I've just recently started getting into SFC collecting and after grabbing myself two rather cheap boxed games, Ranma 1/2 Ranbu Hen and Gradius III, I figured I may as well continue collecting boxed games as they look so much nicer on the shelf.
Now, game I've been after for a bit is Mickey's Magical Adventure 3, and it's a game I've never seen appear on eBay nor have I seen it at the usual importers VGI, Genki etc. I did however find it recently at another import site and promptly ordered a boxed version for $40. Slap on shipping charges, a credit card surcharge and a f*cking pitiful exchange rate, the game ended up costing me £40 but I was half-happy as I'd never been able to get hold of it before.
A few days later I noticed that the very same place had a cart-only copy of the game for just $13! I was so peeved that I'd payed $27 for what amounts to a piece of card and a printed booklet, especially as it's the cartridge itself that appeals to me. I am a gamer first and foremost so that's $27 that could have been spent on more loose carts. Or indeed food as I am also a student.
The thing is, I even worry about those flimsy cardboard boxes that SFC games come in as they'll inevitably wear out as I keep taking carts in and out to play. So that is that, as of now it's loose carts only for me and to prove it I just bought Chrono Trigger for £35 instead of £100+.
What about you guys? To box or not to box? And what do you think about paying up to $50 and even more in some cases for a piece of card?
Now, game I've been after for a bit is Mickey's Magical Adventure 3, and it's a game I've never seen appear on eBay nor have I seen it at the usual importers VGI, Genki etc. I did however find it recently at another import site and promptly ordered a boxed version for $40. Slap on shipping charges, a credit card surcharge and a f*cking pitiful exchange rate, the game ended up costing me £40 but I was half-happy as I'd never been able to get hold of it before.
A few days later I noticed that the very same place had a cart-only copy of the game for just $13! I was so peeved that I'd payed $27 for what amounts to a piece of card and a printed booklet, especially as it's the cartridge itself that appeals to me. I am a gamer first and foremost so that's $27 that could have been spent on more loose carts. Or indeed food as I am also a student.
The thing is, I even worry about those flimsy cardboard boxes that SFC games come in as they'll inevitably wear out as I keep taking carts in and out to play. So that is that, as of now it's loose carts only for me and to prove it I just bought Chrono Trigger for £35 instead of £100+.
What about you guys? To box or not to box? And what do you think about paying up to $50 and even more in some cases for a piece of card?
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