I'm surprised loose copies aren't worth less...I mean a couple years ago a sealed Caltron was going for $1500-2000...now it's worth almost 1/10 of that. But, carts are going for $100ish, even though a couple years ago they were only going for double that...
Loose copies aren't going down as much because people aren't buying these sealed copies, opening them up and throwing away everything but the cart. There are a lot of cart only collectors. It just greatly lessens the value gap between loose and CIB/sealed. The same thing goes for Cheetahmen 2, as they were almost all sold to collectors, so the loose cart is worth almost as much as a CIB.
I bought my sealed copy from this seller for $200. I should of asked for specific pics..when I got it in the mail it had a split in the seal on the back. He uses the same pic for every auction so email him before purchasing to avoid disappointment.
for sale i have a NEW AND SEALED caltron 6 in 1 nintendo game in new conditions, works perfect, i will ship anywhere in the world for 25.00 sold as is with no warranties no returns or refunds.
I'm not sure about the '' Works perfect '' & the No return policy ...
How could he know that it work perfect if it sealed ? Lol?
I would be interested in a copy for $200 but the seller of this copy declined my $200 offer.... I will try other Mexican sellers I suppose. I will probably open it and play it anyway so seal doesn't matter too much but box condition is important to me..... choppyfield if you would be interested in selling yours let me know.
Am I mistaken or did arseface buy one for somewhere in the 700 ballpark about a year ago? If so, that hurts.. Maybe it ws a myriad I'm thinking of though.
Hello everyone, I have a caltron 6 in 1 cart forsale, I wouldnt mind selling, I live in Canada, I believe my verson is a PAL? But I'm really not to sure maybe you guys can help me out? I havn;t seen any listings of my verson.
Heres some links for the photos I just took of it front and back.
I sold mine for $100 about a month ago but yours is in better condition. One on eBay sold not to long ago with the manual for $150 so I would safely say yours is worth about $100-$110.
Hi there people. I just signed up the forum just to explain you about the finding of these Caltrons here in Jalisco, Mexico. They all were found in a shutted warehouse that closed down almost 20 years ago, the owner actually didn't know what they were so he put them for sale at the ridiculous price of $90 mexican pesos (less than $10 USD). The total amount of copies found are unknown to me, but I calculate they were around 200 because this guy that were selling them on ebay got about 100 of them, i could get 50 and the others were sold to other lonely buyers. I live here in Jalisco and plan to take all of them to VGA in order to get them graded and I will keep them away for a while to let them gain rarity again.
What do you think about it?
I'll appreciate any comments you could make about this matter eventhough this is and old topic.
Hi there people. I just signed up the forum just to explain you about the finding of these Caltrons here in Jalisco, Mexico. They all were found in a shutted warehouse that closed down almost 20 years ago, the owner actually didn't know what they were so he put them for sale at the ridiculous price of $90 mexican pesos (less than $10 USD). The total amount of copies found are unknown to me, but I calculate they were around 200 because this guy that were selling them on ebay got about 100 of them, i could get 50 and the others were sold to other lonely buyers. I live here in Jalisco and plan to take all of them to VGA in order to get them graded and I will keep them away for a while to let them gain rarity again.
What do you think about it?
I'll appreciate any comments you could make about this matter eventhough this is and old topic.
Thank you very much!
Your very post already tanked the rarity of it down...
Hi there people. I just signed up the forum just to explain you about the finding of these Caltrons here in Jalisco, Mexico. They all were found in a shutted warehouse that closed down almost 20 years ago, the owner actually didn't know what they were so he put them for sale at the ridiculous price of $90 mexican pesos (less than $10 USD). The total amount of copies found are unknown to me, but I calculate they were around 200 because this guy that were selling them on ebay got about 100 of them, i could get 50 and the others were sold to other lonely buyers. I live here in Jalisco and plan to take all of them to VGA in order to get them graded and I will keep them away for a while to let them gain rarity again.
What do you think about it?
I'll appreciate any comments you could make about this matter eventhough this is and old topic.
Thank you very much!
I would personally rather invest in something other than an uncommon game thats rarity drops when a comment like this is mentioned. I've known for quite sometime that there was a motherload of these in Mexico and seeing a cart only copy of this game sell for $200 is beyond ludacris. I've seen pictures of members from Mexico with at least 10 - 20 in hand. Your announcement definitely doesn't help with your investment.
¿Donde en Jalisco se encontraron los juegos? Me imagino que se encontraron en Guadalajara o el area circundante.
OK I agree with that, maybe in this phase the game would drop the price a little bit but just in adjustment to the new batch found, but I still believe that 200 copies found wouldn't shake the whole videogaming community. Would they?
The price of gold raises eventhough they find more of it right?
The value of most games will decrease for any system, especially an unpopular system or a popular system flooded with many titles over its lifespan. Games that have a limited release will show an increase in price, but games that were once commonly available can become more expensive as demand increases. Many games increase in value for the quality of their gameplay alone, while others are simply too scarce. Consoles will have games that are the "most valuable" for that system, and become noteworthy among collectors. Price vary depending on condition of the box, instructions, whether the item is sealed, how many inserts are retained, and whether the spine card is still present.[1] Some games labeled as "special edition" are often produced in numbers that far exceed demand, especially in the CD-ROM era, where duplication has become cheap compared to cartridges.
I'll have to admit that Caltron being an 8-9-9 CIB rarity is a little hard to believe, but rarity shouldn't be based on availability on eBay otherwise Stadium Events would be considered more common that Donkey Kong Jr. Math and Dinosaur Peak would be considered more common than Bonk's Adventure.
