Collection price estimate

[AlanD]

****Please do not PM me asking to buy anything. I do not want to dispose of pieces at this time****

I am debating on disposing of a collection I never really play. Can anyone give me an estimate of what I should look for the whole set? I'm up in the air on the whole thing but any info would be great.

Here's the rundown:
Almost complete US NES set. 836 carts not counting disks. I do not have Hot Slots, Peek-A-Boo Poker, Stadium Events or the Myriad 6 in 1.

I do have the yellow Zelda cart, about 15 Fami disks, the Fami disk system (working last I checked) and 2-3 top loaders without the correct controllers. Bunch of misc controllers. Probably a complete ROB in the attic, Vaus controller, 4-play adapter etc.

Boxed Complete (301):
1942
720
8 Eyes
A Boy and His Blob
Adventure Island
Adventure Island 2
Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Air Fortress
Aladdin Deck Enhancer
Anticipation
Archon
Arkanoid
Astyanax
Bad Dudes
Bad News Baseball
Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach
Baseball Stars
Bases Loaded
Bases Loaded 4
Batman
Batman Returns
Battle Chess
Battle of Olympus
Battle Tank
Bible Buffet V6.0
Big Nose Freaks Out
Big Nose Freaks Out (Aladdin Cart)
Bill Elliot's NASCAR Challenge
Blades of Steel
Blues Brothers
Bomberman
Boulder Dash
Break Time
Bucky O'Hare
Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle
Burgertime
California Games
Captain America and the Avengers
Casino Kid
Castlevania
Championship Bowling
Championship Pool
Cheetahman II
Cliffhanger
Cobra Command
Codename: Viper
Conflict
Conquest of the Crystal Palace
Contra
Dance Aerobics
Day Dreamin' Davey
Death Race
Defender 2
Demon Sword
Dig Dug 2
Dirty Harry
Disney Adventures in Magic Kingdom
Dizzy the Adventurer (Aladdin Cart)
Donkey Kong Classics
Double Dragon
Double Dragon 2
Double Dribble
Dr. Mario
Dracula
Dragon Fighter
Dragon Warrior
Dragon Warrior 3
Dragon Warrior 4
Duck Hunt
Duck Tales
Dungeon Magic
Dyno Warz
Empire Strikes Back
Excitebike
Exodus V4.0
Fantastic Adv Dizzy (Aladdin Cart)
Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
Faxanadu
Fester's Quest
Final Fantasy
Fire Hawk
Friday The 13th
G I Joe
Galaga
Game Action Replay
Game Genie
Gargoyle's Quest 2
Gauntlet (unlicensed)
Gauntlet 2
Gemfire
Ghost & Goblins
Godzilla
Gold Medal Challenge
Golf
Golgo 13 Top Secret Episode
Gradius
Gum Shoe
Gun Nac
Gun.smoke
High Speed
Hogan's Alley
Hollywood Squares
Hoops
Hudson Hawk
Ice Hockey
Ikari Warriors 3
Impossible Mission 2
Indiana Jones Last Crusade
Indiana Jones Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones Temple of Doom
Jack Nicklaus Golf
Jackal
Jeopardy
John Elway's Quarterback
Joshua V6.0
Journey to Silius
Jurassic Park
Karate Champ
Kid Icarus
King of Kings V1.3
Kings of the Beach
Kirby's Adventure
Klash Ball
Klax
Knight Rider
Krusty's Fun House
Last Ninja
Legacy of the Wizard
Legend of Zelda
Legendary Wings
Legends of the Diamond
Life Force
Linus Spacehead (Aladdin Cart)
Little Mermaid
Little Nemo
Lode Runner
Low G Man
Lunar Pool
M.U.L.E.
Magic of Scheherazade
Marble Madness
Mario Bros.
Mario Is Missing
Maxi 15
Mega Man
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 6
Metal Gear
Metal Mech
Metroid
Mickey Mousecapade
Micro Machines (Aladdin Cart)
Might & Magic
Mighty Bombjack
Mike Tyson's Punch Out
Milon's Secret Castle
Mission Cobra
Mission Impossible
Ms. Pacman
Ms. Pacman
NARC
Nigel Mansell's World Champ Racing
Nightshade
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Kid
Nobunaga's Ambition
Operation Wolf
ORB-3D
Othello
Overlord
Paperboy
Pictionary
Pinball
Pinbot
Pipe Dream
Pirates!
Platoon
Play Action Football
Power Blade
P'radikus Conflict
Predator
Punch Out
Punisher
Q*Bert
Quattro Adventure
Quattro Adventure (Aladdin Cart)
Quattro Arcade
Quattro Sports (Aladdin Cart)
R.C. Pro Am
Rad Gravity
Rad Racer
Rad Racer 2
Raid 2020
Raid on Bungling Bay
Rampage
Rampart
RBI Baseball (licensed)
RBI Baseball 3
Remote Control
Rescue
Rescue Rangers
Ring King
River City Ransom
Road Runner
Robin Hood
Robo Cop
Robo Cop 3
Rocket Ranger
Rocketeer
Rock'n Ball
Roller Games
Rolling Thunder
Romance of the 3 Kingdoms
Romance of the 3 Kingdoms 2
Seicross
Sesame Street 1-2-3
Sesame Street 123/ABC
Sesame Street A-B-C
Shadowgate
Shatterhand
Short Order/Eggsplode
Side Pocket
Silent Service
Simpsons: Bart Meets Radioactive Man
Simpsons: Bart Vs Space Mutants
Simpsons: Bart Vs World
Skate or Die
Sky Shark
Smash TV
Snake Rattle & Roll
Snoopy Silly Sports
Solar Jetman
Spiderman: Return of the Sinister 6
Spiritual Warfare V6.0
Spot
Spy Hunter
Spy Vs Spy
Star Force
Star Soldier
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
Star Tropics
Star Voyager
Stealth ATF
Street Cop
Strider
Super C
Super Cars
Super Glove Ball
Super Jeopardy
Super Mario Brothers
Super Mario Brothers 2
Super Mario Brothers 3
Super Sprint
Super Spy Hunter
Superman
Swords & Serpents
Taboo
Tecmo Bowl
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Tetris
Tetris 2
Thrilla's Safari
Tiger Heli
Tiles of Fate
Times of Lore
Tiny Toon
Tom & Jerry
Top Gun
Top Gun: Second Mission
Total Recall
Touchdown Fever
Track & Field 2
Trog
Trolls on Treasure Island
Ultima: Exodus
Ultimate Basketball
Ultimate Stuntman
Uninvited
Vice Project Doom
Wario's Woods
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune: Family Edition
Where in Time is Carmen SanDiego?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Whomp Em
Winter Games
Wizardry 2: Knight of Diamonds
Wizards & Warriors
Wizards & Warriors 2 - Ironsword
World Games
World Runner 3D
Wrath of the Black Manta
Yo Noid
Yoshi
Yoshi's Cookie
Zanac
Zelda 2: Adventures of Link
Zoda's Revenge, Startropics 2

