Island and Legend of Hero Tonma are each worth about $50+ with manuals and the TG express is another $150-$200 with box.

I'd buy that boxed D&D Order of the Griffon off you, if you were interested...

[Friend of Sonic]

Unfortunately, four of the games don't have manuals-- shockman, soldier blade, chuman fu, and legend of hero.
I am unbelievably tempted to pick it up. It would be such a win for my collection.

[OrangeArmy]

Unfortunately, four of the games don't have manuals-- shockman, soldier blade, chuman fu, and legend of hero.
I am unbelievably tempted to pick it up. It would be such a win for my collection.

Even without manuals, those four HuCards are great finds. That's the largest TG16 lot I've ever seen for sale! There's a lot of awesome in there

[smiley241275]

So this seems like the appropriate place to ask this question. I was going through my old game collection and stumbled across a mint copy of Symphony of the Night (playstation greatest hits) still in the original cellophane. I'm pondering selling it, but noticed some games on ebay have been rated by vggrader.com (www.vggrader.com) and ask much more alluring prices. Is this worth doing for reselling purposes? Anyone have any experience doing this?

It costs a bit of money to get them graded; but if the ROI is low, I won't bother. Assuming it's greatest hits, I don't have my hopes up; but still good to know for future reference!

[Indigo_Streetlight]

So this seems like the appropriate place to ask this question. I was going through my old game collection and stumbled across a mint copy of Symphony of the Night (playstation greatest hits) still in the original cellophane. I'm pondering selling it, but noticed some games on ebay have been rated by vggrader.com (http://www.vggrader.com) and ask much more alluring prices. Is this worth doing for reselling purposes? Anyone have any experience doing this?

It costs a bit of money to get them graded; but if the ROI is low, I won't bother. Assuming it's greatest hits, I don't have my hopes up; but still good to know for future reference!

You could get it graded but personally I wouldn't, not for a game that normally lists in the $65-80 range. Now it might be worth doing for a game that regularly hits $200-300+ at auction, but yeah when I see people VGA grading stuff like Final Fantasy X greatest hits I'm somewhere between rolling my eyes and pointing my finger and laughing. At this point grading for most games is going to be for the personal satisfaction of a few collectors and for speculators.

P.S. And if you have to grade anything for ps1 or ps2, go for black label/original print run.

[62t]

Plus if it your grade is below 90 it can actually hurt the value in some case

[smiley241275]

Thanks for the insight, Indigo and 62t!

[Friend of Sonic]

Even without manuals, those four HuCards are great finds. That's the largest TG16 lot I've ever seen for sale! There's a lot of awesome in there
I'm saving up to buy a house, and it's freakin' killing me to not buy the lot.

[donut]

I'm saving up to buy a house, and it's freakin' killing me to not buy the lot.


house is where it's at :bouncy:
I think he will go down more as a few more days pass and you do not contact him...
assuming it lasts over the weekend, consider telling him about the fact you are saving for a house and if he would take $800 cash you'll switch your priorities (temporarily)...
then admire and play it for a week and sell it this holiday to add to your house fund ....

GL either way, hellofabundle!

[Friend of Sonic]

house is where it's at :bouncy:
I think he will go down more as a few more days pass and you do not contact him...
assuming it lasts over the weekend, consider telling him about the fact you are saving for a house and if he would take $800 cash you'll switch your priorities (temporarily)...
then admire and play it for a week and sell it this holiday to add to your house fund ....

GL either way, hellofabundle!
I mentioned this to him, actually. He said to him it's not worth it to sell it under 1k, and that he would just keep it if it ever got to the point that he couldn't unload it for 1k. He was really cool about it, and said to keep him in mind and if he had it unsold he'd sell it to me. He seemed to appreciate the fact I was a collector and it would go to a good home, so I dunno, maybe I'll check in next week and see if it was still available. Maybe he'll offer to take less if he decides he wants the lot gone.

[jdb230]

I saw a steelbook "limited" edition for Sniper: ghost warrior at a gamestop recently. It was $29.99 "new" (so opened)...think thats a good price?

[Friend of Sonic]

I'm a bad, bad man. I got amazon to issue 500.00 of my credit to gift card codes to give to the guy, then I'm going to pay 500.00 in cash.
But that collection will so be worth it. It helps a lot he's letting me pay half in Amazon credit.

[Obiwan456]

Okay, my dad picked up a nes lot today, an some of them were boxed, so I was wondering if any of these were anything.

Bases Loaded
Bases Loaded 2
Bases Loaded 4
(I actually have 3, but its cart only)
Paperboy
Tecmo Bowl
Super Bowl
Dr Mario

[iNCREDiPiNOY]

Oh boy. current bid is $2.4K and 1 day-10 hrs left.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/260878214731

[C0dy]

Okay, so the other day I purchased a Sega Genesis/CD lot and there were 15 CD games. 4 had original cases, and the other 11 small homemade cd cases for them. One of the 11 is a Dragon's Lair demo cd. I am not home right now so I can't take a photo but I can upload one later if need be. It says DEMO CD in large font across the bottom I believe. Anyone know anything about this?

Figured I'd ask again since my question got a bit lost in the epic TG16 lot.

[Andami]

^http://guide.digitpress.com:8080/DP/cmf/game.cmf?gameid=3020

Try this site first.

[C0dy]

^http://guide.digitpress.com:8080/DP/cmf/game.cmf?gameid=3020

Try this site first.

Ah, thanks for that link.

[SaraAB]

I have a viewmaster interactive vision system.

http://gamecola.net/2008/10/dear-readers-view-master-interactive-vision/

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/View-Master_Interactive_Vision

I have the system with the manual and AC adapter and controller so its ready to use but I don't have any tapes to actually test it with so i don't know if its working. I don't have the box or anything else. I can't seem to find a value on this so I was wondering what you guys think? I need to clear space so I am looking to get rid of this, I was wondering if you guys think I should trade it off to the fleamarket guys who will obviously be baffled by it and just take whatever for it (there are a couple game booths at the flea so I can pit the vendors against each other) since its been sitting in my closet forever or if I should make space in case it increases in value?

I have tried to sell this on ebay for cheap money and it has never sold.