Hello CAG,
It is with bittersweet feelings that I write to you regarding my coveted video game collection. I believe the time has come for me to let go of some of these relics due to the fact that my wife and I are about to have our first child. Not only do we need the space provided by selling these games, we need the money to start caring for our child without the burden of credit card bills, distractions such as enlarging this collection, and so on and so forth.
I also feel like everything is going the way of digital and I will always have the ability to access these games going forward (hopefullly via Steam) to satiate my nostalgia (hopefully FF7 on steam kicks off playstation RPG revolution).. While I enjoyed collecting these and would love to continue doing it, I just don’t see it being in the cards. For the record, I am keeping all of my PS2 games (some hundreds), my original xbox games, almost all of my Wii games, and all of my PS3 and 360 games.
So why am I really writing? I am hoping that you will offer suggestions as for what is the best solution for Distributing/Selling these games. Perhaps listing the Pros and Cons from your experience (hopefully from someone else who also did a large sell-off). CAG is still a place for savvy gamers so I wanted to get your opinions on some of these ideas before I proceeded. As for selling these items, I am entertaining the following methods:
Ebay: Good - Possibly the highest gross value per individual item, can list items for set prices, no haggling, I can list in bundles or individually. I have good feedback and seller history. Bad - Ebay fees (10%), Lots of individual shipping, buyers not paying on time, not as easy to coordinate as other methods (bundling, CAG Lowball, etc.)
CAG: Good - Lowball would allow coordinated shipping, possible bundling, no Ebay fees, and… giving back to the community. Bad - Lowballing- definitely will get less gross value at CAG. A tradelist would be slow but could haggle for higher sale prices. Possibly, more picky buyers as some of these are slightly rare or collector’s items.
Others: Half.com, Amazon.com, etc. (all would be sold individually)
So on to the games… Almost all of these are in mint condition if my memory serves me well. All of them are black label unless noted (I believe only the one GBA game isn't). The initial things I remember about the items are mentioned below. I will, of course, review each item before I list them anywhere. As far as bundling goes, I wonder if I should do huge giant lots (for example, the gamecube with all of the games, GBA Player, Wavebirds and Gameboy Advance games). Contrary to that, would maximizing the rarity/value of certain games be magnified if I paired them together (Radiant Dawn and Path of Radiance) (Resident Evil 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, CV) (Zelda Gamecube Games) (Final Fantasy GBA Lot)?
PSX
Alundra
Bushido Blade PS1
Chrono Cross PS1
Dragon Warrior VII (No Manual) PS1
Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring (Cracked Case)S1
Final Fantasy Anthology PS1
Final Fantasy Chronicles PS1
Final Fantasy IX PS1
Final Fantasy Origins PS1
Final Fantasy Tactics PS1
Final Fantasy VIII PS1
Front Mission 3 PS1
Gran Turismo PS1
Grand Theft Auto Collectors Edition PSOne PS1
Grandia PS1
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete (Includes everything excluding the Luna Pendant) PS1
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (4 Disc Jewel Case with Art/Manual only)
Metal Gear Solid VR Missions PS1
SaGa Frontier 2 PS1
Saiyuki: Journey West PS1
Star Ocean: The Second Story PS1
The Legend of Dragoon (Cracked Case)
Vagrant Story
Wild Arms PS1
Wild Arms 2 PS1
Xenogears
GCN
Working Camecube console with 2 first party controllers and two fully working Wavebirds. Also includes a GBA Player.
Baten Kaitos Origins GC
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean GC
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem GC
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Ikaruga GC
Luigi's Mansion
Mega Man Anniversary Collection (replacement cover art? Can’t remember?)
Mega Man X Collection GC
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes GC
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Resident Evil (No Manual)C
Resident Evil 0 GC
Resident Evil 2 GC
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis GC
Resident Evil 4 GC
Resident Evil: Code Veronica X GC
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader GC
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike GC
Starfox Adventures GC
Super Mario Sunshine GC
The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition GC
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest GC
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
GBA
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls GBA
Final Fantasy IV Advance GBA
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance GBA
Final Fantasy V Advance GBA
Final Fantasy VI Advance GBA
Riviera: The Promised Land (I think the box is a little crushed)GBA
Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World (Player’s Choice) GBA
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Box is pretty worn)
Wii
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
It is with bittersweet feelings that I write to you regarding my coveted video game collection. I believe the time has come for me to let go of some of these relics due to the fact that my wife and I are about to have our first child. Not only do we need the space provided by selling these games, we need the money to start caring for our child without the burden of credit card bills, distractions such as enlarging this collection, and so on and so forth.
