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A listing of all my games (North American, unless otherwise marked), with some for sale. The goal is to fund my schooling ($600 per class adds up quickly), and allow me to save a little money. I have deadwood in my collection :)
I know the value of them all, but I'm interested in getting rid of some of them because I need the money. I'm not going to be stupid and sell Tactics Ogre for the GBA for 10$, but I'm not going to be a dick and charge 10$ for something like Mario's Time Machine SNES. Make a fair offer (I'm willing to discount more if you buy more games at once), and I'll accept it. I'm not going to be like certain retail chains and charge you 5-10$ less than the new price on these games, although the sealed ones I will charge closer to new (or above, in the case of something like Growlanser Generations Deluxe).
Example: Mech Assault 2 is worth maybe $20 -- but if you bought it with 2-3 other games, I'd probably sell it for around 18$. If you bought with 5+ games, it'd probably be around 14$. I do try to knock off a larger percentage of the final price as you increase the games you buy at once, but there is a limit.
Basically, most games are worth between $10 and $30, with some rare games being worth less than $10, and non-bold games being worth more than $30 (in some cases, hundreds of dollars, like my Sega Gaga collectors' edition).
!! Games in bold are definitely for sale, games not in bold are offers considered ones I'd prefer to keep !! Note: I periodically remove games from the list that I am sure I want to keep -- irreplaceable ones, ones I play a lot, etc.
I have tried to tag all games I know of that are Greatest Hits as such if I have them, and tagged the ones that are rare in their non-Greatest hits form as such. I have also tried to tag all the Working Designs titles listed. I have 2 GH marked PS1 games, 1 for the PS2 (Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution, only sold in that way), and Pacman 2/VS bundle (again, only sold as a Players' Choice package).
As far as I know, they all work (I will test them before I sell them to double check). Most of the NES, N64, and GB stuff is loose, with the boxes being lost to time (although some have boxes and are otherwise complete). I keep my games in good condition (they are kept on a shelf, and not handled when not in use). I will photograph games people are interested in on request to show the condition. None of the SegaCD games have cases, for example, but I've tested them all and they still work. Loose games are cheaper as well.
For GB/GBC/GBA games, I include plastic cases that hold the games and protect them when you travel with them. You can safely put the cardboard box on a shelf somewhere to display.
Cheque or money order are preferred. Paypal is acceptable if the account is confirmed, but there will be a charge of 3% to cover the Paypal fees.
I did sell on eBay, notably Steel Battalion. The problem is that if a buyer dicks me around (in that case, the seller decided to send me a non-international money order I couldn't cash), I have no recourse. I sent it back and told them to send them something I could cash, and they stopped responding to my calls and emails (I did have their phone # as well). eBay didn't care -- because it was past 3 weeks at this point, they kept my money for no reason. It was not the first time that company has screwed me, either, so that was the end of that.
I'm willing to take some trade; there are a few games I don't have that'd round out the odd flat spot in my collection: I want Dragon Warrior 4 NES, and I need a Sega Saturn + S-video cable + import cart to play my imported Saturn games. If you have these, or something else which might interest me, let me know what you think is a fair trade.
Great. Contact me (Dylan Griffiths) and we'll work out the details. I am in Canada, so shipping may or may not be a bit more expensive than you're used to. Please note: I am a fairly busy student, and it can take a week or so for me to respond (I usually email on Sunday about offers). Note that AOL blocks my replies (AOL policy page about bouncing) since my business connection provider (Shaw) won't let me have a reverse resolve IP; this is despite the fact that my Email has things like SPF records and is otherwise in-order.
When payment arrives, I ship within 48 business hours. I try to get tracking numbers where possible, and put shipping insurance up to $100 on orders. Payment is always Canadian currency. The USD is not worth the same as a CDN dollar is to me (notably if you Paypal me USD, I get less Canadian currency due to the relatively low value of the US dollar!).
Any email all in upper case or drastically under-cutting prices (I can't get a game shipped for $10, so why would I sell it for that much?) will be ignored. I reserve the right to not reply to such emails.
I've tried to keep the list of systems in approximate order of system release. Games in bold are for sale, games not in bold are ones I'd prefer to keep (which means they're more expensive). If you're really interested in buying one of them (and willing to give me a good price), I may sell the games I want to keep. Some games come with bonus bits (strategy guides, standees, posters, etc). Steel Battalion is the best example of this: it's complete in the box (although the handle broke in the last move), has a strategy guide, and has a poster included. I also have a few spare systems.
The games I have for sale are an odd mix -- some are in shrink wrap (complete with pre-order receipt), while others have been played to death. Most are in between, played a few times and forgotten due to other, newer games. Most of them are decent and worth owning (anything lame is very cheap!). Fewer games for me means I have more time to appreciate the ones I do have.
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