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The "Is This Game Rare?" Thread


#61 monkeydeew   Banned Banned   2425 Posts   Joined 16.0 Years Ago  

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Posted 12 February 2008 - 04:12 AM

sealed gears collector's edition?

#62 jousley   10yr Member of CAG! CAGiversary!   1606 Posts   Joined 19.3 Years Ago  

Posted 12 February 2008 - 04:13 AM

A game that Im surprised that is already going up in value...used copies already going for over the retail price: Ace Combat 6 with Flight stick. I got one on launch and its SOO much fun. They are already going for over $200 complete and used and up to $280 for a new one on Ebay. Get it if you can and have any interest in it....really great game and very high quality flight stick.

#63 Unickuta   I do believe we're naked CAGiversary!   1282 Posts   Joined 16.2 Years Ago  

Posted 12 February 2008 - 04:15 AM

sealed gears collector's edition?


Too easy to find, especially at that TRU clearance.

#64 cheapbastard   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   456 Posts   Joined 19.6 Years Ago  

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Posted 12 February 2008 - 04:32 AM

How about ncaa college basketball 2k3 for gamecube or shin megami nocturne?

#65 sying   Speedy1961 Defense Force CAGiversary!   2261 Posts   Joined 18.7 Years Ago  

Posted 12 February 2008 - 05:41 AM

i think ncaa college basketball 2k3 is really rare... smn not so much, it just sucks

#66 Scorch   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   37487 Posts   Joined 19.6 Years Ago  

Posted 12 February 2008 - 06:12 AM

Bioshock LE is also obscure, not as rare as the other two but not common either. The difficult thing with Bioshock is that placed like gamestop dont take the entire set used, so it is one of those titles where you have to buy it new or not at all.


Mass Effect LE and Forza LE are pretty rare. I don't think Forza LE was even released in the states, was it? I have Bioshock LE still sealed :D

Gears CE is almost as common around here as the Perfect Dark Zero LE. We still have sealed copies of the Gears CE at work.

NCAA is the rarest game on Gamecube, production numbers wise. It's worth nothing since people don't really care.

I think Hotel Dusk is finally becoming rare.. glad I still have mine sealed.

#67 Blackout  

Posted 12 February 2008 - 06:32 AM

:psp:Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner? I really haven't seen this one around.

#68 Gameboy415   16-bits of awesome CAGiversary!   3588 Posts   Joined 19.1 Years Ago  

Posted 12 February 2008 - 07:00 AM

How about "Railfan" for PS3, either Japanese, Asian, or Korean version. I've been wanting to get this game (wanted the Densha De Go! games in the past but never bit on one), but was wanting to find it for $30. Now I'm seeing it getting all sold out or remaining at the $60+ pricepoint.

For anyone currently in Japan or Hong Kong: Are they plentiful there? I'm seeing used copies on ebay for $60, is this what you are seeing in your respective areas?

I still don't want to have to pay $70 w/ shipping or there abouts....but I also don't want to miss out on my chance to own it....

Just to clarify, I'm only talking about the original, not the Taiwanese High Speed Rail version.

Thanks for anyone that can help me out on this.


The game is EXTREMELY easy to find here in Japan, although the price hasn't gone down too much. Still in the $50 range IIRC.

Samba de Amigo maracas, (original) boxed? Is it rare?


I picked up a set of the official ones @ EB back in the day for $50 around the time they started sky-rocketing on eBay. Not sure what the deal is in the US nowadays, but over here in Japan I just saw a set of the official SEGA ones (Japanese version) for 100 yen, or under 1 dollar!
I'm unsure if they were in working condition or not. I would've picked em up but I didn't really have much time and I was heading to a club later on so I didn't want to be carrying around a big box of plastic maracas. :lol:

#69 phear3d   NorAm = Fraud CAGiversary!   3971 Posts   Joined 17.0 Years Ago  

Posted 12 February 2008 - 12:31 PM

:psp:Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner? I really haven't seen this one around.

the game sold very poorly. i would assume it will. its harder to find it sealed at least for the moment.

#70 PooperScooper1900   CAG Veteran CAG Veteran   46 Posts   Joined 16.0 Years Ago  

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Posted 13 February 2008 - 12:14 AM

MGS: DGN is getting harder to find isn't it?

#71 Blackout  

Posted 13 February 2008 - 04:02 AM

the game sold very poorly. i would assume it will. its harder to find it sealed at least for the moment.


