Are the indy stores putting premium prices on "Long Box" PS1 games

[Kitsune Sniper]

Someone was asking for $10-$15 for first-gen sports games in longboxes down here. "They're in a different box! They're worth more!" I laughed and walked away. Sheesh.

[emceelokey]

Someone was asking for $10-$15 for first-gen sports games in longboxes down here. "They're in a different box! They're worth more!" I laughed and walked away. Sheesh.

In all fairness, they are worth more. Those long boxes were only used for like a year or two for a system that had a span of about 10 years. Those were in a limited production and people collect stuff like that. Chances are nobody would want to buy a NFL Gameday '97 in a regular jewel case, but in a long box there's a market for it and people aren't necessarily buying the game but the long box version of it.

[mobiusclimber]

Most of the places I see long box sports games at (like Half Price Books) sells them for a couple bucks.

[Icarus Moonsight]

I have noticed that they do run slightly higher at some places. Those tend to be specialty shops though. They seem to run about the same elsewhere. All I want is The Raiden Project, so I have to admit, I do not pay too much attention to long boxes if they're not that particular one. Never found Raiden cheap though...

[Poofta!]

most places have no idea how to price items so thats irrelevant. most collectors will pay MAYBE 5% more for the game if they are into collecting variants. however there are a few games that do in fact demand a longbox premium, its just because the games themselves are rare (in that packaging) and most importantly, GOOD. they are Doom and Resident Evil. thats it. everything else is pretty much the same. the games that are only available in longbox may cost more than the average game of the same rarity (but again, depends if it was good). i think SF Alpha or whichever SF game that was thats in longbox may be somewhat sought after, but again its a good game regardless and in demand.


there are no longbox grails.

as for personal preference? i like the longbox games, but tend to stay away. the cartboard and plastic long boxes are a pain to find in good condition (and generally irreparable) and the long jewel cases are a pain to find and replace. finding a new one to replace with will sometimes cost as much or more than the shitty longbox game to begin with. sports games on the ps1 are all worthless to begin with, aside from like hot shots golf lets say (or even maybe one of the coolboarders games that was fun... thats worth more than $0.50, i think 3 was the best heh) 2 xtreme was fun, i guess, back when it came out. sports games from the 32bit era really didnt age well. actually the 16bit "3d" sports games didnt either (i mean like nba live, not nba jam).

[mobiusclimber]

I think if you CAN find the cardboard long boxes in good shape, they are more than worth it to pick up. They have additional artwork and just plain look sweet. I love my RE, Kings Field and Darkstalkers long boxes.

[Aussie2B]

however there are a few games that do in fact demand a longbox premium, its just because the games themselves are rare (in that packaging) and most importantly, GOOD. they are Doom and Resident Evil.

Not quite. Resident Evil is actually much rarer in the jewel case (not the Director's Cut, but the original game). There's just more demand for the longbox version usually.

there are no longbox grails.

I don't know, what about The Raiden Project, Return Fire, Psychic Detective, Starblade Alpha, etc.? They may not be grails in the grand scheme of things, but some longbox titles are among the rarest commercially-released PlayStation games and can pull in a fair amount of cash.