Your game condition feelings?

[Atari Master]

I was just wondering what you guys do about game conditons.

 

Do you care of the label is screwd up or do you?

 

For me if someone gives me a game it can have a little nick or nack on the label. But if I'm buying a game... It has to have the entire label back and front in tact. As for scratches I don't mind them a whole lot, but I try to avoid them.

 

And I'm pretty much talking about my NES games, but feel free to talk Atari.

[MegaManFan]

I was just wondering what you guys do about game conditons.

 

Do you care of the label is screwd up or do you?

 

For me if someone gives me a game it can have a little nick or nack on the label. But if I'm buying a game... It has to have the entire label back and front in tact. As for scratches I don't mind them a whole lot, but I try to avoid them.

 

And I'm pretty much talking about my NES games, but feel free to talk Atari.

 

I'm pretty damn picky about NES labels. I turned down a Hatris for $10 because the label was torn in half. I know it's a rare HTF game but I'd rather get one that looks good in my collection, even if I have to pay more. The only time I made an exception was for a Tengen Ms. Pac-Man where someone had dotted in her eyes with Pac Man style eyes, and I actually thought it looked cute - plus it was only $7 and my local store wants $20 for the same game.

 

Atari labels, I'll take a game in crappy condition because they're cheap and I can always upgrade to a better one if I get another later on.

[BIG EARL]

I like my labels to be in near perfect shape unless its a hard to find game. If the game is common as dirt then it must be perfect. Now that is just with the labels.

 

I will buy games that have "rental" stickers and writting on the plastic case as long as the label is fine. I hope to find some "Magic Potion" to be able to clean the cases someday.

 

Anybody have any luck removing permanent marker off the NES cart cases without damaging the cart yet?

[MegaManFan]

I like my labels to be in near perfect shape unless its a hard to find game. If the game is common as dirt then it must be perfect. Now that is just with the labels.  

 

I will buy games that have "rental" stickers and writting on the plastic case as long as the label is fine. I hope to find some "Magic Potion" to be able to clean the cases someday.

 

Anybody have any luck removing permanent marker off the NES cart cases without damaging the cart yet?

 

I've been meaning to try Goo Gone on my NES carts. So far it's worked fine on Atari carts, Game Gear cases, and SNES dust sleeves and not damaged the plastic on any of those, so I suspect it can remove marker from NES carts too with no permanent side effects.

[Atari Master]

I'm not a perfect cart kinda guy, like the above said, you can always upgrade. As for permanent marker... I actually put an NES game in pocket and the heat from me walking around loosened the marker and the ink came off. If you want you can use your thumb and rub the cartm it will heat up and take it off... I think it will. It works for me. Lol

[Witchfynde]

I could care less about labels, really, just as long as the games work. I've been on the receiving end of several good trades because of crappy labels!

[Bratwurst]

Crappy labels drive me up the wall. Nuff said! C'ept for my SMS stuff for some reason.. probably because I could get away with printing my own labels later on. They're so simple!

[ventrra]

I could care less about labels, really, just as long as the games work.  I've been on the receiving end of several good trades because of crappy labels!

My stance exactly. If the game works, I'm not concerned any further than that.

[Atari Rescue Group]

I don't mind if labels aren't perfect. Pretty labels are a bonus. I have some games that don't have labels (or end labels) and if I'm able to find better ones for cheap that's ok, and if not that's ok as well.

[+-^CrossBow^-]

labels matter to me for the most part and I will always get a cart with a better label when I find them. However, some rares depending on the price..I may take or leave to pasture. For instance I couldn't pass up on my track n field cart..cause it was only 99 cents....but it does have some numbnuts name written on it..and it couldn't have been a more horrible name...

 

"Seaman"

 

ugh....

 

as for NES carts and even Atari carts and all carts....I have gotten rental sticker goo and permanent marker off using De-Solv-It. It is a citrus acid based cleaner...

 

Works great and is like $2 something for a small spray bottle that will last a good long while...

Just make sure you don't get any of the stuff on the labels...it will eat them like cake. Actually most NES labels survive this stuff but Atari labels and most Genesis labels...will perish under its power...

 

[christianscott]

my only standard is the end label, i like it to be intact so i can find when i have my games stacked up. still if i see a rare game with a bad end label i'd buy it no question.

[Brian R.]

I care first and foremost that the cart works.

 

Label is secondary and unimportant.

 

I once bought a bunch of games at this dumpy second hand store for 25 cents each. Labels were very, very bad, but I didn't care because nearly all of them worked and they were games I didn't have.

 

I have a few carts I had to make my own labels for.

[fire_Will]

You asked about getting perm. marker off I use some stuff called (oops) sometimes comes in a spray or like a small liter fluid can. But you want to use it sparingly, but will usually get it off . If you leave on too long can kinda stain the cart but I havent had any trouble. This stuff works on most anything to get off marker. Just affects some plastics different than others.

[KaineMaxwell]

I try to make sure the games I get to collect have least decent labels. if it's slighly peeling I take it anyhow till I can possibly find a replacement. For gaming or collecting purposes any labels that are really in bad shape I turn down.

 

Inkon the carts I use GooP Off! to remove.

[MacGurl]

I don't buy games to collect them, just to play them, so I'm not real concerned with what the labels look like if it's a game I really want.

[devils advocate]

For my N64: Perfect labels and instructions are a must

 

for my ps2: same

 

For ps1: same

 

for my saturn: same

 

For Turbo Grafx 16: same, but I will keep a few loose hu cards around if they are unique AND fun.

 

SNES: Cart must be mint, instructions appreciated

 

NES: cart must be mint, no instructions neccessary

 

Atari 2600: Mint, no manual needed BUT, like most people, i keep all unique title regardless, until I find a replacement.

 

Atari 800-....This is my main one, I collect lots of carts for..Must be perfect, but manuals not neccessary. I'll even replace cart backs from different titles to make them perfect if need be.

 

 

My reasoning is this. Over two-three years, I have built up 800-1000 games in total. I like everything to be kept to those specs for selling/trading purposes. I often sell uniqe carts if the price is trending high on Ebay, then rebuy it later at a deflated cost. This has helped me to pay less than 200US for my entire 8 bit collection of over 100 titles at a great cost. With lot's of rarities. I have enough games in total that I am never bored, so don't mind trading unique titles that I can recover later. Like Macgurl, I love to play games. But, I'm cheap, so I make a collecting hobby of it, as well. I have payed very little for everything, and if tough times happen, I know I can recoup a profit from my systems. Ratty carts and systems are much, much harder to do this with!

My 2 cents, Julian

[z28in82]

It personally makes no difference to me as long as A) it plays B) I can tell what game it is. I'm the quintasential gamer, just wanna play I only have like 4 show pieces and they aren't even much. I just want games to play

[munkyxtc]

When it comes to conditions, of my NES and Jaguar collection I have one condition...BOX, INSTRUCTIONS, GAME, as close to mint as humanly possible...I know I'm a bit anal about them, but they are my 2 favorite systems, so condition is important to me...as far as everything else, I'm not to picky, as long as the label is intact, box and instructions are great if they are included but no biggie if not...I'd love to collect complete 2600 games, but lets be realistic here people

 

Dave

[shep]

I cant stand my labels being less than anything perfect, I want it to look like it just came out of the box for the first time...