how much do you guys give for saturns?

[dj2times]

theres one in the same plaza as my office about 5 stores down. curious to what they go for. (sorry if im not posting in correct forum)... runnin out the door..

check back later.

[johno590]

Click me (http://www.digitpress.com/DP/cmf/game.cmf?gameid=12636)

[Oobgarm]

As per DP's guide, $15 is a good person-person price, but I'd cap a person-business transaction at $40.

[dj2times]

right on. appreciate it.

[KingCobra]

It'd be a cold day in HELL before I'd ever see a Clean-cut Saturn at $15 :/

$10-30 in poor shape, $30-50 in clean condition, $50 and up BOXED with low usage is more realalistic.

[Clong]

I paid 50 dollars for mine In NYC without a box. I think...

[fishsandwich]

There's a pawn shop not far from me with about five Saturns sitting in a case. I think they have $35 on them. The shop is usually overpriced but items are subject to negotiation depending on who you talk to. I'd be glad to check on the price for anyone who's interested. LMK!

:D

[chrisbid]

the cheapest i see any given system is 20 dollars. it is a bit of a mendoza line, unless there is an absolute glut of a particular system at a given time (the N64 and PSX were this way around 2002).

though systems rarely go under 20 dollars, what the bundle includes often does fluctuate. sometimes you get one controller, other times, youll get 8 controllers, five games, and some weird arcade stick

case in point - last year i saw a saturn in a thrift store, just the box, for 30 bucks. not a good deal. i look inside to see if there is a game inside, and to my surprise i see virtual on, but it looks like a CDR that was directly printed on. i go to the toy section of the same store, and in a box, i see a 5-in-1 cart, an import clear controller, and an arcade stick with no price tags, so i gathered it all up and bought the package for 30 bucks

already the system is a great buy, but the CDR got me thinking the improbable, and when i got it home, and tried a backup game, it booted right away. it was my find of the year, even though i already had a modded saturn, this was an oval button version, so i ended up selling my round button model for a nice little profit.

[Austin]

I'm used to seeing them at pawns, loose, for around $30. I've thought that was pretty fair, if the condition was good.

[Steven]

Yeah, unless you get lucky don't expect anything lower than 15. But don't pay more than 35-40 in person unless you have a LOT of cash you can squabble and you simply can't wait.

[cyberfluxor]

There's a Saturn with a 3D controller at the pawn shop up the road for $19.99 in great condition (better than mine which just needs dusting). But if I travel a bit farther up the road, there's a used game store selling one for $25 and $40. Odd but it's nice to have a pawn shop that can't price games worth crap.

[chaoticjelly]

I bought a Saturn here in the UK last week for about $1.30 in American money.. people throw them out in the rubbish in England LOL

In the game shops however its about $30 in American money for the unit only, so I suppose thats about right

[Slate]

I paid $30 for mine with 1 controller, 3 games (All complete, though the cases don't function properly) And all hookups.

But in the end it turned out being free after i sold some boxes of movies to the guy i bought the saturn from. (I paid $3 for the movies and got $35)

The saturn that i own is the only one i have EVER seen in person, so far - And i was looking for one from 14 to 18 months! But then, the saturn did not sell very well where i live.

[Julio III]

I bought a Saturn here in the UK last week for about $1.30 in American money.. people throw them out in the rubbish in England LOL

In the game shops however its about $30 in American money for the unit only, so I suppose thats about right

Wow! Thats good good chaoticjelly. I picked up my Saturn in a car boot sale this summer with 3 games and 2 controllers for £6. No lead to plug it in the TV though so I spent about that much again getting a scart lead.

And if you see one with the analogue pad, thats definitely worth picking up, I dont know how much those go for loose but the box set with Nights still costs quite a lot

[DKTheArcadeRat]

I would give my left arm for a Saturn, especially if it is CIB. Anyone know where I can get one(besides ebay)?

Also, most loose ones i have seen(only a few) were about $40.

Dave

[DeputyMoniker]

One going for $30 at the GameXchange over here. (however they spell that name)
Boxed model 1 (I think), it isn't very pretty & it smells like cigarettes. With cables, a controller & styrophome. No books or bags.

[coreycorey2000]

I've got extra Saturns kicking around. I ask $55 Can. Which is about $45 US. They aren't easy to find around here.

[dj898]

for minty sat-navi complete w/ screen I'm willing to spend a grand or two...

[Kuros]

I paid $10 for my saturn with hookups, Virtua Cop and light gun. Then paid a little bit for a controller. :)

[InsaneDavid]

About $20-$30 seems to be the base value (the value to me averaged from the prices I see them for at flea markets and yard sales). Most sold on eBay will want just that or more to ship them so keep that in consideration. My main model 2 Saturn was picked up for $20 at a flea market with two model 2 controllers and A/V cable - works fine. I've been able to grab loose consoles for as low as $2.

The second model Saturns (round buttons instead of oval) tend to be in higher demand because they are easier to work with internally - at least in my experence.