Cart & Manual (359):
10 Yard Fight
1943
Addams Family
Adventures of Bayou Billy
Adventures of Dino Riki
Adventures of Lolo
Adventures of Lolo 2
Adventures of Lolo 3
Adventures of Tom Saywer
After Burner
Airwolf
Al Unser Jr Turbo Racing
Alien 3
Alien Syndrome
All Pro Basketball
Alpha Mission
Amagon
American Gladiators
Arch Rivals
Arkista's Ring
Athena
Athletic World
Back to the Future
Back to the Future 2 & 3
Balloon Fight
Barbie
Bard's Tale
Base Wars
Baseball
Baseball Simulator
Bases Loaded 2
Bases Loaded 3
Batman Return of the Joker
Battleship
Battletoads
Battletoads & Double Dragon
Bee 52
Bible Adventures V1.2
Big Bird's Hide & Speak
Big Foot
Big Nose the Caveman
Bill & Ted Adventure
Bionic Commando
Black Bass
Blaster Master
Blue Marlin
Bo Jackson Baseball
Bomberman 2
Bonk's Adventure
Breakthru
Bubble Bobble
Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout
Bump & Jump
Burai Fighter
Cabal
Caesars Palace
Captain Comic
Captain Planet
Captain Skyhawk
Castle of Dragon
Castlequest
Castlevania 2
Castlevania 3
Caveman Games
Chessmaster
Chubby Cherub
City Connection
Clash at Demonhead
Classic Concentration
Clu Clu Land
Cobra Triangle
Commando
Conan
Contra Force
Cowboy Kid
Crash & the Boy's Street Challenge
Crystalis
Cyberball
Cybernoid
Darkwing Duck
Dash Galaxy
Days of Thunder
Deadly Towers
Deathbots
Defender of the Crown
Defenders of Dynatron City
Deja Vu
Desert Commander
Destination Earthstar
Destiny of an Emporer
Dick Tracy
Die Hard
Digger T Rock
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong Jr Math
Double Dare
Double Dragon 3
Dr. Chaos
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dragon Spirit
Dragon Warrior 2
Dragon's Lair
Duck Tales 2
Dusty Diamond's All Star Softball
Elevator Action
Eliminator Boat Duel
F 15 Strike Eagle
Family Feud
Fast Break
Ferrari Grand Prix
Fire & Ice
Fisher Price: I Can Remember
Fisher Price: Perfect Fit
Fist of the North Star
Flight of the Intruder
Flying Dragon
Flying Warriors
Formula One Built to Win
Freedom Force
G I Joe Atlantis Factor
Galaxy 5000
Gauntlet (licensed)
Genghis Khan
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters 2
Ghoul School
Gilligan's Island
Goal!
Goal! 2
Golf Grand Slam
Golf Power
Goonies 2
Gotcha
Gremlins 2
Guardian Legend
Guerrilla War
Gyromite
Gyruss
Harlem Globetrotters
Hatris
Heavy Barrel
Heavy Shreddin'
Heroes of the Lance
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Hook
Hunt for Red October
Hydlide
Ice Climber
Ikari Warriors
Ikari Warriors 2
Image Fight
Immortal
Incredible Crash Test Dummies
Indiana Jones Last Crusade
Indy Heat
Infiltrator
Iron Tank
Isolated Warrior
James Bond Jr
Jaws
Jeopardy 25th Anniversary
Jeopardy Jr
Jimmy Connor's Tennis
Joe & Mac
Jordan vs. Bird
Joust
Jungle Book
Karate Kid
Karnov
Kick Master
Kickle Cubicle
Kid Klown
Kid Kool
Kid Niki
King of the Ring
King's Knight
King's Quest 5
Kung Fu
