Earthbound....is it time to sell it?

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Earthbound's currently going $60-70 on ebay. And with the Wii's virtual console coming around, methinks it'll be available on that and the value will go down slightly. I'm thnking of selling it now and buying it back once/if that value goes down. Smart move, or an idiotic move I'll regret later?
 
I don't know. I'm blinded by nostalgia to the Max. I'd like to think I don't have an attatchment to a hunk of plastic and screws, but when I look at that Giant fantastically gaudy box, the literary triumph that is the strategy guide, and the small cart which showed me as a lad that there was more to gaming than mario ; I get all misty eyed.
 
I'd keep it. I've heard it's a nice game. I'm also not aware of Nintendo confirming what games are going to be on the VC. They might not get the rights to release it on the VC. My advice is to only sell RPGs is if you ever pick up a duplicate at a garage sale. You 'll most likely spend alot to rebuy it.

Also, there is no guarantee that it will drop in price.
 
With the Wii rerelease it will most likely drop to half it's value as there will still be a number of collectors and nostalgic fans just like you see with Chrono Trigger, FF4,6 breath of fire 1,2 etc.

Still it isn't a huge profit and if you really plain on playing it again why risk being dissapointed by the Wii version (you might really dislike the controller).
 
What may I ask are you going to do with the money? If you are buying Madden, keep it. If you are investing it, sell it.

If you just going to spend it on some other game, don't sell it. I doubt you'll end up being happy long term ridding yourself of such a classic. The $70 you may get for it is nothing over the long term. It won't make or break you buying a house or retiring earlier. And, if you decide it was a mistake and you want to buy it again, you'll probably end up spending more then you made from the sale.

If you are the original owner and your mom, dad, yourself,... bought it for you perhaps when you were a wii little tike, keep it as respect to your mom, dad, ... for such a great gift.
 
It is never time to sell Earthbound.

If I knew where you were, I'd slap you with my cock.

And even that might not stop me from just randomly pelting people on the street, and demanding to know if they are SMMM.

The ones who don't know what the fuck I am talking about will be the most fun.

Which is to say, most everyone.
 
Personally, emulation -- be it "legit" on the Wii or on a personal computer -- just does not do it for me.

I'd keep the cart if I were you, but obviously it is your decision.
 
if it's a slight drop (like you're anticipating) you have to calculate in the ebay and paypal fees, plus the shipping costs, plus the time spent going to the post office, plus the fact that the one you get will probably not be taken care of as well as yours... you factor that all in, you're unlikely to make/save any money at all.

you figure, maybe you can sell it for like $65 + 5 for shipping. then when you buy it back maybe it's $50 + 5 for shipping. you're getting $70 - 5 postage - ~$6 fees = 59. then you're paying $55 to get it back. it's not worth $4 to have to pack something up and run to the post office and get back a potentially inferior condition game.
 
I would sell. But then I'm not much of a collector.

I know everybody says hold, but look at it this way: you sell at what is very likely close to a high AND you get a free cockslap from Strell.

Short of a free basket of buffalo wings, I don't think it gets much better than that.
 
I was thinking the same thing that you are thinking with my Valkyrie Profile for ps1. However, I held off on selling it. Now that the psp version has been out, it seems that the ebay prices for the ps1 version have NOT dropped. Another thing to consider too. If you do sell it, would you really want to pay a crapload to get it back later on? What Im trying to say is, in 6 months ago when you plan on buying it back, you're spending cash out of your pocket. Even though you may have sold your old one for more than what you would be paying, it will still feel like you're dropping way too much on a video game.
 
OP, your avatar is awesome.

Keep the game. those 50-70 bucks will not make you as happy as you think they will. It's just money. Earthbound, however, is something special and rare.
 
I would keep it unless you are in gaming for the money. you still have it cause its a good game, not because its worth alot. I doubt it will drop just cause its available for download. look at old elvis records and shit. they dont drop just cause you can dl the songs, and dont say thats cause only old people like elvis and they dont use computers cause you know what I mean. either way money or not if its a good game keep it. fuck the value.
 
