mb7241
11-26-2007, 12:12 PM
Well, as a few of you (namely, those who visit TGN) know, I've amassed a decent collection of strategy guides over the years, at one time having as many as 140 different guides, roughly 80-85% of which were for RPGs. Some of you also know that I am trying to build a decent NES collection. I sold a few guides some time ago, but now, the time has come when I must part with much of the rest of what I have for money...partially for the NES set, partially for future usage (marriage, kids, etc.). Therefore, over the next few days, I'll be listing some prime strategy guides, many of which are indeed rare and hard to find, as well as a handful of gaming magazines from about 1995 all the way up to last year (and there may be a few from this year, as well). Strategy guides will be listed first, then the mags, and then the stuff you won't likely see anywhere else. Pics and condition descriptions can be provided upon request. If it's listed multiple times, I have as many as are listed. Shipping is not included in the listed prices (in case you might wonder why there's such jumps between shipping prices to different areas, keep in mind that strategy guides carry a decent bit of weight...especially the Kingdom Hearts II guides). Here goes:
**Strategy Guides**
SNES:
Secret of Evermore (Prima) <$10>
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo) <$22>
(Take 'em both for $30 shipped to the US ($32 to Canada, $39 elsewhere).)
NES/SNES/GB:
Top Secret Passwords (Nintendo) <$2>
N64:
Banjo-Kazooie (Nintendo) <$8>
Banjo-Kazooie (Prima) <$6>
Diddy Kong Racing (Nintendo) <$3>
Donkey Kong 64 (BradyGames) <$4>
Donkey Kong 64 (BradyGames) <$4>
Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo) <$5>
Quest 64 (Prima) <$7>
Super Mario 64 (Gamefan) <$7>
Sybex Unofficial Nintendo 64 Ultimate Strategy Guide (Sybex) <$2>
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (BradyGames; terrible shape) <50¢>
(Take all listed N64 guides for $44 shipped within the US ($50 to Canada, $60 elsewhere).)
Gamecube:
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Nintendo) <$4>
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Nintendo) <$4>
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles opened/new 6-pack (Nintendo) <$18>
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles factory-sealed 6-pack (Nintendo) <$25>
Mario Kart: Double Dash (Prima) <$6>
Mario Party 5 (Prima) <$6>
Phantasy Star Online III: CARD Revolution (Prima) <$5>
(Take all listed GC guides, including both 6-packs of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, for $68 shipped to the US ($79 to Canada, $95 elsewhere).)
GB Advance:
Golden Sun/Golden Sun: The Lost Age (Prima) <$9> (pending out)
Gamecube/GB Advance:
Pokemon Pokedex Collector's Edition (Prima; factory-sealed) <$18>
PS1:
Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring (BradyGames) <$4>
Myst (Prima; poster included...apparently not part of the guide) <$2>
Riven: The Sequel to Myst (BradyGames) <$4>
(Take all listed PS1 guides for $10 shipped to the US ($14 to Canada, $21 elsewhere).)
PS2:
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (BradyGames) <$4>
Grandia Xtreme (Versus Books; poster still attached) <$5>
Kingdom Hearts II (BradyGames) <$9>
Kingdom Hearts II Limited Edition (BradyGames; yellow variant) <$15>
Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome (DoubleJump) <$16>
Romancing SaGa (BradyGames) <$5>
Romancing SaGa (BradyGames) <$5>
Shining Tears (BradyGames) <$4>
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Bose <$5>
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim (BradyGames) <$4>
(Take all listed PS2 guides for $73 shipped to the US ($84 to Canada, $100 elsewhere).)
Xbox:
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Prima) <$10>
Genesis:
Sega Genesis Power Tips Book Vol. 3 (Prima) <$2>
Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 (Prima/Sega) <$2>
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (BradyGames) <$8>
(Take all 3 Genesis guides for $10 shipped to the US ($14 to Canada, $21 elsewhere).
Saturn:
Nights into Dreams... (Prima) <$15>
Dreamcast:
House of the Dead 2 (Prima) <$1>
Shenmue (Prima; 2/10 condition (water damage, severely creased and worn cover, worn pages), still fully usable) <$2>
(Take all listed strategy guides for $255 shipped to the US ($285 to Canada, $330 elsewhere...all those guides together are going to weigh at least 22 pounds/10 kg).)