Kung Fu Heroes
Laser Invasion
Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf
Legend of Kage
Lemmings
Lethal Weapon
Little League Baseball
Lone Ranger
Loopz
M C Kids
Mach Rider
Mad Max
Mafat Conspiracy
Magic Darts
Magmax
Major League Baseball
Maniac Mansion
Mappyland
Marvel's X-Men
Master Chu & the Drunkard Hu
Mechanized Attack
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mendel Palace
Mermaids of Atlantis
Metal Storm
Micro Machines
Mighty Final Fight
Millipede
Miracle Piano
Monopoly
Monster in my Pocket
Monster Party
Motor City Patrol
Muppet Adventure
Mutant Virus
Mystery Quest
NES Open Golf
NFL Football
Nightmare on Elm Street
Ninja Crusaders
Ninja Gaiden 2
Ninja Gaiden 3
North & South
Pac Man
Pac Man (licensed)
Pac Man (unlicensed)
Palamedes
Panic Resturant
Paperboy 2
Peter Pan & the Pirates
Phantom Fighter
Pinball Quest
Popeye
POW
Power Blade 2
Pro Wrestling
Puss'n Boots
Pyramid
Quantum Fighter
Quattro Sports
Race America
Racket Attack
Rally Bike
Rambo
RBI Baseball (unlicensed)
Ren & Steempy Show: Buckeroos!
Renegade
Road Blasters
Robo Demons
Robo Warrior
Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball
Rollerball
Rollerblade Racer
Rush'n Attack
Rygar
Secret Scout
Section Z
Sesame Street Countdown
Shadow of the Ninja
Shingen the Ruler
Shinobi
Shooting Range
Silk Worm
Silver Surfer
Skate or Die 2
Ski or Die
Skull & Crossbones
Sky Kid
Slalom
Snake's Revenge
Soccer
Solitaire
Solomon's Key
Solstice
Space Shuttle Project
Spelunker
Stanley
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Wars
Starship Hector
Stinger
Street Fighter 2010
Stunt Kids
Super Dodge Ball
Super Mario/Duck Hunt
Super Mario/Duck Hunt/WC Track Meet
Super Off Road
Super Pitfall
Super Spike V'Ball
Super Spike V'Ball/World Cup Soccer
Super Team Games
Swamp Thing
Sword Master
T&C Surf Design
Tag Team Wrestling
Tagin' Dragon
Talespin
Target Renegade
Tecmo Baseball
Tecmo NBA Basketball
Tecmo World Wrestling
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Tennis
Terminator
Terra Cresta
Tetris
Three Stooges
Thunderbirds
Thundercade
Time Lord
Tiny Toons 2
To The Earth
Tombs & Treasures
Toobin'
Top Players Tennis
Totally Rad
Toxic Crusader
Track & Field
Treasure Master
Trick Shooting
Trojan
Twin Cobra
Twin Eagle
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
Ultima: Warriors of Destiny
Uncharted Waters
Untouchables
Urban Champion
Vegas Dream
Venice Beach Volleyball
Videomation
Vindicators
Volleyball
Wacky Races
Wall Street Kid
Wally Bear and the No Gang
Wayne's World
Werewolf
Wheel of Fortune starring Vanna
Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition
Where's Waldo?
Wild Gunman
Willow
Win, Lose or Draw
Wizardry
Wizards & Warriors 3
Wolverine
World Championship Wrestling
World Cup Soccer
Wrecking Crew
Wurm
WWF Wrestlemania
WWF Wrestlemania Challenge
WWF Wrestlemania Steel Cage
Xevious
Xexyz
Zen
Zombie Nation

