Bulking up your collection

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

Is there a website that sells crappy games for prices in the $1-3 range? Im trying to bulk up my collection with quantity purchases while I also buy games that Im really interested in playing immediately. the crappy games are also helping learn basic game play and button control. I have used JJgames but Im looking for another source. I also want a large variety of mixed console game because Im trying to get familiar with each system.

[Collector_Gaming]

my best advice is to do what i did and that is surf your local craigslist ad's looking for bulk packages.

Like one deal i bought over 100 various NES games and came with a few SNES and Genesis games.

Sure your gonna get a few doubles doing it that way but bulk up those doubles and resell em on ebay or something as a package deal for new collectors to eat up.

Then once your satisfied you can move on to the individual Goodwill/Thrift store finds and the flea market finds and garage sale finds to keep the collection going but without having to dump a crazy amount of money into bulk buy's you did to get started.

[joshnickerson]

I've heard of a place that sells tons of crappy games... it's called something-Bay... can't quite think of the name...

[stalepie]

Ebay is great of course, but how many people know about Half.com? It's owned by Ebay these days, but I often find cart only deals there that are cheaper than the ones on regular eBay. So check that place out.

And Amazon.com's Marketplace sellers. However you will end up paying a lot for shipping per game (4 dollars or so) which adds up fast. You may want to do what Collector_Gaming suggested and look for lots. (Search "Nes lot" or "ps1 lot," etc on Ebay).

[stalepie]

See this seller here? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Playstation-1-Game-Lot-/270963226759?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f16aab887#ht_500wt_1112

He's selling Silent Hill 1 which usually goes for 20 dollars (even though it's $6 on PSN) and no one's bid yet. So it might be a deal if you don't mind all the sports games that come with it.

[treismac]

Buy "lots" on ebay. It is as good as any way to bulk up you collection with cheap games.

[Collector_Gaming]

like if you lived in vermont like me take this as a example

http://burlington.craigslist.org/vgm/2854275388.html

An atari 2600 with 60 games (some listed as boxed too) for 75 dollars. That would be a good starter lot for the 2600 providing its not 35 copies of Pac man and such lol

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

Yeah, I been using Amazon but even when you get games for $.99, and 5 games for $3ea, $4 shipping on each kills the deal. I used Amazon for most of what I have now but I want to bulk up now. Ill try the things suggested here for my next buys.

[Genesaturn]

Ebay lots will be your best bet -it just sucks because a lot of the lots are 60% sports titles with a few lame games mixed in. Once and a while a good lot will come up with a bunch of common games and maybe a nice gem or 2 mixed in. Even if you own some of the titles you can always sell them individually and probably make your money back.

[Rickstilwell1]

The other way to do it on ebay is to buy games from sellers who do not do free shipping, but have a combined shipping rule and lots of cheap games that you want. It's how I bought a lot of the stuff.

[Daria]

Or you could wait until good games start appearing in lots with crap games, and acquiring them over time like everyone else. Crappy games stack up quick, no reason to purposely seek them out.

[Trebuken]

The other way to do it on ebay is to buy games from sellers who do not do free shipping, but have a combined shipping rule and lots of cheap games that you want. It's how I bought a lot of the stuff.

THis is the way. Also visit any local game stores not owned buy Gamestop. NES games work best with this method, IMO.

[StealthLurker]

Just curious....

Why would you want to have a large amount of "crap" games?

What would be considered a crap game is relative and some people might think other people's collections are full of crap... but if you yourself consider these games crap, then why?

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[tabor62]

Just curious....

Why would you want to have a large amount of "crap" games?

What would be considered a crap game is relative and some people might think other people's collections are full of crap... but if you yourself consider these games crap, then why?

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Some people don't collect to play the games but rather collect to own all the games ever created for (a) specific game system(s)

[goatdan]

Is there a website that sells crappy games for prices in the $1-3 range? Im trying to bulk up my collection with quantity purchases while I also buy games that Im really interested in playing immediately. the crappy games are also helping learn basic game play and button control. I have used JJgames but Im looking for another source. I also want a large variety of mixed console game because Im trying to get familiar with each system.

Based on what you said above, perhaps I can help at http://www.goatstore.com

And, correct me if I'm wrong, but everyone suggesting eBay, he's looking for a few cheap games for a bunch of systems. VERY rarely will you find an eBay auction containing five of each NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, 2600, Saturn, Master System, Odyssey 2, Intellivision, and so on games all in one package. eBay works if you're looking to start a, say, 2600 collection and you just want a system with 100 games, but if he is looking for lots of stuff, then that won't work out right.

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

The GOAT store is what Im looking for, its like jjs but spanning more consoles. what I meant by crappy are games that cost a few bucks just to bulk up collections and basically to practice my gaming on.

[Daria]

The GOAT store is what Im looking for, its like jjs but spanning more consoles. what I meant by crappy are games that cost a few bucks just to bulk up collections and basically to practice my gaming on.

Wouldn't it be a lot more fun to practice your gaming on good games? Or are you just confusing the word crappy with common or cheap? Just because a game's inexpensive doesn't mean it's not a ton of fun to play. But when you say you're looking for crappy titles all I can imagine is you stocking up on shit like Shaq Fu and Batman Forever.