Unless you're a collector, I'd sell it and then rebuy it once it comes to the Wii as a downloadable game.

But if you're not sure about something... chances are you shoulden't do it.
 
I'd sell it immediately, then again I always sell my games after awhile of having them and not playing them.
 
Wait until it's announced on the Wii, and then sell it. No reason to keep it around if you're just going to play it on the Wii anyways unless you have some sort of sentimental value from it.

I remember the day I got it and how awesome it was, and I've had mine for years upon years now. However, if you just recently got it and it holds no other value than being a notch on your collection belt, just sell it.
 
Don't sell it. I don't think the price is going to drop once the Wii comes out. People can basically get the game for free now in ROM form, yet they still shell out the cash for the real deal and I don't think that's going to change.
 
Someone needs to explain to me why Valkyrie Profile (PS1) has gone UP to trading in the 130-150 range when it was only in the 100-120 range before the PSP rerelease.
 
[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']Someone needs to explain to me why Valkyrie Profile (PS1) has gone UP to trading in the 130-150 range when it was only in the 100-120 range before the PSP rerelease.[/quote]

Some contact DS reviews say its pretty similar to earthbound, so if what is qouted above happens with earthbound when contact comes out it may be even better to hold onto it.
And of course what I said in my earlier post.
 
Sell it when you think it's worth the most on the market. Unless you have a sentimental thing for it. It's as simple as that.
 
It depends on how often you think you'll replay the game with everything else that's out there you want to play. I've changed my collector mentallity. Now, when I beat a game it's most likely going to be sold off so I get my money back to put towards something else. Very, very few games will be held on to. Also, I have such a big backlog and lack of time that I can buy nothing new anymore and still have something to play till the PS4. Maybe PS5.
 
I'm having a similar problem. I'm considering some of my SNES collection (FF3, Secret of Mana, etc). I just feel like I can still play it if I want, I'd even maybe rather play a rom so I don't have to go bother with the SNES and stuff. Also with the fact that I hear the battery's are starting to have saving trouble it seems like it's time to let these hunks of plastic go. The only thing is, I don't think theres a way I can get rid of Chrono Trigger ; ;. Damn Nostalgia... But I'm not sure what to do ;
 
60-70 is a bit more than what they are going for. Try $40. That is the average of most completed listings on ebay with just the cart.
 
[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']Someone needs to explain to me why Valkyrie Profile (PS1) has gone UP to trading in the 130-150 range when it was only in the 100-120 range before the PSP rerelease.[/QUOTE]

I don't know, but collectors are stupid 90% of the time. For 150 you can almost buy a PSP and (the superior) Valkyrie Profile Lenneth.
 
[quote name='Chrono72090']I'm having a similar problem. I'm considering some of my SNES collection (FF3, Secret of Mana, etc). I just feel like I can still play it if I want, I'd even maybe rather play a rom so I don't have to go bother with the SNES and stuff. Also with the fact that I hear the battery's are starting to have saving trouble it seems like it's time to let these hunks of plastic go. The only thing is, I don't think theres a way I can get rid of Chrono Trigger ; ;. Damn Nostalgia... But I'm not sure what to do ;[/quote]i'll give them a good home
 
I understand wanting to keep some special games, but keeping RPGs from the NES/SNES era just doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Once the batteries go, unless you want to risk destrying the game and resoldering in a new one, the game is more or less unplayable. However, I do understand the sentimental and collection purposes of keeping stuff. But I certainly wouldn't pay $40+ for a Nintendo or Square RPG for the SNES.
 
Well, from a purely financial vantage point here, this is an interesting question. The thing is, once it's announced that it's coming to the Wii, prices will drop some. Once the rumors hit that it plays perfectly (or may even be better now since you can save anywhere or whatever), it could drop more. I know I was looking at getting OOT when I got an N64 a few years back. It was going for close to $30 at most stores. Once they packed the game in for free when you bought Wind Waker (the version I ended up getting), the game dropped like a rock. Now, you can get it for $10 most places (or cheaper). Majora's Mask held more value, since it wasn't given away cheaply.

