Resurface discs good, bad, or just ugly, Do you think they bring down the value?

[PROTOTYPE]

Reason I'm bringing this up is I've been seeing a lot more of these.[ just got one today ] Question is does it wreck them and Does it bring the value down of the games?

[Edmond Dantes]

I don't mind resurfacing. I think the value stays the same as long as the game still works, though I have heard of people being picky about it.

[jb143]

With one of those hand cranked contraptions? I don't trust those and wouldn't like it if I bought a game not knowing it had swirlies all over the bottom whether it worked or not. It might be a different story if I knew before hand and could negotiate the price or just decide not to buy it.

If they're professionally resurfaced though, then you can't even tell.

[Gameguy]

If they're professionally resurfaced though, then you can't even tell.

I've had a disc "professionally" resurfaced at a game store near me. It plays properly now but is full of swirl marks, I was told the machine cost a few thousand dollars.

[wiggyx]

Makes 'em totally worthless IMO. Those "Disc Doctor" devices are total horse shit. DVD/Bluray games almost NEVER work after touching one of those things and CD games are a crapshoot at best.

I've sanded and polished games to bring them back to life, but that's only if they're totally beat.

[SpaceFlea]

It's both bad and ugly. And, as a picky collector, it seriously devalues the game.

If they're professionally resurfaced though, then you can't even tell.

Yes, you most certainly can. It's particularly obvious on PlayStation games.

[Clownzilla]

It's both bad and ugly. And, as a picky collector, it seriously devalues the game.



Yes, you most certainly can. It's particularly obvious on PlayStation games.

A local game\comic book\card store has one of those $3000 resurfacers and I have to say that I have taken some REALLY bad discs in and brought out discs without a scratch. Don't know if it's a different type of machine or brand but it has amazing results.

[Enmity]

most games stores that have those machines don't know how to properly use them and don't buff the disk when they are done. I worked with one of those machines for a decent amount of time before Rhino got bought out and if done correctly it makes those disks look amazing. If not done right it can completely destroy the disks.

Also saying they cost thousands is a joke.

almost all stores I've seen that have had those machines use this one
http://www.jfjdiscrepair.com/

[jb143]

A local game\comic book\card store has one of those $3000 resurfacers and I have to say that I have taken some REALLY bad discs in and brought out discs without a scratch. Don't know if it's a different type of machine or brand but it has amazing results.

That's the same experience I've had. Maybe there are cheaper expensive machines out there but the place I take them to(Family Video, $1.50 per disc) they squirt on some stuff, put it in the buffer (which looks a bit like a PC tower) and it comes out looking like new. I've had discs that looked horrible and would play that come out like new. I can't speak for PS1 discs though or other buffers, they might be a different story.

I did try a place that had a machine that looked more like a cotton candy machine and had more of a scrubby pad in it. The disc came out looking ok but didn't work. Then I took it to the other place and it came out as good as new.

[sloan]

It's both bad and ugly. And, as a picky collector, it seriously devalues the game.



Yes, you most certainly can. It's particularly obvious on PlayStation games.

You could not tell the games in my collection that have been resurfaced to tell the difference. Professionally done resurfacing looks like a mirror finish and is undetectable.

[wiggyx]

I wanna see some nice macro shots of these undetectably resurfaced discs. I have also never seen a "professionally" resurfacing job that looks much better than a 20 dollar disc doctor. It's not that I don't believe it, but I DO want to actually see it.