Poll: What kind of collector are you?

famitek · January 2009

Alright guys, I want to see what everyone's collecting habits are. Do you collect loose carts, go for complete games, or splurge for sealed? Pick the one that best describes your current collecting habits (and not necessarily the current state of your collection).

I think I'm in the minority here because I am pretty much cool with cart-only, although I won't complain if I score a CIB game here or there

Seems like most people on this site collect complete games.

TheFrisbee · January 2009

I was going for a CIB collection, that dropped down to mostly my Favs., Hard to get, and Black box games... which I've been putting serious thought into making it just black box games, so that I can get this crap finished. $:\$

Zzap · January 2009

Cart only, with a few manuals on the side

Kooonsty · January 2009

If a box comes with a game for the price of a cart, I'll keep it and any boxes I have had since a kid, but otherwise I only go for the carts.

Derek1112 · January 2009

I'm into CIB of all my favs. and Black Box games.

Mr. Gimmick · January 2009

I collect only 8 or higher condition CIB games

burdger · January 2009

CIB of whatever I can get. Hopefully a complete collection one day, but not likely

Maydogg6 · January 2009

Cart only, although I do have around 100 manuals. The boxes are cool, but they just take up far too much room and I'm mostly interested in playing. The manuals can be fun to read, but once again, they are far from necessary for me.

If I end up with a box I'll hang on to it until I get a double cart to sell with it and if I have the manual there's a good chance I'll make the auction CIB.

Marton · January 2009

I collect only licensed loose carts, unlicensed are not very appealing to me. That said, I would love to finish this set.

Freedman · January 2009

Cart only, but there's a lot of pressure of my collector friends to go CIB. In fact, one of them is sending me 100 manuals which might just change my mind haha.

jonebone · January 2009

CIB all the way here, I expect to get into the 700s or so although I seriously doubt I'll ever get some of the higher tier games like SE and Myriad. I do still plan on getting Bubble Bath Bables / Peek / Hot Slots (I hear this one is hard), F2 and Caltron though someday...

TokinAlot · January 2009

I'm into mint cib's

Speedy_NES · January 2009

I collect CIB, but that doesn't mean I don't pick up cart-only games. It's a lot of fun mixing and matching to get CIBs from loose carts, manuals, and boxes.

eskobar · January 2009

I love to play, but i am a collector too ... whenever i can i buy 2 copies of an important game on the day it's released.

If i can't afford it, i wait until a cheap sealed appears

Obviously is very hard to get NES and Atari sealed games but i am trying to get at least my favorites

pompeyparsons · January 2009

I usually only go for CIB games, but also have a few sealed games, and a few cart only games.

HIGHTOWER26 · January 2009

I collect mainly Cart Only in good or better but If i can snag a CIB for just a little more I do it. have just over 100 CIB and over 6oo loose for NES

E-Man · January 2009

Well for Gameboy, NES, and SNES I only do Loose.

Fot SEGA Genesis I do CIB.

Little Samson · January 2009

I just collect the carts for NES (boxes look nice, but there are too many rare/expensive ones for me to want to get into that), but I collect CIB for Sega Saturn.

UncleTusk · January 2009

I collect CIB, I'm about done, and I do dabble in sealed as well. I have around 70+ sealed games.

the tall guy · January 2009

I go for whatever I can find.

Jumpman Jr. · January 2009

I'm a CIB collector. Nothing even goes on my shelves/into my collection unless it has the box.

I was a cart-only collector for about 2-3 years. Then I came to my senses.