I wouldn't look as much at the Valkarie Profile PSP to be similar. I think the PSP is hated in some circles (not sure why, I love mine), so people really don't want to own one. So, the release of the game on the PSP may have raised awareness of the game, but people won't get that version, raising the value of the other one (just a crackshot theory).

There can be more than money here though. Most people here have an attachment to their games. Those memories just aren't quite the same if you get a different copy. To me, there are games that I have memories attached with that I just wouldn't want to part with for $30 in net profit (I wouldn't give you my copy of FFX for $40, even though I could go back out and buy it for $10, netting $30. I'm sure I have a price though).

Only you can decide what that is worth for you. No matter what happens, if you have a completed version of Earthbound, it likely isn't going to fall to less than $25-$30, no matter what happens (collectors will want the original). This really nets you at $40 in the best case scenario. In the worst, you could lose money on a worse conditioned game just to get one back.

So, only you can make that determination.
 
[quote name='lordxixor101']Well, from a purely financial vantage point here, this is an interesting question. The thing is, once it's announced that it's coming to the Wii, prices will drop some. Once the rumors hit that it plays perfectly (or may even be better now since you can save anywhere or whatever), it could drop more. I know I was looking at getting OOT when I got an N64 a few years back. It was going for close to $30 at most stores. Once they packed the game in for free when you bought Wind Waker (the version I ended up getting), the game dropped like a rock. Now, you can get it for $10 most places (or cheaper). Majora's Mask held more value, since it wasn't given away cheaply.

I wouldn't look as much at the Valkarie Profile PSP to be similar. I think the PSP is hated in some circles (not sure why, I love mine), so people really don't want to own one. So, the release of the game on the PSP may have raised awareness of the game, but people won't get that version, raising the value of the other one (just a crackshot theory).

There can be more than money here though. Most people here have an attachment to their games. Those memories just aren't quite the same if you get a different copy. To me, there are games that I have memories attached with that I just wouldn't want to part with for $30 in net profit (I wouldn't give you my copy of FFX for $40, even though I could go back out and buy it for $10, netting $30. I'm sure I have a price though).

Only you can decide what that is worth for you. No matter what happens, if you have a completed version of Earthbound, it likely isn't going to fall to less than $25-$30, no matter what happens (collectors will want the original). This really nets you at $40 in the best case scenario. In the worst, you could lose money on a worse conditioned game just to get one back.

So, only you can make that determination.[/quote]

They won't drop in price just because the Wii comes out even if it gets ported. A cartridge will always be of more value than a download on a system. If anything the value will go up because more people will be playing it on the Wii hence people want to be owners of the real thing.
 
[quote name='lordxixor101'](I wouldn't give you my copy of FFX for $40, even though I could go back out and buy it for $10, netting $30. I'm sure I have a price though)[/quote]i'm all for keeping the earthbound cart, but not selling FFX for $40 is pure crack smokage.
 
[quote name='SMMM']Earthbound's currently going $60-70 on ebay. And with the Wii's virtual console coming around, methinks it'll be available on that and the value will go down slightly. I'm thnking of selling it now and buying it back once/if that value goes down. Smart move, or an idiotic move I'll regret later?[/quote]

It's not going to go down in value because of the virtual console. The value is in the physical cartridge and box, not what's on the cartridge.

Didn't read AcePuppy's post 2 above me. Ditto his post.
 
The only person that can answer the question is the OP. Do you want the game? Yes or no? $40-80 isn't a lot of money. If it was selling for $500+ then perhaps I would sell a game I wanted to keep just for the money if I really needed it.

In regards to the question of value with the Wii release- People always want the original "real" thing. It's not just the game. They can get the game via a ROM and play on an emulator (which is what the Wii is). The people paying $40 want the cartridge. They want the box, they want the book. People will pay out the ass for the original version of the game over the greatest hits version. Anyone shelling out money for it is the type of person not interested in re-releases, remakes, ports, or emulation options.

