How do you feel about current price tags on old games?

austin532austin532
in Collector's Corner
I know some people like to keep old price tags on old games because it's a part of history but how do you feel about current price tags on old games? Do you take them off or do you leave them on?
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  • Scrobins09Scrobins09
    I think it depends where the price is and how removable it is without damaging the game's box or label.
  • twiztortwiztor
    I always take new ones off. I'm not big on vintage price tags either, but i can see the appeal.
  • TulpaTulpa
    Take them off.
  • RichardheadRichardhead
    I publicly shame the person that put a price tag on the game in the first place. Especially in 2019. You put that fucker in a wrap of some sort before tagging it. If you don't protect the game at all, you use at most a sticky note.
  • GlovesGloves
    Pretty bug turn-off for me. I avoid buying games with stickers at all, at least on the box.
  • phart010phart010
    Depends on how big the sticker is. Sometimes I carefully remove them and replace them in a way that is more easily removable on the back of the cart. Just as a reminder of how much I paid for it
  • austin532austin532
    Originally posted by: Richardhead



    I publicly shame the person that put a price tag on the game in the first place. Especially in 2019. You put that fucker in a wrap of some sort before tagging it. If you don't protect the game at all, you use at most a sticky note.





    Sounds like you had a bad experience...I get it though. Why in 2019 do people still put price tags on boxes and labels? All it takes is a small tug and riiiip, there goes the label.
  • VGS_captmorgandrinkerVGS_captmorgandrinker
    Originally posted by: Richardhead



    I publicly shame the person that put a price tag on the game in the first place. Especially in 2019. You put that fucker in a wrap of some sort before tagging it. If you don't protect the game at all, you use at most a sticky note.



    Yep.   They make these little sticky-note type flags that are perfect to hold a price sticker.

     
  • Archangel3090Archangel3090
    but we can all agree a vintage k-mart or zellers or toys r us price tag on a boxed game should be preserved right? Hell I sought out my consoles with them
  • GlovesGloves
    Originally posted by: Archangel3090



    but we can all agree a vintage k-mart or zellers or toys r us price tag on a boxed game should be preserved right? Hell I sought out my consoles with them



    100% not something we can agree on.

     
  • skinnygrinnyskinnygrinny
    Originally posted by: phart010



    Just as a reminder of how much I paid for it





    I do this too
  • skinnygrinnyskinnygrinny
    Originally posted by: Archangel3090



    but we can all agree a vintage k-mart or zellers or toys r us price tag on a boxed game should be preserved right? Hell I sought out my consoles with them



    I like these too

     
  • Mega TankMega Tank
    To anyone that has no clue in the zoo as to how to use the internet to find online pricing guides for games, please leave price stickers on. In the future when you decide to sell just use the price sticker as your own guide. Thank you!
  • chromableedstudioschromableedstudios
    If they have a cool logo or come from a unique shop or something I'll usually leave them on (or at least one or two if I grabbed a few games). Generic orange tag comes off usually for me. I'm usually grabbing cart only though, not sure what I'd do if I got boxes.



    The old Blockbuster ones and whatnot hit me right in the nostalgia, so I figure to pay it forward leave em?
  • austin532austin532
    I consider the blockbuster stickers to be in the old price tag category of history and nostalgia. Apparently people collect former rental games now...can't tell you how many rental stickers I had to pull, peal, rub off, blow dry, scrap off of carts and then clean back in the day.
  • NESfiendNESfiend
    I actually thought about posting about this in another thread recently. The shop near me had always put stickers on and I never cared for it the same way as Richard. A few months back, they went to new stickers that peels off with no effort and dont leave any sort of mark. I dont mind them on carts, but they put them on boxes too. Made me nervous as hell buying some cib stuff even though it was low end. But I have to admit, they peeled off the boxes in a second and there was no sign whatsoever theyd ever been there. I've been meaning to ask the manager how he found them and how it works so well, especially on old boxes.
  • WheelcakesWheelcakes
    Originally posted by: austin532

     
    Originally posted by: Richardhead



    I publicly shame the person that put a price tag on the game in the first place. Especially in 2019. You put that fucker in a wrap of some sort before tagging it. If you don't protect the game at all, you use at most a sticky note.





    Sounds like you had a bad experience...I get it though. Why in 2019 do people still put price tags on boxes and labels? All it takes is a small tug and riiiip, there goes the label.



    There is a local store here that puts all tags on labels/covers. They will go out of thier way to pull out the cover out and slap a big ol sticker right on there. Why they gotta be like this  

     
  • VGS_OptOutVGS_OptOut
    Better keep your GameStop stickers on there guys... At this rate they will officially be "retro" in about six months, lol!
  • rockyyaknowrockyyaknow
    I hate stickers so I take any and all off if possible.
  • ne$_pimpne$_pimp
    I clean them up noice. No stickers.
  • yukfouyukfou
    Price tags ruin game boxes and labels a lot of the time. Not a fan at all. Some stickers are easier to peel off than others, but a lot of them take part of the game labels off if you try to take the tag off. For those, I just leave the price tag on.
  • 16BitBricks16BitBricks
    I usually remove new price stickers and leave old store labels, etc. the only exception is if I got a crazy cheap price and the sticker is on the plastic part of the cart and not on the label or box.
  • The Age of GenesisThe Age of Genesis
    CIB Genesis games usually have a nice plastic case, so I don't mind leaving the stickers on those, if anything, there's a nice convenient area behind the manual where you stick the price sticker/receipt as a reminder of what you paid.
  • DefaultGenDefaultGen
    Price tags are as much history to me as much as a dirty worn cart shows a game was really loved and played  
  • goombagamer103goombagamer103
    I take current tags off and most old ones as well. I do have a couple that have Blockbuster tags on that I left because I thought they were neat.
  • Boosted52405Boosted52405
    Originally posted by: Mega Tank



    To anyone that has no clue in the zoo as to how to use the internet to find online pricing guides for games, please leave price stickers on. In the future when you decide to sell just use the price sticker as your own guide. Thank you!

    My stack of Maddens thank you!



     
  • Boosted52405Boosted52405
    I will say one thing that drives me mad, is ordering something online at Best Buy for in-store pickup. They slab a huge label right on your product - makes me not want to do in-store pickup for anything remotely collectible.
  • scottmogscottmog
    No price tags, no scuffs to labels, everything mint. At least in my collection.
  • SNESNESCUBE64SNESNESCUBE64
    If its not in the label and looks ugly I just keep it on, too much work.
  • SplainSplain
    I'm the original owner of maybe 10 games in my collection. So I have to pretend that I'm the original owner of ALL of them by removing all stickers.
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