MaddenCollector

2 minutes ago, a3quit4s said:

https://www.upwork.com

 

Thanks! I just learned of Fiverr too.

I couldn’t find the right section to post this but I am looking for a web designer to consult on a new video game/collectible project I’m working on.

Most of the site will be basic design, only a few pages. Will need an e-commerce platform only for clients to make one-time payments for their deposit/final invoice. (No product sales or subscription or anything like that).

I just want it to look clean and professional.

I can just pay for the consultation if it’s something I can do myself or may hire to just do the project. I have some experience with Wordpress, woocommerce and PayPal payments.

Please send a message with some links to sites you’ve created and I’ll tell you all about the project vision.

Thanks!

If you’re trying to deal with a bunch of “is this still available?” messages from people who will never respond again - FB marketplace is great.

Honestly it all depends on what kind of money you’re trying to get, how fast you want it, and how much time you’re willing to commit.

Your good stuff will sell fast anywhere and your junk will sit forever unless you sell it super cheap.

Does NintendoAge reputation count? If so, I’d like to think I qualify

Back in after many years

Hey all - looking to trade in the US. I have plenty of vouches and have been around these parts for many years. I ship fast & safe.

Pics available!

NES:

Friday the 13th CIB

Final Fantasy CIB

Mega Man 3 CIB

Mega Man 6 CIB

Bubble Bobble cart

Silk Worm manual

SNES:

Super Punch Out CIB

Wanted:

NES, SNES, N64, Genesis CIBs

NES, Genesis carts

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10J3pA1TjiHorKRjZMeWJFre3ajcJEw7qJafAM1Ht7EU/edit

Wanted:

The last few NES CIBs that I need! I really want to knock these out soon so I can focus on other stuff.

I can buy or trade, have plenty of cool stuff I can trade.

I prefer them a little beat up and don’t care about print runs, not really into paying premiums for condition or print run.

Arkanoid
Baseball
Excitebike
Ghostbusters 
Jordan vs Bird
Kid Icarus
Pro Wrestling
Super Mario Bros

8 hours ago, a3quit4s said:

I feel your pain, grinding out the last of the N64 games I needed was not fun. They were titles I would have never found locally even with two retro game stores nearby. I had some fun buying some games for other systems that weren’t really expensive to give myself a break here and there

Yeah man I hear you, nothing will ever be perfect but it just gets annoying to only be able to buy stuff on eBay. Not to mention that it’s also much less fun when I’m competing with regular sealed guys, celebrities, and wealthy investors haha

18 hours ago, Scrobins said:

I had no idea, that’s so cool! I’m a fan of your greeting carts.

Thank you! I sold the business and all the IP a couple years ago to drag00n (Adam from Second Dimension). It sure was fun while it lasted!

37 minutes ago, RegularGuyGamer said:

@Quest4Nes has been doing the no eBay full set for some time now, iirc. I'm sure he'd have a unique take on the challenge. 

I remember him! And you! Man all these NA memories coming back.

I was linktothepastgames and then retroscribe

I’ve basically been focusing on sealed games but I gotta be honest, it’s becoming less fun every day. 
 

I’m chasing a sealed Madden set and that’s losing its luster because my only outlet is eBay. Also been on a long journey to get all of my childhood favorites sealed. The issue there is that the only ones left on my list (in good condition) would cost me as much as a new house.

So I need something new to keep me going. I’m very interested in the challenge of a cart-only NES set or cart-only Genesis set. Those are the only consoles for which I have a strong nostalgia.

My question is: what would be a fun way to challenge myself to obtain this set? It could easily be bought within 60-90 days with enough money but I want a challenge and an experience.

Some ideas I’ve considered:

“No ebay rule” - basically can buy anywhere but eBay 

Start with X dollars and buy/sell/trade my way to the full set

Trade only

Local only

Anyone else have any good ideas???

9 hours ago, Code Monkey said:

Did I see you post this stack on Instagram under #nescollector?

Very possible! My insta is @pghvideogames

Have the following items available for trade (in the pictures).

All are factory sealed and range from mint to trashed. (Mega Man and Venice Beach are gone)

Here’s my wanted list:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10J3pA1TjiHorKRjZMeWJFre3ajcJEw7qJafAM1Ht7EU/edit
 

I’m also in the market for 2 USB Bluetooth adapters for PS4 controllers (want to use them with my Pi), as well as a black Sega Sports Dreamcast Controller.

I’m in Pittsburgh and only want to trade within the US. I’m well-vouched for many years. If I don’t know you and you’re not well-vouched, we can PayPal each other the “value” of the trade so we are both safe. 
 

I ship quickly and ship safely, and I’m also pretty lenient on values when we are trading.

Updated again

Hi everyone -

Here's a list of what I'm looking for. I'm a serious buyer/trader and I have PayPal ready to spend and/or inventory to trade.

WANTED LIST:

Consoles:

Neo Geo AES USA system or JP system with fairly recent unibios
Neo Geo consolized MVS system

NES:

- SEALED NOTE: I'm not too picky about condition on sealed titles as long as it's reflected in the price. I don't want major crushing or major wrap issues. 
- CIB NOTE: On the other hand, I am picky about box condition on CIB. I want it to be pretty crisp with no major issues to the box. Cart/manual condition isn't terribly important.

