Cost of why NGF unreleased carts is very simple. It is just the price of all parts, shipping, conversion labor, and art pack.
Here's an example:
$300 MVS cart +$10 shipping of the MVS cart
$50 to $100 - cost of sac cart + $10 shipping of sac cart
so far just in the parts you have $370 to $420 in parts and shipping to YOUR door.
Now, it will cost $100 for the conversion.
Total now is $520.
Add return shipping and your total is $530 total.
Add in art pack - ranges frm $50 to $300.
Also, protected games require a KoF99 ($250) plus another $50 sac cart) so that adds to the price, bring it from $520 total to about $700 on average.
Now remember.....these are prices NOW on older games. The longer you wait on certain MVS games, the cheaper they become to convert.
Right now if you wanted a KoF 2000 - the MVS alone is $1100.00. Plus you need to have it shipped to you, you would need a KoF99 ($250) for a sac cart, pay $5 for shipping the sac cart, pay to have the parts shippd to me - another $6, pay $100 for conversion, and your total over $1400.00 - and still no art.
ART is where the cost lies.
Some might say "no way," but look at the last few released AES carts that sold on eBay with no art. They got about 40% of their worth.
Look at the last Neo Turfmasters to be sold on eBay. That game is worth about $500.
But the one on eBay didn't have the insert or manual and only got $140.
So, the art on that game was worth $360.
Collectors and even gamers value the art.
And NGF has the official art to make all the games look complete and match the rest of all your carts.
Go look at any of the NGF games.
Go to
www.neogeofreak.com and look at that Slug 3.
I've always said it's the art pack that make the game. Anyone can have a dumb and ugly "black cart."
Go look at all my carts up close at my persona Neo page at:
http://members.aol.com/dkd4/dionsneo.html
There you will see a lot of Neo items.
Dion
www.neogeofreak.com