Is the free preorder items valuable/collectable?

[Mason P.]

I got the Mario coin, Assassins Creed book, Soul Calibur 4 keychain, Castlevania POR items, and the Disgaea music CD. I am not asking if these items in particular are valuable, more ore less are ANY items like these considered valuable? Do you only consider a game complete if it has its preorder items? Lastly do you pay more for a game that comes with its preoreder items?

[theChad]

I do believe they are worth something, but nine times out of ten, it would be for completing a set, not just to have that coin or whatever. I would consider a game complete with or without its preorder items - the game comes in its own self-contained package and anything else is just bonus. That said, I would pay more for a game that comes with its preorder items, but I don't seek them out hardly ever.

[megasdkirby]

I remember the Castlevania thing that came with Portrait of Ruin was fetching a very high price on Ebay.

[theChad]

I remember the Castlevania thing that came with Portrait of Ruin was fetching a very high price on Ebay.

Oh, yeah - well all the stuff with that could easily be worth more than the game, I would think.

[PapaStu]

Stuff can be worth quite a bit, but its mostly if the timing is right, of if the promo material is quite old. They made a gazillion Mario coins, but in a few years, there won't be as many and they will command a bit more.

There are many instances of demo games for Dreamcast and PlayStation that are quite valuable now and those were just 'freebees' at one point in their lives.

[Oobgarm]

If there's hype for a sequel, older pre-order goodies will command more money if you're selling.

When MGS 4 came out, the Metal Gear Saga DVDs were selling for 5-10x what they are now.