I usually hardmod EVERY model 2 Saturn I come across with a US/JPN region switch. This allows it to play both US and Japanese games without a lockout defeating cartridge. (Will not play CD-R's, software pirates must die!) Takes about 30 minutes and a $3 DPDT switch, but it easily doubles the value of the system.

[Fighter17]

Yeah, unless you get lucky don't expect anything lower than 15. But don't pay more than 35-40 in person unless you have a LOT of cash you can squabble and you simply can't wait.

I payed $40 for a used Saturn with one controller (no box, and no games), because I couldn't wait any longer. When I got home, I took off the CD lid, open up the system for the swap trick mod (tape the tower inside the system, and play burn games with the swap trick). Now my Saturn has no CD lid so when you play a game, so you can see the CD spinning. 8-)

Few months later I got a free Saturn mod-chip from some guy on the net. So I install it (I have a model 2 Saturn), and boom, modded Saturn. I use tape for the mod-chip installation (no Soldering Iron what so ever). I have about 40 burn games, not too proud of it, but this is giving me a list of what Saturn games to buy in the future. My first Saturn game I purchase was the Raizing shooter, Souykugurentai. My second favorite shooter for the Saturn (Battle Garegga is number one, and it's a lot better than Radiant Silvergun).

[Arqueologia_Digital]

I had payed some years ago about 30 bucks for my Saturn (complete in box) + Stunner (complete in box, also) with 1 game (complete in box), but nowadays i´m sure i could pay some more, but not more than 40 bucks. Well, maybe for the japanese one (the grey and blue) and 35 for the pink and white...

I just love this machine!!!, the american model 1 is the best!!!

Matías

[Buyatari]

I can't keep them in stock at $40-$50 the controllers are what I'm short on. If I could find some controllers cheap I'd have a few more to sell.

[Lozza]

I bought a Saturn here in the UK last week for about $1.30 in American money.. people throw them out in the rubbish in England LOL

In the game shops however its about $30 in American money for the unit only, so I suppose thats about right

Uh... Where the FUCK did you find that, mate? :D

[starchildskiss78]

When I bought my Saturn back in June I paid $30 for it. (Game XChange of Pascagoula, MS) It had the system (round button) one controller (mismatched - still first party but the controller was for the oval model), stereo a/v cable, and power cable. The controllers there were cheap (think I paid $6 for the light gun and $5 for the 3-D controller!) I did see a Saturn at the Mobile, AL Game XChange MONTHS prior for $50 with the same hookups. (Strange that the same person owns both stores.)

[chaoticjelly]

I bought a Saturn here in the UK last week for about $1.30 in American money.. people throw them out in the rubbish in England LOL

In the game shops however its about $30 in American money for the unit only, so I suppose thats about right

Wow! Thats good good chaoticjelly. I picked up my Saturn in a car boot sale this summer with 3 games and 2 controllers for £6. No lead to plug it in the TV though so I spent about that much again getting a scart lead.

And if you see one with the analogue pad, thats definitely worth picking up, I dont know how much those go for loose but the box set with Nights still costs quite a lot

Yah, it was good :) especially seen as I can put a power cable with it for about 50p, and a scart cable which costs me about 50p.. not bad at all.. I got one last year in the summer as well, it was like £2 with all the leads, a couple of pads and a predator gun.. the guy was gonna pack up and just wanted rid of it..

BTW I tested the infamous £1 Saturn and it works perfectly.. its also in much better condition than any ive had before (nearly mint!)


Uh... Where the FUCK did you find that, mate?

I have got lots of sources

LOL

Got it at a flea market! I find theres not usually any people that buy games, consoles etc there so sometimes I get good deals.. ive posted loads of my deals in the finds thread..

I know where people at flea markets get all their stuff from though.. as I originally said.. people throw these away.. yes.. they get all their stuff from the RECYCLING CENTRE (that's a rubbish dump/tip to you and me) I know this cause the guy I bought it off I saw the other week when we were dropping off some old rubbish! he was like " Now you know where I get it from! "

Well, I knew all along, but you cant really just go there yourself and get the stuff.. allthough people have thrown this "rubbish" away, the local councils sell a "license" to anyone who puts in a tender, the highest offer (I believe) secures the tender, and they can come any time they like with their van and pick up computers, tvs, hifis, anything someone throws away.. people do often throw away working stuff too I believe..

Anyway sorry for the sidetrack in this thread!

You CAN get Saturns in the UK fairly cheap on eBay! There seems to be a glut of them at the moment so I might buy a couple!

[StevenH]

The cheapest Saturn that I ever got was for a dollar at a swap meet. I have about 4 Saturn’s and have never paid over $10 bucks for one. Hell the last one I got was at Goodwill and it was only $4.99 with 2 controllers. The hard part of the Saturn system is finding games for the thing.

[DKTheArcadeRat]

I always see games at the local flea market but I rarely happen upon a system.