Why do you think most rare games seem to always be sold in NM/M condition?

I was browsing the selling forums tonite and I thought about somthing odd. It seems that whenever a rare game is sold it is atleast in near mint to mint condition. For example, you rarely ever see a below near mint condition Metal Slug X, Blazing Star, Pulstar, Metal Slug, Twinkle Star Sprites, Neo Turfmasters, Mark of the Wolves etc. being sold. On the other hand, it is not rare to see the more common titles such as Fatal Fury Special, King of Fighters 98, Samrai Spirits 3, Fatal Fury 3, Real Bout etc. being sold in less than near mint to mint condition. Why do you think this is? Post your thoughts.

If I paid $700 for a game I sure aint going to throw it across the room as easily as a Samurai Shodown or Fatal Fury that I picked up for $40 at the most.

The ppl selling the rarer carts you mentioned are generally not even gamers, they'll be ppl who play games, but only buy something and then sit on it... hoping to sell at a more or less high price later on. IF IT IS A DIE HARD GAMER (Neo Head) then upon buying it they prolly knew of it's rareness and just kept it better care than the others, in the unlikely event they had to part with it.

It's like I got out of the whole TMNT thing a long time ago, but I still have all four of the original toys (the ones from 1990) never opened. They may or may not fetch a hefty sum someday on Ebay (prolly in 15 years).

Just my two cents.

MD20XX / Storm Rider

Decepticon said:

If I paid $700 for a game I sure aint going to throw it across the room as easily as a Samurai Shodown or Fatal Fury that I picked up for $40 at the most.

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Yea, but when the games were released nobody knew that one would be rarer then the other.

Just a note, as far as I know the 3 known Euro Kizunas are in Excellent shape at best.

greed

I think that plenty of rare games exist in not so great condition. The problem is they arent worth near as much that way so people are just keeping them. Most rare games are good, and the only reason people sell them is because of the money they go for. Why get rid of a game you like if you arent getting the big bucks for it?

Thats what I think is going on.

Re: greed

NebraskaDragon said:

I think that plenty of rare games exist in not so great condition. The problem is they arent worth near as much that way so people are just keeping them. Most rare games are good, and the only reason people sell them is because of the money they go for. Why get rid of a game you like if you arent getting the big bucks for it?

Thats what I think is going on.

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I'll agree with that.

Good topic. I think collectors play a big role in this. I am, in fact, a very anal collector. I don't buy rare neo games in the hopes to sell them at a higher value later on. I buy them for the sheer satisfaction of having them and having them displayed. Why rare games are most always sold at a stated NM/M condition? Well, that statement would be true if every cart being sold at the stated condition were actually NM/M in everyone's grading perception. This is where being a strict or loose grader comes into play. Some people don't grade as strict as others. There isn't a grading standard. One person's "NM" can be another's "Excellent".

My current selling thread for example has the LB2 in overall NM condition. I am not entertaining any questions until I correctly assess the condition of each of the parts that make up the complete game, including case, front and back of cart, insert, and manual. The grade may go down because I am very strict in grading and I have in fact found an anomaly in the manual that I will be pointing out shortly as soon as I get all the pictures taken.

In any event, maybe I am just too meticulous when it comes to grading, but since this is what I enjoy doing and spending time on, I really have no problem with some losses I may take, as long as I have the games I want in my desired condition.

As for selling, one has to be sure of the seller and his grading principles.