frostmilk

On 1/31/2021 at 7:31 PM, Tanooki said:

@frostmilk

I have a few suggestions.

The first is ebay, but you sort by US only.  I can name a few I've used that are very reputable for those very 3 systems, N64 and GC too. pal52, retro_saikou, and shisochou are all US based.  IF you don't mind importing, they're very honest and use real images and their english isn't half bad either: ryoplanshop (which I've used mainly for Gameboy stuff)

If you go Japan (or US) use this variable to nail down 8bit gameboy/color stuff only "nintendo game boy -advance" which is how I poke around for stuff.  I would NEVER suggest using an American based or Japanese based web store, they'll nail your ass to the wall with a large mark up and the shpping is commonly shit for the old stuff.  YesAsia and PlayAsia though if you want Switch stuff, hands down, really good choices given the system has no region lock.

Personally if you don't use those accounts I gave, just use the search I did.  remove -advance for GBA.  pop out the game boy part and stuff in famicom for FC and add -super to cut out those, or keep super but then you get both as it's unavoidable.

Might be best to skim the wiki for a systems entire game list, find what you want, and modify the search popping part of the game name into it.

 

Beyond that, use yahoo japan auctions or amazon japan, but USE a broker.  I've researched it since I hit a wall finding a few thigns ebay is just disgustingly extortionate on.  ZenMarket (zenmarket.jp) is the best one.  They charge a flat $3USD fee to use them to pay for you from the Japanese sites.  All you do is just pay the current conversion rate, and then whatever shipping costs from Japanese guy to them in Japan, then them in Japan to you.  Saves a bundle because you're not putting up with the ebay GSP scam rates and the FVF garbage they kick the prices up even higher over from Japan to here.

Hey!!! great reply, thank you, help me a lot.

Specially about zenmarket.jp not for only video games, I collect other stuff from japan and I was looking a service like that, I need a service that acts like forward to me, due many japanese sellers don't ship to USA, I'll go to learn how https://zenmarket.jp/ works.

Thank You!

I'm looking for some specific japanese releases, mostly (Gameboy, Famicom, Super Famicom) but is hard to deal with ebay japanese sellers.  

I know there's a lot japan sellers on ebay but most all use the same old stock photos for his listings, that mean what do you see is not what do you get, they seems don't care or understand about the condition.

Any US online store or dealer or some contact that sells Japanese (Gameboy, Famicom, Super Famicom)?

Thanks.

Grading open games is really stupid idea, I prefer enjoy the contents of the game, read the manuals, care the inserts. Buy acrylic cases o even standard protectors from retroprotection.com and enjoy the contents of the game.

19 hours ago, ThePhleo said:

Me and @Mr. CIB literally just finished a "CIB Contents" list for the USA Licensed NES library just mere hours ago. It took about 30 days to compile, and about 25 years of combined experience between the two of us.

It's a rough cut and not ready for public viewing but I'm sure Deniz and Kenneth have a similar looking list. Despite where you are in the whole "political" spectrum of WATA, they guys who run it are longstanding community members who know their stuff.

If me and @Mr. CIB can do it in 30 days with no financial incentive, I'm sure they can do it as well.

Also, I'm sure they make mistakes in what goes to what. The only true way to verify with absolute certainty is to open, but in general the inserts of any given CIB are knowable.

That sounds amazing!!!

17 hours ago, ThePhleo said:

 

I don't have any hard definitions myself, but I loosely use a few terms.

A "Perfect CIB" would be something that includes everything that belongs inside and outside the box. Plastic wrap, factory stickers, plastic bags, etc.

A "100% CIB" would be something that includes everything that belongs inside the box only. Might be missing the plastic bag or a nintendo power insert, so I'll use "100% CIB" if it's missing something like that, and I'll use "100%+ CIB" if it has everything except the plastic wrap.

A "CIB" would be something that just includes the cartridge, manual, and box.

Everything else would be categorized as "Loose" even if its a box + cartridge, or a "Perfect CIB" missing just the manual or cartridge.

 

So my rough terminology is Loose > CIB > 100% CIB > 100%+ CIB > Perfect CIB

I guess you can add one or two more stage though "New" would be something unopened, and maybe you can add "Graded" but I wouldn't call it a step up, I'd consider it a different thing all together since you can also get a loose cartridge graded.

Sounds good, levels of CIBs would be proper and more accurate.

thanks for all responses, I start to like this forum  I used to use NintendoAGE.

CIB means COMPLETE IN BOX, right? 

So! why WATA calls a CIB for just the Box, Booklet and Game? that is not a real complete in box game, a real complete game should be include EVERYTHING that originally comes with the game, by example: the nintendo promo inserts, registration cards and yes! even the PLASTIC BAG.

Also the inserts can be different from the same release, by example Super Mario 3 NES, I have multiple CIB copies with different nintendo promo inserts, I bet WATA don't know which insert is part of each release due the same exact release from the same year and run can have different inserts.

IMO that's the first problem of grade NON sealed games and WATA shouldn't call a CIB a game for just the Box, Booklet and Game.