Switching my GameCube PAL collection for a NTSC

TristanFTristanF
in Collector's Corner
Hi!



I've been collecting GameCube PAL games for a couple of years now, very slowly, and I'm a proud owner of roughly 250 titles now. 

The main problem I've experienced with collecting PAL is the fact that they all have different region codes and it's been quite difficult for me to get an UKV-only selection. Besides that, there are also a lot of games that don't have an UKV release at all. Quite frustrating, especially if you don't even live in the UK and need to get them all shipped overseas.



Therefore, I've finally decided to quit this collection and hopefully sell everything off for a reasonable price overtime. 

I'd like to take on a NTSC-only collection now along with PAL/NTSC-J exclusives.



My question is: What would be the best approach for purchasing a full NTSC collection starting with no games at all?

I only just signed up, so I'm not too sure oftenly people trade in bulk on this forum. I've seen some of the WTS posts and they usually only count a couple of titles.

Would I be best off making a post in the WTB about this, hoping that someone can sell me a lot of games in one trade, or should I simply browse eBay? I've seen eBay sellers listing over 500 titles and they only charge about $2 to $3 extra for shipping per game. 

 

Comments

  • MrFaustMrFaust
    You can try and sell it off in one lump sum, if that doesn't work you can also sell the games individually. It'll take forever but you'll probably make more money that way... Also, why don't you get the AVS? Then you can collect both PAL and NTSC and play them on the same system. I'm pretty sure that system will play em all with no issue.
  • TristanFTristanF
    Oops let me edit my OP and be more clear. I'm mainly interested in how I should approach my new collection rather than selling off my old one!



    Also I'm talking about a GameCube collection here (edited that now also. Gosh I'm so unclear lol). I hate the inconsistent coloured triangles on the side of my GameCube games, along with ugly italian, german or dutch text (no offence!). An NTSC collection just doesn't have problems like that.

     
  • MrFaustMrFaust
    Oh.. fair enough then. I don't really have any useful advice on buying large lots of games. I begin by picking up lots of 10-20 common titles at a time and a few uncommon titles from time to time on ebay or a few other sites that offered games at a reasonable price. Unfortunately they are no longer reasonable as with many shops these days. Best luck to you.
  • TristanFTristanF
    One final bump
  • hmgbkinghmgbking
    How easy is it to find NTSC games over there? Just curious as GameCube is one of the main systems I collect for.



    I sure more here have better input regarding your specific case.
  • TristanFTristanF
    Not impossible but definitely not easy



    I'm from the Netherlands and you very very rarely find a NTSC GameCube title at flea markets or retro game stores here.

    They usually seem a little lost and the owners don't know where they got it from. I've once had a guy tell me that the game wasn't playable and probably a fake one so he sold it for really cheap. He was pretty much clueless on the fact that NTSC games aren't playable on PAL systems.



    All GameCube games here are pretty much HOL-region, which I'm not even interested in. So it's either ordering my UKV from the UK or start a NTSC collection and order from the USA. 
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