I'm a software engineer who just graduated and is now working in the field of video game development. Awesome, right! Don't try to talk me into spilling the beans about what game I'm working on. My lips are sealed! I'm a 24 years old guy and from as far as I can remember, I loved playing video games ...
Here comes a big pack of games!
I saw this ad on Kijiji in my area. 600$ for 18 sealed games where most of them were near mint. I gave it a try and managed to lower the price down to 400$. I thought I'd made an extremely good deal. Turns out that probably those games weren't factory sealed, but resealed. Still, most of them are in really good shape.
| Game | C | I | B | Bought | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Unser Jr.'s Road to the Top | 10 | 10 | 8 | $15.00 | $12.00 |
| Bill Walsh College Football | 10 | 10 | 8 | $10.00 | $6.00 |
| F1 ROC 2: Race of Champions | 10 | 10 | 8 | $10.00 | $12.00 |
| Hardball III | 10 | 10 | 9 | $10.00 | $8.00 |
| Hit The Ice | 10 | 10 | 9 | $40.00 | $45.00 |
| Justice League Task Force | 10 | 10 | 9 | $55.00 | $30.00 |
| Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing | 10 | 10 | 8 | $20.00 | $12.00 |
| Madden NFL '94 | 10 | 10 | 9 | $5.00 | $7.00 |
| NBA All-Star Challenge | 10 | 10 | 9 | $10.00 | $8.00 |
| NBA Jam | 10 | 10 | 9 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| NFL Quarterback Club | 10 | 10 | 9 | $10.00 | $8.00 |
| Olympic Summer Games | 10 | 10 | 8 | $20.00 | $16.00 |
| Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure | 10 | 10 | 8 | $25.00 | $20.00 |
| Pro Sport Hockey | 10 | 10 | 7 | $10.00 | $8.00 |
| Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Crossroads of Time | 10 | 10 | 7 | $30.00 | $16.00 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation: Future's Past | 10 | 10 | 7 | $30.00 | $20.00 |
| Turn & Burn: No Fly Zone | 10 | 10 | 9 | $15.00 | $12.00 |
| WCW Super Brawl Wrestling | 10 | 10 | 7 | $60.00 | $40.00 |
So yeah... basically I went into this thinking I was buying brand new games. Turns out that after the deed, I learned that probably most of those games were resealed. How do I know? They are all sealed the same way with a seam line on both larger sides and one on the small side. Most of Super Nintendo game don't have that much lines. Even if the games are in really good condition, I overpaid for some of them. About 100 bucks over the actual value of everything, sadly. But, I guess I learned my lesson the hard way.
Overpriced resealed games
As you can see, all the games are, at least, in solid condition. With this condition, I assume that the cartridge and the inserts are mint condition. So I paid 400$ for about 320$ worth of games. If those are actually new, which I don't think they are, they should valuate around 500 bucks. I have few rare games like Hit The Ice and WCW Super Brawl Wrestling which should take value as time goes by.
Still, those are high quality CIB so I'm not pissed about the transaction. It just shows that again, I need to research more before buying.
- Petey
As you can see, all the games are, at least, in solid condition. With this condition, I assume that the cartridge and the inserts are mint condition. So I paid 400$ for about 320$ worth of games. If those are actually new, which I don't think they are, they should valuate around 500 bucks. I have few rare games like Hit The Ice and WCW Super Brawl Wrestling which should take value as time goes by.
Still, those are high quality CIB so I'm not pissed about the transaction. It just shows that again, I need to research more before buying.
BOOM SHAKA LAKA!!! (NBA JAM, 1993)
- Petey
Chrono Trigger
SNES - MINT Condition
Earthbound
SNES - VERY GOOD Condition
Resident Evil (Longbox)
PS1 - FACTORY SEALED
Resident Evil 2
PS1 - FACTORY SEALED (Black Label)
Resident Evil 2
PS1 - FACTORY SEALED (Black Label)
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