10 Yard Fight (sealed or mint CIB)
Arkanoid (sealed or mint CIB)
Blades of Steel (sealed only)
Castlevania (sealed or mint CIB)
Castlevania II (sealed or mint CIB)
Contra (sealed or mint CIB)
Double Dribble (sealed only)
Dragon Warrior (must be sealed or dead mint CIB, just trying to upgrade condition)
Duck Hunt (sealed or mint CIB)
Excitebike (sealed or mint CIB)
Ghostbusters (sealed or mint CIB)
Ghostbusters II (sealed or mint CIB)
Golf (must be sealed or dead mint CIB, just trying to upgrade condition)
Hogan's Alley (sealed or mint CIB)
Ice Hockey (sealed only)
John Elway QB (sealed only)
Jordan vs Bird (sealed only)
Kid Icarus (sealed or mint CIB))
Kung Fu (sealed or mint CIB)
Legend of Zelda (if sealed, will look at normal or classic series - if CIB must be original)
Legend of Zelda II (if sealed, will look at normal or classic series - if CIB must be original)
Little League Baseball (sealed only)
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out (sealed or mint CIB)
Paperboy (sealed or mint CIB)
Pro Wrestling (sealed or mint CIB)
Skate or Die (sealed or mint CIB)
Super Mario Bros (sealed or mint CIB)
Super Mario Bros 2 (must be sealed or dead mint CIB, just trying to upgrade condition)
Super Mario Bros 3 (sealed only)
RBI Baseball (sealed or mint CIB)
Tecmo Bowl (sealed only)
Tecmo NBA Basketball (sealed only)
Tennis (sealed or mint CIB)
Tetris (must be sealed or dead mint CIB, just trying to upgrade condition)
TMNT II (sealed or mint CIB)
WCW Wrestling (sealed or mint CIB)
Wayne Gretzky Hockey (sealed or mint CIB)

SNES (sealed or mint CIB only)
Chrono Trigger
Secret of Mana
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario World

N64 (sealed or mint CIB only):
Goldeneye 007
Mario 64
Mario Tennis
WCW vs NWO Revenge
WCW vs NWO World Tour
Wave Race

Genesis (mint CIB only):

Beavis & Butthead
Bulls vs Blazers
Bulls vs Lakers
Coach K College Basketball
Crue Ball
Ghostbusters
Joe Montana Football
Jordan vs Bird
Lakers vs Celtics
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
NBA Jam
NBA Jam TE
NFL 94
NHL Hockey
Prime Time NFL (cardboard)
Road Rash
Street Fighter II Special Champion
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage II
Team USA Basketball
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
Toe Jam & Earl
Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Sega Dreamcast (sealed only):
NBA 2k 
NBA 2k1
NBA 2k2
NFL 2k 
NFL 2k2
NHL 2k

Xbox (sealed only):
ESPN Football 2004
ESPN Hockey 2004
ESPN NBA 2k5
ESPN NHL 2k5
ESPN NFL 2k5
NFL 2k3
NHL 2k3

Also looking for:

Sealed Madden games from any console/handheld
Mint condition Gyromite manual
Pretty much any Neo Geo CD games

The items I have to trade are all listed at: https://www.ebay.com/str/pghvideogames

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2 hours ago, captmorgandrinker said:

I can vouch for MaddenCollector for you newer guys that don't remember him from NA.

Thanks dude I appreciate it!

2 hours ago, a3quit4s said:

Can I trade you US dollars?

Haha yeah at this stage I can. Basically just knock 10% off the eBay prices and I’m good. I just lowered a few too. Just slide in my DMs and let me know what you want!

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I have an opportunity to buy some early print black box games but I need some help from the experts:

1. Is there any way to discern between first/second/third print on a CIB aside from the “void” mark on a peeled sticker? Seems like all of them are exactly the same otherwise.

2. Are there any safe ways to remove marker from an NES box? Two of them have some marker on the artwork.

3. Is it even worth getting a first/second print graded if the box art has a tear from the sticker deal being peeled off? Two of them are definitely first print based on the remnants left on the matte sticker seal on top but the front of the box has damaged artwork from the sticker seal being torn off.

Thanks in advance!

On 8/5/2020 at 9:56 PM, ThePhleo said:

There’s a clear tendency for many years that all things early Nintendo were must haves for any sealed collectors.

That also clearly has shifted into a new hobby of key title collecting where collectors want first prints of AAA titles that they can market as rare.

Im sure there are thousands of sealed Halo’s out there, but people are bananas for NFR editions of it right now...I’m sure there are hundreds (if not a thousand+) of sealed SMB3 right now but even the right Bros is a hot commodity.

Yeah it’s crazy how that has shifted over the years. A few years ago it was purely individual title rarity and condition. There were very few people interested in variants - those people are definitely profiting right now.

Just now, captmorgandrinker said:

Shouldn't both of those have an H-seam?

I was like 80% sure they do. Even aside from that, I think the placement of the holes & seams screams reseal. I hope I'm wrong!

More pics

Hey guys -

Came across a potential trade for some sealed games but I have concerns.

1. the “previously viewed” sticker is a bad omen

2. Looks like box wear on Kung Fu

Any thoughts?

The beauty of this hobby is you can collect whatever the hell you want.

For example, I collect the following:

- CIBs of games I had/played as a kid from any platform 

- sealed copies of my absolute favorites

- every Madden game ever made

- any game/console with a Hills price sticker

None of those make any sense at all together but it’s what I care about.