My childhood copy of mario 3. It's the only game from the original collection I have.
Hold onto it. That is precious.
You know, if you don't mind.... why did you get rid of your childhood games? Your current collection is kind of prolific. Why did you get rid of your games initially?
Cause I was a dumb kid? I don't really know that I could adequately explain at 35 the motivations of my ~10 year old self for doing...anything he did.
Give me the current market value for all of the video game stuff I own and I'm good to go. I wouldn't let go of my childhood consoles for the current rate but offer me 2-3 times that and I would do it.
I would probably re-invest the money into more niece sets than an entire console set. but at the moment i'm too lazy to move this stuff on
I'm strongly attached to my copy of Snatcher. Not because it's rare. But I freaking love that game. I bought it before I had a Sega Cd to play it on. Even if I had to sell it, I would instantly have sellers remorse and buy another copy.
This is one in the thread that I feel will be put to the test. Expect very large offers in your future. No one is offering stupid money people's childhood favorite commons. Impossible to find, popular series interesting variant, sealed? For sure, big money being thrown around./
This is one in the thread that I feel will be put to the test. Expect very large offers in your future. No one is offering stupid money people's childhood favorite commons. Impossible to find, popular series interesting variant, sealed? For sure, big money being thrown around./
I don't sell anything because I don't know how and money goes but items don't. It seems like replacements usually cost more. Not true for everything, but I have a lot of out of print music that seems to cost way more now than when I got it. Same for books. Some video games are still cheap but most prices seem to go up not down.
So "any price" sure I'd sell but "price I can actually get" I don't bother.
This is one in the thread that I feel will be put to the test. Expect very large offers in your future. No one is offering stupid money people's childhood favorite commons. Impossible to find, popular series interesting variant, sealed? For sure, big money being thrown around./
he has already received many huge offers I'm sure
a few when I first got it, but people seem to know I'm a serious collector and that I'm not going to sell. that, and it isn't a well known piece. no one seems to be hyped for it for a full set, and I'm not going to push the issue
^ It's a bit rare for a pirate cart, it houses NES games to be played on SNES. It uses the Super Pang Bros. (Super Buster Bros.) sounds iicr. I've still got one CIB, and there were so many people in the past asking if they could buy it from me, and the answer is always "no".
I'm collecting Game Boy games. I thought my childhod GB carts were priceless, until I noticed one day that I had swapped some of those childhood carts out for better-condition duplicates. Since my memory is the thing that puts extra value on those carts, and that memory failed me when I switched them out, no harm done! I need my memory to let go of my childhood Harvest Moon and Earthbound carts so that I can put the cash into my Game Boy collection! Also:
Originally posted by: Intangir
Triumph Prototype + Poster/Flyer
That... that prototype says USA on it. You have... Triumph. For Game Boy. How much do you want for it. I'll pay anything.
Nothing. I would sell everything for the right price. Honestly, I'd look forward to getting rid of about 1/2 of my collection if someone was willing to pay a bulk retail price (which I know is not realistic). There are a few things I'd miss, but the older I get I am less attached to personal belongings.
Ah yes, I found an Assemblergames thread with both of you in it, talking about these prototypes. At least I think it's you, it's adler_0 and someone showing the same photos as Intangir. You guys are lucky. Ok, no more thread hijacking.
Ah yes, I found an Assemblergames thread with both of you in it, talking about these prototypes. At least I think it's you, it's adler_0 and someone showing the same photos as Intangir. You guys are lucky. Ok, no more thread hijacking.
the reason why I posted Triumph here in the "not for sale" thread is not the rom itself,its the original Hudson cartridge with the original eprom used by Hudson.
its origin is verified(I posted its history at assembler in 2 threads) so this is not just a random eprom used on a random cartridge without any evidence of origin like many other protos,this one comes directly from Hudson and thats the reason why I would never give this piece of Hudson Soft videogame history away.
its not the only known Triumph proto out there but its the only known verified original Triumph proto.
the Triumph poster/flyer is also the real deal and its also the only known remaining (original) copy in existence.this was the pre-owner:
Honestly, I wouldn't sell most of my collection. My sister broke our NES and threw out all the games we had in the early 2000s when she moved out, so those are gone forever. I have a lot of sentimental value attached to all of the systems/games I bought when they were current, aside from the last/current generation (PS3, 360, XBone, PS4, WiiU). I could part with pretty much anything I bought secondhand, but for the most part anything I bought new prior to 2012 I would not sell.
