I usually have pretty high standards for carts but every once in a while I go slummin'. I was glad to pay $9 for this one. Gotta love that wavy label. It's even uglier in person, and it's a 1%-er, that shit is all stuck on there like a tattoo. But Im in love with my pin connector so everything gets cleaned to the point of ocd no matter how long it takes. I look at carts like this as placeholders, I'd much rather have this for now as oppose to nothing or a reproduction.
Same here, bad carts are just placeholders. Like my literally chewed on by a dog copy of Ice Hockey.
It's amazing what you can clean with the right tools and some elbow grease.
I've bought some nasty stuff before...if the price is right I'm willing to try it. But it usually has to be a $20+ game for me to do that. If I can get it for under $5...I'll snag it.
I usually have pretty high standards for carts but every once in a while I go slummin'. I was glad to pay $9 for this one. Gotta love that wavy label. It's even uglier in person, and it's a 1%-er, that shit is all stuck on there like a tattoo. But Im in love with my pin connector so everything gets cleaned to the point of ocd no matter how long it takes. I look at carts like this as placeholders, I'd much rather have this for now as oppose to nothing or a reproduction.
Honestly, I wouldn't mind having a super ugly but totally functional copy of an interesting game in my collection as sort of an oddity / conversation piece. It would be even funnier to get a heavy duty cart protector and display it on your shelf as if it were this prized gem.
If it's been hit by a truck, has gum all over it, labels are peeling/super faded/sun faded, there's sharpie all over it, or my personal all time favorite - little Timmy's name carved/sharpied on there = it's going back.
I used to be real picky about game conditions, but I've softened my stance over the years. If there's a small nick in the front label, no problem. If the whole front label is torn to shreds, has a ton of writing on it, or is damaged in some other way, then I'm going to pass. If a back label is beat up, then I don't care. I can always replace it. However, I have passed on nice looking games on the outside over the years that have had insect cocoons located close to the circuit boards. Never know what is or isn't gonna hatch from that shit.
How about this one? Some jackass obviously thought they were being clever listing this, hoping it would go viral to draw more attention to their other listings.
This isnt breaking news, but I do gotta mention that it is pretty amazing that regardless of how poorly a cart was cared for, 9.5 times out of 10 it's still gonna work like a champ. Seriously, how many times have you paid next to nothing for a cart that's labeled as "non working", just to discover that it works fine simply by using more elbow grease than the previous owner. I tip my hat to Nintendo for making a tank of a cartridge, and give a big "thank you" to the people who don't open their games to clean them
Would you rather buy a game with a label in bad condition? or a game with a reproduction label (if the label is well made, and the seller is upfront about the reproduction) would you pay more for it?
Torn label is fine, marker/stickers are fine, but when you start talking about gross shit....no.
This. If the cart in question looks like my standard rubbing alchohol cleaning won't remove potential biohazard, NOPE.
Related, I don't mind writing in manuals, I enjoy seeing the handwriting of some little kid from 25 years ago and how he enjoyed the game enough to make notes or write down passwords
I do enjoy taking a cart that has fixable dirt, stickers, marker and polishing it up so it looks the best it can. It's pretty satisfying. Once labels are ripped and stuff is beyond repair, it starts to suck.
I spend a lot of time cleaning up old "broken" systems aka dirty ones from thrift stores and pawn shops...then flip them to joe blow. Sadly I believe the chance of finding what you want mint in the wild is impossible. I make money by griding that way to fund what I want. alot of games can be cleaned up too.
Depends, but if it's cleanable, I'm not one bit worried. If it's just bugs or the like, ha, that's not gonna bother me. Spent most of my life on a dairy farm. You have no idea the gross things I've seen in my time.
I turn down games all the time. Some are in pretty good condition. I'm just picky and want VG/NM labels and carts. A few light scratches is fine, and I don't mind stickers because I can get them off with Goo Gone, but I won't buy games with writing on them.
I turn down games all the time. Some are in pretty good condition. I'm just picky and want VG/NM labels and carts. A few light scratches is fine, and I don't mind stickers because I can get them off with Goo Gone, but I won't buy games with writing on them.
