Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )

[PikachuWarrior]

Yeah, I agree. I mainly focus on games I am interested in. Mainly RPGs, and then I branch out. I don't get all the RPGs, because some are crappy, but if it's even remotely interesting, I'll check Youtube first and then go from there.

[SMF]

I only buy sealed games to keep behind glass cases out of the reach of dust and air and when i walk by i think to myself GEEWIZ I BET THEM ARE SOME FUN GAMES..........

LMAO, Seriously tho if i did get a sealed game the first think im doing is tearing off that plastic tossing the cardboard box and popping that game in the system of choice.

[kakutolives]

i really dont get the point of sealed games, specially for old school games. what ist he f-ing point of having a game stored for eons so just somebody else will rip it open and (hopefully)play it anyways?

[PikachuWarrior]

It's part of a way for one to be proud of owning something that not many others may not have in said condition. Think: trophies or awards. Doesn't matter if no one else (or only a few people) is going to see it or it's tucked away from light and dust. The notion that, "yes, I have X game sealed" is enough for some people to be alright with that. Others who don't understand it and think it's a waste to keep sealed aren't thinking of what the person who went out of their way to buy it thinks.

It's hard to describe but people who are into sealed games have a different thought process on video games. It doesn't mean they don't ever play the games. Most use emulators or buy extra used/opened copies to play.

[Tatsujin]

as for buying a whole collection of all the games ever made for a console, that just comes off a tad bit insane.

why? if this is a hobby you very much like? a hobby like any other hobbies with a goal. then what's so wrong or even insane about?

i wouldn't like to do this for any other systems but the pce, because pce is the one i love so much, so it's fun to me to track down all its games.

but as i stated above, this may never come true unless certain things will change in my life..lol.

[Samurai Ghost]

I'll buy a sealed game for $5 or $10 more sometimes so I know it will be absolutely perfect when I open it up and play it. Sucks getting a game you love with a ripped up manual and all kinds of defects.

[Tatsujin]

also a sealed game can be very unminty at times.

- sunfaded
- jewel case broken
- even molds on the disc or manual can be found (from very inappropriate storaging etc.)
- in case of the game express games, most hucards print will stick to the sleeve when take em out.

sure that all doesn't matter so much, if you never gonna open it up..lol

[kakutolives]

I'll buy a sealed game for $5 or $10 more sometimes so I know it will be absolutely perfect when I open it up and play it. Sucks getting a game you love with a ripped up manual and all kinds of defects.

This I can relate to and it is nice to run into a nice game without nasty scratches and a nice manual for a few dollars more

as for buying a whole collection of all the games ever made for a console, that just comes off a tad bit insane.

why? if this is a hobby you very much like? a hobby like any other hobbies with a goal. then what's so wrong or even insane about?

i wouldn't like to do this for any other systems but the pce, because pce is the one i love so much, so it's fun to me to track down all its games.

but as i stated above, this may never come true unless certain things will change in my life..lol.

you see the way I feel about it, is that there is nothing wrong with it as long as you don't go out of your way and keep it what it should be: a hobby.
I just can not understand why some may spend more than a month of rent for a game. Again I am a gamer and do collect things here and there. However I am of the mindset that a hobby stops being fun once people start getting themselves into debt to collect a game or 2 that might just suck, and that might set yourself back two credit card payments just to say "I have it"
btw this is not a jab at you or anyone by that matter, it is mostly me expressing how i feel on the matter and I can respect the fact that people might feel different about it.

[Otaking]

 I'm coming into this 'retro' thing late while most of you have been doing it for 5 to 10+ years.

Or those who never even stopped to play that shit since it came out..hehe

+1
kind of lost insterest in any new games released post 16 bit era, just stuck with me SFC, PCE & NEO (Some Saturn stuff was cool)
 

as for buying a whole collection of all the games ever made for a console, that just comes off a tad bit insane.

why? if this is a hobby you very much like? a hobby like any other hobbies with a goal. then what's so wrong or even insane about?

i wouldn't like to do this for any other systems but the pce, because pce is the one i love so much, so it's fun to me to track down all its games.

but as i stated above, this may never come true unless certain things will change in my life..lol.

Nothing wrong with collecting all games for a particular console, if that's your favourite system.
I love all the PCE catalogue even the crappy games just because it's PCE and I'm completely a PCE Fanboy.
For example even if there's a superior arcade port on the megadrive I'd play the PCE version, simply because I love playing PCE even with it warts and all limitations.

[KingDrool]

Regarding "completionists", I'm trying to get the complete US set of games simply because I love the Turbo and think it would be cool to have. I'm not super obsessed with completing it, though. For example, I don't care about having the boxes, and a handful of my games are HuCard only. Plus, I know I'll most likely never own Magical Chase because there's no way I'm paying that sort of cash for it. For me, it's just a fun project that I tend to on and off over the years.

That said, CHECK MY SIG, EVERYONE!

[FiftyQuid]

i really dont get the point of sealed games, specially for old school games. what ist he f-ing point of having a game stored for eons so just somebody else will rip it open and (hopefully)play it anyways?

I'll buy a sealed game if the price is right, but yeah I'm going to rip the shrink-wrap off as soon as it arrives.  Then I'll offer up the box because it's of no value to me, but may be to someone else.  Having a sealed anything doesn't make any sense to me unless you are trying to retain it's maximum value for resale at a later date.  For me, if I'm buying something, then I want to enjoy it while I have it.  Not keep it "hands off".  The best part of a collection is holding it in your hands and sharing it.

It's the same reason I've never put a car bra on my car.  Sure it protects the front end of your car, but who are you protecting it for?  The next guy that buys it off you?

[Necromancer]

He basically told me he has no knowledge of Turbo anything, and had used his only resource available to price it, which happened to be eBay.  ugh.. So, according to him, he was gouging without intent basically.

To get to $3800 he must've taken the highest priced listings he could find, completely ignoring all the reasonable deals.  Sounds like shooting for maximum successful gouge to me.

Others who don't understand it and think it's a waste to keep sealed aren't thinking of what the person who went out of their way to buy it thinks.

Many of my games were bought new, yet I didn't go through any sort of ordeal to acquire 'em.  Ya pick out a game, you pay, you take game home.... it's pretty simple.

[vestcoat]

It's part of a way for one to be proud of owning something that not many others may not have in said condition.

Sounds like penis measuring to me. Buy stuff because you want it; comparing collections is just low self-esteem.

It's hard to describe but people who are into sealed games have a different thought process on video games.

Yes. And that thought process is completely insane.

[Samurai Ghost]

also a sealed game can be very unminty at times.

- sunfaded
- jewel case broken
- even molds on the disc or manual can be found (from very inappropriate storaging etc.)
- in case of the game express games, most hucards print will stick to the sleeve when take em out.

sure that all doesn't matter so much, if you never gonna open it up..lol

Yeah I've seen instances of all of these. One thing that is nice is getting a sealed game that is perfect except for an extremely faded spine card, which is protecting the actual spine beneath from the sun's deadly rays. So they do actually serve some kind of purpose!!

[Arkhan]

I compare my collection to my collection:

"Damn.  I need more stuff!!  I don't have enough stuff!  I only have 12 master system games! f*ck!"