Hmmm I think my CIB bug is dieing. Help me think of Pros/cons of loose vs CIB
I wont let it die mainly because I put those shelves in my room if you guys remember so I really like the display...however I think for other systems like N64/snes I might go for a loose set. What would some pros and cons be.
To start off.
CIB
Pro:
Looks way nicer
Con:
Cost
Space
Harder to Track down.
Loose
Pro:
More space
Costs less
Cost of shipping is less
Easier to ship
Con:
Harder to make it look nice. (Unless your Sparky.)
Anything im missing?
To start off.
CIB
Pro:
Looks way nicer
Con:
Cost
Space
Harder to Track down.
Loose
Pro:
More space
Costs less
Cost of shipping is less
Easier to ship
Con:
Harder to make it look nice. (Unless your Sparky.)
Anything im missing?
Comments
I work on cart only (of course keeping boxes along the way) I will start working on cib more once I finish cart only. If I buy a cib I will have the game to sell and if I see a nice lot of boxes or manuals I will have the carts already
Pros of CIB:
All the cool guys are doing it
Complete ----> Not going down in value as fast
Sealed is much better but it's different cash category.
If you plan to collect ALL games - go for loose. It will be faster and look cool.
I can't stand loose games. Absolutely can't stand them. I used to be a cart-only collector, now I don't even consider a cart-only game being part of my collection (unless its SE or Myriad
Pros of CIB:
All the cool guys are doing it
You must be the exception!...
Pros of Sealed:
All the elite guys are doing it
Ilike the look of loose games better than CIB. To me, I have a few CIB games and hate it when I wan to play one of them. You have to be super carful with the box and all that jazz. You can't just grab and go.
That's why you keep your boxes and carts separate!
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This is how my nes display looked like 2 months ago. Since then I have sold some systems and added some games...what do you guys think?
example im working on my cib snes collection. I could throw my money away and overpay in ebay stores to finish, but im good with waiting til i can find a good deal on a auction or find something in the wild. as far as cart only if you really look you can probally find most stuff in the wild and in large lots on ebay.
I can't stand CIB games. Absolutely can't stand them. I used to be a CIB collector, now I don't even consider a CIB game being part of my collection (unless its Final Fight Guy or Chrono Trigger)
Pros of Sealed:
All the elite guys are doing it
LOL he's got ya there Will!
No point in talking down other people's collections (be they loose or whatever) because there is always someone with a better collection or more money. Guys who collect $10m picassos I'm sure think Myriads, SEs, and nwcs are lame collectibles for poor people!
probally the big difference is how you look at collecting. Its more of a challenge to go CIB. cart only not so much. so i guess it depends if you one of those people that feel the need for a instant collection right now or one that doesnt mind working on a collection for years.
I absolutely agree... except honestly a CIB collection, funds permitting, minus SE and myriad could be done in six months. It doesn't have to be a long drawn out challenge, although it could be, depending on funds / aggressiveness in buying.
Dude, just do one of each. Then you don't have to worry.
EDIT: That way, when you get two of some boxes because you can't find a loose f---ing cart, your rares shelf looks awesome.
I can't stand loose games. Absolutely can't stand them. I used to be a cart-only collector, now I don't even consider a cart-only game being part of my collection (unless its SE or Myriad
Pros of CIB:
All the cool guys are doing it
LOL
I can't stand CIB games. Absolutely can't stand them. I used to be a CIB collector, now I don't even consider a CIB game being part of my collection (unless its Final Fight Guy or Chrono Trigger)
Pros of Sealed:
All the elite guys are doing it
Darksol is very, very smart.
Pros of Sealed:
All the elite guys are doing it
Wow, just wow. I think I threw up a little just now. I think people that collect sealed are simply people that collect sealed. No offense, but I don't think I know any "elite" NES collectors.
Pros of Sealed:
All the elite guys are doing it
Wow, just wow. I think I threw up a little just now. I think people that collect sealed are simply people that collect sealed. No offense, but I don't think I know any "elite" NES collectors.
Thats what makes it so sweet. Elite NES collectors, lol.
It sounds even better if you say it out loud.
"Pros of CIB:
All the cool guys are doing it "
This is just as hilarious. Cool NES collectors. lol
CIB - Hold everything together, manual, maps, game etc.. For example some games like Dragon Warrior it would be nice to have the map.
Sure a loose collection looks nice, but by itself. Collect for all systems like me and then NES loose next to SNES loose, next to N64 loose looks really ugly and annoying.
Everything complete looks nice next to each other, for example you can have NES games complete then have SNES games complete right next to them and they will look allright.
The major benefit I have found for loose games is obviously the price. But I figure I collect only the games I think are worth playing (200 for the NES) and out of those 200 maybe 50 of them are going to cost me 50+ for a complete copy so why not suck it up and just get it over with.
Plus I like the manuals and it looks weird and is hard to keep manuals and loose games together.. a box keeps them all nice and tight...