Complete NES Collection on eBay

[evil_genius]

For some of you big time Puff Daddy level type of ballers.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8208339594&category=4315&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1

[imanerd0011]

Unbelievable collection! Although he is missing 4 of the more expensive games (if you are going for a true complete collection). Still that is one of the best collections to ever hit Ebay.
What is with these huge auctions not having pics with them? Don't they realize that would help their sale.

[Doonzmore]

Is the seller from around these forums?

East Lansing, holy shit thats not far from where I live. X_x

[Bluteg]

hmm... *drool* let me buy some scratch offs and hope for the best. DAMN no luck.

[jajaja]

I've never considered the Panesian games (Bubble Bath Babes, Hot Slots and Peek-a-boo Poker) to be part of the U.S. collection, since they're HongKong pirate carts

This isnt true is it?

[Kejoriv]

incredible lot. But where the hell are the pics????

[NESaholic]

Yup pics would help on this one,if i was rich and was 8-bit crazy i would use that BINm,i count all games only not the asian versions or multicarts,the rest i want all.

[Massimiliano]

"Note on pictures: I took some pictures of everything with my camera phone, but the Sprint PictureMail website is down right now so I'll add them later."
can't wait for the pics @_@

[Darth Sensei]

Hmm... it's close enough to me to pick up.....

[captain nintendo]

Bah , no Myriad 6 in 1 -_-

[Bronty-2]

I've never considered the Panesian games (Bubble Bath Babes, Hot Slots and Peek-a-boo Poker) to be part of the U.S. collection, since they're HongKong pirate carts

This isnt true is it?

They were made in Asia (Taiwan I think) but I don't think they are pirates (?). I don't collect pirates or imports or anything so I'm not even 100% sure what most people would consider a pirate (I'm guessing stolen software dumped onto a cart?). If that's the case, I don't think they are pirates as the games are original to my knowledge. Besides, they were definitely for sale in the US in the early 90s, so I would consider them part of a US set.

[8bitnes]

I've never considered the Panesian games (Bubble Bath Babes, Hot Slots and Peek-a-boo Poker) to be part of the U.S. collection, since they're HongKong pirate carts

This isnt true is it?

They were made in Asia (Taiwan I think) but I don't think they are pirates (?). I don't collect pirates or imports or anything so I'm not even 100% sure what most people would consider a pirate (I'm guessing stolen software dumped onto a cart?). If that's the case, I don't think they are pirates as the games are original to my knowledge. Besides, they were definitely for sale in the US in the early 90s, so I would consider them part of a US set.

Seller's brain: "I can't seem to find the Panesians in the wild and I don't want to dump $1000+ on them so I'll convince my body to believe they are not US cartridges" ...

[rpepper9]

I concider photos taken with a camera phone to be just like a listing with no photos. They always look like you are standing 3 rooms away and are grey and fuzzy due to the lack of a flash on most camera phones. Pretty craptacular if you ask me. I would use a disposable camera and a photo lab if I had a collection this big, that I wanted over 8 grand for!

[imanerd0011]

Seller's brain: "I can't seem to find the Panesians in the wild and I don't want to dump $1000+ on them so I'll convince my body to believe they are not US cartridges" ...

LOL. The Panesians are definatley part or the U.S set. The only game I never truely considered part of the set was Cheetahmen 2. It was never sold in stores, and if it weren't for that one collector in the late 1990's buying them all, we would never even know about it.

[evil_genius]

Seller's brain: "I can't seem to find the Panesians in the wild and I don't want to dump $1000+ on them so I'll convince my body to believe they are not US cartridges" ...

LOL. The Panesians are definatley part or the U.S set. The only game I never truely considered part of the set was Cheetahmen 2. It was never sold in stores, and if it weren't for that one collector in the late 1990's buying them all, we would never even know about it.

Is that the reason Cheetahmen is so rare? Because one guy owns all of the copies?

[8bitnes]

Seller's brain: "I can't seem to find the Panesians in the wild and I don't want to dump $1000+ on them so I'll convince my body to believe they are not US cartridges" ...

LOL. The Panesians are definatley part or the U.S set. The only game I never truely considered part of the set was Cheetahmen 2. It was never sold in stores, and if it weren't for that one collector in the late 1990's buying them all, we would never even know about it.

