Looking for US Neo CD games

Need the following complete US w/spines:

(1) Metal Slug 1 (What I really need is the spine if you'll part with that)
(2) Metal Slug 2
(3) Puzzle Bobble
(4) Ninja Commando

[ June 24, 2002: Message edited by: Bar81 ]

[ June 26, 2002: Message edited by: Bar81 ]</p>

If you have or can find me mintyish Japanese copies of Slug 1 and Pulstar, I would trade my US copies for them.

I can get those two sent to me today, mint. Will take about a week to arrive.

Your copies are mint w/spine I take it?

Thanks.

Let me check them tonight to make sure. I'll get back to you. I know they both have the spine, but I am not 100% sure about the overall condition of both.

Did you get a chance to check?

Anyone else?

For the love of my wallet, anyone? <img src="graemlins/help.gif" border="0" alt="[Help]" />

Sweet Jesus, I just got raped on ebay. Over $200 for a new Neo CD English Pulstar. While it's partially my fault some jackass signed up for ebay two weeks ago and has been buying everything and it's mother that's imported. Either this guy started a little late on the whole collecting thing or he's starting a store.

Anyway, no need for pulstar, as I have a new English copy.

dang... 200...

Um.. I have a brand new US KOF 95. I know its not on your list, but I am just offering it up

you can view all my neo geo CD items at:


<a href="http://www.egameaddiction.com/neo_geo_cd.htm" target="_blank">Game Addiction's Neo Geo CD Games/Systems/Accessories</a>

thanks,
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$200?! good god.. I had been watching that auction. I see that you bid during the last few seconds, what kind of maximum bid did you put in??

I can't believe the 2nd highest bidder put 200 max!

I guess I should have been a little more reserved. It was one of those where I know I'm not going to see it again for months at the very least (now after saying that there's probably another one on ebay right now). Sometimes I just really max bid on stuff thinking no one's coming close but it feels good to know there's no way you'll lose. Well, I almost lost. That No2 bidder is a damn tool. Been driving up prices everywhere. He has 50+ recorded feedback buys in that last 10 days!!! Bastard.

PS Still less than half what the cart sells at so in the grand scheme... My bid was slightly above $200 (any higher and I would have just bought the cart). Problem is that you don't see many US Neo CD games anymore.

man I wish I could have sold that CD for $200.00 lol.... my last one was $40.00-50.00.

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True that you don't see many any more.. I started neo geo cd collectiong a few months back.. got an insanely good price on a toploading system.. $60 w/ 10 games.. most games had spine cards too! but the shipping from japan was another $60 so maybe not the greatest.

Since then I've only been buying japanese cds complete with spine cards, latest addition being metal slug 1 complete with spine

On the subject of US Neo CD games though, does anyone consider them more valueable? The price guide here on neo-geo.com doesn't even get into like the excellent AES price guide does. As far as I can tell it's about the same price for jap or us.. Some times I really think it seems US are cheaper?

Wouldn't mind hearing another neo cd collector's opinion on the subject.

Yeah, but it wasn't English and sealed. It's a PIA to find English titles and then to have someone actually keep the spine? Good luck. It still went way too high, but I can find almost every JP Neo CD game within a month or two at most. US stuff - good luck. Wicked small volume and US gamers are idiots when it comes to maintaining their stuff, unlike the Japanese. Second, it's not like stores have US stuff. They have import stuff out the ass but ask for a US Metal Slug 1 with spine and they'll just laugh in your face.

I think the Neo CD price list is shit. It doesn't get updated and prices for US stuff are typically more in the real world for the rare stuff like MS1 and 2 and Pulstar compared to their JP counterparts..

As to the US versus JP and value, I treat it the same as the AES carts. The English MS carts have a much higher value than the JP ones. Personally, I just like the instructions in English. Just a personal preference. I feel the same way with my AES games. I'll only get a game in JP format if there was never a US release. In fact the only JP games I will own are blazing star, shock troopers:2nd squad, and iron clad (I can't believe how many people actually think this got a US release). Everything else is in English. Not saying that the numbers are right, but the AES price guide seems to suggest that most people agree with me.

PS I wouldn't consider myself so much a Neo CD collector as an AES man who has drawn a line in the ground. HOwever, those front loading Neo CD units are pure class. The only thing I think can compare is high end audio components.

[ June 26, 2002: Message edited by: Bar81 ]</p>

Excellent points with the US spines! Though I've seen many a US auction that have the spines in tact I'm sure it's more common with japanese games to get the spine. Most likely because music cds and the likes there have spines.. In fact I found it kind of weird that they gave the US neo geo cd releases spine cards.

Yes, the neo cd price list is pretty inaccurate. But it's a good starting place if you are unsure. I think you single handedly just took the value of pulstar up about $100, better drop them an email and tell em to update. lol

I'm just getting into AES.. My collection of AES will definitely be a rag tag mix of US and japanese games. Not quite as cool as having one or the other, but I assume right now most if not all my games will just be japanese. I know I am definitely trying to get all the Slugs in their US versions.. starting with 4 and working my way back.

I'll be homeless by time I get to part 2, mark my words.

anyone interested in that KOF 95 English... NEW CD game it has the SPINE CARD lol

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Hani,

not to burst you bubble, but the guy with the New Pulstar had one up a few weeks back and it ended up around $56.00 or so. I'm positive of this since i was going to bid on it.

so you were the one with the $202 bid? you're nutz.

[ June 26, 2002: Message edited by: TRIEUMINATOR ]</p>

OH YOU SAID IT'S ENGLISH I HATE ENGLISH

[ June 26, 2002: Message edited by: Cole ]</p>

relly ... um.. what lol

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yeah nothing disregard that last post I made.. I said I'd give blue 2 bucks for the spine to KoF 95 then I realized it was ENGLISH GARRRRR I HATE ENLGIHS

Yeah I saw that someone offered Kenny that much, thats damn insane. They must have really wanted it, in fact I can't believe kenny would turn that offer down. Crazy.

let me help you out with a few tips on Ebay. Before you ever bid on anything, copy the title and do a search. At first it does an active one, then you click on "completed items." This will show you previous ended auctions and what they ended it. I use this tool often to judge how much I should bid (and what the last few auctions of the same item went for, if there was one) before going haywire.

It's quite useful. Sorry, didn't mean to burst your bubble, but to make you feel better, I've overbid quite a bit myself on MANY Ebay items. I finally learned...after 6 months.

Indeed if it makes you feel better I paid 40 dollars when I refused to lose on a KoF '97 JP CD complete with spine. lol

Then I saw it go for 12 bucks a few days later.

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