YOURTURN

Guys? Lets face it. This is our reality now.

Yo! Thanks! Hey! Thanks! Thanks!

Hi and thanks. Digging the avatar.

Honestly, I had that ability as well I would probably have a business partner in all of this. But with the fact sellers are ignoring print rarity has me question what is the point of hunting down first print titles for the PS2 and beyond. And I am saying this is a collector who has zero interest to sell anything I buy. Because in the end what is going to dictate how much something is worth appears to be the grade, not the difference between a first and second print. Which is so insane to me that it literally took me a lot of time to find a sane way to say that.

That I can understand. I mean seeing how it is a guessing game since companies do not always keep track of the changes they made. And those who have it were probably abducted by some anti-grading organization that do not want to have that part of the market to be accurate. But it still bugs me that VGA will not say "with bonus sticker/content/etc." for a Japanese release at the very least. Because even if they do not have a way to confirm it they could choose to do that instead of just saying "Japan release". I know that I might sound nit-picky but I did find a Japanese seller who had two VGA graded copies of Dragon Quest XI (3DS) for sale. And they had the second print cost more because it graded a 95, while the first print was a 90. Both had the same type of label so the buyer might not know the difference. So now I am wondering if I should even bother hunting down first prints of select games I want while they are still cheap. Because at this points buyers seem to care more about the score than the rarity.

Thanks! I should add that I enjoy reading your contributions to the hobby. Almost as much as I like seeing those games.

I was thinking of something like that last night when I compared eBay prices to a few Yahoo! Auction prices. The latter had some sellers offering a promotional variant poster for the Compile Shadowrun (Mega-CD) game. They had those around $60. The one being sold on eBay is $266.99. The game itself, CIB, is more than double on eBay as well. But yeah... I guess the eBay end of things is a Rod Sterling short of being similar to the Twilight Zone. That is the one big thing I don't like about VGA or WATA Games. They don't mark a first press/print games as such. It annoys me because people are not always going to know the difference. In this case it is the security sticker. And in more recent cases it's going to be a sticker that says the game has bonus content. But for me it matters more to see that than have the game include a "archival" sticker. Because if they can note an error copy, seam-type, etc. then they should do this for first press/print games as well.

That's the one! I remembered telling somebody about your greetings shortly after I joined. They told me that alone made NA a keeper for me. Thanks! I tried to. But I think the manga was what made it hard for me to enjoy. Then again I also stopped playing the 3DS version of Ocarina of Time for a similar reason. Thanks!

Thanks. And to be honest that was the arc that made me lose interest in One Piece.

Thanks @JamesRobot for the welcome. Isn't that a NA original of yours? And thanks @Bubbapauls. Love The Dude avatar. Plus sorry for the pre-edited, long-winded rant. I sometimes forget that introductions should not be longer than a single One Piece arc.

Here is me during a Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light event Square Enix held in Akihabara. This was taken in a few days after my birthday in 2016. And no... I did not wear the Legend of Zelda t-shirt for that event. It was purely coincidental. Even though some might be "outraged" for their own reasons.

I used to be YOURTURN on NA.

The only fail I can offer is partially my fault. But has me question why they never spell-checked before making the label. Case in point: Dragon Quest XI If you look up "Dragon Quest XI CBCS" you will see my original copy in Google's image section. You will also see "Sugisarishi" be "Sugi Sarishi". I found out this was incorrect after they emailed me the final grade. But I did not realize they used my use of the word when I finally received the game. And when it comes to being nit picky they did not make any reference to the game. Even with a "With Offer" or something like that would have helped differentiate said first print from later prints. But again, that is me being nit picky since I like knowing the difference when it comes to their U.S. graded games.

Sorry for the poor lighting. I am limited in terms of space right now. - The NES Coasters were bought at Kohls. It was my mandatory X'mas gift shopping season and decided to get something for myself. Chose the nicest packaging they had to offer, but have not opened to see how they look. Plus they are too small to submit to WATA Games. So I will not find out until I finally get my own place. - The Dragon Quest Inn keyholder was something I ordered through AmiAmi. I think I ordered it with some other items last year. But I might be wrong. - The Weekly Jump Pirates Club telecards are technically a complete set. In this case these are the only three characters they did for Dragon Quest IV. And based on any info I can find they only covered the Famicom era of Dragon Quest games. So I have no idea if they did anybody else other than these, the Hero (DQ3), and the game covers. The last set took me two months to complete, with Solo (Male Hero) popping up a month later below what I was willing to pay. All three came from Mandarake. UPDATE: Got rid of my non-Capcom and non-Nintendo games so I could create a more streamlined collection.

So where shall I start? I guess in the beginning. Since December, 2011 I have been aiming to start a serious collection. This is because prior to me winning my SSI case I did not have the opportunity to seriously collect anything. And as I must admit the first mistake I made was not thinking about getting back into video games. That is an 8 year mistake I hope to not do again. When it comes to my personal history with video games, it begins in the pre-Nintendo era. But my favorite moments are tied to Japanese exclusive events. As for collecting... I plan to do this in phases. And right now I am focusing on Japanese releases, starting with those with cyberpunk-related content. With that said... Feel free to ask me anything (as long as it is not about that thing). I'll try to respond ASAP. And thank you for helping me be part of your forum.

EDIT: No longer in my collection.