You know you can remove permanent marker writing from carts.
I turn down games all the time. Some are in pretty good condition. I'm just picky and want VG/NM labels and carts. A few light scratches is fine, and I don't mind stickers because I can get them off with Goo Gone, but I won't buy games with writing on them.
You must come across a lot of games to be that picky.
Do you pass up on good games that you don't have? ..... That would be confusing to me. I mean, really.... how many times are you going to come across sweet games in the wild?
Unless we're talking about "turning games down" that are on eBay for top retail prices. In which case, I can understand wanting to get decent labels.
But really, in the wild, I'll take anything as long as it's not double the going price.
Magic erasers work well, but you have to be careful not to rub too hard. Very gently works for me.
Ps. If you come across games in the wild, buy them.... Buy them all!!
I turn down games all the time. Some are in pretty good condition. I'm just picky and want VG/NM labels and carts. A few light scratches is fine, and I don't mind stickers because I can get them off with Goo Gone, but I won't buy games with writing on them.
You must come across a lot of games to be that picky.
Do you pass up on good games that you don't have? ..... That would be confusing to me. I mean, really.... how many times are you going to come across sweet games in the wild?
Unless we're talking about "turning games down" that are on eBay for top retail prices. In which case, I can understand wanting to get decent labels.
But really, in the wild, I'll take anything as long as it's not double the going price.
Magic erasers work well, but you have to be careful not to rub too hard. Very gently works for me.
Ps. If you come across games in the wild, buy them.... Buy them all!!
I turn down games all the time. I like glossy labels and clean carts. I don't really go to yard sales and flea markets. Never had much luck. There are a few game shops I visit every once in a while, and even though I'm picky I still usually come home with a few games. I buy a lot of stuff on Ebay. It's okay with me if I have to buy less games. It'll take longer to complete my collection, but that's okay. The process of finding VG/NM games is fun for me.
I did it for the first time yesterday. I called and reserved a copy of Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth for Xbox at my local Game Exchange. I called, asked and the lady checked for the game and she said it was in mint condition, like new right out of the plastic. Now to this point I've been trying to get this game for going on 3yrs now (I don't trust ebay). I show up to get the game after driving 30miles out of my way, the so-called manager shows me the game and upon inspecting it, this was the worst possible conditioned game I've ever seen since getting back into collecting. The case looked like someone stuck it in their ass, the manual was completely hard as a rock from someone using it as fishing bait and the game had scratches so deep they went through to the other side of the disc thus completely destroying any possibility of actually playing the game.
I asked the manager: "Where is the copy I had reserved with my name on it? The mint copy I had your associate reserved for me?". He said: "I'm sorry, we sold that one yesterday, but I can resurface it if it'll make you happy"
I called back today and talked to the lady and according to her, the little punk-ass manager took my name off the mint copy and sold it to himself 30mins before I arrived and apparently he didn't know the store had the game and the copy he tried to sell to me was his personal copy he traded in because the lady said he was talking about finally being able to play it 10mins after I left.
If I had bail money and money for gas, I would go back there and bitch slap that manager across one side of the store to the other.
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I usually have pretty high standards for carts but every once in a while I go slummin'. I was glad to pay $9 for this one. Gotta love that wavy label. It's even uglier in person, and it's a 1%-er, that shit is all stuck on there like a tattoo. But Im in love with my pin connector so everything gets cleaned to the point of ocd no matter how long it takes. I look at carts like this as placeholders, I'd much rather have this for now as oppose to nothing or a reproduction.
Same here, bad carts are just placeholders. Like my literally chewed on by a dog copy of Ice Hockey.
I've bought some nasty stuff before...if the price is right I'm willing to try it. But it usually has to be a $20+ game for me to do that. If I can get it for under $5...I'll snag it.
Honestly, I wouldn't mind having a super ugly but totally functional copy of an interesting game in my collection as sort of an oddity / conversation piece. It would be even funnier to get a heavy duty cart protector and display it on your shelf as if it were this prized gem.
