DefaultGen | 5,400 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 $2500 for a loose Outback Joey. I don’t think anything else comes close. $2500 to check a checkbox with a cartridge so I don’t wonder “Is it really part of the Genesis set?”, which no I don’t believe it is. But I don’t want to change my mind one day then have to spend years tracking one down so I jumped when one came up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone3969 | 304 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 $425 for a CIB (including slip cover) 1941 Counter Attack (SuperGrafx) $600 for Sapphire CIB with spine (PC Engine CD) $350 for KUON CIB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 12 minutes ago, tbone3969 said: $425 for a CIB (including slip cover) 1941 Counter Attack (SuperGrafx) $600 for Sapphire CIB with spine (PC Engine CD) $350 for KUON CIB 1941 counter attack is a lot of fun. One of my go to games for MISTer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone3969 | 304 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 (edited) On 5/1/2020 at 10:07 PM, DoctorEncore said: I have literally said to my wife "It will definitely hold its value and, if we ever need the money, I can always resell." (I was being slightly disingenuous in my initial post. I do discuss big purchases with her, just not exact dollar amounts unless she specifically wants to know.) If I had a dollar for every time I told this to my wife I could buy Stadium Events. Edited May 14, 2020 by tbone3969 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armageddon Potato | 124 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I've always been mostly self found so I've never broke the bank too hard(modern times don't allow for this too much anymore.) I've been very lucky in the past to knock stuff of my list like Little Samson for $65 shipped back in the early days of NA(that was what it was worth!), or finding a Starfox Super Weekend cart for $2.50 at Dimple Records. As for the most expensive single item? I'd guess slightly under 1K for either a specific proto or something like a minty DK Jr. Math/Chubby Cherub CIB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bighab | 58 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 In 2017 I bought a manual less copy of Snatcher for the Sega CD for $280. My copy had a photocopied back art so I made it complete and promptly resold the disk only copy for $230. I remember buying Steel Battalion new at retail for $250. Dropped $200 on a complete PDS in 2002. Those are the top three I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,514 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) I can only think of 3 times I've paid 200 or more. Sounds conservative, but ive paid 100+ for a ton of games. 200 was always the line I figured would keep my wife from getting pissed. The 3 200 plus games are all cart only. 220ish for power blade 2 on ebay (around 2015, 2016) 200 for caltron 6-1 in Nintendo age buy from Hogie who started gvn 200 for a mint final fight guy for snes Edit: forgot I had to file a police report to get that final fight guy. It was inadvertently shipped to my old address. When they tried to keep it, a cop went over and retrieved it. Im a criminal defense attorney so all the local cops know me and usually we are on opposite sides. They got a lot of laughs that I had to use them AND for an old video game. I remember one telling another, you gotta ask him why it's 200 bucks. When I explained it was exclusively released as a rental at blockbuster, they were rolling over laughing at me. Edited May 19, 2020 by NESfiend 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Hill | 276 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Before I sold most of my collection, a vast majority of expensive titles were found cheap or I used trades to make it happen. I think the most I actually shelled out in cash for a single game was around $300 for Panzer Dragoon Saga in 2013/2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApebitMusic | 129 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Hmm, for things I ended up keeping, I think it would be a VGA 80 Simon's Quest, first print. Paid about $800 a year ago. Also paid about $900 for a sealed Game Boy, original black box release, also about a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaMan52 | 2,440 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Disregard my post on page 3. I looked through my files and I believe this is the most expensive game I've bought: I paid over $800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PasseGaming | 28 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I spent 85-115 a few times on various NES cartridges. I have a hard limit of 200$ that I wont go over, so there's going to be some gaps in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azraelvat | 0 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) Without giving the exact amount away, I recently bought a Worms W.M.D. for Switch sealed off eBay. That cost a bit. The Non-Stop Climax edition of Bayonetta was also pricy, but that was technically two games, so I feel better about myself on that one. Edited June 21, 2020 by Azraelvat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddenCollector | 28 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 A few years back, stadium events loose for either 5k or 6k. It was awesome to have for a few days and then I was like “I have a piece of plastic with a board sitting on my shelf representing $5,000.” I sold it not long after for around $7k. Both the buy and the sell were record prices at the time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,700 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I can now change my answer to $130 for Robo Aleste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,761 Administrator · Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 6/4/2020 at 12:43 PM, PasseGaming said: I spent 85-115 a few times on various NES cartridges. I have a hard limit of 200$ that I wont go over, so there's going to be some gaps in my collection. Is there a reason you're ok with multiple $200 games but not, say, a single $800 game? Would you buy 4 $200 games you don't like? Would you not buy a $800 game you do like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adorabear | 69 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 The most I've paid is easily my sealed copy of Pokemon Red for $300 CAD. I usually don't have any interest in sealed games since I like to play all of my games, but I had to make an exception for this since it's the first game I ever owned and the series as a whole has a lot of meaning to me. There was someone selling it at a local comic con we sell stuff at, so I couldn't pass it up. Nothing else even comes close to that for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArcadeGeek | 14 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I've picked up a few large collections for $20k+ each, but those were at huge discounts to actual individual value. As far as a single item goes, maybe the $2,250 I spent for my restored Paperboy arcade game with a Championship Sprint Kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,510 Editorials Team · Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 13 hours ago, MaddenCollector said: A few years back, stadium events loose for either 5k or 6k. It was awesome to have for a few days and then I was like “I have a piece of plastic with a board sitting on my shelf representing $5,000.” I sold it not long after for around $7k. Both the buy and the sell were record prices at the time. Pretty much my same line of thinking. I wrote off buying the competition or combo carts because I knew there was no way I could rationalize owning a piece of plastic instead of doing something else with the cash. Or just saving/investing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddenCollector | 28 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) 46 minutes ago, TheArcadeGeek said: I've picked up a few large collections for $20k+ each, but those were at huge discounts to actual individual value. As far as a single item goes, maybe the $2,250 I spent for my restored Paperboy arcade game with a Championship Sprint Kit. Ahhh man you’re giving me the itch to get out there and start buying again. I had so much fun going out and hunting. Competing with the other resellers was a great time and most of us ended up becoming friends. I do miss those huge thousands of dollars buys - I do not miss the testing, listing and shipping! Edited June 23, 2020 by MaddenCollector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BortLicensePlate | 652 Graphics Team · Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Most I've spent is probably on a box, manual and poster for pocky and rocky... no game. I think it was like 300 Canadian or something. Dont remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,400 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 16 hours ago, MaddenCollector said: A few years back, stadium events loose for either 5k or 6k. It was awesome to have for a few days and then I was like “I have a piece of plastic with a board sitting on my shelf representing $5,000.” I sold it not long after for around $7k. Both the buy and the sell were record prices at the time. Damn, that's a LOT of Maddens!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddenCollector | 28 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: Damn, that's a LOT of Maddens!! Right? I could probably snag them all sealed and still go to Disney after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobear85 | 141 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 650 on a combo deal for Hagane and Aero Fighters. Got them last year from somebody who had legal issues, all I gotta say is if you have tickets, pay them cause then they turn into warrants and you have to sell your stuff to deal with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 5 hours ago, MaddenCollector said: Ahhh man you’re giving me the itch to get out there and start buying again. You bought that SE from Jeff, aka ihavethatPMA on NA, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foochie776 | 1,051 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, captmorgandrinker said: You bought that SE from Jeff, aka ihavethatPMA on NA, correct? You ever talk to him Dave? I miss that guy, bought a load of stuff from him over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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