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Title: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Nando on January 08, 2014, 01:20:34 AM
A retro gaming store just opened near my house, as always they carry lots of SNES stuff and they had their Super Famis for $150, complete. No box.  I have to swing by and see the system in person, but in the pics, the console looked in good shape with no yellowing that I could see.

Is $150 a decent price?
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Opethian on January 08, 2014, 01:31:15 AM
Ive seen boxed systems sell for 5000-8000 yenny so after shipping (which with the AC brick makes it too heavy for anything other than EMS) its about $100-130

Id say $150 has a $20-30 profit margin
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Nando on January 08, 2014, 01:54:56 AM
That's good to know. They seem pretty cool, so I'm gonna see if I can haggle on the price and get some games with it too.

At least it seems we have a decent retro store, even if they have avg internet prices.

Thanks Ope
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Tatsujin on January 08, 2014, 03:22:04 AM
$150 for a non CIB SFC?
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Nando on January 08, 2014, 03:41:52 AM
$150 for a non CIB SFC?

don't know about the box, I asked them, haven't replied yet.  Gonna have to make a trip down there and check it out.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Opethian on January 08, 2014, 03:42:47 AM
I priced out a complete box I misread that for $150 it had no box? that's a bit high I think
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: GohanX on January 08, 2014, 03:50:23 AM
That's really high, man. For that price it would have to be NIB I would think. Getting a minty non-yellowed SFC is getting a little harder these days, but that is just ridiculous.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: jeffhlewis on January 08, 2014, 05:07:33 AM
I got one from Yamatoku off eBay, complete in box (though a tad yellowed) for about $110 IIRC. Non-EMS shipping put it maybe at $130.

You can probably find a loose SFami on eBay for less than $80 if you tracked enough auctions.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Black Tiger on January 08, 2014, 05:29:13 AM
Loose SFC systems are like $20 - $30 here.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Nando on January 08, 2014, 05:33:09 AM
I got one from Yamatoku off eBay, complete in box (though a tad yellowed) for about $110 IIRC. Non-EMS shipping put it maybe at $130.

You can probably find a loose SFami on eBay for less than $80 if you tracked enough auctions.


Awesome! Thanks for the input guys!!!
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Tatsujin on January 08, 2014, 11:29:23 AM
anything over 50 bucks for a lose one should be considered very high. now a 100% CIB in super condition on the other hand is a different rabbit hole.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: SuperDeadite on January 08, 2014, 11:33:37 AM
I paid 200yen for mine...
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Tatsujin on January 08, 2014, 02:14:52 PM
i got one for free and an other one for 105yen. tho, very good conditioned pads  can be a bit more expensive than that.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Nando on January 08, 2014, 02:44:45 PM
Found another one, no box, no power cord, one controller and a/v cables for $65 and free shipping. Can't I use a US power cord?
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: xelement5x on January 09, 2014, 02:51:47 AM
Found another one, no box, no power cord, one controller and a/v cables for $65 and free shipping. Can't I use a US power cord?

I think the SNES power jack is unique to it and the Virtual Boy, but the SFC uses a generic barrel jack.  I'd be you can find something with similar specs pretty easily.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: GohanX on January 09, 2014, 07:01:46 AM
You can use a Genesis 1 power cord.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Nando on January 09, 2014, 07:12:30 AM
Wicked! Thanks!
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: toymachine78 on January 10, 2014, 04:01:32 PM
Hit Japan has a nice one on eBay that comes with two controllers, original cables and power, and 5 games for $122 shipped. And that's coming from Japan. So I'd Say your local store is taking u for a ride at $150.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Nando on January 12, 2014, 06:58:22 AM
Hit Japan has a nice one on eBay that comes with two controllers, original cables and power, and 5 games for $122 shipped. And that's coming from Japan. So I'd Say your local store is taking u for a ride at $150.
Hot damn! Link?
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: MrBroadway on January 12, 2014, 07:03:03 AM
$122 shipped from Japan is about right, mostly because of the shipping, though. They're making a decent amount of change, but you should be able to find cheaper, especially if the SFC games are cruddy RPGs.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: ApolloBoy on January 13, 2014, 08:45:40 AM
$122 is kinda pricey, I would keep an eye on Yamatoku-Classic's auctions as he sells Super Famis all the time. I got mine loose for less than $30 shipped from him and I'm sure you can get a Super Fami with controllers and hookups for dirt cheap that way.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Nando on January 13, 2014, 09:18:04 AM
Awesome! Thanks for the tips all!
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: geise on January 13, 2014, 11:08:09 AM
Just get a bare bones system from a US seller.  There's actually a few decent ones priced on ebay.  Then just get a controller.  Most "console only' at least come with the AC power adapter.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: RyuHayabusa on January 25, 2014, 12:14:45 PM
Way too high for a non-boxed SFC. I paid around $110shipped for my boxed SFC and it's in damn nice shape with instructions, no yellowing, AC adapter, baggies, etc.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Tatsujin on January 25, 2014, 12:57:09 PM
everything above 105 yens is to expensive for a lose SFC.
Title: Re: Price check on Super Famicom
Post by: Nando on January 26, 2014, 06:35:03 AM
Way too high for a non-boxed SFC. I paid around $110shipped for my boxed SFC and it's in damn nice shape with instructions, no yellowing, AC adapter, baggies, etc.
Yahoo auctions?