Did I get ripped off?

[echo_machine]

Here's a bunch of stuff I just got --

NES:

2 Decks
2 controllers (official)
Advantage joystick
Zapper
51 carts -- good shape (4 were duplicates of Mario/Duck Hunt

Update: Here's the NES games (copied/pasted -- excuse the caps):

LEGEND OF ZELDA (complete/gold)
ADVENTURE OF LINK (complete/gold)
SUPER MARIO 3 (complete)
EXCITE BIKE (complete)
WHEEL OF FORTUNE (complete)
JEOPARDY
JEOPARDY 25TH...
MONOPOLY
GRADIUS
DEFENDER OF THE CROWN
WORLD CUP
CRYSTALIS
IKARI 3 THE RESCUE
SHINGEN THE RULER
BLADES OS STEEL
PRO WRESTLEING
1943 (x2)
THE ROCKETEER
THE GUARDIAN LEGEND
NFL PLAY ACTION FOOTBALL
FRIDAY THE 13TH
BATMAN
1942
SUPER MARIO 2
DRAGON WARRIOR (x2)
AKRISTA'S RING
10 YARD FIGHT
BATMAN RETURNS
ROCKET RANGER
AFTER BURNER
THE KARATE KID
JALECO
EGGSPLODE - SHORT ORDER
BAD DUDES
WRATH OF THE BLACK MANTA
MAGIC JOHNSONS FAST BREAK
TAG TEAM WRESTLEING
ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOS
JOHN ELWAY QUARTERBACK
BLASTER MASTER
SUPER MARIO / DUCK HUNT x4000 -- LOL

Anyways...

SNES:

Super Advantage

Nintendo 64:

2 controllers (official -- gray and atomic purple)

Atari 2600

System -- good shape; working
52 carts (no duplicates)
6 controllers

Grand total: $168 USD shipped ($125 before shipping) -- BIN on eBay.

Did I win? Or did I get owned. Opinions welcome.

[Steven]

I'm unfamiliar with some of these items so I can't say. But my tip to you, and I'm sure you'll learn as you go on but a wise man once said:

"Always know the value of what you're paying for before you buy it."

[roushimsx]

If you have to ask, then yes.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

I say it depends on what Nintendo and 2600 carts you got in the lot.

[ig88vsbobafett]

So 103 games and 3 systems ? that seams like a good deal to me

[Chuplayer]

The deal was decent at best, unless you got a handfull of rare carts.

[jajaja]

You didnt get ripped off. Its hard to say without knowing all the titles, but it still is a decent/good deal.

[steveant1636]

It depends, as long as everything works and you need the games for your collection then i would say no. If you are having buyers remorse and asking if you got ripped off then you might have. The way i look at things like that is as long as you have the money to spend on it and you need the games then buy it!

[darkangel]

seems like a good deal to me, especially if you really wanted it

[AB Positive]

works out to around a buck a game, with free systems plus shipping. Like people have said, decent deal, it's not ZOMG! time but still, not bad.

'course if you got some decent games in the lot, then it gets better from there.

-AB+

[JerseyDevil65]

Look at this way, you got 103 games for $168, thats like paying $1.63 a game and you got everything else for free. :)

If you needed all the games for your collection, then you did OK. If you bought all that stuff seperately, then you probably would have paid much more.

Do you have list of the games? Or a link to the auction?

[echo_machine]

Yeah, you guys seem to have about the same feeling I had about it. Then, I realized that I could make much more on this lot that what I paid (at least, I think I could...)

[echo_machine]

Look at this way, you got 103 games for $168, thats like paying $1.63 a game and you got everything else for free. :)

If you needed all the games for your collection, then you did OK. If you bought all that stuff seperately, then you probably would have paid much more.

Do you have list of the games? Or a link to the auction?

See updated list above for games ^^^^

[boatofcar]

I think it's a good deal.

[bangtango]

Even if you value each of the systems you got at $10, it is still a good deal.

Let's say all three systems together might be given a number of $30 and you can safely give a value of $1 for each game. That leaves you at around $133. All the accessories and controls could be given a value of $20, give or take. That is a value of at least $153 for what you bought, not factoring in shipping.

I notice some of your games are complete, at least the NES titles. While the Mario/Duck Hunt duplicates or a few Atari 2600 commons may only be worth 25 to 50 cents to some people, you have enough games that may be over $1 to average things out.

Is the plan to keep this or resell it?

If you're going to keep it, you did well here. While a lot of those NES games may be very common, you don't always find them complete. It is also worth noting that quite a few of those are among the best games ever made for the system.

In the grand scheme of things, the above posters were right. You would pay a lot more for this stuff if you bought it separately. The $153 number I gave is probably a little low, so you sure as heck didn't get ripped off, but that is just my opinion. Even if the total, including shipping, had been around $200-215, I'd say it would still be reasonable or fair. That is merely what I think.