NES collection ........drool....

[emb]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Complete-Collection-of-NES-Nintendo-Games-739-games_W0QQitemZ250230018577QQihZ015QQcmdZViewItem

Imagine having that library....

[urbecrisch]

Do you think someone will actually pay over 6K for that?

[emb]

Apparently so. There is a bidding history of 18 bidders. Makes me wish I was a multi-millionaire.

[urbecrisch]

Wow! The current bid is at $6,100.  I hope the guy with 0 feedback doesn't win cause it may be hard to get the money from him.

[SavannahLion]

Wow! The current bid is at $6,100.  I hope the guy with 0 feedback doesn't win cause it may be hard to get the money from him.

Doesn't matter, the reserve hasn't been met yet.

For such a complete collection, it's kind of disappointing at just how many of the games don't have their boxes and/or booklets. When I pick up games to add to my collection, having everything including the box, booklet and even that bastard plastic sleeve that no one ever seems to keep weighs heavily with my purchases.

[Cero21]

Do you have to blow into the cartridge to make these things work?

lol

[urbecrisch]

Just use a airgun or leaf blower and do the entire collection at once

[gonzo90017]

For such a complete collection, it's kind of disappointing at just how many of the games don't have their boxes and/or booklets.

I agree.

[emb]

Do you have to blow into the cartridge to make these things work?

lol

LOL, Yea theres a flashback. Actually, the main problem was with the NES, not the ROMS when cartridges would not run because of the ZIF (zero insertion force) connection. You could just replace the ZIF component on your NES. You can get the part for like 8 dollars. NES games mostly don't work because of the ZIF cartridge socket in the nes. Repeated insertion and removal of cartridges caused the pins to wear out. Also, the slot connector that the cartridge was actually inserted into was highly prone to corrosion.

[QuarterJunkie]

Hmmm. Check the bid history. All bidders have a letter or number followed by *** then another letter or number. Just a coincidence? Probably not. Anyone know what a collection like this is really worth?

[Ginsu Victim]

QuarterJunkie:

To help keep the eBay community safe, enhance bidder privacy, and protect our members from fraudulent emails, eBay has changed how User IDs display on the bid history page. Only you and the seller of the item can view your User ID, all other members will see anonymous user IDs, such as x***y.

[ChadTower]

The ZIF problem is more talk than actuality.  Even replacing the cart connector on most NES will only make them a bit more reliable.  The main problem was the security chip - the one that sits on both the console and every licensed game - that is very unreliable.  That is what causes the blinkiness.  In order to get an NES reliable again you have to disable that chip but cutting one pin and tying it to ground.

[QuarterJunkie]

QuarterJunkie:

To help keep the eBay community safe, enhance bidder privacy, and protect our members from fraudulent emails, eBay has changed how User IDs display on the bid history page. Only you and the seller of the item can view your User ID, all other members will see anonymous user IDs, such as x***y.

Oh.. Duh on me.

EDIT: <<<that should be DOH! on me 

[emb]

The ZIF problem is more talk than actuality.  Even replacing the cart connector on most NES will only make them a bit more reliable.  The main problem was the security chip - the one that sits on both the console and every licensed game - that is very unreliable.  That is what causes the blinkiness.  In order to get an NES reliable again you have to disable that chip but cutting one pin and tying it to ground.

Replacing the ZIF slot fixed both mine and a friends NES. I agree with you there as well. I also did hear that the security chip does cause quite a few problems with the NES.

[Jake]

Up to 6500$ now.  If you think about it, back in the day those sold for about 45$ each.  That's about 30,000$ worth of games.   The collection would be cool to say you have but I prefer roms.   They take up a whole lot less space.

[ChadTower]

Replacing the ZIF slot fixed both mine and a friends NES. I agree with you there as well. I also did hear that the security chip does cause quite a few problems with the NES.

"fixed" is relative... did it get it back to NOS level of reliability?  You can bring some back to about 80% but just swapping the connector never fixes it all the way.  I've probably done 50 of them, with several different brand replacement connectors, and have yet to see just swapping the connector bring one completely back.

[fjl]

It was all just dirt. Cleaning the cartridges and the console fixed all my problems. Blowing never did anything except possibly blowing some spit into the cartridge and making the cartridge smell like spit. I would open the cartridges and clean the contacts by rubbing it with a dry napkin. It would get rid of those dark lines easily. As for the console, I would use a piece of paper and fold it over the contacts of the cartridge then insert it into the console. Push it in and out a few times basically scrubbing the contacts clean. Wetting the paper slightly helped even more. The paper would come out dirty. I did this periodically and my console worked like new right after.

As for that NES collection I probably have all those games in ROM formats. 

[thatitalian]

I had to put my NES upside down for it to work! LOL! At least I don't have to do that my my PC 

[TOK]

Don't those Nintendo World Championship cartridges (the ones with the DIP switches) go for a few grand each alone?

Even as a lover of games and NES owner, people paying that much for this stuff is beyond me, but the auction price is still low based on those alone. Also thought having good boxes was much of the value for most titles.

[QuarterJunkie]

$8,300 with shipping now...

Holy #&@*!...

I'm all for nostalgia and all, but that's crazy stuff.

[emb]

$8,300 with shipping now...

Holy #&@*!...

I'm all for nostalgia and all, but that's crazy stuff.

Haha yea, I know. At $8300/739 = 11.23/game.  But I suppose he is asking for more because he has the entire collection. But man....thats a lot of dough....

[ChadTower]

Not quite.  That NWC cart is worth well over a grand all by itself.

[emb]

Not quite.  That NWC cart is worth well over a grand all by itself.

True, that is quite a rarity, but that is just calculating the average.

[ChadTower]

Yep.  A realistic average usually comes after tossing out the extreme deviations. 

[emb]

Yep.  A realistic average usually comes after tossing out the extreme deviations. 

Wholy crap, I had no idea that game was so valuable. You win. I'm wrong 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nintendo-World-Championships-1990-Nintendo-NWC-NES_W0QQitemZ290213612152QQihZ019QQcategoryZ62053QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

[ChadTower]

That listing is phishing.  It won't go for ten grand.  There are two versions of the NWC cart - a gold one and a grey one.  IIRC almost all of them are gold and sell for around $1500 in strong shape.  The grey ones are a lot rarer to the point where the market is basically defined by whatever couple of over the top NES fanatics with deep pockets are around at any given moment.

[Ginsu Victim]

Reserve still isn't even met....

[arcadefever]

$8000

that is $10 a game so far ....

[ahofle]

Didn't Nintendo World Championships 1990 itself recently go for over $6,000 on ebay?

[arcadefever]

Didn't Nintendo World Championships 1990 itself recently go for over $6,000 on ebay?

yep, was around that price 

[mrclean]

or you can purchase the cart as a reproduction and save thousands for only 45 bucks... http://retrousb.com/index.php?categoryID=84

[arcadefever]

or you can purchase the cart as a reproduction and save thousands for only 45 bucks... http://retrousb.com/index.php?categoryID=84

 

[Ginsu Victim]

Bidding ended today and the reserve was never met.