Gaming mags should be coming soon...around 100 or so, I think...none of them more than 50 cents each. After that, the promo stuff :) . Stay tuned.
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Now, for the imports... As above, shipping prices aren't included, but for most games, expect around $2.50 for the first game and about another $1 or so for each extra if you're in the US or Canada (about $6 elsewhere for the first game, and another $2 or so for each extra, give or take) . I'll try to get shipping prices as close to actual costs as I can :) . Here goes:
**Japanese Region**
Super Famicom:
--coming soon--
Nintendo 64:
Mario Party 3 complete <$25>
PlayStation (assume complete without spine or registration card unless as noted):
Alundra <$8>
Alundra 2 (w/spine) <$9>
Arc the Lad <$9>
Breath of Fire IV <$19>
Chrono Cross <$10>
Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Battle 22 "the Best" <$6>
Dragon Ball Z Legends "the Best" <$8>
Dragon Ball Final Bout original (w/spine) <$20>
Dragon Ball Final Bout "the Best" <$8>
Gatchaman, The Shooting (Simple 2000 Series Vol. 08) <$9>
Metal Slug X (Asian version) <$15>
Persona: Be Your True Mind (w/spine and registration card) <$22>
Seiken Densetsu: The Legend of Mana (no game disc, no manual...just case and bonus disc) <$5>
Tales of Phantasia (w/spine and registration card) <$28>
Tales of Eternia <$16>
(Take all Japanese PS1 games together for $180 shipped anywhere in the US ($190 to Canada, $210 elsewhere).)
PlayStation 2 (assume complete unless otherwise noted):
Auto Modellista box set w/external modem adapter <$25>
Drag-On Dragoon <$10>
Grandia III <$16>
Growlanser Collection box set (Growlanser 1 PS1 and G2 and G3 PS2 together) <$75>
Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival <$13>
Radiata Stories (Asian version) factory-sealed <$12>
Soul Calibur II (serially-numbered store demo copy) <$12>
Space Channel 5 Part 2 "the Best" <$9>
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (Asian version) new/opened/still has plastic wrap <$15>
(Take all Japanese PS2 games together for $170 shipped to the US ($180 to Canada, $200 elsewhere).)
(Take all Japanese games listed for $350 shipped to the US ($370 to Canada, $400 elsewhere).)
**PAL (European/Australian) Region**
Game Boy:
Mystic Quest (German version; German screentext; released in US as Final Fantasy Adventure) cart-only <$8>
PlayStation:
Legend of Kartia complete <$15>
London Racer complete <$2>
PlayStation 2:
Bad Boys II <$5>
(Take all listed PAL games together for $25 shipped to the US ($27 to Canada, $33 anywhere else).)
**Strategy Guides**
SNES:
Secret of Evermore (Prima) <$10>
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo) <$22>
(Take 'em both for $30 shipped to the US ($32 to Canada, $39 elsewhere).)
NES/SNES/GB:
Top Secret Passwords (Nintendo) <$2>
N64:
Banjo-Kazooie (Nintendo) <$8>
Banjo-Kazooie (Prima) <$6>
Diddy Kong Racing (Nintendo) <$3>
Donkey Kong 64 (BradyGames) <$4>
Donkey Kong 64 (BradyGames) <$4>
Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo) <$5>
Quest 64 (Prima) <$7>
Super Mario 64 (Gamefan) <$7>
Sybex Unofficial Nintendo 64 Ultimate Strategy Guide (Sybex) <$2>
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (BradyGames; terrible shape) <50¢>
(Take all listed N64 guides for $44 shipped within the US ($50 to Canada, $60 elsewhere).)
Gamecube:
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Nintendo) <$4>
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Nintendo) <$4>
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles opened/new 6-pack (Nintendo) <$18>
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles factory-sealed 6-pack (Nintendo) <$25>
Mario Kart: Double Dash (Prima) <$6>
Mario Party 5 (Prima) <$6>
Phantasy Star Online III: CARD Revolution (Prima) <$5>
(Take all listed GC guides, including both 6-packs of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, for $68 shipped to the US ($79 to Canada, $95 elsewhere).)
