TG-16 Games Complete Question

[FridaysFullName]

Well as you can probably tell I am new here and I am looking to get into the TG-16.  I as most I am sure never had one when I was younger and it seems that in face fuels the want for one now.

I am going to start looking for a TG-16 system very soon and I had a question about buying the games.  What constitutes a complete TG-16 game? I know that brand new the games had an outer cardboard box. 

My question is as far as getting pricing from http://videogames.pricecharting.com/ does a TG-16 need to have the out cardboard box to be considered complete or as long as it has the jewel case with the manual enough?

[MNKyDeth]

Ok, I didn't even know what that site was...

I don't think any of those prices are accurate in any way, imo. I did a couple game searches and was like umm yeah, no way.

I have no idea how they are ranked as complete.

[FridaysFullName]

Ok, I didn't even know what that site was...

Really?  I thought that site was common knowledge.

I guess I wasn't asking so much asking how "they" rank or categorize it but more as in how maybe you guys look at it as a whole.  If that makes sense.

[Necromancer]

Complete would mean that the game is complete with everything it had when new at retail ( box, case, manual, huey, sleeve, foam filler strip, advertising inserts, etc.).

[FridaysFullName]

Complete would mean that the game is complete with everything it had when new at retail ( box, case, manual, huey, sleeve, foam filler strip, advertising inserts, etc.).

Thanks Necromancer it makes sense.  I was just curious because to this point I haven't seen many TG-16 with the jewel case and outer box as well.

[Black Tiger]

Just be aware that pricecharting is notoriously inaccurate with its TurboGrafx pricing and many of the "incomplete" results are actually complete items. Plus most cheaper eBay sales conveniently don't appear on there.

There's no such thing as "truly" complete, unless it still has the full shrinkwrap. You should only collect what interests you. The cardboard boxes of Turbo games weren't meant to be kept, so don't feel pressured to possess them.

[FridaysFullName]

Black Tiger thanks for that information I had no idea.  Like I said as far as I know that website is pretty standard for all gamers and collectors.

I agree with you on what is "truly" complete.  I was asking because last week I think it was I was looking on Ebay for TG-16 game lots.  I came across a Buy It Now for 4 games that were missing everything but the outer box and the total was around $100.  That didn't seem to steep to me but it made me wonder how to view TG-16 games as far as complete is concerned.

[Gredler]

Like I said as far as I know that website is pretty standard for all gamers and collectors.

A lot of gamers and collectors also hate that website, I think the vocal majority here hate that site, and consider it a problem for the evaluation of games. vgpricecharts simplifies a complicated scale of measurement, and many believe it quickly drives up the prices of games because of this. The subject is very debatable, but I'd venture to say that vgpricecharts could be considered a collectarded website

[majors]

must...resist...'tard...thReAd...rAgE@#$^@...

Putting my hate aside, welcome to the forums and happy obey hunting. Protip: Flashcard now and play, later get dust collectors.

Pricecharting has some drama behind it. Do you know who owns the site? It's a aggregate tool for sure, but I would take it as bible...or Koran, Torah or Chinese tea leaves. We have seen folks artificially inflate prices on it with bogus eBay sales. 

As for 'tardboard collecting, it's not for me. Complete is game, manual and case (sans the late TG Chip releases of course). If cardboard makes you happy, then great...but I will mock ppl for that.

Like I said as far as I know that website is pretty standard for all gamers and collectors.

A lot of gamers and collectors also hate that website, ...

I thought collectards like that site b/c it validates their e-penis brag rights over on *-age.com sites? Gamers hate it since sellers use it to gouge us on product when all we want is to PLAY THE DAMN THING. I've been to enough cons and stores that have no prices, but when you bring it an item to the register to ask, they just pop on their phone and look it up.

[FridaysFullName]

Those are all valid points but to be fair I don't think I was looking at it as the Bible. 

I have to ask two things now though.  First, when you speak badly of that site is it stricly based on the light that it puts the TG-16 in or as a whole?  Second, what do you guys use to help figure value on TG-16?  I ask that second question being fully aware that there really is no market for game collecting.

[Necromancer]

Why I don't like it for anything other than a way to find older ebay links:

Inaccuracy - games are sometimes filed as loose / CIB / new when they should be elsewhere, and it'll often mix in PCE games with TG-16.
Lacks Detail - it completely ignores the condition of items and there's no heading for complete in case games, which are generally worth quite a bit more than a loose game and quite a bit less than a boxed game.
Incomplete - there's often auctions that fly under the radar and never get listed.
Incomplete part II - it's based solely on ebay and amazon prices

[esteban]

Those are all valid points but to be fair I don't think I was looking at it as the Bible. 

I have to ask two things now though.  First, when you speak badly of that site is it stricly based on the light that it puts the TG-16 in or as a whole?  Second, what do you guys use to help figure value on TG-16?  I ask that second question being fully aware that there really is no market for game collecting.

http://www.collectard.com

[Bloufo]

Let Ron Jeremy show you the light.

[TheClash603]

Those are all valid points but to be fair I don't think I was looking at it as the Bible. 

I have to ask two things now though.  First, when you speak badly of that site is it stricly based on the light that it puts the TG-16 in or as a whole?  Second, what do you guys use to help figure value on TG-16?  I ask that second question being fully aware that there really is no market for game collecting.

http://www.collectard.com

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=collectard

[ClodBuster]

My question is as far as getting pricing from http://videogames.pricecharting.com/ d(...)?

Never heard of that website before. I think it's bogus. As with many other pricecharts, it mainly exists for making greedy sellers and dumb collectors happy, who are in search of a financial investment. But it doesn't do buyers, gamers, any favor.