What qualifies as complete to you

nieds16nieds16
in Collector's Corner
There seems to be a variety of opinions out there. To me, complete and CIB are the same. Others think it includes every last thing that came in the box (posters, reg cards, tattoos, fruit roll ups, etc). Maybe I just don't care about complete as I don't want an old fruit roll up rolling around in the case. Then again, I don't think a registration card is part of a complete game. It was a card issued with the intent of return so your game would be registered in case of an issue. What do you guys think?

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  • GunstarheroesGunstarheroes
    For me, its just the manual and case, UNLESS the item in question is 100% unique to that game (See: Game-specific posters, or the Punisher Tattoo). That's my 2 cents anyways.
  • bigbaconbigbacon
    i say game, manual, box and game specific item. maps, hint books, that kind of thing.



    the generic ads, warranty cards, or other little odds n ends don't count to me.
  • SoeraSoera
    Im in agreance with the post above me. Cart/instructions/box and then game specific posters/maps, additional books that come with the game (almanac for Carmen Sandiego and the 2 books that were included with Ultima IV) and stuff like that.



    I will say that if the box mentions the item (the stupid roll-up, the Punisher tattoo) I would think its needed to be complete. If it was just tossed in there as a last minute thought, its not really necessary.



    I will never consider sleeves, reg cards, generic posters, baggies, styrofoam as part of completion.
  • wrkwrk
    I interpret CIB as Cart Instructions Box and complete as, well, complete.
  • bigbaconbigbacon

    Originally posted by: Soera



    Im in agreance with the post above me. Cart/instructions/box and then game specific posters/maps, additional books that come with the game (almanac for Carmen Sandiego and the 2 books that were included with Ultima IV) and stuff like that.



    I will say that if the box mentions the item (the stupid roll-up, the Punisher tattoo) I would think its needed to be complete. If it was just tossed in there as a last minute thought, its not really necessary.



    I will never consider sleeves, reg cards, generic posters, baggies, styrofoam as part of completion.

    your sega cds are not complete without the foam block!!!




  • SpaceFleaSpaceFlea
    Technically and traditionally, CIB means "complete in box" (and its bastardization into a new meaning throughout the years has driven me positively bonkers), so of course it and "complete" should be implied interchangably. As far as not counting registration cards when considering game specifics, what about JP games? They have game specific registration cards listing the exact game to which they belong; And, similarly, spine cards with the CD games.
  • MetahMetah
    I call "instructions" manuals so to me CIB is complete in box. It means it comes with whatever it originally came with. That said, I normally consider game, manual and box to be for all practical purposes complete. It really comes down to how serious of a collector you are/how OCD you are.
  • flatuswalrusflatuswalrus

    Originally posted by: Metah



    That said, I normally consider game, manual and box to be for all practical purposes complete.

    So do I because you never know what originally came with the game as in posters, warranty cards and other little pieces of miscellaneous/advertisement. Posters are generally easy to document but only way to know for sure is if a large group of people can all verify consistently that one particular title came with certain paperwork. You need a large group of people to verify like a statistical survey because you do get people like me who use to throw misc paperwork from one game to another for various and strange OCD reasons meaning the people I would have sold them off to would have received a title with paperwork inside that mightn't have originally came with that game.
  • nieds16nieds16
    Seems like the divide is there where I thought it would be. Agree on the OCD factor, and Dane makes a good point that a lot of the things are hard to determine if they were part of the original. Btw Spaceflea, I've always wrestled with the acronym of CIB. When I first started collecting I took it as Complete In Box. Then, shortly after, I was told it means Cartridge, Instructions, Box which seems more commonly used as many post CB, CI, etc. I prefer the latter acronym because it lets me know what I'm getting without having to look. Any extras are just bonus.
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