Rickstilwell1
02-27-2012, 10:04 AM
I know how a system's box usually greatly increases the value of a system, but they take up so much space. I never really meant to collect the boxes for hardware because of this. I am thinking it would be in my financial interest to get cheaper, unboxed systems after selling my boxed ones. And also maybe sell alternate forms of systems that I don't really need. This thread is to discuss best solutions and best possible setups performance-wise.
One of the issues that arises is TurboGrafx-16. I have a perfect boxed one that I am sure would be a great idea to sell. But I also have a working TurboDuo without box with no issues yet. If I sell my TurboGrafx-16 and rely on the TurboDuo, what I have is a ticking timebomb that won't allow me to enjoy my games until a repair once that capacitor does go out. I also noticed, generally TurboDuos are rare and fetch a high price.
Would importing an unmodded PC Engine Duo-R without box, but with all cords generally cost me less money than I will make from selling my US Turbo Duo without box? If that's the case, then I may sell my TurboDuo for a Duo-R and sell my boxed TurboGrafx-16 for an unboxed TurboGrafx-16. If this works the way I want it to, I should have over $100-$150 leftover as well, which I desperately need.
If the money difference between selling the Duo and buying a Duo-R isn't close to that much, would it be a good idea to send the TurboDuo to someone to replace the capacitor prematurely before it even has problems? If I did it that way I would only need one system and the money made off the TurboGrafx-16 would be purely my money back. I would be able to save data to the console from HuCard games which would make everything much easier.
Japanese HuCards are not much of a concern to me. Playing burned disc games is. If Duo R's don't have problems with burned discs wearing out the laser like US systems are supposed to have, then maybe that is the better option and I could just grin and bear the password saves for games like Neutopia.
I am also curious about Atari Jaguar CD.
I have a boxed Atari Jaguar CD and a boxed Atari Jaguar. Do you guys think it would be better to sell them both together for a pricetag that would be pretty high for a person, or sell the expensive add-on separately from my boxed Jaguar console? I am trying to figure out how to get it to sell better and since it requires having the base console it makes me wonder if more people would rather have it all in one swoop or buy the console first and the add-on second. Will it sell better to a Jaguar owner wanting to expand their collection by a possible 20 or so games, or better to a Jaguar newcomer who wants to try it all out at once?
One of the issues that arises is TurboGrafx-16. I have a perfect boxed one that I am sure would be a great idea to sell. But I also have a working TurboDuo without box with no issues yet. If I sell my TurboGrafx-16 and rely on the TurboDuo, what I have is a ticking timebomb that won't allow me to enjoy my games until a repair once that capacitor does go out. I also noticed, generally TurboDuos are rare and fetch a high price.
Would importing an unmodded PC Engine Duo-R without box, but with all cords generally cost me less money than I will make from selling my US Turbo Duo without box? If that's the case, then I may sell my TurboDuo for a Duo-R and sell my boxed TurboGrafx-16 for an unboxed TurboGrafx-16. If this works the way I want it to, I should have over $100-$150 leftover as well, which I desperately need.
If the money difference between selling the Duo and buying a Duo-R isn't close to that much, would it be a good idea to send the TurboDuo to someone to replace the capacitor prematurely before it even has problems? If I did it that way I would only need one system and the money made off the TurboGrafx-16 would be purely my money back. I would be able to save data to the console from HuCard games which would make everything much easier.
Japanese HuCards are not much of a concern to me. Playing burned disc games is. If Duo R's don't have problems with burned discs wearing out the laser like US systems are supposed to have, then maybe that is the better option and I could just grin and bear the password saves for games like Neutopia.
I am also curious about Atari Jaguar CD.
I have a boxed Atari Jaguar CD and a boxed Atari Jaguar. Do you guys think it would be better to sell them both together for a pricetag that would be pretty high for a person, or sell the expensive add-on separately from my boxed Jaguar console? I am trying to figure out how to get it to sell better and since it requires having the base console it makes me wonder if more people would rather have it all in one swoop or buy the console first and the add-on second. Will it sell better to a Jaguar owner wanting to expand their collection by a possible 20 or so games, or better to a Jaguar newcomer who wants to try it all out at once?