Ordering from Suruga-Ya: The good and bad from the Neo perspective

Here is my recent order:



Never received a game in a hanger bag before, and all the price stickers do not match the price I paid. Makes me wonder if they were pulled from an actual store. Nevertheless- very satisfied with my order from them!

snes_collector said:

Here is my recent order:

Never received a game in a hanger bag before, and all the price stickers do not match the price I paid. Makes me wonder if they were pulled from an actual store. Nevertheless- very satisfied with my order from them!

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Nice pick-ups!

For all the issues everyone talked about per Suruga-ya, these pickups are definitely nice.

Naika said:

For all the issues everyone talked about per Suruga-ya, these pickups are definitely nice.

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I picked up an AES Last Resort from them for $250usd a few months ago in far better condition than they let on. They have some good deals every now and then so keep your eyes peeled!

lachlan said:

I picked up an AES Last Resort from them for $250usd a few months ago in far better condition than they let on. They have some good deals every now and then so keep your eyes peeled!

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I ordered a Fatal Fury (AES) from them a couple of months ago for a good price and the game turned out in fantastic condition. Probably a NOS that had been opened and played once. Even the sticker is like new.

Thanks. I've always had good luck- but I can't speak on the more expensive homecarts others have talked about. With other console games, I think most people will be pleased.

Just for fun- I looked at my order history to see what I bought from my very first order with Suruga-ya, back when they used to be on Rakuten. This was what I bought January 15 2013 and some of the prices I paid. I wish I bought more back then!

For cheaper games they’re great. All of the issues I’ve had have been from Neo home carts, where condition matters for what you pay. There just isn’t any condition checking on behalf of Surugaya with their home carts, especially in their physical retail locations. I was talking with someone I know who lives and sells games in Japan and he told me that he’s gotten bootleg Mega Drive games when ordering from Surugaya online, so anything’s possible.

The more you order home carts from them, the more you’ll see how the condition doesn’t matter on their end.

lachlan said:

I picked up an AES Last Resort from them for $250usd a few months ago in far better condition than they let on. They have some good deals every now and then so keep your eyes peeled!

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Very cool. Makes me curious how they're like with Saturn games...