Collector New to the Game

brose111688brose111688
in Collector's Corner
Hey guys im an inspiring collector who's totally clueless on how to get started and finding good deals. Im Mainly just interested in NES right now but my next step after this would be turbo grafx 16. But any tips, Questions, comments would be great. Thanks guys

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  • 350f350f
    Well if you don't have many games, the cheapest way to get going is to buy big lots on eBay. The rule of thumb is that if they are common games, don't pay more than $2 per cart. Don't get sidetracked trying to find rare games right off the bat because you're collecting will never grow.



    http://www.nationalgamedepot.zoomshare.com/1.html




    There you can find NGD's game list. The first section is all of the US released games. It will give you an idea on what games are rare. Don't follow the prices to a T because they change so often....but its a still an amazing list.
  • WaterclockerWaterclocker
    Incase you missed it.  Here is the link to the topic with tip for collecting.
    http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=1975&enterthread=y

    If you are going for a complete collection, remember the games take up alot of space!  Buying large lots is a great way to get a good start.  I've probably got about 900-1000 nes games laying around now.  Yikes!!!!  You will end up with alot of duplicates you can sell or trade.

    The Turbo Grafx is a great system too.  Don't forget about the Pc Engine, which is the japanese counterpart.  Way too many great games never made it to the US.  Visit www.pcenginefx.com for info and great forums for the TG16 and PCE.
  • brose111688brose111688
    Well ill give you guys an idea of what I have.



    2 Front Loading NES

    Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt x2

    Super Mario Bros 2

    Super Mario Bros 3

    Tecmo Bowl

    Goal

    Back to the Future

    Friday the 13th

    Jaws

    Bart vs. the Space Mutants

    Bart vs. the World

    Major League Baseball(I think, No direct title on front for some reason.)

    Top Gun

    Days of Thunder

    Excite bike

    10 yard fight

    Metal gear

    wrestlemainia

    Tecmo Baseball

    RBI Baseball

    Tom and Jerry

    World Class Track meet

    Dr. Mario

    Hoops

    NES playaction football



    pretty generic game collection but i play it often, I also have other systems, SNES, N64,Wii, Gamecube, PS3, and 360. Also a PSP. Im focused solely on the NES right now though
  • jimpoleshukjimpoleshuk
    Keep an eye out for people selling games on this site too. Many transactions here. Check feeback thread, very few negs
  • mb7241mb7241
    I've got quite a few commons I can part with for $2 each (shipping extra)...PM me for info, and I'll get you a list. I also have a small handful of scarcer games, including Bomberman II and Tengen Tetris, if you'd be interested in those also.
  • burdgerburdger
    I thought Erik made a great point in the first newsletter about collecting.  Figure out exactly what you want out of your collection.  Then break that down into different groups such as black box games, Disney games, games that are part of a series, etc.  When you do this it gives you a more narrow field to search.  So I would recommend figuring out what you want, and then picking a smaller group of what you want to go after to start.
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