Originally posted by KaedesBlade:
<strong>Will a sunfaded insert lower the value of a AES cart?
Take for example:
Breakers
Big Tournament Golf
Super Sidekicks 4
How much do you think it is worth?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yes, Jeff it does quite significantly
I recently bought a Breakers from Lastresort and the insert was sunfaded, but all credit to Frank he knew this and didnt hide the fact
And his asking price was 300usd shipped, and thats like a saving of around 200usd from the high end price and basically the package was absolutely mint apart from the insert
I was 3rd in line to buy this and the other 2 interested parties dropped out because of the insert - the front is quite bad but the back is perfect and it looks like i will be buying an insert from a member of the boards and Dion has one for sale for around 25usd
Cart is mint
Snaplock is mint
Manual is perfect in a baggie
If you want the games and dont worry about cosmetic flaws its a great way to pick up games a little cheaper
but alot of collectors wont be interested
[ September 11, 2002: Message edited by: buster_broon ]</p>
Originally posted by buster_broon:
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Yes, Jeff it does quite significantly
I recently bought a Breakers from Lastresort and the insert was sunfaded, but all credit to Frank he knew this and didnt hide the fact
And his asking price was 300usd shipped, and thats like a saving of around 200usd from the high end price and basically the package was absolutely mint apart from the insert
I was 3rd in line to buy this and the other 2 interested parties dropped out because of the insert - the front is quite bad but the back is perfect and it looks like i will be buying an insert from a member of the boards and Dion has one for sale for around 25usd
Cart is mint
Snaplock is mint
Manual is perfect in a baggie
If you want the games and dont worry about cosmetic flaws its a great way to pick up games a little cheaper
but alot of collectors wont be interested
[ September 11, 2002: Message edited by: buster_broon ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
Jason, but what if I was the seller? All 3 games are sunfaded, and Super Sidekicks 4 looks the worst. <img src="graemlins/crying.gif" border="0" alt="[Crying]" /> Besides the insert, everything else is mint(cart, case, manual).
Guess I should keep them then. <img src="graemlins/crying.gif" border="0" alt="[Crying]" />
Originally posted by KaedesBlade:
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Jason, but what if I was the seller? All 3 games are sunfaded, and Super Sidekicks 4 looks the worst. <img src="graemlins/crying.gif" border="0" alt="[Crying]" /> Besides the insert, everything else is mint(cart, case, manual).
Guess I should keep them then. <img src="graemlins/crying.gif" border="0" alt="[Crying]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
Best to keep them mate, but it really depends on how much you paid for them and teh market at the time
There could be somebody just after the game - but the value would have to be considerable less than the price guide
I managed to save around 150 - 200usd with a sunfaded insert and personally it could have been worse
Fran and Tonk (both great guys) both turned it down before it came to me and i snapped it up
You would probably get a little more if you can get the guy who did you waku Lasercopy insert to do 3 new ones for the games you have
You still may not get top $$$$$ but it will be a little more - if the inserts are that bad
Just hope you got them for a great deal Jeff
If the front cover is sunfaded then imo the game isn't worth too much because the insert is more or less ruined. Same with the rear. <hr></blockquote>
Shit, you guys are nutz.
Who cares about a little sunfading anyway???
Hell, just cause I left my metal slug on my truck's dash on a hot august day, big damn deal.
I mean, come on, look at it.
Tell me that's not worth 1600.
You guys are all foolz.
Originally posted by nick_th_fury:
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Shit, you guys are nutz.
Who cares about a little sunfading anyway???
Hell, just cause I left my metal slug on my truck's dash on a hot august day, big damn deal.
I mean, come on, look at it.
Tell me that's not worth 1600.
You guys are all foolz.</strong><hr></blockquote>
<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[LOL]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[LOL]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[LOL]" />
If anyone had a Metal Slug 1 in that condition, they should be taken out back and shot.
Originally posted by pyrokilla:
<strong>Why do you think so many homecarts are faded? Possibly because they were rentals at some time or something?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Perhaps these rare games ended up sitting on the shelves of retail stores in Akihabara or Osaka too long. One Summer in Japan is enough to whitewash any cart, considering how hot it gets. And the yellow fades easiest of all the colors. Greens turn cyan, reds turn magenta. So after a few days you can be left with a pinkish and bluish insert.
Best sunfade I saw was a cyberlip - the insert was almost completely blue and white. Second runner up was a Stakes Winner 2. Same deal. There was no green on the insert at all, and owners of the game know that there should be a lush green behind the horse in the pic.