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

You are correct about the confusing of the terms. But Im looking for all and any games now. when I mean crappy, Im thinking Eternal Warriors for Genesis.

[Gameguy]

You are correct about the confusing of the terms. But Im looking for all and any games now. when I mean crappy, Im thinking Eternal Warriors for Genesis.
What game? Do you mean Eternal Champions? Are you looking for sports games in bulk?

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

Any and all.

[Gameguy]

I'll try to make a list of the spare sports games I have, I should have around 70-80 ex-rental/beat up sports games that I'd want around $1 each. I'm not sure how much shipping would be though. I just have to find where I packed them.

[LimitedEditionMuseum]

I'll try to make a list of the spare sports games I have, I should have around 70-80 ex-rental/beat up sports games that I'd want around $1 each. I'm not sure how much shipping would be though. I just have to find where I packed them.

COOL.pm me when you come up with what you have,

[Duke.Togo]

I've got quite a few "cheap" titles in my sale/trade list that I can help you out with. For example all my 2600 carts are only $1 each, 7800 carts $3 each, and many sports titles for NES and SNES that I'd sell cheap.


http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?157567-Duke-Togo-FO-FT-List-UPDATED-4-25&referrerid=30570

[Rickstilwell1]

Yeah any of the Atari 2600 games I have listed at $1 are fair game for you. I didn't get back to you because someone bought most of what I planned on giving you, which were mostly boxed Intellivision games. I still have those Atari 2600 ones though.

[Jorpho]

Wouldn't it be a lot more fun to practice your gaming on good games? Or are you just confusing the word crappy with common or cheap? Just because a game's inexpensive doesn't mean it's not a ton of fun to play. But when you say you're looking for crappy titles all I can imagine is you stocking up on shit like Shaq Fu and Batman Forever.
You are correct about the confusing of the terms. But Im looking for all and any games now. when I mean crappy, Im thinking Eternal Warriors for Genesis.This does not follow. Why "practice" on crappy games? Why "practice" at all? Is there some kind of competition?


the crappy games are also helping learn basic game play and button controlCrappy games are often crappy because they have serious flaws in basic game play and terrible button control, rendering them unsuitable for any purpose.

[Aussie2B]

While buying lots can be a good way to get great deals on stuff you want, I wouldn't be too concerned with the idea of "bulking up". Just pursue what you want. Unless you have a ton of space, you may hit a day like myself with my 1200+ games where you have to think about if a purchase is worth the trouble of finding a place for it. Sure, you could weed out the junk later if you wanted, but it's better to save yourself the trouble.

[Gameguy]

This does not follow. Why "practice" on crappy games? Why "practice" at all? Is there some kind of competition?
It worked great for the Nintendo Nerd, he made a career of it. Plus junk games are great for bundling with other games to sell in bulk lots, that's how I got rid of most of my extra games(I had a lot of extras). If I overpaid on some games I could bundle them with several cheap games and break even.

In any case I should have the cheap leftovers sorted out within a couple of days, I'll send a PM when I'm done. :)

[wiggyx]

Man, if you're OK with acquiring a whole mess of crummy sports titles, then eBay is a fantastic place to start. You can EASILY find large lots of junk like that for .25-.50 a cart.

[sloan]

Look around at yard sales and used game stores. NES and SNES loose carts go for around $1-42 at yard sales around my area. Also, used game stores seem to undervalue oldies like VCS and Intellivision games, pricing most of the common titles at $1-$3 a piece.

Goodwill and pawn shops too. Lots of pawn shops will sell Genesis and PSX games at $1-$4 each.

[Leo_A]

It worked great for the Nintendo Nerd, he made a career of it.

How did he make a career out of "practicing" on junk games?

[Gameguy]

How did he make a career out of "practicing" on junk games?
He recorded himself playing badly on junk games while making fun of the games he was playing. Somehow that was enough.

[tabor62]

Are you talking about the Angry Nintendo Nerd? Because if you are, he changed his name to the Angry Video Game Nerd to avoid copyright issues.

[Ryudo]

Or you could wait until good games start appearing in lots with crap games, and acquiring them over time like everyone else. Crappy games stack up quick, no reason to purposely seek them out.

This.

If you just bulk up for the sake of bulking up collectors won't take you serious and just mock you.
The only collections appropriated are ones that took time and TLC. While we can use cheats in games you can't use cheat's to collect.

[Jack7]

you could always try shopgoodwill.com

[sloan]

you could always try shopgoodwill.com

Shopgoodwill's over the top shipping and handling fees almost always kill the deal for me. I don't get $14 to ship a few SNES games to my house, even if it is from Washington state. Have they never heard of media mail?

[Jorpho]

Shopgoodwill's over the top shipping and handling fees almost always kill the deal for me. I don't get $14 to ship a few SNES games to my house, even if it is from Washington state. Have they never heard of media mail?Apparently video games cannot be shipped by media mail. This limitation has be subject to much vitriol on this board in the past.

[Gameguy]

I don't get $14 to ship a few SNES games to my house, even if it is from Washington state. Have they never heard of media mail?
Come to Canada, cheapest parcel rates start at over $10. Weight doesn't matter as much as size, anything larger than letter mail(including bubble mailers more than 2cm thick) gets sent as a parcel.