Cart & Box (16):
Baseball Stars 2
Beetlejuice
Crystal Mines
F 15 City War
Godzilla 2
Jetsons
Mario Time Machine
Metal Fighter
Nobunaga's Ambition 2
Pesterminator
Power Punch 2
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Rad Racket
Rescue Rangers 2
Robo Cop 2
Tecmo Cup Soccer

Cart Only (99):
6 in 1 (caltron)
Abadox
Action 52
Adventure Island 3
Alfred Chicken
Attack of the Killer Tomato
Baby Boomer
Bad Street Brawler
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Best of the Best
Blackjack
Bubble Bath Babes
Bubble Bobble 2
Casino Kid 2
Castelian
Castle of Deceit
Challenge of the Dragon
Chiller
Circus Caper
Color A Dinosaur
Cool World
Darkman
Donkey Kong Jr
Double Strike
Dragon Power
Dragon Strike
Dudes with Attitude
F 117 Stealth
Fantasy Zone
Faria
Felix the Cat
Fisher Price: Firehouse Rescue
Flintstones
Flintstones 2: Surprise at Dino Peak
Frankenstein
Fun House
Galactic Crusader
George Forman KO Boxing
Ghost Lion
Great Waldo Search
Hillsfar
Hot Slots
Impossible Mission 2
Jackie Chan Kung Fu
King Neptune's Adventure
Kiwi Kraze
Krazy Kreatures
Krion Conquest
Last Action Hero
Last Starfighter
L'Empereur
Linus Spacehead
Little Ninja Brothers
Little Samson
M.U.S.C.L.E.
Magician
Menace Beach
Michael Andretti's World GP
Mickey Adventures in Numberland
Mickey's Safari in Letterland
Mig 29
Monster Truck Rally
Moon Ranger
Operation Secret Storm
Pac Mania
Peek A Boo Poker
Pool of Radiance
Prince of Persia
Pro Sport Hockey
Puggsly's Scavenger Hunt
Puzzle
Puzznic
Qix
R.C. Pro Am 2
Rainbow Island
RBI Baseball 2
Rockin' Kats
Roundball
SCAT
Shockwave
Silent Assault
Snow Brothers
Sqoon
Stack Up
Stadium Events
Sunday Funday
Tecmo Super Bowl
Teenage Turtles Tournament Fighters
Thunder & Lightning
Tiny Toon Cartoon Workshop
Toki
Ultimate Air Combat
Ultimate League Soccer
Wayne Gretzky
Widget
World Champ
World Class Track Meet
Xenophobe
Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

