Strange | 1,700 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 All CIB? All loose? Or different for each library? Mine is different depending on the library. For example: Atari (all hardware): a combo of loose and CIB, just depending on what I find. Colecovision: Mostly loose, but CIB if I can find it Intellivision: CIB only Magnavox Odyssey 2: CIB only NES - a combo of loose and CIB, just depending on what I find SNES/N64: Only loose for now but contemplating changing that. Master System and Genesis: CIB only DS/3DS: CIB only Game Boy: loose (that price gap is rough) All CD based games: CIB only What about you? I thought it would be cool to see the variety in how people collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BazookaJoe | 10 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Everything I collect has to be CIB. I think it's the OCD in me. The only loose stuff I have is from @Gloves and his auctions that I've won in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austin532 | 467 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 CIB and uhh.....Sealed that turn into CIB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srbossman79 | 25 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 It depends. Cartridge Systems - loose. I like to have manuals or maps if I can, but I do not want any cardboard at all. Sega - I like to have the case as it is durable and won't disintegrate on my shelves. Anything disc based, I like to have CIB. I don't collect sealed. Nothing against anyone who does, but it's just not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh_Lurv | 254 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 CD based and hard shell box systems like the Genesis I go for CB/CIB most of the time. It's usually not much harder to get a CB/CIB copy than a loose copy. Loose disc games are also a PITA to sell when you want to part with them. For my remaining systems, I stick to mostly loose carts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 CIB, the way god intended. Though I still have a couple loose titles I havent upgraded yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiRD | 137 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Snes : Cib mint (only NHL serie sealed) Nes : cart only (cib mint for kid memories titles : Mtpo, zelda, Contra..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 minute ago, BortLicensePlate said: CIB, the way god intended. Though I still have a couple loose titles I havent upgraded yet What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) Bear in mind that I am not really actively collecting games (but I still will grab peripherals such as guides and maps) now since I have most everything I want for the platforms I have. (I will still pick up games from thrift stores on the very very rare occasions I see anything (and it is not ridiculously overpriced)). I assembled most of my collection back in the day when this stuff was common in the video game stores and did not command the prices they do today - I had good working relations with the managers and staff at several game stores and they would allow me to grab parts (such as manuals) as needed to fill out what I was missing. And a lot of stuff I simply bought new and hung on to everything. So - my standards were for almost all platforms to get the packaging, the game, the manual and any other things such as posters and maps that came with it. The only exception for that was for the various gameboy platforms (which I didn't seriously get into until the gameboy player came out) - those I would pick up with boxes etc if I found them - otherwise I was content to pick up the cartridges and track down a manual if I didn't get one with the cartridges. (The aforementioned game stores also let me pick through their stacks (they all seemed to have them) of orphan gameboy manuals.) Out of my approximately 250 gameboys (of various stripes) I have at least manuals for all except 2 copies of Amazing Tater and a copy of Tripworld. I have also tried to pick up any guides for the games I have - so I have lots of those also. Edited January 2, 2020 by Wandering Tellurian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorkOverlord | 684 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I don't mind loose carts at all as long as they're in good shape. Discs have to be CIB though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kell | 102 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Collect? Sealed. Yes, I'm one of those lol. I also have many opened games. But I considered my sealed games my "collection". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m308gunner | 352 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 NES. CIB only. I only deal in absolutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,096 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Carts are loose in most cases and dvd/blue ray must be in the box and preferably have the manual. I do make exceptions for awesome games to buy them in the box for carts or if I happen to pick them up for a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 CIB or Sealed and as Mint as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,491 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 All loose, with as nice a label as I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inzoreno | 102 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) It mostly depends on the type of media. If it is disc-based, then it has to be CIB, I won't buy loose discs or discs with replacement artwork, like from GameStop. Carts are different, I don't mind buying loose carts, as they still look fine on display, though having CIB would be nice to have eventually. Of course, there are exceptions, very small carts like on Switch or DS, I would only buy CIB back when I collected for those systems since you can't just put a DS cart on the shelf and it look fine. Edited January 3, 2020 by Inzoreno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snk2d4ever | 96 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 2 hours ago, jonebone said: CIB or Sealed and as Mint as possible. x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrslam | 474 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 CIB or sealed for optical media. For carts, I keep sealed over CIB and CIB over loose, and the best label condition I can find, but I'm really most interested in the game. I don't use ebay or similar so what I have is whatever best item was found in the wild. Currently, about 3% of my collection is sealed, 40% CIB, and the rest loose or loose with manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,477 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) I like my carts like I like my women, loose, but clean. Edited January 3, 2020 by Californication 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeewithmrsaturn | 100 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Buzzed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,932 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 This is an easy answer for me. Carts? = Loose or better without a hit to the expense (a minor bump is fine) Optical/Mini Cards = Complete, nothing less. Discs if the case/etc are nice usually the disc is too so it shows they were likely less abusing/more caring. DS/Switch sized media is tiny and overly easily lost, so for me the case is an easy way not to lose, but also again to show the owner treated their stuff with care. Those things just aren't as rugged as an old GBA and back game cartridge, and those you can easily tell if they had a hard life at a simple glance to know to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErickRPG | 42 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Complete Mint pristine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nes Freak | 584 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 loose for the most part. excellent to mint. i dont do ripped or warn labels (unless its very rare and happens to fall in my lap) the only boxed stuff i do is from a franchise im collecting for, that i enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Nes,snes,gb both loose and boxed Disc games, ds, cib Trying to get to the point of all cib but the price gaps as others have said make it tough sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-bit guerilla | 82 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Loose, also I started grabbing ugly games too a little while ago. Can find good prices on mid-rare games that way like this! Check out what I just got in the mail for like 20 bones! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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