If I see a little Samson for 5 bucks at a flea market, but I had to extract it directly from a dog's anus, I'd probably still get it.
Prediction: Dog butthole carts will be the new flea market finds in 2018.
If I see a little Samson for 5 bucks at a flea market, but I had to extract it directly from a dog's anus, I'd probably still get it.
Prediction: Dog butthole carts will be the new flea market finds in 2018.
If I ever found a cart in a dog's butthole, I'd hope it was spelunker, super pitfall, or princess tomato in the tossed salad kingdom.
Except with high ends stuff. That I always just wait it out and rather spend and extra $20-25 dollars for a good label.
Pros: cheap!
Cons: bad smell, health risks eg. hayfever, sinusitis, asthma attack, and maybe genital warts.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Xexyz-Nintendo-NES-Game-Hole-in-One-Cart-Works-Fine-/172654089525
Torn label is fine, marker/stickers are fine, but when you start talking about gross shit....no.
This. If the cart in question looks like my standard rubbing alchohol cleaning won't remove potential biohazard, NOPE.
Related, I don't mind writing in manuals, I enjoy seeing the handwriting of some little kid from 25 years ago and how he enjoyed the game enough to make notes or write down passwords
And I wouldn't buy a cracked or badly chipped cart.
But I'm cool with cart stuff like permanent marker writing, stickers, etc.
I turn down games all the time. Some are in pretty good condition. I'm just picky and want VG/NM labels and carts. A few light scratches is fine, and I don't mind stickers because I can get them off with Goo Gone, but I won't buy games with writing on them.
You know you can remove permanent marker writing from carts.
I turn down games all the time. Some are in pretty good condition. I'm just picky and want VG/NM labels and carts. A few light scratches is fine, and I don't mind stickers because I can get them off with Goo Gone, but I won't buy games with writing on them.
You must come across a lot of games to be that picky.
Do you pass up on good games that you don't have? ..... That would be confusing to me. I mean, really.... how many times are you going to come across sweet games in the wild?
Unless we're talking about "turning games down" that are on eBay for top retail prices. In which case, I can understand wanting to get decent labels.
But really, in the wild, I'll take anything as long as it's not double the going price.
Magic erasers work well, but you have to be careful not to rub too hard. Very gently works for me.
Ps. If you come across games in the wild, buy them.... Buy them all!!
I turn down games all the time. Some are in pretty good condition. I'm just picky and want VG/NM labels and carts. A few light scratches is fine, and I don't mind stickers because I can get them off with Goo Gone, but I won't buy games with writing on them.
You must come across a lot of games to be that picky.
Do you pass up on good games that you don't have? ..... That would be confusing to me. I mean, really.... how many times are you going to come across sweet games in the wild?
Unless we're talking about "turning games down" that are on eBay for top retail prices. In which case, I can understand wanting to get decent labels.
But really, in the wild, I'll take anything as long as it's not double the going price.
Magic erasers work well, but you have to be careful not to rub too hard. Very gently works for me.
Ps. If you come across games in the wild, buy them.... Buy them all!!
I turn down games all the time. I like glossy labels and clean carts. I don't really go to yard sales and flea markets. Never had much luck. There are a few game shops I visit every once in a while, and even though I'm picky I still usually come home with a few games. I buy a lot of stuff on Ebay. It's okay with me if I have to buy less games. It'll take longer to complete my collection, but that's okay. The process of finding VG/NM games is fun for me.
I asked the manager: "Where is the copy I had reserved with my name on it? The mint copy I had your associate reserved for me?". He said: "I'm sorry, we sold that one yesterday, but I can resurface it if it'll make you happy"
I called back today and talked to the lady and according to her, the little punk-ass manager took my name off the mint copy and sold it to himself 30mins before I arrived and apparently he didn't know the store had the game and the copy he tried to sell to me was his personal copy he traded in because the lady said he was talking about finally being able to play it 10mins after I left.
If I had bail money and money for gas, I would go back there and bitch slap that manager across one side of the store to the other.