Misc (64):
103 in 1 2000
110 in 1 (Canada?)
182 in 1
3 in 1 SuperGun
32 in 1
42 in 1 #2 (Japan?)
42 in 1 (Japan?)
50 in 1
79 in 1 2000
Action in New York (??)
Altered Beast
Arkanoid Controller
ASO
Asterix (Infogrames)
Aussie Rules Football
Baseball
Bible Adventures V1.3
Blue Shadow
Captain American
Chiller
Dig Dug 2 (Canada?)
Door Door
Elite
Exerion
Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
Field Combat (Canada?)
Fire & Ice
GALG(?) (Canada?)
Impossible Mission 2
International Cricket
Kick Off (Ancom)
Lion King
Mappy (Canada?)
Micromachines
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Milon's Secret Castle (Canada?)
New Ghostbusters 2
Noah's Ark (Konami)
Othello
Parodius (Palcom)
Pro Action Replay
Pro Wrestling
Probotector (Konami)
Rayban the Third HI-Game 1999
Round the World in 80 Days (Canada?)
Spartan X
Sqoon
Squoon (Canada?)
Star Luster
Super 109 in 1
Super 199 in 1
Super 1998 49 in 1
Super 35 in 1
Super 40 in 1 Winsen 2000
Super 42 in 1
Super 57 in 1
Super 95 in 1 Winsen 2000
Super Mario Bros 3
Super Sports Challenge
Super Street Fighter VI 12P
Tag Team Pro Wrestling
Thexder
Thexder (Canada?)
Total Funpak

[crazyjackcsa]

Yah! I get to be the first!

http://www.digitpress.com/DP/cmf/search.cmf

Learn it. Know it. Love it.

[AlanD]

I know it and have helped write it. Glad you were first to be no help. It does not give a total based on a collection vice single titles. I really do not feel like listing or searching on ebay every single title or clicking on every title to find the price guide listing which also does not list complete vs loose or with manual. Everyone here is well aware a collection gets less than selling singly so I was looking for a good estimate on what I should ask for on the whole load of stuff.

Also the buy/sell FAQ here specifically says to post questions of this nature in the Classic/Modern forums which is what I did.

[DreamTR]

I say that collection is worth around $6000-8000 depending on who would be interested....that price is for everything all at once. I am sure that it would be different if listed separately.

[Blitzwing256]

dtr has it about right, though I'd say maybe a bit lower as a whole package deal (3k-5k tops)

but piecing it out you could make a mint.
espeicaly selling alot of the rarer less playable games and just keeping your favorates.

[J2games]

From someone who buys NES carts regularly, a collection like this would probably fetch about $3500-$4000 for the total. (keep in mind shipping charges well keep some people bidding lower on Ebay, it's gonna weigh a ton!)

And if you decide, we'd happily buy the entire collection! just contact us!

[AlanD]

Thanks for everyone's inputs. I'm not really sure whether I'm going to get rid of the collection yet since I know down the road I'll regret it. The info here should help me make a better informed decision. Thanks for your time to look over that long list.

[crazyjackcsa]

Hey, sorry it came across like that, I was just kidding around. I just meant that a collection of that size is pretty hard to put a value on, other than 'A Lot"

[Jumpman Jr.]

Crazy.
I'd say more in the $9000 range... maybe a little bit higher if you sold it on ebay or something. $5,000 just seems a little low, espessially since you have a bunch of extra stuff that most collectors don't consider part of a NES collection.

Edit: I had to say it:


Yah! I get to be the first!

http://www.digitpress.com/DP/cmf/search.cmf

Learn it. Know it. Love it.