Is that the reason Cheetahmen is so rare? Because one guy owns all of the copies?

I had the impression that he sold them off (too quickly unfortunately for him). I'm pretty sure he's a member here.

[evil_genius]

I think I will set out on a mission to collect all of the SMB/Duck hunt carts. Noone seems to want them anyway. I could probably get them for a buck a piece, if not for free. I wonder how many of those exist. Probably enough to fill a house.

[Bronty-2]

Seller's brain: "I can't seem to find the Panesians in the wild and I don't want to dump $1000+ on them so I'll convince my body to believe they are not US cartridges" ...

Yep. Actually I think it's a case of explaining away the flaws in the set he's selling. First with the panesians and then with the myriad. He calls myriad a 'label variant' but it's clearly more than that as it came in a different box, etc.

[jajaja]

About the Myriand thingie he mentioned, is it true? That Caltron sold it of to Myriad and they only glued their label ontop of the originaly Caltron cartridge?

[8bitnes]

I think I will set out on a mission to collect all of the SMB/Duck hunt carts. Noone seems to want them anyway. I could probably get them for a buck a piece, if not for free. I wonder how many of those exist. Probably enough to fill a house.

I estimate about 20 million of them. There were roughly 34-35 million toaster-style NES sold. Roughly the first 2 million were Deluxe Sets(Duck Hunt, Gyromite), probably another 1/2 million Sports Sets(Superspike/World Cup), 2 million Power Set (powerpad w/3in1), 5 million Console Sets (no pack-in), 5 million Challenge Sets (Mario 3). This leaves about 20 million Action Sets. All of the above is, of course, speculation, but I have good reasons to believe the estimates are fairly close.

[atari_wizard]

About the Myriand thingie he mentioned, is it true? That Caltron sold it of to Myriad and they only glued their label ontop of the originaly Caltron cartridge?

yes it is true. you can see thru the myriad label and see the original caltron sticker. the myriad cart has a serial number as so does the box. the manual doesn't contain a serial number. rumour has it that there is less than 1000 in existance.

[MarioAllStar2600]

I think I will set out on a mission to collect all of the SMB/Duck hunt carts. Noone seems to want them anyway. I could probably get them for a buck a piece, if not for free. I wonder how many of those exist. Probably enough to fill a house.
I have like 100-120 of them.

As for the auction..... The guy doesn't have a complete collection. All 3 Panesians are US releases, as well as Mydriad. Screw this guy, hes leaving out some of the most expensive games and claiming it to be a complete collection. Nice collection? yes. Complete collection? No.

[evil_genius]

I think I will set out on a mission to collect all of the SMB/Duck hunt carts. Noone seems to want them anyway. I could probably get them for a buck a piece, if not for free. I wonder how many of those exist. Probably enough to fill a house.

I estimate about 20 million of them. There were roughly 34-35 million toaster-style NES sold. Roughly the first 2 million were Deluxe Sets(Duck Hunt, Gyromite), probably another 1/2 million Sports Sets(Superspike/World Cup), 2 million Power Set (powerpad w/3in1), 5 million Console Sets (no pack-in), 5 million Challenge Sets (Mario 3). This leaves about 20 million Action Sets. All of the above is, of course, speculation, but I have good reasons to believe the estimates are fairly close.

Damn, I better get started. Where will I store them though? Maybe I should dig a big hole in my backyard.

[Jumpman Jr.]

Seller's brain: "I can't seem to find the Panesians in the wild and I don't want to dump $1000+ on them so I'll convince my body to believe they are not US cartridges" ...

LOL. The Panesians are definatley part or the U.S set. The only game I never truely considered part of the set was Cheetahmen 2. It was never sold in stores, and if it weren't for that one collector in the late 1990's buying them all, we would never even know about it.

Is that the reason Cheetahmen is so rare? Because one guy owns all of the copies?

I had the impression that he sold them off (too quickly unfortunately for him). I'm pretty sure he's a member here.

I remember seeing a link to an auction (I don't think it was on ebay though) where the guy who had them was trying to sell every one of them for $1000 (or something close to that).
People (the people who have been around for a while) were talking about how they had seen that auction but couldn't bid on it because they didn't have any money.
Of coarse, they were all regreting it now.

[portnoyd]

Seller's brain: "I can't seem to find the Panesians in the wild and I don't want to dump $1000+ on them so I'll convince my body to believe they are not US cartridges" ...