Caltron may have had a huge stockpile discovered, but even if 1000 of them were discovered that only gives 1,000 new copies for the 100,000ish collectors to share. To put it in perspective, there's only 1,000 Cheetahmen II out there and that game is really honest to goodness rare...in the wild it would be an R10 for sure
There are nowhere near 100,000 people who want to own a Caltron though... probably 1,000, if that. Video game is a niche hobby. Sometimes a "rare" game can drop in price when only a handful trickle out to the market too quick, let alone hundreds.
If you want my honest advice, I'd probably grade the 5 absolute best copies you have, and just unload the others slowly at a comfortable profit. But spending grading fees on the whole lot is just going to ruin your margin.
The price of gold raises eventhough they find more of it right?
Gold has many useful applications beyond just being an investment commodity, plus everyone acknowledges it has value (though what that value is can be debated.)
A video game like Caltron is only as valuable as people want to pay for it, and what makes(made) people want to slap down money was that it wasn't a cartridge you came across every day, making it sort of a trophy. It certainly wasn't valuable because people had an itch to play Cosmos Cop.
Aren't those the Caltrons with the white warning label that says "Cassette" (Like the one found on several pirate Famicom carts, especially NTDECs), as opposed to the "original" Caltrons with the black warning label
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The guy who selling those caltron actually wrote;
Heres some links for the photos I just took of it front and back.
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0IiqoUM9iNyMzU4OTM4ZTUtZDVlOC00OTA3LThkZjgtZGJmNWUyYjY2ZTU0&sort=name&layout=list&num=50
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Feel free to make an offer if interested.
What do you think about it?
I'll appreciate any comments you could make about this matter eventhough this is and old topic.
Thank you very much!
Originally posted by: Neo Phoenyx
Hi there people. I just signed up the forum just to explain you about the finding of these Caltrons here in Jalisco, Mexico. They all were found in a shutted warehouse that closed down almost 20 years ago, the owner actually didn't know what they were so he put them for sale at the ridiculous price of $90 mexican pesos (less than $10 USD). The total amount of copies found are unknown to me, but I calculate they were around 200 because this guy that were selling them on ebay got about 100 of them, i could get 50 and the others were sold to other lonely buyers. I live here in Jalisco and plan to take all of them to VGA in order to get them graded and I will keep them away for a while to let them gain rarity again.
What do you think about it?
I'll appreciate any comments you could make about this matter eventhough this is and old topic.
Thank you very much!
Your very post already tanked the rarity of it down...
Everyone Sell your caltrons!
Originally posted by: Neo Phoenyx
Hi there people. I just signed up the forum just to explain you about the finding of these Caltrons here in Jalisco, Mexico. They all were found in a shutted warehouse that closed down almost 20 years ago, the owner actually didn't know what they were so he put them for sale at the ridiculous price of $90 mexican pesos (less than $10 USD). The total amount of copies found are unknown to me, but I calculate they were around 200 because this guy that were selling them on ebay got about 100 of them, i could get 50 and the others were sold to other lonely buyers. I live here in Jalisco and plan to take all of them to VGA in order to get them graded and I will keep them away for a while to let them gain rarity again.
What do you think about it?
I'll appreciate any comments you could make about this matter eventhough this is and old topic.
Thank you very much!
I would personally rather invest in something other than an uncommon game thats rarity drops when a comment like this is mentioned. I've known for quite sometime that there was a motherload of these in Mexico and seeing a cart only copy of this game sell for $200 is beyond ludacris. I've seen pictures of members from Mexico with at least 10 - 20 in hand. Your announcement definitely doesn't help with your investment.
¿Donde en Jalisco se encontraron los juegos? Me imagino que se encontraron en Guadalajara o el area circundante.
The price of gold raises eventhough they find more of it right?
The value of most games will decrease for any system, especially an unpopular system or a popular system flooded with many titles over its lifespan. Games that have a limited release will show an increase in price, but games that were once commonly available can become more expensive as demand increases. Many games increase in value for the quality of their gameplay alone, while others are simply too scarce. Consoles will have games that are the "most valuable" for that system, and become noteworthy among collectors. Price vary depending on condition of the box, instructions, whether the item is sealed, how many inserts are retained, and whether the spine card is still present.[1] Some games labeled as "special edition" are often produced in numbers that far exceed demand, especially in the CD-ROM era, where duplication has become cheap compared to cartridges.
I'll have to admit that Caltron being an 8-9-9 CIB rarity is a little hard to believe, but rarity shouldn't be based on availability on eBay otherwise Stadium Events would be considered more common that Donkey Kong Jr. Math and Dinosaur Peak would be considered more common than Bonk's Adventure.
Caltron may have had a huge stockpile discovered, but even if 1000 of them were discovered that only gives 1,000 new copies for the 100,000ish collectors to share. To put it in perspective, there's only 1,000 Cheetahmen II out there and that game is really honest to goodness rare...in the wild it would be an R10 for sure
If you want my honest advice, I'd probably grade the 5 absolute best copies you have, and just unload the others slowly at a comfortable profit. But spending grading fees on the whole lot is just going to ruin your margin.
Teh lurv... You wish.
Thanks everybody for your participation!
Originally posted by: Neo Phoenyx
The price of gold raises eventhough they find more of it right?
Gold has many useful applications beyond just being an investment commodity, plus everyone acknowledges it has value (though what that value is can be debated.)
A video game like Caltron is only as valuable as people want to pay for it, and what makes(made) people want to slap down money was that it wasn't a cartridge you came across every day, making it sort of a trophy. It certainly wasn't valuable because people had an itch to play Cosmos Cop.