I know it and have helped write it.

pwned.

[AlanD]

Hey, sorry it came across like that, I was just kidding around. I just meant that a collection of that size is pretty hard to put a value on, other than 'A Lot"

No problem. I was a little hasty to take offense. No harm, no foul.


I do appreciate everyone's inputs. Now I have to do some serious thinking about selling it so I can finish the Tbird restoration and Fiero engine swap sooner. I am very torn on the whole matter. On the rational side, I know I rarely ever play it and could keep a few games that are common and often played. And on the emotional side, damn that took a long time to put together :)

[portnoyd]

I say that collection is worth around $6000-8000 depending on who would be interested....that price is for everything all at once. I am sure that it would be different if listed separately.

Indeed. Anything less than $6000 is robbery. If you do a lot, be sure to remember to take out the pirates before posting any sort of auction. And then sell them to me, wink.

[wrldstrman]

The last few almost complete auctions havent really went as high as anyone would think. I think selling in a large lot is the easiest way but the major drawbacks are. Like someone said shipping would be a killer and second theres probally not a lot of people in the gaming community that have 6 to 10 thousand dollars lying around to spend all at once. I agree if you want maxium price out of your collection selling off all the hard to find games individually and the commons in small lots would be the way to go. Im closing in on a cpmplete boxed collectio but probally would never get back what i spent :(

[Fuyukaze]

I would say its actual value and what you can expect are two different beasts all together. What its value would be in the range of 7000.00 to $10,000.00. What you could expect would maybe be 1/2 to 3/5 that amount. Something like that would be a hard sale as a group because the number of buyers would quickly evaporate into nothing but buisness and other colectors who would only be picking it up for what ever titles they themselves were missing. I want over half the games on there myself, but I would definitly advise against selling it unless you needed the money that bad. Something like that wont come around again and most of those games are once in a life time finds and once its gone, your chances are nil of ever replacing it.

[ClubNinja]

Having no input on the value, I would just like to encourage you to sell the stuff. You'll feel VERY good about it once that gigantic package is dumped off.

[qbertandernie]

im interested. if you get a total price in mind, drop a PM my way.

[Mr.collection]

...selling it so I can finish the Tbird restoration...
What year? My grandpa restored a few and his 56 is a national points winner. I am very interested in the NES setup and i think i could get you some money and some good T-bird parts(55-57). I'm shure this is appeling to you.

[Sylentwulf]

I'll also agree that as a lot, you're looking at 3k-5k on ebay.
If you sold everything separately, or in smaller lots, you'd roughly double the amount you get (and quadruple the amount of work)

[AlanD]

...selling it so I can finish the Tbird restoration...
What year? My grandpa restored a few and his 56 is a national points winner. I am very interested in the NES setup and i think i could get you some money and some good T-bird parts(55-57). I'm shure this is appeling to you.


It's a 65 hardtop. Pics are here (http://photobucket.com/albums/v285/Aldavis2/) under T-bird. It is more of a restomod than anything else. New intake, carb, distributor, swapped transmission, headers, valve covers etc etc means it'll never be a points winner. I pllan on driving it - a lot - when it is finished but everything is expensive when you work on the older cars. Bought 2 power steering hoses and a stainless fuel line and it ran almost $150 :(


There are also a few of my 86 Fiero under its heading also. Both sets of pics are very old as the 65 is now running tho not mobile until I re-install the tranny and getr a real exhaust on it. The 85 Fiero in the pictures the wife wrecked :( Sucks since it was the best $200 car I ever had. The 86 Fiero has been lowered with the sport suspension and a pretty good interior. It has a 2.8L V6 but I have a line now on a 3.4DOHC from a Grand Prix GTP. If that doesn't work out I have the option of going with a 350 but think the other is more streetable.


*** btw ignore the chrome air cleaner and the gold valve covers. Both of those are have changed or in process. Just there to keep stuff from falling in the engine. Valve covers are 64 half round style in gunmetal with THUNDERBIRD embossed in them and not sure of the air cleaner but it will not be a $12 Mr Gasket part like it is now :) Also the battery has been changed from a pasteboard box with 'battery' written on it - checking fit and placement umm yeah that is what I was doing :)

[hezeuschrist]

As a collector, and apparently not much of a player, wasn't the thrill of the hunt the best part of the collection?