I couldn't find the game anywhere but my friend picked me up a copy at GS. It was gutted, but it was the ONLY store I have ever seen this game at. They only had one copy too. It seems like this game fell off the face of the Earth.

#72 qualitydisc   with Rare Y-fold seal CAGiversary!   1518 Posts   Joined 17.8 Years Ago  

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Posted 13 February 2008 - 04:22 AM

NCAA is the rarest game on Gamecube, production numbers wise. It's worth nothing since people don't really care.


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#73 thorbahn3   News Editor Super Moderators   4236 Posts   Joined 19.1 Years Ago  

Posted 13 February 2008 - 04:48 AM

Is Ikaruga for NGC rare?

#74 PooperScooper1900   CAG Veteran CAG Veteran   46 Posts   Joined 16.0 Years Ago  

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Posted 13 February 2008 - 06:36 AM

Ikaruga is somewhat rare but it is still farily easy to find complete at gs and what not for about 30

#75 IkilledLassic   Yardsaling Freakazoid CAGiversary!   289 Posts   Joined 17.6 Years Ago  

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Posted 13 February 2008 - 07:22 PM

I found a complete copy of Maniac Mansion for the PC for a buck at a garage sale last year. Couldn't find any on ebay --- Rare?

#76 facemeat   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   171 Posts   Joined 16.4 Years Ago  

Posted 13 February 2008 - 07:51 PM

How about a sealed, boxed copy of Tie Fighter for the PC?
Picked one up for $1.97 at a Goodwill a couple weeks ago.

#77 danh920   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   1351 Posts   Joined 19.8 Years Ago  

Posted 13 February 2008 - 08:36 PM

Sealed Stubbs the Zombie for xbox worth anything?

#78 facemeat   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   171 Posts   Joined 16.4 Years Ago  

Posted 13 February 2008 - 08:43 PM

Sealed Stubbs the Zombie for xbox worth anything?

I've seen this a couple times in the bargain bin at Sears, so I'm thinking it's pretty common.

#79 IAmTheCheapestGamer   Banned Banned   28796 Posts   Joined 17.7 Years Ago  

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Posted 13 February 2008 - 09:44 PM

Sealed Stubbs the Zombie for xbox worth anything?


A SEALED copy might be, someday, but I know I had 2 copies at one point and aside from being worth $7-8 at FYE, they were worth crap otherwise.

The game was repetitive but fun, but once you completed it there was no real reason to play through it again. I bought it for $35-40 from Blockbuster new and enjoyed it, due to the nostalgia factor. However, even on the cover of the game, it was hailed as 'the zombie game with the Halo engine', just not in those words.

#80 aznguyen316   Rock Chalk CAGiversary!   3226 Posts   Joined 15.4 Years Ago  

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Posted 19 February 2008 - 06:19 AM

pretty sweet thread!

can you list the various Shin Megami Tensei series rarity levels?
Nocturne, Personas, Digital Devil Sagas... thanks!

#81 freakyzeeky   Trophy Ho CAGiversary!   3931 Posts   Joined 16.1 Years Ago  

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Posted 19 February 2008 - 06:22 AM

Do you think Valkyrie Profile Lenneth for PSP will be rare in the future?

#82 ns27   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   79 Posts   Joined 15.7 Years Ago  

Posted 19 February 2008 - 06:30 AM

Is Haunting Ground rare?

#83 Unickuta   I do believe we're naked CAGiversary!   1282 Posts   Joined 16.2 Years Ago  

Posted 19 February 2008 - 03:32 PM

NCAA is the rarest game on Gamecube, production numbers wise. It's worth nothing since people don't really care.


Until I got a PS2, I, being a huge college basketball fan, had to track it down and picked it up used at a GameStop. Even though I paid $20, it was totally worth it for me.

#84 qualitydisc   with Rare Y-fold seal CAGiversary!   1518 Posts   Joined 17.8 Years Ago  

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Posted 19 February 2008 - 08:17 PM

Do you think Valkyrie Profile Lenneth for PSP will be rare in the future?

I would bet yes on that. Square stopped printing it awhile ago. It's maintained a consistent used price (~$25) and I've sold a few sealed ones in the $50-$60 range.

#85 dracula   i'll buy that for a dolla CAGiversary!   5127 Posts   Joined 19.0 Years Ago  

Posted 20 February 2008 - 11:16 PM

^^^ that is funny for the valkyrie profile, and i guess it is probably true: it is out of print as as the PSP sells more and more systems over the next 5 years or so, then the # of people who want it will go up, but the number of copies out there will stay the same since it is OOP. so it could sell for silly money.