That being said, I think the value could only go up, but will probably stay about the same. The reason it may go up is because it will raise awareness of the game and people will desire the original once again. But more likely it will be one of countless VC releases and people who wanted the cart for $40 will still want it. People who buy it on VC were never interested in paying $40 for the real cart.

If you don't play the game and you never plan on playing the game, then sure, sell it. Sell it now. No reason to wait indefinitely to sell something you have no use for.
Sell it for $40 now or $50 in a year? Or maybe $30? What's the difference? If it's of no use to you, get rid of it.

It just seems silly to make this particular decision based solely on the money aspect.
 
I've been thinking about this to, and my theory is sell it now. I feel this way because when looking at the garage sale thread here at cag it seems that many people are comparing there prices to ebay price. So maybe in a few years there will be a lot more people selling on ebay then through garage sales, increasing the amount of "rare" snes games therefore decreasing the games value. O and the battery issue.

Right now i have Super mario RPG, Final fantasy 2 and three, that don't save anymore.
 
Emulators have never been the same to me. The only way I can really play them is when it's a translated Japanese version of a game... Hell, I recently ordered an EPROM Programmer in a likely ill-fated attempt to make custom SNES carts..

Typically, though, this is the best advice to live by: don't sell it. If you are a collector you will likely regret it and it ultimately will not be worth the measely $50 you got for it.
 
[quote name='Slash']The only person that can answer the question is the OP. Do you want the game? Yes or no? $40-80 isn't a lot of money. If it was selling for $500+ then perhaps I would sell a game I wanted to keep just for the money if I really needed it.

In regards to the question of value with the Wii release- People always want the original "real" thing. It's not just the game. They can get the game via a ROM and play on an emulator (which is what the Wii is). The people paying $40 want the cartridge. They want the box, they want the book. People will pay out the ass for the original version of the game over the greatest hits version. Anyone shelling out money for it is the type of person not interested in re-releases, remakes, ports, or emulation options.

That being said, I think the value could only go up, but will probably stay about the same. The reason it may go up is because it will raise awareness of the game and people will desire the original once again. But more likely it will be one of countless VC releases and people who wanted the cart for $40 will still want it. People who buy it on VC were never interested in paying $40 for the real cart.

If you don't play the game and you never plan on playing the game, then sure, sell it. Sell it now. No reason to wait indefinitely to sell something you have no use for.
Sell it for $40 now or $50 in a year? Or maybe $30? What's the difference? If it's of no use to you, get rid of it.

It just seems silly to make this particular decision based solely on the money aspect.[/QUOTE]

This whole idea is silly to me... suddenly, it's not about the game, or the fond memories of the gameplay, its an attachment to plastic and cardboard. I'm not judging you necessarily, just throwing my own opinion in there. I mean, if someone could download it on the Wii for $8, but would spend $70 or so just to get it on the SNES for the cardboard + plastic but probably never play it (having played it on the Wii)... that just screams idiocy to me. The most important thing to me about the games is the actual gameplay and the content, not the format in which its on.

Megaman X isn't any less of a game because I'm playing it on PS2 rather than an SNES.

I don't want to pay the prices for something like Dragon Warrior IV, but back in the days I had no alternative. Now, with the VC, I do, and for extremely cheap (if it comes out). Yea, I could just get the rom and the emulator but I don't really like playing emulated games on the PC, I'd rather go for the tradational setup in front of a television.

You can guarantee that if the VC has a ton of old school games, I'll be selling almost all of mine. Yea, they do have some sentimental value, but that value is attached to the game itself, not the cardboard, paper, and plastic the game shipped in. Eventually, all the batteries are going to die anyways and those save games I've had since I was kid will be gone too.

But yea, again, this wasn't directed at you, I just don't get that kind of mentality that people will pay more for a first edition than a 5th or a 6th even if they identical. I guess it's the reason why people pay more for a first edition of a book. To me, it's the content that matters, and the Wii is going to make alot of awesome games accessible to alot of people without the insane markup Ebay provides - I'm all for that.
 
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