The value of complete game collections - 2011 VCPC Data

[8bit]

I was looking for more information into complete collections after reading through the other thread Collecting complete system libraries and I found some interesting information on the value of complete game collections. It is interesting to see the difference in value each complete set is roughly worth without shipping or the consoles and accessories themselves.

The following information has been taken from the following Video Game Price Charting article released on October 19, 2011 found HERE

VINTAGE CONSOLES

System.........................Price
Atari 2600....................$9,127
Nintendo NES................$8,814
Super Nintendo .............$7,583
Playstation....................$7,930
Commodore 64.............$7,643
Neo Geo........................$7,418
Sega Genesis.................$4,526
Sega Master System.......$4,145
Gameboy Color .............$3,895
TurboGrafx-16..............$3,686
3DO..............................$3,343
Sega Saturn...................$3,138
Sega Dreamcast............$2,708
Sega CD........................$2,430
Virtual Boy....................$2,185
CD-i .............................$1,973
Nintendo 64..................$1,921
Jaguar...........................$1,858
Colecovision.................$1,697
Vectrex.........................$1,693
Sega Game Gear............$1,505
Neo Geo Pocket Color...$1,241
Atari 5200....................$1,174
Intellivision...................$1,139
Atari 7800....................$839
Atari Lynx.....................$829
Odyssey 2.....................$673
N-Gage.........................$276

MODERN CONSOLES

System Price
Nintendo DS..............$14,405
Playstation 3..............$12,401
Xbox 360 .................$13,013
Wii.............................$11,528
Playstation 2..............$10,230
GBA...........................$5,864
PSP............................$5,038
Xbox .........................$3,686
Gamecube.................$3,629
Nintendo 3DS............$1,051

It really helps to put some of the following pictures into perspective.











Still want that complete SNES collection?

[mjmjr25]

Not to diminish this thread at all, but it is imperative to note that most of those prices are waaaay off, in particular if the cart libraries are complete vs. loose.

Example, loose N64 is worth about $1,400. Complete N64 is worth $5000+ (Clayfighter alone is $600).

Neo Geo - 7K. Neo Geo what though? Because AES is MUCH higher than that, and CD is lower than that.

The SNES library, cart only, had offers of $15,000 on ebay last year. The CIB library of SNES I would say conservatively $30K.

The virtual boy price is either really high or really low. If they are counting JP games (Gundam, Fishing, and other ultra rares) it's closer to $3,500+ (assuming complete). If they are not counting JP games, it's under $1,000.

Same things applies to Sega Saturn, that total must be counting some, but not all JP games, or else it should be much lower (US) or much higher (US and JP).

[BoringSupreez]

C64 collecting is as expensive as buying every single PS1 game? There must be some seriously rare C64 games I don't know about.

[8bit]

I am sure this is simply the total of each video game price charts tracking numbers which averages the recent sales of individual games (complete, sealed, or otherwise) from ebay and amazon. There is no perfect science behind it but it is still a good idea of what it would cost to buy each game individually for a complete collection.

[Hobie-wan]

C64 collecting is as expensive as buying every single PS1 game? There must be some seriously rare C64 games I don't know about.

2 things affect that. The Playstation came out after 'collecting' became a big thing, so people were more likely to take care of the games and keep them around. The C64 was out earlier when people were a lot more likely to just throw things away when they were done with it. The individual games also came out in much smaller quantities for the C64 so surviving copies end up being pricier. Even going with Mobygames totals (which surely misses many European C64 releases), there are less games for the Playstation.

PS1 1885 - http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/p ... ist-games/
C64 2918 - http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/c64/list-games/

[Menegrothx]

C64 collecting is as expensive as buying every single PS1 game? There must be some seriously rare C64 games I don't know about.

There are plenty of C64 games that had like 15 or 25 copies ever made that arent even on that list. Not to mention the fact that it's a lot easier to find PS1 games than it is to find C64 games. I recall reading that there are over 15 000 games on the C64. There are many Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, German etc C64 games that arent even counted on those lists.

I dont know where these people get their prices. If you are buying from eBay, those sure as hell are incorrect. Many times I have seen a price guide saying that some game is worth 5-10 dollars and when you check eBay, you can only find the game for 25-40 dollars.

[mjmjr25]

I am sure this is simply the total of each video game price charts tracking numbers which averages the recent sales of individual games (complete, sealed, or otherwise) from ebay and amazon. There is no perfect science behind it but it is still a good idea of what it would cost to buy each game individually for a complete collection.

No, I understand that, but i'm just saying even those numbers, are just inherently flawed. VGPC trackes "Eyeful Home" and "Radiant Silvergun" for Sega Saturn, but not "Crows" or 100's of other JP releases. Including such random high-priced items really skews the numbers, is all. In general, those numbers are nice to see, just not terribly accurate in many of the cases.

I personally love the service of VGPC, but I always caution people about using it when doing trades and when looking for a price to pay for a game, because it is just so off for (3) reasons:

-Does not take into account Condition.
-Does not take into account Completeness.
-Does not take into account limited sales of a particular item.

Condition:
A mint label Transformers Beast Wars N64 cart might sell for $22
A missing label Transformers Beast Wars N64 cart might sell for $8
So now VGPC will say $15 is the value

Completeness:
A Complete Mint Transformers Beast Wars N64 might sell for $150
A Complete but tattered and torn Beast Wars might sell for $60
So now VGPC will say the value is $105

Limited Sales:
Only (2) confirmed sales of Beast Wars for N64 during the last update period.
Loose cart / bad label - $8
Complete / Mint - $150
VGPC says $79 value

And what happens is people then use VGPC as a "be all / end all" reference for what an item is worth.

So, I always suggest using completed forum sales and completed ebay sales, of similarly complete / condition items as a much more accurate indicator of an items current value.

[pankakes123]

NES is REALLY wrong, considering all the tournament carts are worth thousands alone.

[8bit]

I dont like that import titles are being mixed in to their pricing charts now. There should be an import section of the site. this must be a new thing though because I have never noticed this on the site before and I use it regularly when out on the hunt for games at pawn shops, goodwill, etc.

[Curlypaul]

A complete set of C64 games will cost me more than a full set of NeoGeo? that is crazy. I know there were a lot of games for it, and finding them in good condition can be hard, but they normally only sell for a few quid surely?

That list makes NeoGeo collecting look a lot more attractive.

To answer the thread in the way the OP was intending - I have around 350 games atm, and lets say I spent £10 on each one.. thats a whole of cash sitting on the shelves behind me!