What's my collection worth

[Alex_ntsc]

Greetings DP members,

I'm interested in selling my entire classic gaming collection, yet I'm unsure as to what it's actually worth. I joined this forum to be able to make an educated assessment when the time comes. I've been looking at eBay and some other places as well.

Please bear in mind that I live in Germany. I'm not quite sure which perspective most of you are going to give me. I'm guessing most people here are Americans, so I'll probably get a representation of the American market. If it isn't too much to ask, maybe I could get an estimate for both American and European Markets. Heck, maybe there are quite a lot of European collector's here as well. I won't have any problems selling worldwide when the time comes.

Please click on my signature if you wish to know who I am and why I'm selling this. Anyway, here's the list. I'm grateful for any information:

Nintendo 8-Bit


New and factory sealed:

1. Dick Tracy (US-NTSC)
2. RoboCop (US-NTSC)
3. Castlevania II Simon’s Quest (US-NTSC)
4. Castlevania III Dracula’s Curse (US-NTSC)
5. Mega Man 2 (US-NTSC)
6. Super Mario Bros. 2 (US-NTSC)
7. Final Fantasy (US-NTSC)


Open, includes at least instruction manual, but may also have posters, maps, Nintendo-Power cards, etc:

1. Athletic World “Power Pad” (US-NTSC)
2. Short Order / Egg-splode “Power Pad” (US-NTSC)
3. Dance Aerobics “Power Pad” (US-NTSC)
4. Super Team Games “Power Pad” (US-NTSC)
5. Ninja Gaiden (US-NTSC)
6. Ninja Gaiden II (US-NTSC)
7. Ninja Gaiden III “Cartridge broken” (US-NTSC)
8. Burger Time (US-NTSC)
9. Ice Climber (US-NTSC)
10. Track & Field (US-NTSC)
11. Kid Icarus (US-NTSC)
12. Dragon Warrior III (US-NTSC)
13. After Burner “Black cartridge from Tengen” (US-NTSC)
14. Metal Gear (US-NTSC)
15. Super Mario Bros. 2 (US-NTSC)
16. Super Mario Bros. 3 (US-NTSC)
17. Contra (US-NTSC)
18. Super Mario Bros. “Cartridge broken” (US-NTSC)
19. Final Fantasy (US-NTSC)
20. Mega Man 4 (US-NTSC)
21. Mega Man 6 (US-NTSC)
22. Final Fantasy II “Cartridge not tested” (JAP-NTSC)
23. The Legend of Zelda 1 “Zelda no Densetsu The Hyrule Fantasy. Cartridge not tested” (JAP-NTSC)
24. Arkanoid „Special box, includes own controller“ (US-NTSC)
25. Final Fantasy (US-NTSC)
26. Final Fantasy (US-NTSC)
27. Castlevania (US-NTSC)
28. Castlevania II Simon’s Quest (US-NTSC)
29. Castlevania III Dracula’s Curse (US-NTSC)
30. The Legend of Zelda (US-NTSC)
31. Zelda II The Adventure of Link (US-NTSC)
32. Mega Man 3 (US-NTSC)
33. Excitebike (US-NTSC)
34. Mega Man (PAL)
35. Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (PAL)
36. Castlevania III Dracula’s Curse (PAL)
37. Super Mario Bros. (PAL)
38. Super Mario Bros. 2 (PAL)
39. Rad Racer “3D Racer from Square” (PAL)
40. Faxanadu (PAL)
41. The Legend of Zelda (PAL)
42. Castlevania (PAL)
43. Castlevania II (PAL)
44. Dragon Warrior (US-NTSC)
45. RoboCop (US-NTSC)
46. Guerilla War (US-NTSC)
47. Zelda II The Adventure of Link (US-NTSC)
48. Tetris (US-NTSC)
49. Donkey Kong Classics “Donkey Kong & Donkey Kong Jr” (US-NTSC)
50. Metroid (US-NTSC)
51. Double Dragon II The Revenge (US-NTSC)
52. Top Gun (US-NTSC)


Open, includes original instruction manual only:

1. Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet “Hard case from Nintendo. Power Pad & Zapper” (US-NTSC)??????
2. Zelda II The Adventure of Link “Hard case from Nintendo” (US-NTSC)
3. Super Mario Bros. 3 “Hard case from Nintendo” (PAL)
4. Castlevania III Dracula’s Curse “Hard case from Nintendo” (PAL)
5. Final Fantasy (US-NTSC)


Open, includes original box only:

1. Batman (US-NTSC)
2. Dragon Warrior (US-NTSC)
3. Mega Man 3 (US-NTSC)
4. The Legend of Zelda (PAL)
5. Castlevania II Simon’s Quest (US-NTSC)
6. The Legend of Zelda “Special box” (PAL)


Open, includes dust cover:

1. Mega Man (US-NTSC)
2. Mega Man 2 (US-NTSC)
3. Mega Man 3 (US-NTSC)
4. Mega Man 4 (US-NTSC)
5. Mega Man 5 (US-NTSC)
6. Mega Man 6 (US-NTSC)
7. Wild Gunman “Zapper” (US-NTSC)
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Manhattan Project (US-NTSC)
9. World Class track Meet “Power Pad” (US-NTSC)
10. Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt “Zapper” (US-NTSC)
11. Zelda II The Adventure of Link (US-NTSC)


Nintendo 16-Bit


New and factory sealed:

1. Chrono Trigger (JAP-NTSC)


Open, includes at least instruction manual, but may also have posters, maps, Nintendo-Power cards, etc:

1. Wolfenstein 3D (PAL)
2. Final Fantasy VI (JAP-NTSC)
3. Final Fantasy V „Cartridge sealed“ (JAP-NTSC)
4. Final Fantasy VI (JAP-NTSC)
5. The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past “Super Classic Series. German language” (PAL)
6. Sim City “Super Classic Series. German language” (PAL)
7. Mario Paint “Includes rare, 120 pages official Player’s Guide from Nintendo” (US-NTSC).
8. Wing Commander “German language” (PAL)
9. Super Mario All Stars & Super Mario World “Player’s Choice” (US-NTSC)
10. Super Mario RPG Legend of the Seven Stars (US-NTSC)
11. Ninja Gaiden Trilogy (US-NTSC)
12. Final Fantasy Mystic Quest “Box in bad condition” (US-NTSC)


Open, includes original instruction manual only:

1. Street Fighter II “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
2. Mortal Kombat “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
3. Drakkhen (US-NTSC)
4. Mortal Kombat “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
5. Super Mario World “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
6. Killer Instinct “From Rare, includes Music-CD and SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
7. Mortal Kombat II “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
8. Battle Blaze “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
9. WF RAW “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
10. Big Sky Trooper “From JVC, includes SNES Hard case. Made in Mexico” (US-NTSC)
11. WF Royal Rumble “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
12. Zombies ate my Neighbors “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
13. Super Castlevania IV “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
14. Dig & Spike “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
15. Super Valis IV “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
16. Magic Sword “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)


Open, includes original box only:

1. Final Fantasy V (JAP-NTSC)
2. Mystic Quest Legend “German version of Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. Collector’s Edition, includes official Player’s Guide from Square“ (PAL)


Cartridge:

1. Super Castlevania IV (JAP-NTSC)
2. Wolfenstein 3D (US-NTSC)
3. Rock N’ Roll Racing “From Interplay” (US-NTSC)
4. J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings Volume 1 “From Interplay” (PAL)
5. NHL 96 (PAL)
6. Super Caesars Palace (US-NTSC)
7. Mortal Kombat (US-NTSC)
8. Terminator 2 Judgement Day „Sticker in bad condition“ (US-NTSC)
9. Jungle Strike (US-NTSC)
10. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 “Cartridge works flawlessly but in bad condition from outside. SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
11. Super Mario All Stars “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)
12. Super Ghouls ’n Ghosts “SNES hard case” (US-NTSC)


Playstation 1:


New and factory sealed:

1. Final Fantasy Collection “Final Fantasy IV, V, and VI in one collector’s package” (JAP-NTSC)
2. Final Fantasy VI “German box, game language is English. Includes a Demo of FF X” (PAL)


Game Boy:


New and factory sealed:

