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Furrikain
12-28-2003, 09:41 PM
Hi,

I've been wanting to expand my G&W collection and I was wondering what some of you payed for their game & watches; i found the prices in the g&w rarity list to be a little steep considering what i payed so far, but then again, i'm in Europe so maybe it differs.

So far i have:

Donkey Kong (boxed w. manual)
Donkey Kong II (boxed w. manual)

Both of these were purchased new when i was a kid ;)

Green House - 10$
Goldcliff - 15$
Bombsweeper - 15$

All g&w's have their original battery covers and serial numbers.
Basically i guess what i'm asking is what you consider to be the maximum price for a common g&w on eBay, knowing you aren't getting ripped off.
Especially some feedback from European members would be interesting to me (i've seen prices vary bigtime between EU countries on eBay for some reason).

NE146
12-29-2003, 12:28 AM
I don't remember exactly but I believe it was 25-35 bucks each for my game and watches in the early 80's. But these days it seems like these suckers go for so much! ($70+) which really doesn't make sense to me since I think they are probably one of the most COMMON handheld items around. I mean they were released worldwide almost everywhere. You couldn't go to any clock, electronic, or 2-bit stereo shop and not come across them. And their frequency on Ebay proves it. But the price doesn't seem to match :?

Videogamerdaryll
12-29-2003, 01:35 AM
:) Last night I was playing a few Game & Watch games..I haven't played them in quite awhile..(dust them off)


I've paid between $5.00-$100.00 for various G & W handhelds and tabletops that I bought..
The Tan Dk Jr.on this table cost me $85.00 from the Netherlands without shipping..

These stay on at all times,there is always movement on screen....they are alarm/clocks too...

http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/TT.jpg

Before I got into Arcade stuff + the Neo Geo etc..I was collecting handhelds/tabletops like crazy....
I may buy only one every two months now..being into the Neo Geo can really put a hurting on your wallet.. x_x