Rough or loose duplicate games: keep them? Sell them?

[ifkz]

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?

[Necromancer]

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.

[xelement5x]

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.

[Jibbajaba]

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.

[MrBroadway]

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.

[Jibbajaba]

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.

[BigusSchmuck]

Raffle it. I third Necro.

[esadajr]

Please sign me into this raffle. Seriously though, you'll feel better after raffling/selling your dups

[Desh]

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.

[780racer]

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

[geise]

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.

[Dicer]

Send me any and all dupes, I will distributive them accordingly...