Price Check - $450 Dollar Deal, Could I make the money back?

HeartOfDavid

I found someone on Craigslist who has the following available:

Looose Cart:
10 yard fight
advanced dungeons & dragons hillsfar
adventures of bayou billy
air wolf
astyanax
back to the future
bad dudes
bad news baseball
baseball X2
bases loaded
bases loaded 2
batman
batman returns
bionic commando X2
blades of steel
bubble bobble
bugs bunny birthday blowout
burger time
captain skyhawk
castevania 3
castle of dragon
castlevania
castlevania 2 X2
commando X2
darkman
deadly towers
disney adventures magic kingdom
donkey kong classics
donkey kong jr. math
double dragon
double dragon
double dragon 2 the revenge
double dribble
dr. mario X2
dragon warriors
duck tales
eggsplode/shortorder
eight eyes
festers quest
fire hawk
football
freedom force
friday the 13th
gauntlet
ghosts & goblins
GI Joe
golf
golf grand slam
gotcha
guardian legend
gun smoke
hydlide
ice hockey
ikari warriors
ikari warriors 2
ivan "iron man" stewart's super off road
john elways quarterback
karate champ X2
karate kid
kid icarus
kings of the beach
kirbys adventure X2
kung fu
legacy of the wizard
legend of zelda X2
little mermaid
lunar pool
major league baseball X2
mega man 1
mega man 3
mega man 4
metal gear
metroid
mickey mouse capade
mike tysons punch out
monopoly X2
monster in my pocket
monster party
operation wolf
othello
NES open
pac-mania
phantom fighter
pinball
pro wrestling
Qbert
rbi baseball
rbi baseball 3
RC Pro Am
rescue rangers
road blaster
robo cop
rush'n attack
schecherazade
shadow gate
shingen the ruler
side pocket
silent service
snakes revenge
solar jetman
spy hunter
star tropics
star wars
street fighter 2010
superbowl
super mario/duckhunt
super mario 2
super mario 3 X2
super mario bros/duck hunt/track meet (with power pad)
super mario bros 2
super spike v-ball
super spike v-bvall/nes world cup
tecmo baseball
tecmo bowl X2
tecmo world wrestling
the battle of olympus
the goonies 2
TMNT
TMNT II
top gun
to the earth
track & field 2
uninvited
vindicators
wcw world championship wrestling
wheel of fortune
wheel of fortune jr.
wizardry
wizards & warriors
wrath of the black manta
wwf wrestlemania
wwf wrestlemania challenge
xmen
yoshi

BOXED:

adventures of lolo
adventures of lolo 2
barbie
baseball simulator 1000
bases loaded 3
bases loaded 4
bill & teds excellent adventure
dick tracey
donkey kong classics
dragons lair
gauntlet 2
harlem globetrotters
jaws
magic johnsons fast break
rbi baseball 2
river city ransom
robo cop 2
shodow of the ninja
super spike v-ball
three stooges
zodas revenge star tropics 2


She's willing to sell all of it for $450, which comes to 2.69 per cart (which doesn't take into account the boxed games). I'm going to keep all of the boxed games, but overall, do you think I would be able to make my money back if I kept some and sold the rest? Would I be cutting it close? Let me know what you think and I will let you know. I'm trying to convince the wife that this is a sound investment, LOL Also, if I do pick this up, alot of this would be for sale. Thanks for your help and God bless!

146 Loose Carts
21 Boxed Games

dangevin

I think you'll make it back, but it will take time and I don't know if you'll do more than break even if you sell every loose game, taking into account the fees you'll pay to try to move some of those commons. There's a lot of worthless chaff in there.



If I were you I'd save yourself the trouble and just offer $40 for the boxed games and let her keep the rest. If Lolo 2 and River City are in good shape, you'll be getting the rest of the relatively common/low value games for free.

HeartOfDavid

Thanks for the help. I told my wife that I would go by what you guys think, and I'm glad you weighed in. You're one of several that I really value your opinion. I sent her an email and shot her an offer for the CIB. We'll see how it goes. If it works out, I may go pick them up tomorrow.