Also I would not sell any of my Zelda games or any games that have a lot of time put into their save files, like my 3DS games.
Nah I'd pretty much sell anything for the right price.
Same for me. I don't own anything truly priceless.
I don't think many people here are truly considering the gravity of the phrase "any price". I think some might be thinking more along the lines of "what is absolutely not for sale". A friend of mine in Vancouver has 2 complete Earthbound big boxes that we were talking about one time, and I told him that someone here had a WTB thread up for a copy, and that he could probably make some pretty nice cash (considering what this member was willing to pay and considering the US to Canadian exchange rate) by selling one of them. He immediately shot it down telling me that neither copy is for sale at all and that we wasn't even entertaining offers. He was practically interrupting me to shoot the idea of selling down faster.
He didn't even let me get half the question out before slamming the door shut on the idea, so I decided to mess with him a bit I asked once more "so, abso-friggin-lutely not for sale?"
"Nope, absolutely not."
"Ok, no problem, I won't mention it to him.....someone's going to make some good cash though, this guy is offering $3,500 US for a complete big box with mint scratch n' sniff card...that's like 5 grand CAD! I know you mentioned one of yours included a brand new scratch n' sniff.. but it's all good man he'll find a seller...."
You can guess what happened next lol. Suddenly the priceless game had a price
Got a nice shot in the arm when he found out I was just messing with him lol
The memories are what has value to me. I collect this crap because I like it, but if someone with more dollars than sense offered me many times the going value, I'd part with anything I own. Even if they stipulated I could never buy another one, I'd still sell - I don't need to look at or have things to remember what made them special in the first place.
Besides, if a friend "gave" me whatever I was missing after I overpaid them to buy me dinner one night, I didn't "buy" back what I sold
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My childhood copy of mario 3. It's the only game from the original collection I have.
Hold onto it. That is precious.
You know, if you don't mind.... why did you get rid of your childhood games? Your current collection is kind of prolific. Why did you get rid of your games initially?
Cause I was a dumb kid? I don't really know that I could adequately explain at 35 the motivations of my ~10 year old self for doing...anything he did.
Talk to me from 2009-2014, and I'd have a much different answer for you.
I would probably re-invest the money into more niece sets than an entire console set. but at the moment i'm too lazy to move this stuff on
poster
Dave´s personal postcard
Triumph Prototype + Poster/Flyer
Anything is for sale for a certain price. Youd really turn down a billion dollars for yoir childhood game? Im calling bullshit.
Yep, pretty much. A more realistic thread would be "how much would it take to pry your "never sellable" stuff out of your collection?
I have 2 games I treasure very much that my Dad got for me for my 17th birthday. If somebody offered me a grand a piece, I wouldn't take it.
If somebody offered me ten grand each, I'd take it, show my Dad, and we'd both laugh our asses off.
definitely my sealed non-variant Mega Man 6
This is one in the thread that I feel will be put to the test. Expect very large offers in your future. No one is offering stupid money people's childhood favorite commons. Impossible to find, popular series interesting variant, sealed? For sure, big money being thrown around./
definitely my sealed non-variant Mega Man 6
This is one in the thread that I feel will be put to the test. Expect very large offers in your future. No one is offering stupid money people's childhood favorite commons. Impossible to find, popular series interesting variant, sealed? For sure, big money being thrown around./
he has already received many huge offers I'm sure
So "any price" sure I'd sell but "price I can actually get" I don't bother.
