Clock Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 I have had delivered 6 games I got off ebay. To my surprize they are all shrikwrapped and brand new. Do I open them or do I not? Games are as follows and all are Pal so rarity is hard to know #1 XEVIOUS #2 HAT TRICK #3 COMMANDO #4 CHOPLIFTER #5 SUPER HUEY-IX #6 NINJA GOLF I have lots of 2500 games and only ASTEROIDS built in on my 7800... So I really want to see what it can do.... but from a collecting point of view the're more valuable sealed......maybe I should buy the same titles again on ebay (if I can find them!) What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mock Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Not that my opinion counts....but this is the way I look at these kinda things. They are not making them anymore...so, what is left in "mint in box" condition is what is left. If you are a collector, then this probably means a lot to you...if you can pick up the same games on ebay again cheap and already open...you don't have to be very picky about cart condition because you already have the ones in the box. I'd leave them in the box if it were me....but then again nothing like the feeling of breaking open a new game...lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paralistalon Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Odds are they were previously opened but the seller re-shirnkwrapped the games himself. Once I saw the people at Blockbuster, and then the people at a localy owned gaming store shrinkwrap things themselves, all credibility of having something in the shrinkwrap went out the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 In order to ensure the box's condition, I remove shrinkwrap. It's basically useless and as long as the box holds the game and it's in good shape, that's all that matters to me. I have some boxes in terrible shape that I've managed to repair a bit so they at least hold the game and manual. Besides, shrinkwrap warps the boxes over time..another reason to ditch it. If you prefer to keep it, at least cut a hole at the top to all air to flow inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Stop the insanity! Crack those suckers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Well PAL Commando is not quite as rare as the NTSC. You should just rip them open. I got 15 MISB games and I opened all but a couple. The few I didn't were really crappy games like Jinks and some light gun games that I knew I just wasn't going to play. The best part was getting several of those nice Atari posters/catalogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 At least remove the shrink wrap. Most of my 7800 games were NIB when I got them, but I couldn't resist the urge to open them and play them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_ruck Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 I'm one of those nuts with shrink wrapped copies of everything for the 7800 as well as play copies. I wouldn't open them, especially since getting play copies of most of those games isn't too tough. Besides, if you don't collect shrinkwrapped, it's too easy to complete your collection, what with the rather small library of games. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Eric you are nuts But that is a good point. If you want to collect shrinkwrapped games then I suppose holding onto them would be a good idea. But Xevious and Hat Trick are ultra common, its as easy to get those sealed as loose. Don't keep them sealed if you think they are going to be more collectable and valuable because those games just aren't ever going to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Eric you are nuts But that is a good point. If you want to collectshrinkwrapped games then I suppose holding onto them would be a good idea. But Xevious and Hat Trick are ultra common, its as easy to get those sealed as loose. Don't keep them sealed if you think they are going to be more collectable and valuable because those games just aren't ever going to be. That's exactly why I just ripped open my 5200 Berzerk. The shrinkwrap was damaging the box to the point "airing it" wouldn't have helped any more, and since it's such a common game I figured I would rather take it out and play it since I didn't have any loose copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodreptile Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 Games are for playing esp. X which is superb. I have shrink wrapped copy of fusion frenzy on my x box been that way for three months now. Of course I am going to open it when I get four vid game freak to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edit_5 Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 I hope there all not NTSC games, I bought a load of games off eBay that where still in the shrinkwrap and they where all NTSC, no good for uk PAL, unless your TV/Video can convert NTSC to PAL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock Posted March 13, 2003 Author Share Posted March 13, 2003 I think thay are Pal carts, but my TV will run all standards anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edit_5 Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Good, I hope they are PAL, btw Cool Sid Avatar...Howay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendo Penguin Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Ues, If the shrinkwrap is damaged at all I would open it... otherwise keep it sealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldunko Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I just got a copy of Descent for the ps, in one of those ghetto 1996 big black casey things. Anyways I debated weather to open it or not, but then i thought, I'm probably just gonna play this game like once and never again so why not just leave it all wrapped up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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