If there's something more pressing that needs your monetary attention, go ahead and sell the lot and start it again sometime down the road. I know a few people have done this simply because they loved the hunt.

[drewbrim]

pwned.


What does this mean exactly? I've always wanted to know. I GET what it means. Gotcha, Burnt, busted, etc...but what does pwned stand for?

Sorry to threadjack. I would expect to receive $5000 for that if I was selling it. Obviously breaking it up in smaller auctions would net you a little more, but if you really wanted to maximize your gross sales I'd break it up into smaller "buy it nows". I always seem to do better that way.

[Joker T]

pwned.


What does this mean exactly? I've always wanted to know. I GET what it means. Gotcha, Burnt, busted, etc...but what does pwned stand for?

Sorry to threadjack. I would expect to receive $5000 for that if I was selling it. Obviously breaking it up in smaller auctions would net you a little more, but if you really wanted to maximize your gross sales I'd break it up into smaller "buy it nows". I always seem to do better that way.

"Pwned" is "Pawned"....Kinda like "Owned"

[Slate]

I'd expect to get over $6000 for all that if i were selling it.

[mills]

a million dollars

[sisko]

What does this mean exactly? I've always wanted to know. I GET what it means. Gotcha, Burnt, busted, etc...but what does pwned stand for?


http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pwned

[Ed Oscuro]

I'll give you AAAALLLLLL pig iron for it.

Well, sigh...I'd have to sell off a big chunk of my collection to raise enough cash @_@ Also agreeing with the $6000 minimum, but as we all know finding somebody who would buy all that at once can be a trick. Much easier than listing everything separately on eBay, but think of all the money you could make...

[smokehouse]

Not to be a dick but if it were anyone other than a mod like say a normal member or God forbid a newb asking this it would have either been locked or had 10,000 smart-ass replies by now.

[portnoyd]

Not to be a dick but if it were anyone other than a mod like say a normal member or God forbid a newb asking this it would have either been locked or had 10,000 smart-ass replies by now.

I'm not following you.

[smokehouse]

I think my post was rather forward, no deep thought required. Noob/member pricing questions are either locked or referred to the DP rarity guide 99% of the time.

[scorch56]

I have to agree with EVERYTHING smokehouse said. Bud.. I thought I was the ONLY one who ever saw the lopsidedness around here.

[ClubNinja]

The key difference here is that the pricing question concerns a very large, nearly complete collection of a highly desired system. The pricing threads that usually get smart comments and/or locked are the ones asking how much a Genesis with a few Madden games is worth. These are less-desired and EASILY looked-up cases. Trying to determine a market value for 800+ games at once is a little more engaging and worthwhile.

That said, you're not completely incorrect. There is lopsidedness.

[yok-dfa]

I agree with above posters. This thread is stupid. His collection is worth $6000 today, $4000 tomorrow and $6500 the day after...

What's the point in knowing how much your collection of 800 games theoretically is worth when you're not even planning to sell them? Prices vary so much that it is hard to predict the value of 5 games correctly, let alone such a huge collection. Topic starter is an experienced collector (i presume) so he knows what he paid for the items and what they should be worth approximately. Sell them on eBay and when you are done, you know how much they were worth exactly (in that specific point in time)...

[Darth Sensei]

There should be lopsidedness. I am one of those who gets irritated by newbs joining for free estimates just to sell on ebay anyway.

I think long term members should be given deference in these things.

Oh, and Alan, had I not just bought a large collection of NES, I would be in the market for this somewhere in the neighborhood of 4.5K.

[aaron7]

I as well was thinking about selling my collection... but then I realized that I would hate myself forever for it!

I can't help with a value, as they fluctuate all the time. But if you do sell, let me know if you sell separately :p

[ClubNinja]

There should be lopsidedness

I think scorch56 was speaking in more general terms, not just isolated to this sort of topic.

