MPG23 | 1 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 New here - thank you in advance. I just came into a NES game haul from an estate sale and wanted to get the venerable experts take on (i) is it worth getting any of these "graded?", and (ii) any particular standout games? I've searched PriceCharting.com but some are hard to benchmark. Photo #1: All games are brand new (in plastic) but boxes are not sealed; 3 are "not for resale" / promotional (StarTropics, Metroid, NES Golf); few have cellophane around majority of box (but not sealed) Photo #2: All games are complete in boxes but games are not in plastic (presume may be used, albeit may also be new as packaged perfectly and looks as if contents of box was never removed); most have cellophane around majority of box (but not sealed) Thanks in advance for your guidance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,102 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) These are all common titles and they are all only Complete in Box or CIB since the way you describe it all the seals have been broken or fully removed. I wouldn’t bother grading them and just sell for as close to price charting as I could. Searching eBay sold listings may net better results. Edited April 10 by a3quit4s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,909 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 14 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: These are all common titles and they are all only Complete in Box or CIB since the way you describe it all the seals have been broken or fully removed. I wouldn’t bother grading them and just sell for as close to price charting as I could. Searching eBay sold listings may net better results. What about the 3x NFRs? If this guy is just looking to flip, then it still might not be worth getting them graded, but I've not seen these types of NES NFRs. Any clue where they came from? (Also, I admit that I've not looked much into NES NFRs, so I admit ignorance.) These were system pack-ins, I don't think, so where did these come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,909 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 @MPG23 Those NFR stickers, are they on the box or are they on cello? It's hard for me to tell from those photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,102 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 4 minutes ago, RH said: What about the 3x NFRs? If this guy is just looking to flip, then it still might not be worth getting them graded, but I've not seen these types of NES NFRs. Any clue where they came from? (Also, I admit that I've not looked much into NES NFRs, so I admit ignorance.) These were system pack-ins, I don't think, so where did these come from? This person has a graded version of the Metroid up for $2k but just because it’s listed at that price doesn’t mean it will sell. What I meant is I don’t think you’d make much more going through the hassle of grading them vs selling them raw. Obviously the NFR should sell for more than the others but use ebay sold rather than price charting to determine value for those. https://www.ebay.com/itm/375224939548 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,102 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) Just a heads up you may also post those NFRs in our FS/FO forum as someone here might be interested in them. Can’t attest to what you should look for in value though. If someone was specifically looking for them you could charge a premium because they are indeed rare versions of common games. I think the most likely reason for those stickers was they were sold to Nintendo employees Edited April 10 by a3quit4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,909 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Well, if OP is making his rounds on collector forums, he may also want to list each one as $1 auctions, posted on Sunday, ending the following Sunday (and be sure to add several high-quality photos.) Basically, do some guerilla marketing of your goods and share your eBay account link. Often the easiest way to get the most money, with minimal hassle, is to do it that way. Plus, considering the rarity of these and general quality, I'm not sure grading would help the prices that much. It might help some, but probably not enough to make it worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPG23 | 1 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 Super helpful. Thank you everyone. Great guidance. On the NFRs, those are on the box itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,185 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 6 hours ago, MPG23 said: Super helpful. Thank you everyone. Great guidance. On the NFRs, those are on the box itself. Are these for sale by any chance? I'm really interested in them as a lot deal. The NFR's are believed to be copies that Nintendo of America employees can purchase from the Nintendo employee store. They're usually stuff that comes off the factory line as "scratch and dent" stuff, meaning they weren't perfect samples, or just didn't pass QC 100% but met a certain threshold that was still good enough to sell at a discount to employees. They're cool variants, and I think only first party games and accessories came with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,011 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I think I got mine from these very forums for $25 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPG23 | 1 Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 (edited) Thanks again for everyone's help. I took the advice and listed everything tonight. Here's links to the three NFRs and my auction page: https://www.ebay.com/itm/126431492548 https://www.ebay.com/itm/166714730297 https://www.ebay.com/itm/166714732723 https://www.ebay.com/sch/139973/i.html?item=166714732723&_ssn=cooljay136 Edited April 15 by MPG23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,934 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Yes but seeing the advice, at least on the non-NFRs you ignored the advice. Best of luck i saw those go up but I'm really curious to see how this all ends up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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