GB Advance:
Golden Sun/Golden Sun: The Lost Age (Prima) <$9> (pending out)
Gamecube/GB Advance:
Pokemon Pokedex Collector's Edition (Prima; factory-sealed) <$18>
PS1:
Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring (BradyGames) <$4>
Myst (Prima; poster included...apparently not part of the guide) <$2>
Riven: The Sequel to Myst (BradyGames) <$4>
(Take all listed PS1 guides for $10 shipped to the US ($14 to Canada, $21 elsewhere).)
PS2:
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (BradyGames) <$4>
Grandia Xtreme (Versus Books; poster still attached) <$5>
Kingdom Hearts II (BradyGames) <$9>
Kingdom Hearts II Limited Edition (BradyGames; yellow variant) <$15>
Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome (DoubleJump) <$16>
Romancing SaGa (BradyGames) <$5>
Romancing SaGa (BradyGames) <$5>
Shining Tears (BradyGames) <$4>
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Bose <$5>
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim (BradyGames) <$4>
(Take all listed PS2 guides for $73 shipped to the US ($84 to Canada, $100 elsewhere).)
Xbox:
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Prima) <$10>
Genesis:
Sega Genesis Power Tips Book Vol. 3 (Prima) <$2>
Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 (Prima/Sega) <$2>
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (BradyGames) <$8>
(Take all 3 Genesis guides for $10 shipped to the US ($14 to Canada, $21 elsewhere).
Saturn:
Nights into Dreams... (Prima) <$15>
Dreamcast:
House of the Dead 2 (Prima) <$1>
Shenmue (Prima; 2/10 condition (water damage, severely creased and worn cover, worn pages), still fully usable) <$2>
(Take all listed strategy guides for $255 shipped to the US ($285 to Canada, $330 elsewhere...all those guides together are going to weigh at least 22 pounds/10 kg).)
Gaming mags should be coming soon...around 100 or so, I think...none of them more than 50 cents each. After that, the promo stuff :) . Stay tuned.
-------
Now, for the imports... As above, shipping prices aren't included, but for most games, expect around $2.50 for the first game and about another $1 or so for each extra if you're in the US or Canada (about $6 elsewhere for the first game, and another $2 or so for each extra, give or take) . I'll try to get shipping prices as close to actual costs as I can :) . Here goes:
**Japanese Region**
Super Famicom:
--coming soon--
Nintendo 64:
Mario Party 3 complete <$25>
PlayStation (assume complete without spine or registration card unless as noted):
Alundra <$8>
Alundra 2 (w/spine) <$9>
Arc the Lad <$9>
Breath of Fire IV <$19>
Chrono Cross <$10>
Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Battle 22 "the Best" <$6>
Dragon Ball Z Legends "the Best" <$8>
Dragon Ball Final Bout original (w/spine) <$20>
Dragon Ball Final Bout "the Best" <$8>
Gatchaman, The Shooting (Simple 2000 Series Vol. 08) <$9>
Metal Slug X (Asian version) <$15>
Persona: Be Your True Mind (w/spine and registration card) <$22>
Seiken Densetsu: The Legend of Mana (no game disc, no manual...just case and bonus disc) <$5>
Tales of Phantasia (w/spine and registration card) <$28>
Tales of Eternia <$16>
(Take all Japanese PS1 games together for $180 shipped anywhere in the US ($190 to Canada, $210 elsewhere).)
PlayStation 2 (assume complete unless otherwise noted):
Auto Modellista box set w/external modem adapter <$25>
Drag-On Dragoon <$10>
Grandia III <$16>
Growlanser Collection box set (Growlanser 1 PS1 and G2 and G3 PS2 together) <$75>
Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival <$13>
Radiata Stories (Asian version) factory-sealed <$12>
Soul Calibur II (serially-numbered store demo copy) <$12>
Space Channel 5 Part 2 "the Best" <$9>
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (Asian version) new/opened/still has plastic wrap <$15>
(Take all Japanese PS2 games together for $170 shipped to the US ($180 to Canada, $200 elsewhere).)
(Take all Japanese games listed for $350 shipped to the US ($370 to Canada, $400 elsewhere).)
**PAL (European/Australian) Region**
Game Boy:
Mystic Quest (German version; German screentext; released in US as Final Fantasy Adventure) cart-only <$8>
PlayStation:
Legend of Kartia complete <$15>
London Racer complete <$2>
PlayStation 2:
Bad Boys II <$5>
(Take all listed PAL games together for $25 shipped to the US ($27 to Canada, $33 anywhere else).)