Average Price Per Cart When Bought in Lots

[trevDesigns]

Just want to get a general idea of what the average per cart price range everyone is willing to pay when buying in a lot.

 

Stipulations are a Common-Rare mix with Good-Excellent label condition. Put down what you would pay for loose carts and what you would pay for boxed complete carts.

 

Example 10 carts bought for $10 + $3 = 1.30 per cart.

[+bennybingo]

It really depends on what is in the lot. If you have all commons, then I would say about $1 each.

[marillion]

I just purchased 41 games in a lot for about $14.39 each after averaging it out.

 

Peace,

 

Chip

[+thegoldenband]

I really try to hold out for an average of under $1.00/cart for loose commons, and $3.00/cart for loose uncommons. If you're patient and don't care that much about condition, plenty of folks will offer VCS commons for around 50 cents per cart.

 

For rares...well, I don't really buy many VCS rares, and they're sort of sui generis anyway.

[Philflound]

25-50 cents per loose cartridge, no higher unless there is a gem in the lot.

 

$2-3 per boxed game, assuming they are complete, higher end of the spectrum for rarer boxed games.

 

Phil

[+RandomPerson]

It really depends on what is in the lot. If you have all commons, then I would say about $1 each.

 

Your alot more generous with your common pricing than I am Benny cause I won't spend more than 50 cents

a pop on anything less than a R4 or R5 when buying in bulk. When you boil it down thats really all anything that

common is worth.

[pacgreg]

I pay $0 to $0.99 per loose (rare or not) and I have never bought a boxed game (found a couple though).

[random7100]

Even for commons, you guys have got it so cheap over there! $1 is like 63 pence in UK money, which is nothing. If it all increases relatively then its no wonder people in US can quickly build up nice boxed collections.

 

In the 'wild' here in the UK you'd be looking at about £1 to £2.50 per loose cart average, depending on title and condition. I think that equates to between 1.58 and 3.95 USD.

 

Not that you see a lot in the wild here anymore. Used to see a lot at car boot sales etc, but now you're lucky to see a few battered Air Sea Battle or Pac Man carts

Edited August 29, 2012 by random7100

[trevDesigns]

Thanks for everyones reply. I generally like to stay in the $1 - $2 loose, $4-6 Complete. If someone has a mint gatefold Basic Math, I might bend the rules and go $7

But I always look for quality before quantity. My last batch averaged in $4.10 but lo and behold came in some rarer label versions (like a foil Brain Games) for common carts. A nice surprise to say the least.

And every box was VG+. Not to commmon to see sharp cornered boxes for these 30+ year old games.