Originally posted by: Bert
Originally posted by: DarkKobold
Originally posted by: Forte
definitely my sealed non-variant Mega Man 6
This is one in the thread that I feel will be put to the test. Expect very large offers in your future. No one is offering stupid money people's childhood favorite commons. Impossible to find, popular series interesting variant, sealed? For sure, big money being thrown around./
he has already received many huge offers I'm sure
a few when I first got it, but people seem to know I'm a serious collector and that I'm not going to sell. that, and it isn't a well known piece. no one seems to be hyped for it for a full set, and I'm not going to push the issue
http://www.nesworld.com/snes-nes20in1.php
^ It's a bit rare for a pirate cart, it houses NES games to be played on SNES. It uses the Super Pang Bros. (Super Buster Bros.) sounds iicr. I've still got one CIB, and there were so many people in the past asking if they could buy it from me, and the answer is always "no".
Same goes with my NES Star Keeper.
Triumph Prototype + Poster/Flyer
That... that prototype says USA on it. You have... Triumph. For Game Boy. How much do you want for it. I'll pay anything.
I kid, but I'm super jelly. Wow.
Triumph Prototype + Poster/Flyer
That... that prototype says USA on it. You have... Triumph. For Game Boy. How much do you want for it. I'll pay anything.
I kid, but I'm super jelly. Wow.
yes,thats the unreleased US version of Castle Quest
https://ibb.co/i490AF
Ah yes, I found an Assemblergames thread with both of you in it, talking about these prototypes. At least I think it's you, it's adler_0 and someone showing the same photos as Intangir. You guys are lucky. Ok, no more thread hijacking.
one last hijacking
yeah,thats me
Intangir(nintendoage) = Sporefrog08(assemblergames)
the reason why I posted Triumph here in the "not for sale" thread is not the rom itself,its the original Hudson cartridge with the original eprom used by Hudson.
its origin is verified(I posted its history at assembler in 2 threads) so this is not just a random eprom used on a random cartridge without any evidence of origin like many other protos,this one comes directly from Hudson and thats the reason why I would never give this piece of Hudson Soft videogame history away.
its not the only known Triumph proto out there but its the only known verified original Triumph proto.
the Triumph poster/flyer is also the real deal and its also the only known remaining (original) copy in existence.this was the pre-owner:
http://www.video-game-ephemera.com/046.htm
thread hijacking end
Nah I'd pretty much sell anything for the right price.
Same for me. I don't own anything truly priceless.
Also I would not sell any of my Zelda games or any games that have a lot of time put into their save files, like my 3DS games.
Nah I'd pretty much sell anything for the right price.
Same for me. I don't own anything truly priceless.
I don't think many people here are truly considering the gravity of the phrase "any price". I think some might be thinking more along the lines of "what is absolutely not for sale". A friend of mine in Vancouver has 2 complete Earthbound big boxes that we were talking about one time, and I told him that someone here had a WTB thread up for a copy, and that he could probably make some pretty nice cash (considering what this member was willing to pay and considering the US to Canadian exchange rate) by selling one of them. He immediately shot it down telling me that neither copy is for sale at all and that we wasn't even entertaining offers. He was practically interrupting me to shoot the idea of selling down faster.
He didn't even let me get half the question out before slamming the door shut on the idea, so I decided to mess with him a bit I asked once more "so, abso-friggin-lutely not for sale?"
"Nope, absolutely not."
"Ok, no problem, I won't mention it to him.....someone's going to make some good cash though, this guy is offering $3,500 US for a complete big box with mint scratch n' sniff card...that's like 5 grand CAD! I know you mentioned one of yours included a brand new scratch n' sniff.. but it's all good man he'll find a seller...."
You can guess what happened next lol. Suddenly the priceless game had a price
Got a nice shot in the arm when he found out I was just messing with him lol
Nah I'd pretty much sell anything for the right price.
This.
The only exception being my original front loader. I've had that thing for almost thirty years and it's still my primary system.
Besides, if a friend "gave" me whatever I was missing after I overpaid them to buy me dinner one night, I didn't "buy" back what I sold
My original 3DO FZ-1
My original SNES
My brother's original SNES
My brother's FF3 US
My brother's original Final Fantasy (NES)
My brother's original Star Control (Genesis)
My original Toh Shin Den (Import) PSX
My original black label Final Fantasy Tactics PSX