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eddhorse

The 25 Most Valuable Video Games on eBay
http://m.complex.com/video-games/2013/01/the-25-most-valuable-video-games-on-ebay

Anyone got any of these?

Burkey0

eddhorse wrote: »

The 25 Most Valuable Video Games on eBay
http://m.complex.com/video-games/2013/01/the-25-most-valuable-video-games-on-ebay

Anyone got any of these?

Have Gyromite loose :rolleyes: common as durt I believe. Maybe if there was a sealed Stack Up, that could beat it

CiDeRmAn

eddhorse wrote: »

The 25 Most Valuable Video Games on eBay
http://m.complex.com/video-games/2013/01/the-25-most-valuable-video-games-on-ebay

Anyone got any of these?

An awful lot of those are in the damn stupid AVG plastic covers, and instantly raise the selling price to the weak minded.

Jack burton

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

An awful lot of those are in the damn stupid AVG plastic covers, and instantly raise the selling price to the weak minded.

For example Final Fantasy II, complete and in great condition, would go for about 100 or in around that. Bita plastic slapped on it and goes for 2000

o1s1n

I can understand people spending big money on one offs, like interesting dev pieces, prototypes etc.

But thousands on factory produced items which have multiple known copies absolutely baffles me. The only reason I can think for it is people who are trying to 100% complete collections.

CiDeRmAn

Plus, that page is one man's opinion.
I don't really rate a game as rare just because it has a regional cover.
In 10 years will the PS2 GAA games be selling for big money in Japan due to its rarity?

Optimus Prime

There is a guy on Ebay ireland selling the Mario game on the NES, Number 4 on this list, in mint condition.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/MARIO-BROS-ARCADE-CLASSICS-RARE-MINT-/221169029432?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item337eb39138

I bought a couple of games off him before and they where in mint condition.. the boxes where almost too mint if you follow me. is there any way to tell if they are original or not.. there is no way id pay that money on it without being 100% sure. his one is at 280 at the minute, originally it was 350. The one on that list sold for over 7000 dollars.

Jack burton

Well if you are a dab hand at illustrator and photshop and work someplace or have access to good printing machines/plotter and can match up the same type of cardboard used on NES boxes I wouldnt imagine its too hard to remake a box.



Bit of time and a steady hand and you could glue that up to look pretty legit

o1s1n

The one on the list is factory sealed though. VGA box aside, factory seal on a rare game can make the price really skyrocket

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Factory-Sealed-VGA-Graded-85-Original-Mario-Brothers-NES-/121002300081?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item1c2c4c92b1&nma=true&si=hL7MkzmiPxmU0Cvv9TbqAHyf95Q%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Optimus Prime

Thats mad money for one game, you have to imagine its some nerdy famous person collecting these with money to burn.

DinoRex

I had a dream last night I was in a really grotty shop and on one of the shelves was a really strange portable Dreamcast console that ran a version of Bastion. It had a really awkward trigger button, I remember that much... oh and the shopkeeper was very aggressive and I wasn't sure what country I was in so I didn't get a good look!

deathrider

I was jamming on Time Crisis with the G-Con last night. I hadn't seen one of those find since the nineties, so I had great craic using it.

Retr0gamer

Damn it. That cheap 3DO seems to be too good to be true. It powers on but doesn't give any video output at all

Steve X2

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Damn it. That cheap 3DO seems to be too good to be true. It powers on but doesn't give any video output at all

I'll take it off your hands if its knackered. For parts etc.

Retr0gamer

I'd rather get my money back for it!

MrVestek

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It powers on but doesn't give any video output at all

It's probably for the best.

murphyebass

deathrider wrote: »

I was jamming on Time Crisis with the G-Con last night. I hadn't seen one of those find since the nineties, so I had great craic using it.

I did that a few months back when the flat screen broke.
Got a lend of an old block telly from the wifes folks and set up the ps2 and time crisis 2.
Was a fun few evenings.
I wish the light guns worked with flatscreens.
I don't have room for 2 tellys so time crisis and light gun will just have wait patiently till this flat screen breaks in a few years

Myrddin

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Damn it. That cheap 3DO seems to be too good to be true. It powers on but doesn't give any video output at all

Yeah I thought it looked a bit on the cheap side, even being an FZ-10. Sneaky though to not mention the fault, then again, it was prob listed as "untested" was it?

Myrddin

Achilles wrote: »

It's probably for the best.

You do realise he has a CD-i?

CiDeRmAn

Any online fixes?
Be worth it if so, get someone competent with a soldering the iron to do the work, EnterNow perhaps?

Myrddin

Anyone here use Origin, I've a 15% discount code I don't want

Andrew76

EnterNow wrote: »

Anyone here use Origin, I've a 15% discount code I don't want

For a second I read that as Ocean.

Nerdkiller1991

EnterNow wrote: »

Anyone here use Origin, I've a 15% discount code I don't want

Does it expire, and if it does, when?

MrVestek

EnterNow wrote: »

You do realise he has a CD-i?

