Did I make a huge mistake today?? NTSC SE Manual
I have a job in sales so I have time on my hands during the day. Today I went to a small game shop about an hour from where I live. It is one of those places where everything is way expensive, $15 SMB/DH, etc. Anyway, I was looking at some items in the display case when I came across a Stadium Events Manual. The problem is the cover looks like someone used it as a coster. There are rings from a coffee cup and stains. It looks like it is complete but some of the pages inside have coffee stains and that wave look from being wet. I know how rare this manual is but the guy wants $300 for it in this poor condition and will not take less. I left it, did I just make a huge mistake? I am tempted to go back and get it but $300 seems steep?
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If anything, you can buy it and resell it to someone here on the boards. I guarantee most will not care what shape it's in as long as it's all there.
But I think king neptune is right,even in that condition,I`m sure a member here would be very interested in it.
~~NGD
$300 for an SE manual in any condition (as long as it's at least complete) is a steal.
Really Jordan?!
congrats on your new SE manual
Its amazing how this hobby differs from others. In most hobbies an item which sells for $800-$1000 in mint shape is worth $100 or less in condition. If things do become condition sensitive will the highcondition items rise or the low condition items fall or both?
its just reflective of a young hobby. Used to be this way in the other hobbies too... that's changed in a hurry as you found out with your $5,000 Iron Man 1 sale, no?
To answer your question I would say both.
p.s - i'd be more than happy to go pick it up if you decide to pass.
Its amazing how this hobby differs from others. In most hobbies an item which sells for $800-$1000 in mint shape is worth $100 or less in condition. If things do become condition sensitive will the highcondition items rise or the low condition items fall or both?
Also, that being said... consider a NES zelda.. you could buy a cart for $5, a CIB for $25, and sealed mint for $500. That's actually a pretty good spread. Its strange in that the spread is much higher for some games than others. But I think that will change.
Smart move cecilbug. I'm telling you, if you don't want to keep it, I'm sure there are several here that would offer more than $300. Heck, I know most probably already have. lol
Wow - I'd probably pay $300 a SE manual in that condition, although not much more. On a sidenote, what kind of a game shop owner would put a SE manual for sale in his shop? 99% of the people who see it wont even know what the hell it is.
Exactly, I'd lowball the guy. Or wait a week and go back.
Wow - I'd probably pay $300 a SE manual in that condition, although not much more. On a sidenote, what kind of a game shop owner would put a SE manual for sale in his shop? 99% of the people who see it wont even know what the hell it is.
Exactly, I'd lowball the guy. Or wait a week and go back.
You don't wait a week when you see something like that. Another person in the 1% might come along.
Wow - I'd probably pay $300 a SE manual in that condition, although not much more. On a sidenote, what kind of a game shop owner would put a SE manual for sale in his shop? 99% of the people who see it wont even know what the hell it is.
I know what you mean. Coffee rings on cover and multiple pages and moisture waves throughout? I think paying $1k or whatever for a nice one is the better "deal" (for the reasons in buyatari's post) but I guess you take what you can get with this title.
As for the game shop owner, I think sometimes they like to have flashy items in their store to just make the inventory look a little better. But I agree with you.
That sucks! But, probably better that he admitted it up front, rather than you buy it and find out the hard way!
~~NGD
What a disapointment. When I told the guy I was there to buy the manual he nearly fell off his chair. He then told me that it was just a Athletic World manual that he changed the cover on. He uses it as a coster and thought it would freak people out who knew what it was. He said he never expected anyone to want to buy it. What a let down and waste of a day.
Exactly how did he change the cover on it? Did he use a PAL cover or something?
Anyways, sorry he wasted your time.
I'd guess he did just want to have a flashy item in his store, lol.