1. Final Fantasy Adventure “Sunsoft” (US)
2. Final Fantasy Legend “Sunsoft” (US)
3. Final Fantasy Legend II “Sunsoft” (US)
4. Final Fantasy Legend III “Sunsoft” (US)


Open, includes at least instruction manual, but may also have posters, maps, Nintendo-Power cards, etc:

1. Final Fantasy Adventure “Square” (US)
2. Final Fantasy Legend III “Squaresoft” (US)
3. Final Fantasy Legend III “Squaresoft, Box and manual in bad condition” (US)
4. Final Fantasy Legend II “Sunsoft” (US)


Open, includes original instruction manual only:

1. Mystic Quest “German version of Final Fantasy Adventure, includes dust cover” (D)


Cartridge, includes dust cover:

1. Final Fantasy Legend “Sunsoft” (US)


Sonstiges:


1. Collector’s edition of the Wonderswan Color and Final Fantasy II. Includes a rare FFII chain strap. (JAP)
2. Super Game Boy “European SNES system. Plays every Game Boy game without regional restrictions“(PAL)
3. SNES Converter / Adapter JAP & US > EU “Limited compatibility. Datel Electronics“ (PAL)
4. SNES Converter / Adapter JAP & US > EU “Larger compatibility. AD-29“ (PAL)
5. SNES Game Genie “complete“ (US-NTSC)
6. Lufia & the Fortress of Doom “Damaged SNES hard case only. Includes instruction manual” (US-NTSC)
7. German SNES version “Complete, includes Super Mario World 2 Yoshi’s Island” (PAL)
8. European Final Fantasy VIII Collector’s edition “The collection includes only the remaining items: XL-T-Shirt, a large poster, and stickers for PSX memory cards.” (PAL)
9. German NES version “Complete, includes Super Mario Bros., Tetris and Nintendo World Cup. It’s the four player bundle with 4 NES controllers and the NES Four-Score Adapter.“ (PAL)
10. NES Cleaning Kit


More to come:


Magazines
Music
Nintendo systems and accessories
3DO system, games, and accessories
VHS movies
Dust covers
etc

[dylan0228]

You can use the "Online Rarity Guide" on this site to get a general idea. It all depends on the condition of each item obviously.

[Cambot]

Let me tabulate this....

Okay done...

...wait - I forgot to save my excel file. Damn.

Uhhh, like at least eleventeen dollerz?

[garagesaleking!!]

nothing

[-_-Nintendo-_-]

You have a couple of uncommon stuff but most of it is quite run of the mill, I would not expect a huge amount from this lot.

[Alex_ntsc]

I have used the online guide. Most items have no prices whatsoever. Thanks for the great input Cambot and garage. Nintendo, which rare items are you implying? People, I'm not looking to sell now, but sometime during 2008. I don't care if I have to make 100 eBay auctions for them too. Or just sell everything for one cheap price. I'd do like some constructive help though; and no "eleventeen dollerz/nothing" comments.

I'm sincere in my wish and I don't expect for every item to be priced but if some of you would like to help me out and name just some prices, I'd be very grateful.

[bust3dstr8]

For the whole lot, about $1817.18

You may think your lot is worth more, but people dont shell out big bucks
for these types of things...Mmmkay

[cyberfluxor]

nothing
Nice response considering you post plenty of "what's it worth" threads.

Alex_ntsc:
bust3dstr8 gave a good estimate and is mainly due to have at least a manual with most games. You may want to post pictures of the sealed games so we have good estimates on their condition or confirm "factory" status.

[Alex_ntsc]

Thanks bust3dstr8 and cyberfluxor. Now I have something to work with. As for pictures, I'll post them sometime after Christmas/New Year's. My whole family and some relatives of my wife have crunched themselves into our home. My priority is to survive this chaos until January. I can post some more then.

Most of my games are complete. When I write "at least instruction manual," I mean that the game is boxed with its own manual but that it also has maps, Nintendo-Power cards, posters, etc as well. I think I may have worded that wrong.

I'll go ahead and edit the list above. Happy holidays people!

[cyberfluxor]

Oh, sounds good. One Christmas gift I'm doing for my father is cleaning the outside garage so there's a ton of stuff in my room at the moment making is nearly impossible to get stuff done until the junk makes it to the attic.

[The 1 2 P]

Nice collection.