#86 Methadon   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   598 Posts   Joined 15.2 Years Ago  

Posted 21 February 2008 - 05:44 AM

Ones I'm curious about (all are first pressings; no "greatest hits" versions):

Sega Genesis
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Ys III (Genesis)

Sega CD
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Lunar: The Silver Star
Lunar: Eternal Blue

Sony Playstation
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Persona
Persona 2
Suikoden
Xenogears
Final Fantasy Tactics
Lunar: Silver Star Story
Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete
Arc the Lad Collection (This one's sentimental, as I ran a petition for it b4 WD got it)
King's Field (back when they used the big cases)
Ogre Battle
Tobal 2 (Japan)

#87 1SwtDeception   FTWii CAGiversary!   1385 Posts   Joined 18.7 Years Ago  

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Posted 21 February 2008 - 06:08 AM

pretty sweet thread!

can you list the various Shin Megami Tensei series rarity levels?
Nocturne, Personas, Digital Devil Sagas... thanks!


I think Nocturne is the rarest, next is Digital Devil Saga 1, Persona 3? or maybe 2..

For DDS2, that's a common thing, maybe more uncommon.


At least that's what I think and my going to those two GS threads constantly.


Ones I'm curious about (all are first pressings; no "greatest hits" versions):

Sega Genesis
------------------
Ys III (Genesis)

Sega CD
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Lunar: The Silver Star
Lunar: Eternal Blue

Sony Playstation
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Persona
Persona 2
Suikoden
Xenogears
Final Fantasy Tactics
Lunar: Silver Star Story
Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete
Arc the Lad Collection (This one's sentimental, as I ran a petition for it b4 WD got it)
King's Field (back when they used the big cases)
Ogre Battle
Tobal 2 (Japan)


I think the Persona series is worth something. The same with the Lunar series, but I'm not too sure on that one. I have it all completed as well, but I don't think it's too sought after.

Suikoden is pretty rare the same goes for Arc the Lad (not too sure on this).

The rest I'm not too sure. I'm tempted to say they're inbetween an uncommon and a rare..

I feel like a collector answering this even..

#88 dracula   i'll buy that for a dolla CAGiversary!   5127 Posts   Joined 19.0 Years Ago  

Posted 22 February 2008 - 12:59 AM

pretty sweet thread!

can you list the various Shin Megami Tensei series rarity levels?
Nocturne, Personas, Digital Devil Sagas... thanks!



check the closed auctions on ebay. dds 1 goes for a little over $110 if it is complete with everything mint. If it is just game, disc and manual it goes for $75. New it is about $150 to $175

http://search-comple...=1&fsoo=2&fgtp=

Nocturne goes for about that as well, $75 to $95 ish as well

http://search-comple...=&fsop=1&fsoo=2

persona 3 is apparently already rare, it goes for $65 new on ebay

persona 1 goes for a lot of money for some reason about $55 complete or $30 disc only.
http://search-comple...dis=200&guest=1

. It is by far my least favorite, it plays more like dragon warrior 1, if there was any way to avoid the battles every 4 steps it would be awesome

devil summoner and dds 2 go for about $20 each

persona 2 is apparently going for $50 complete

#89 aquateenfan   CAG Veteran CAG Veteran   32 Posts   Joined 15.2 Years Ago  

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Posted 23 February 2008 - 04:28 AM

is yoshi for the nes with orignal manual and packaging worth anything?
also earthbound for snes. i played through it once i got it at a yardsale when i was like 10 for a dollar.

#90 Methadon   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   598 Posts   Joined 15.2 Years Ago  

Posted 23 February 2008 - 05:03 AM

I think Nocturne is the rarest, next is Digital Devil Saga 1, Persona 3? or maybe 2..

For DDS2, that's a common thing, maybe more uncommon.


At least that's what I think and my going to those two GS threads constantly.




I think the Persona series is worth something. The same with the Lunar series, but I'm not too sure on that one. I have it all completed as well, but I don't think it's too sought after.

Suikoden is pretty rare the same goes for Arc the Lad (not too sure on this).

The rest I'm not too sure. I'm tempted to say they're inbetween an uncommon and a rare..

I feel like a collector answering this even..



I think this thread is *for* collectors :) I'm missing some that used to be part of my collection:


Saturn - Dragon Force, Magic Knight Rayearth, Albert Odyssey, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Shining Force III, Fighting Vipers & Grandia LE (I still have part of the packaging).