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I propose using our collective knowledge and experience to develop a list of rare games and their potential values. I will update the list weekly from replies. I feel this will be a useful tool when we are out scouring the stores, garage sales and what ever. Please list the rare game, its system, and the current price it is going for on say ebay. I though of this because up until a few days ago, I had no idea that Saturn games like panzer dragoon saga were going for hundreds of dollars.


upadated 1-26-04

PS2

REZ - $50-$75 sealed (confirmed)

PSone
Intelligent Cube - $40-$50


DREAMCAST
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 -$50+ (sealed)


Saturn
Panzer Dragoon SAGA - $100+

Street Fighter Zero 3 + Ram Cart - $130+

Shining Force III - $80

Dragon Force - $70

Rockman X3 - $40

GBA

Castlevania Harmony -$50 (confirmed)

GAMECUBE

NCAA 2k3 - $65 (I know, it seems crazy, but their are a lot of stupid people in this world)

You get the idea. Feel free to question others.

Snes - Chrono Trigger - $130+

GameCube - NCAA College Basketball 2k3 ~ $65

Saturn - Street Fighter Zero 3 + Ram Cart - $130+
I should know. I recently sniped an auction for it. Saw it for 200 Reals, which is roughly $70, but the shipping charges would've killed it.

Saturn - Shining Force III - $80
Scored it for $73, brand new, still wrapped.

Saturn - Dragon Force - $70

Saturn - Rockman X3 - $40

saturn seams to be a big one. Are you serious on the cube ncaa?

DREAMCAST
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 -$seventeen something or other at game crazy -- just bought it there a couple of months ago

Playstation 2
Rez $60.00
Gitaroo-Man $45.00 (YMMV) (the rarity has always been under debate)

Gamecube
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest $40.00

Harmony is considered Rare? Damn... let lots of copies slip by me @ 9.99 at kbtoys

Saturn - Radiant Silvergun - $150+

Originally Posted by videogamejunkie saturn seams to be a big one. Are you serious on the cube ncaa?

I think he is. I sold my copy on eBay for 75.

Suikoden 2 - PSone - $100+

Originally Posted by videogamejunkie Are you serious on the cube ncaa?

Apparently so.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3063508355

Surprised the heck out of me too...I assume very little copies were made or something.

"Are you serious on the cube ncaa?"

Sega shipped only a few then recalled them and wouldn't sell anymore. They dropped all sports games support for the cube around then.

Unfortunately all unsold copies were recalled so there are ver few available.

Originally Posted by Firebrand Saturn - Street Fighter Zero 3 + Ram Cart - $130+ I should know. I recently sniped an auction for it. Saw it for 200 Reals, which is roughly $70, but the shipping charges would've killed it. Saturn - Shining Force III - $80 Scored it for $73, brand new, still wrapped. Saturn - Dragon Force - $70 Saturn - Rockman X3 - $40

LOL, didn't realize Shining Force III was considered rare. I have two copies. One opened, one sealed. Of all the systems I've ever owned, I kept every single Saturn game. Domesic and Import. My Saturn plays both. Guess I should take that baby outta storage and relive the good moments. Man, there were some killer import shooters for that system. I'll have to check if I have Panzer Saga. Can't remember if I got my hands on that one. Have Panzer and Zwei for sure tho.

I don't know about you guys, but I've seen Castlevania Harmony and Aria at Toys R Us/Best Buy/Circuit City. The one game I can't find is Circle of the Moon.
I remember when Panzer Saga first came out and people couldn't find them, there was this Toys R Us I would go to and there was like a whole row of them. I'd think "well I don't have a Saturn."
Also, Gitaroo Man for $45? Nahbrah. I've never seen it for $10-20 like some have (new that is), but I've seen it at Gamestop and other places for fair prices.

Marvel vs Capcom 2 is NOT valued at $50. I don't see the game going for that much anywhere. I've seen it for $19.99 or less used at most retail places.

Dragon Ball Final Bout GT I'd value this at around $100-$150. It really depends on how bad you want it. Considering it's rarity(10,000 copies) it has a fluctuating value point. It went down considerably since the release of Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Battle 22(PS1) and Dragon Ball Z Budokai 1 & 2(PS2).

Magic Knight Rayearth I would value as around $50. It was the last Sega Saturn game published for the US Saturn and was also short print.

House of the Dead for the Sega Saturn is very, very, rare. While not as valueable as most of the Saturn games like Guardian Heroes or Panzer Dragoon Saga, it is one of the hardest to find. It was also one of the last Saturn games made and was really limited in it's printing of about 5,000 copies. I'd value this one at $65-$100.

I would not value any of the newer PS2, GameCube or Xbox games as rare yet. They are much too easy to find still in stores(locations may vary) and are not near as scarce as games on the now defunct consoles.

But yes, some do go for considerably more than their original retail value, among them I would mention:

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness(PS2)
Magic Pengel(PS2)
Guitaroo Man(PS2)
Fatal Frame(XBOX)
NCAA College Basketball 2K3(GCN)
REZ(PS2)

Magic Pengal's rare? umm.. sure...

Originally Posted by tolhurst Magic Pengal's rare? umm.. sure...

Thank you for learning how to read. I never stated it was rare, I noted it goes for more than it's retail price point. Thank you again for being an excellent reader.

Also I love how you must have missed the part where I stated "I would not value any of the newer PS2, GameCube or Xbox games as rare yet. They are much too easy to find still in stores(locations may vary) and are not near as scarce as games on the now defunct consoles."

ing genius. Pure genius.

Hey, what are we basing these "values" on? If Ebay is the "gold standard", I think some of what I've read up above is a little optimistic.

For instance, Rez Complete has sold between $36 and $47 (Suggested $60 above) on Ebay pretty routinely. Gitaroo Man also sold for $27 (Suggested $45 above) Complete:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=11321

Also, are we talking "new" prices, or Complete/Good Condition?

Finally, can anybody explain what's going on with Castlevnia: Harmony? I was checking on its value and some "new" copies are going for $50 as suggested above, while most are going for $10. What's up with that?

Ebay IS the "golden standard." I feel it represent the true maket value of this kind of stuff. DO NOT post anything about how you ripped off some guy at school for some pokemon game, etc.