I also feel like everything is going the way of digital and I will always have the ability to access these games going forward (hopefullly via Steam) to satiate my nostalgia (hopefully FF7 on steam kicks off playstation RPG revolution).. While I enjoyed collecting these and would love to continue doing it, I just don’t see it being in the cards. For the record, I am keeping all of my PS2 games (some hundreds), my original xbox games, almost all of my Wii games, and all of my PS3 and 360 games.
So why am I really writing? I am hoping that you will offer suggestions as for what is the best solution for Distributing/Selling these games. Perhaps listing the Pros and Cons from your experience (hopefully from someone else who also did a large sell-off). CAG is still a place for savvy gamers so I wanted to get your opinions on some of these ideas before I proceeded. As for selling these items, I am entertaining the following methods:
Ebay: Good - Possibly the highest gross value per individual item, can list items for set prices, no haggling, I can list in bundles or individually. I have good feedback and seller history. Bad - Ebay fees (10%), Lots of individual shipping, buyers not paying on time, not as easy to coordinate as other methods (bundling, CAG Lowball, etc.)
CAG: Good - Lowball would allow coordinated shipping, possible bundling, no Ebay fees, and… giving back to the community. Bad - Lowballing- definitely will get less gross value at CAG. A tradelist would be slow but could haggle for higher sale prices. Possibly, more picky buyers as some of these are slightly rare or collector’s items.
Others: Half.com, Amazon.com, etc. (all would be sold individually)
So on to the games… Almost all of these are in mint condition if my memory serves me well. All of them are black label unless noted (I believe only the one GBA game isn't). The initial things I remember about the items are mentioned below. I will, of course, review each item before I list them anywhere. As far as bundling goes, I wonder if I should do huge giant lots (for example, the gamecube with all of the games, GBA Player, Wavebirds and Gameboy Advance games). Contrary to that, would maximizing the rarity/value of certain games be magnified if I paired them together (Radiant Dawn and Path of Radiance) (Resident Evil 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, CV) (Zelda Gamecube Games) (Final Fantasy GBA Lot)?
PSX
Alundra
Bushido Blade PS1
Chrono Cross PS1
Dragon Warrior VII (No Manual) PS1
Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring (Cracked Case)S1
Final Fantasy Anthology PS1
Final Fantasy Chronicles PS1
Final Fantasy IX PS1
Final Fantasy Origins PS1
Final Fantasy Tactics PS1
Final Fantasy VIII PS1
Front Mission 3 PS1
Gran Turismo PS1
Grand Theft Auto Collectors Edition PSOne PS1
Grandia PS1
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete (Includes everything excluding the Luna Pendant) PS1
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (4 Disc Jewel Case with Art/Manual only)
Metal Gear Solid VR Missions PS1
SaGa Frontier 2 PS1
Saiyuki: Journey West PS1
Star Ocean: The Second Story PS1
The Legend of Dragoon (Cracked Case)
Vagrant Story
Wild Arms PS1
Wild Arms 2 PS1
Xenogears
GCN
Working Camecube console with 2 first party controllers and two fully working Wavebirds. Also includes a GBA Player.
Baten Kaitos Origins GC
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean GC
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem GC
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Ikaruga GC
Luigi's Mansion
Mega Man Anniversary Collection (replacement cover art? Can’t remember?)
Mega Man X Collection GC
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes GC
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Resident Evil (No Manual)C
Resident Evil 0 GC
Resident Evil 2 GC
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis GC
Resident Evil 4 GC
Resident Evil: Code Veronica X GC
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader GC
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike GC
Starfox Adventures GC
Super Mario Sunshine GC
The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition GC
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest GC
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
GBA
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls GBA
Final Fantasy IV Advance GBA
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance GBA
Final Fantasy V Advance GBA
Final Fantasy VI Advance GBA
Riviera: The Promised Land (I think the box is a little crushed)GBA
Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World (Player’s Choice) GBA
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Box is pretty worn)
Wii
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
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