Yes, your point?

Myrddin

Achilles wrote: »

Yes, your point?

If you have to ask its prob best we don't get into it.

The Last Bandit

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Damn it. That cheap 3DO seems to be too good to be true. It powers on but doesn't give any video output at all

Bought a bunch of stuff from the same guy, seemed sound enough so I doubt he tried to screw you over.

Is it just no video ? Audio ok ? CDs spinning ?

Retr0gamer

Not sure about audio, apparently the 3DO model has no boot up sound. It powers on fine and seems to read audio CDs. I'm just getting no video through composite. I'm getting video from the same cables on the NES.

Myrddin

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Not sure about audio, apparently the 3DO model has no boot up sound. It powers on fine and seems to read audio CDs. I'm just getting no video through composite. I'm getting video from the same cables on the NES.

Does it have an rf output, just so you can try that?

Retr0gamer

Yeah but I've no cable for it.

The Last Bandit

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Yeah but I've no cable for it.

Really ? I find that hard to believe Any piece of wire will suffice for a temporary RF cable.

With an audio cd in, bashing on the buttons might get it to play.

Retr0gamer

It takes a proprietary one, standard RF cable won't fint and I've no other RF cables on hand. Seems to be no sound either. I tried hammering on the buttons and got it to start seeking or something on the disc ut getting nothing back.

Going to try the other TV as a last resort tonight.

o1s1n

Try RGB?

deathrider

murphyebass wrote: »

I did that a few months back when the flat screen broke.
Got a lend of an old block telly from the wifes folks and set up the ps2 and time crisis 2.
Was a fun few evenings.
I wish the light guns worked with flatscreens.
I don't have room for 2 tellys so time crisis and light gun will just have wait patiently till this flat screen breaks in a few years

I've had the Time Crisis disc doing something similar. It's just been sitting around, because I never had the gun to play it with. My sister picked one up yesterday, so I dusted the game off, and brought it back out of retirement. I tried out Area 51 and the second game on Die Hard Trilogy with the G-Con too, but they don't seem compatable.

Retr0gamer

o1s1n wrote: »

Try RGB?

Doesn't support RGB

o1s1n

deathrider wrote: »

I tried out Area 51 and the second game on Die Hard Trilogy with the G-Con too, but they don't seem compatable.

They don't work with the GCon alright, you need to get one of the other PS1 light guns for them (like the Predator)

The Last Bandit

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Doesn't support RGB

Can be done alright but its a complete pain in the rear to do, similar job on a CDi

Dr Bob

nabbed Evochron Mercanary off about a fiver Steam , its 75% off for the next few hours.Kind of interesting, sort of a decent Elite/Mercanary Clone, with 35 player cop -op , and the ability to fly to a planet , go down through the atmosphere land , and apparantly have a wander*, all without loading screens...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/71000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfN7YmWxf3Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zPAPiuoZuk

(r*ead about this but havent managed it yet.)

Dale Parish

In other news Elite remake hit its kickstarter funding!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous

Retr0gamer

Dr Bob wrote: »

nabbed Evochron Mercanary off about a fiver Steam , its 75% off for the next few hours.Kind of interesting, sort of a decent Elite/Mercanary Clone, with 35 player cop -op , and the ability to fly to a planet , go down through the atmosphere land , and apparantly have a wander*, all without loading screens...

Colour me unimpressed. Starglider 2 did that on the Amiga years ago

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

deathrider

o1s1n wrote: »

They don't work with the GCon alright, you need to get one of the other PS1 light guns for them (like the Predator)

That's what I was thinking. What else does the G-Con run with then? Is it just Time Crisis and Point Blank?

CiDeRmAn

Brother, the Die Hard 2 mission in the trilogy was the best game of the bunch.
I played it to death.
Never had the same blast with a lightgun title since, well maybe HotD2....

OwaynOTT

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Brother, the Die Hard 2 mission in the trilogy was the best game of the bunch.
I played it to death.
Never had the same blast with a lightgun title since, well maybe HotD2....

CiDeRmAn

And all you little Hulksters betta listen up!

I preferred the Macho Man Randy Savage tbh... ohhh yeaah!

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn

What's the Famicom doing to the Gameboy?

Nerdkiller1991

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

And all you little Hulksters betta listen up!

I preferred the Macho Man Randy Savage tbh... ohhh yeaah!

You mean we can talk about wrestling now?

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

What's the Gameboy doing to the Famicom?

Fixed.

Myrddin

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

You mean we can talk about wrestling now?

Yep..its about as scripted as your average episode of Top Gear.

/thread

o1s1n

EnterNow wrote: »

Yep..its about as scripted as your average episode of Top Gear.

/thread

At least the men tend not to cry on top gear.

Atavan-Halen

Whenever I'd stay over in my nannys house with my cousin, we'd always get up early to watch smack down on sky1 early in the morning. We'd also pretend we were the wrestlers and jump off the couches. Then my nanny would give out to us for wrecking the cushions. Good times!