Online Rarity Guide question about complete games.

[felix]

I searched for this and looked all over the Online Rarity Guide for an answer and couldn't find it..

I noticed that all the games are based on loose carts, not complete games. Is this still accurate? I pay a pretty penny most of the time for complete games. Even the most common games sometimes go for $10-$15. Does having a complete game make it more rare?

Thanks in advance.

P.S. If this was answered already or if there is an obvious link somewhere, please delete this and PM me the link.. :smash: Thanks.

[Kuros]

I searched for this and looked all over the Online Rarity Guide for an answer and couldn't find it..

I noticed that all the games are based on loose carts, not complete games. Is this still accurate? I pay a pretty penny most of the time for complete games. Even the most common games sometimes go for $10-$15. Does having a complete game make it more rare?

Thanks in advance.

P.S. If this was answered already or if there is an obvious link somewhere, please delete this and PM me the link.. :smash: Thanks.

What I typically find is that a complete game will typically multiply the value 2 to 5 times.

I.E.: I wouldn't pay more than $2 for a SMB, but a complete one I can justify spending $5-7 bucks on.

Or, a loose Chrono Trigger will go for about 40, but a complete one will go from 80-120.

It all depends on the overall condition of the items of course.

[Aussie2B]

Not ALL the listings are based on loose carts. It varies by system, usually depending on what you're most likely to come across. I think a few systems such be switched over to loose, though... but heck, why not both?

[PapaStu]

Not ALL the listings are based on loose carts. It varies by system, usually depending on what you're most likely to come across. I think a few systems such be switched over to loose, though... but heck, why not both?

One issue is space. With DP:A alone we wernt able to put in a few things that we wanted to keep due to page restrictions. Also do you really want to know about LOOSE PlayStation games? I sure as hell hope not.

To answer the question at hand, most of the more current gen systems are considered complete, mostly due to their newness and the fact that boxes will have stuck around a little better...for now.

[tarheelsnipe]

i'm looking for a ballpark price on this stuff, too. 2-5 times is typically what i've been paying since I started collecting long ago (if 3 weeks is a long time).

[PapaStu]

i'm looking for a ballpark price on this stuff, too. 2-5 times is typically what i've been paying since I started collecting long ago (if 3 weeks is a long time).

It depends on the games and the systems. Like I said abouce (and Aussie2B) the older systems tend to be cart only due to their age. Cardboard doesnt usually preserve well and the items found in the wild and in MOST places of purchase for the older stuff is going to be just the cartridge. Now the newer stuff tends to be in mediums that will survive. DS games? Hard plastic boxes. Genny? The same, to a degree. GameBoy games? PS/DC games? Those jewel cases are easy to keep and replace.

It all really depends on the titles too. 2-5 times for a boxed NES game when it runs about 2 bucks isnt more than 10 bucks. I can spend that on PS games with out even thinking about it. Realise that these guides are not based on ebay prices alone. Stuff on ebay tends to run a little higher than we guide it in general.