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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Console Chat => Topic started by: ifkz on February 23, 2016, 04:01:15 AM
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I am sure some of us have a small selection of duplicate games. Recently, have you sold them or have you decided to keep them as backups?
My spares came about because a lot of (long dead) local shops never gave adequate trade credit and I decided to keep a great game (say, a complete Revenge of Shinobi) instead of bartering for $2.
I ask because I have a few rarities, the problem is that some of the CDs are rough or the carts are loose (or loose with a torn cart sticker). I also have some spare systems that I could use to create a bundle/lot at auction.
For example, Popful Mail CD. I got this when local shops were selling loose copies in scratched-poor condition for $60-$70. This one was advertised as 'book and CD inside folded insert' in a text only BIN auction in the early 2000's. When I got it the front of the manual had a rip from the center-top to midway down and the 'folded insert' turned out to be the back of the original box insert-sans both spines. I added a real Sega CD case and it was my main copy until a few years ago; I never hated the condition and I considered it a deal as I got it complete (but rough) for the cost of a loose disk. I also ran the CD through an expensive resurfacer, but there is a spot on the disc outside of the data area that did not come out; nothing that affects the playing of the game since there is no data in that area.
I have a few other games just like this one: Flashback CD that plays all the way through but crashes at the very end of the demo movie. Pirates Gold! that is a loose cart with no label. King of Casino, a complete copy of Keith Courage, etc, etc...
Are they better off with me, since I do not mind the condition problems as long as they play as a backup? Should I pack them in a box for the next 20 years? Should I try to bundle all of them with a system and detail every little thing that's imperfect with them at auction? Keep them for family vacations and traveling?
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I sell my dupes or raffle 'em away. The odds of me ever needing a backup due to age or careless handling of my games is slim to none.
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If the space isn't an issue I see no reason not to sit on them honestly. I have been slowly selling off my dupes to fund other things when possible.
Anything worth less than like $15-20 goes to the local shop though, I'm not gonna be arsed to sell stuff like that unless someone asks.
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I sell my dupes or raffle 'em away. The odds of me ever needing a backup due to age or careless handling of my games is slim to none.
Cosigned.
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Meh, I've come across a couple bad games in my time. None Turbo, though. Those things seem to hold up really well. In fact, I think I only had 2600 games and one Genesis cartridge go bad on me, all second-hand so who knows what crap they went through before they came to me.
So yeah, I'll third Necro's post: sell them or raffle them here to those in need. You likely won't need dupes.
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I think the only game I ever had that just wouldn't work (not including CD games) was a copy of Maniac Pro Wrestling for the PCE. I'm sure I've easily had over 1000 cartridge-based games pass through my hands.
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Raffle it. I third Necro.
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Please sign me into this raffle. Seriously though, you'll feel better after raffling/selling your dups
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I wish I had dupes like Popful Mail. If I find an upgrade for something I usually hang on to it to trade for something else later on. No reason to hold on to two copies of a game. I do break this rule for hardware though. I like CIB hardware then have another example I actually play on. It's my main collectard tendency.
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So far in the short time I have been into playing the Turbo stuff have I come across one game that did not work. It was an arcade card. Rest work just fine. *Shrugs* I would sell/trade/raffle them away.... Pending on your generosity I guess
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Some dupes can be so cheap it's just better to raffle them. No sense in having two copies. I did lose a couple games over the years due to multiple moves. So in that regard it could be one reason to keep em.
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Send me any and all dupes, I will distributive them accordingly...