The highest amount of money you would be willing to spend on a Turbo game

[frozenintears]

What is the highest amount of money you would ever pay for a Turbo game? What game would that be? Why?

It can be a HuCard or CD.

[soop]

Less than £50.  And that's for Dracula X and Rainbow Islands, complete with spine.
I've seen Rainbow Islands for £35 with no spine, but it means I'm constantly searching for bargains.  It could happen one day.

I would also say, that one day I would like to own a complete collection of games and Core consoles (I.E. not laserdisc players or that crazy monitor), so basically...  Yeah I need to win the lottery.

[Arkhan]

As much as I feel like at the time.

[Necromancer]

As much as I feel like at the time.

Same here.  Right now I'd say the most I'd pay is $200 for Bazaru de Gozaru, but I'm sure I could be talked into buying any of the pricey US titles or the legitimately rare PCE titles if the price were right.

[majors]

I've always kept a 5/10/15 range for US Hu's. Common trash is $5(Deep Blue, China Warrior), something good but common is $10 (Blazing Lasers, Alien Crush, Legendary Axe) and the goodies are $15 (Military Madness, Soldier Blade). Never cared about box and even the case is 'meh for something I really want. Of course I'll take the case when available but a Hu being loose does not stop me from buying.

Japanese stuff varies but $15-20 for good shit is my range (TwinBee, Salamander). I don't even bother with random JP Hu's that just plain suck...I'll take it for free just to raffle it off.

CD's? Well, tricky since I pretty much bought all of the games I ever wanted. Back in the 90's I'd go $40-50 for the top titles (Y's, Star Parodier, Cotton). I think I dropped $80 for Dracula. If CD games popped up on a FS: thread at a cheap price (L-dis unopened for $10 for example) I would bite.

[Black Tiger]

$20,000 for a new MIB mint-seal sealed Gold Youkai Douchuki.

Add another $30,000 if it's VGA graded 7+.

Make it an even $100,000 if it's a VGA 10.0.

If it's signed by a member of the development team, $2000 tops. What a waste of perfectly good  sealed collectible.

If it's used/open, I won't buy it for any price, because I only collect complete sets of graded sealed games.*

If I am not allowed to let anyone know that I have it, that's a deal breaker too. Otherwise, what's the point of collecting?



*The only exception I make is for rare unreleased prototypes that nobody else has, like PC Cocoron. If it's a game PCE fans would want to play and it's the only copy in existence, then I will pay any price to  have it exclusively to myself and will make sute it never gets ripprd, copied, etc as long as I live. Otherwise, what's the point of obtaining and ultra exclusive game unless I get to hold it over the heads of other people?

[roflmao]

I've always kept a 5/10/15 range for US Hu's. Common trash is $5(Deep Blue, China Warrior), something good but common is $10 (Blazing Lasers, Alien Crush, Legendary Axe) and the goodies are $15 (Military Madness, Soldier Blade). Never cared about box and even the case is 'meh for something I really want. Of course I'll take the case when available but a Hu being loose does not stop me from buying.

Japanese stuff varies but $15-20 for good shit is my range (TwinBee, Salamander). I don't even bother with random JP Hu's that just plain suck...I'll take it for free just to raffle it off.

CD's? Well, tricky since I pretty much bought all of the games I ever wanted. Back in the 90's I'd go $40-50 for the top titles (Y's, Star Parodier, Cotton). I think I dropped $80 for Dracula. If CD games popped up on a FS: thread at a cheap price (L-dis unopened for $10 for example) I would bite.

What he said.

[Shrapnoid]

I wouldn't go over 40 for DE2 and even then, it would have to have the manual, spine insert and next to no scratches.

Hu wise, I wouldn't go over 50 if even that for a near mint MC.

May sound wack but, paying bills comes before paying obscene amounts just so I can say "Look what I have!"

[soop]

May sound wack but, paying bills comes before paying obscene amounts just so I can say "Look what I have!"

I don't collect for anyone but me.  Actually sometimes I get duplicate games for multiplayer (Gameboy) or games I think my friends will enjoy playing, but for the most part I don't really tend to boast much.  I look at my collection and it gives me a warm feeling inside that only material posessions can give.

[Frank_fjs]

Generally speaking, $50 - maybe up to $80 in extreme circumstances. It would have to be a great game though and one that I would play extensively. It would also have to be genuinely rare, complete and in mint condition. With that said, spending that much money on a single game is something I seldom do.

I receive more pleasure actually playing games rather than keeping them in an air tight vacuum, within a fireproof container 10 feet underground.

I also don't spend large sums of money on obscure hardware that will never get used. On a similar note, failed consoles really don't grab my attention unless they're reasonably priced. I laugh and swallow vomit when I see Nintendo collectors spending hundreds of dollars on Pokemon crap, or a mint poly bagged copy of anything with Mario in it lol.

[Sadler]

Are we talking about US games? $15 for Soldier Blade seems wildly optimistic to me. If not, I'll gladly take your US Soldier Blade off of your hands for $30, you can buy a new copy for $15 and make yourself a nice little profit.

[Shrapnoid]

Are we talking about US games? $15 for Soldier Blade seems wildly optimistic to me. If not, I'll gladly take your US Soldier Blade off of your hands for $30, you can buy a new copy for $15 and make yourself a nice little profit.

Well, I'd have to have that new copy in my hands before I'd let go of the other one and since mine was bought from TZD, it has a certain sentimental value so, I doubt I'd be giving it up any time soon. 

[kiketonto]

I don't think that depends on me. Besides the little money amount I have to spend in games, consoles, etc. I have to wait an affordable price on EBAY.
which it's the only place where I can buy them.

[Shrapnoid]

I don't think that depends on me. Besides the little money amount I have to spend in games, consoles, etc. I have to wait an affordable price on EBAY.
which it's the only place where I can buy them.

I know. It sucks being on a tight budget.

[Black Tiger]

It's surprising how many say that they wouldn't pay retail prices in threads like this but get all excited over the prices in old catalog scans.