[ahamilton0953]

Doesn't IGN have a a collection spot where you can input all your games and it gives you an estimated value? I thought I saw that on there but I'm not 100% sure. Of course it woudl take a while to get all the games in there, but, it might give you a good idea at a value just for vonersation sake.

[scorch56]

There should be lopsidedness

I think scorch56 was speaking in more general terms, not just isolated to this sort of topic.

.. I was.

I seem to remember a member (doesn't really matter if he was a newb or not).. I don't recall he was asking if someone could give an approximate value to his collection in the eBay forum, I think it was.. beginning of last year. I really wish I could find that thread.. but there are many like it.

Know what happened? All he got was a bunch of comments about how lazy he was to not do the research himself; plugs to sell the DP printed guide and some downright meaness.

I DO remember several people asking him "Why should we do your work for you?" and such; others said "No" in other ways.

[Jumpman Jr.]

Doesn't IGN have a a collection spot where you can input all your games and it gives you an estimated value? I thought I saw that on there but I'm not 100% sure. Of course it woudl take a while to get all the games in there, but, it might give you a good idea at a value just for vonersation sake.

Yeah, I don't know how accurate it would be on the stuff he has.

Looking at it, if you sold the 60 games I needed to me, you could get a couple grand just from me for sure ;), then still have 800 games to sell.
Still though, I think you'd prefer it if you kept it. I couldn't imagine spending so much time on something and then getting rid of it.

[qbertandernie]

ign pricing is completely out of line. when i checked to see what my collection was 'worth' every newly inputted atari game added $25 to the total....

[CosmicMonkey]

a million dollars

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[scorch56]

ign pricing is completely out of line. when i checked to see what my collection was 'worth' every newly inputted atari game added $25 to the total....

Taken from a reply-post of mine a couple of months back:

Actually.. the IGN datbase.. as far as prices go.. is no longer being maintained OR updated. A couple of years back when IGN was tied in with a major game retail chain (which one.. escapes me now) they based their estimated values DIRECTLY on what their store "tie-in" charged. In other words.. you used to be able to buy games THROUGH IGN.. but they tied into Gamestop.. or the like.

So.. let's say you had a copy of Chrono Trigger to add to your collection. Once you did.. the value of your collection might go up by say.. $35; and if you bought a copy of CT from their Gamestop pages via IGN.. you'd pay $35 (I know this WAS the case because I thoroughly researched this one evening in their forums and their FAQ, and found this answer.. wondering and asking where they got their values from.). At the time however.. this wasn't very accurate as well. The reason? If you bought that copy of CT from them.. 99.9995% of the time.. you would simply recieve a bare cart. In fact.. the site would show a disclaimer stating the fact that one should realize; and count on getting a bare cart or CD MOST of the time.. as available. I never ordered 8 or 16-bit carts from them for that reason.. because I'm a completist. In fact.. out of about 5 or 6 current-gen titles I ordered.. only 1 ever came with a case and manual.. so I stopped. Now anybody also knows that a copy of CT with box-insert, manual & maps.. in any sort of semi-decent condition is worth.. or will fetch.. A LOT more than $35.. especially on eBay.

When the big game company and IGN stopped supporting each other awhile back.. I think IGN simply kept their pricing database.. and stopped updating it. I think I've pretty much proved that to myself because no matter what games I've added in the past year or so.. they ALWAYS seem to raise my value by never more than $20 to $25 exactly; anymore.

IGN is grossly undervalued in my opinion as well nowdays. Look at my collection.. I have approximately 650 games.. and MANY of mine are rare.. HTF.. or simply "wanted". Divide that 650 into the estimated value of $13,000 and you get about $20 per game.. value; as an average.. but 95% of my games are totally complete. Anybody would tell you that almost any complete "older" game is worth that much.. on a good day.. on eBay (NOT counting sports titles [of which I have NONE] or commons [of which I have few; i.e. Mario, Sonic, DK, etc.]). So you see what I'm getting at here? If all of my games are worth AT LEAST the $20.. but my Snatcher might be $75.. or my Metal Warriors might be $100.. then isn't my collection worth WELL more than $13,000? So I don't use the IGN figure as an accurate quote either.