Ding.

So, I haven't been paying attention too well. Has there ever been a single auction with everything? (All of what this guy has, plus the 4 missing?)

[imanerd0011]

Seller's brain: "I can't seem to find the Panesians in the wild and I don't want to dump $1000+ on them so I'll convince my body to believe they are not US cartridges" ...

Ding.

So, I haven't been paying attention too well. Has there ever been a single auction with everything? (All of what this guy has, plus the 4 missing?)

No, I don't think so. This is probabley the largest one ever sold all in one lot. But I do remember a seller selling every single game 1 by 1. He was the guy who sold the complete Stadium Events for $1,800+. All of his games were complete and in great/mint condition, and they were all going for WAY too much cash!!! People were acting like his games were made of gold or something.

[8bitnes]

Seller's brain: "I can't seem to find the Panesians in the wild and I don't want to dump $1000+ on them so I'll convince my body to believe they are not US cartridges" ...

Ding.

So, I haven't been paying attention too well. Has there ever been a single auction with everything? (All of what this guy has, plus the 4 missing?)

No, I don't think so. This is probabley the largest one ever sold all in one lot. But I do remember a seller selling every single game 1 by 1. He was the guy who sold the complete Stadium Events for $1,800+. All of his games were complete and in great/mint condition, and they were all going for WAY too much cash!!! People were acting like his games were made of gold or something.

WHAT, those weren't actually gold?! I'd be asking for my money back had I bought any of those.

[Sailorneorune]

A local movie rental store had the Panesians (ALL THREE OF THEM) for rent... they were w/ the regular NES carts on the highest shelf with "must be 18" stickers on the boxes... I wish my mom had "lost" one of them (I think it was Peek-a-Boo Poker? Hell if I know. I was 12.) when one of her work buddies rented it so long ago.
The damn place closed before I turned 18, otherwise I would have scored them for all of $40 (for all 3).

[8bitnes]

Ok, I read through his unlicensed carts again just for the heck of it. He makes a HUGE deal about having an upsidedown label for Captain Comic and that it may be the rarest game out there. Who else has one of these? I have one so I'm sure there are others. Mine is a light Skeletor-green colored one, do they fade to that color?

[imanerd0011]

Ok, I read through his unlicensed carts again just for the heck of it. He makes a HUGE deal about having an upsidedown label for Captain Comic and that it may be the rarest game out there. Who else has one of these? I have one so I'm sure there are others. Mine is a light Skeletor-green colored one, do they fade to that color?

I don't have one, but they are on Ebay all the time. I have seen at least it more than 25 times on Ebay. Not rare at all. I would say it is worth roughly the exact same price as a normal Captain Comic.
About the color, I think it is fading. I've seen a few Color Dreams carts that were originally blue, but have some parts that have faded to a greenish color (skeletor green if you may LOL ).

[Jumpman Jr.]

I think I will set out on a mission to collect all of the SMB/Duck hunt carts. Noone seems to want them anyway. I could probably get them for a buck a piece, if not for free. I wonder how many of those exist. Probably enough to fill a house.

I think it would actually be cheaper (and it wouldn't be SO hard to finish) if you sought after to collect every game of a rarer game. Granted, I'm sure it will never happen, but something like Andre Henretta is doing. I think he's trying to get every Magical Chase for the TG-16. Or at least thats what it seems like.

[portnoyd]

No, I don't think so. This is probabley the largest one ever sold all in one lot. But I do remember a seller selling every single game 1 by 1. He was the guy who sold the complete Stadium Events for $1,800+. All of his games were complete and in great/mint condition, and they were all going for WAY too much cash!!! People were acting like his games were made of gold or something.

dl-collectibles. Nice stuff they had. The mob mentality set in BIG with that one.

[Qixmaster]

Ok, I read through his unlicensed carts again just for the heck of it. He makes a HUGE deal about having an upsidedown label for Captain Comic and that it may be the rarest game out there. Who else has one of these? I have one so I'm sure there are others. Mine is a light Skeletor-green colored one, do they fade to that color?

It's faded. All color dream carts come either light blue or black and unfortunately some come in each of the same color. Check out portnoyd's picture on his site if you want an idea of the variants for this bastard we call color dreams :)

-Josh