8-bit nintendo

2008-09-17 08:28:33

#1

Mason4Assassin444: retired; +552|6929|USA

I just sold an 8-bit NES system with 120 games that has collected dust for years. I got $220. The guy acted as if it was the deal of the century and I was dumb for selling it for so little.

What is a NES really worth now?

2008-09-17 08:29:03

#2

TheDonkey: Eat my bearrrrrrrrrrr, Tonighttt; +163|5984|Vancouver, BC, Canada

Should kept it and gotten $300 next year.

2008-09-17 08:38:29

#3

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6017|شمال

NEVER sell things like that. Too classy.
I stil have my fathers Betamax, my sega mastersystem 8 bit, my megadrive v1, ohh and my Atari from 1980

Never gonna sell em.

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2008-09-17 08:44:11

#4

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6464|Winland

Lol, NESes aren't worth that much. They were so incredibly mass-produced that they can be gotten for $30 refurbished. Probably the games that gave the cash. $1.50 a piece, and a couple of rarities.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-09-17 09:13:49

#5

Mason4Assassin444: retired; +552|6929|USA

Beduin wrote:
NEVER sell things like that. Too classy.
I stil have my fathers Betamax, my sega mastersystem 8 bit, my megadrive v1, ohh and my Atari from 1980

Never gonna sell em.

Gotta do what you gotta do. Having an emulator on the pc with 1000 nes games kind of kills the blowing in the cartridge nostalgia. I told the guy to name a price. He said 220 I shit.

I never would have thought I would get over 200 dollars for that stuff.

2008-09-17 09:41:51

#6

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6858|Reisterstown, MD

The original Nintendo with those many games is probably worth 500 or more. Just like Final Fantasy VII for the Playstation 1 is worth 500 or so dollars.

2008-09-17 09:43:08

#7

Mason4Assassin444: retired; +552|6929|USA

killer21 wrote:
The original Nintendo with those many games is probably worth 500 or more. Just like Final Fantasy VII for the Playstation 1 is worth 500 or so dollars.

Wow. I had no idea. He got a deal then.

2008-09-17 10:30:09

#8

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6887|Mhz

killer21 wrote:
Just like Final Fantasy VII for the Playstation 1 is worth 500 or so dollars.

Erm no, it isn't, I can pick that game up for a fiver down the road. And working NES's are all over eBay for about $50, plus you can buy some random ripoff console, brand new that plays NES and SNES games for about the same money.

2008-09-17 10:32:52

#9

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6938|UK

just a loser NES fanboy who's going to keep hold off it till he 92 then sell it for $15,000.

And promptly die the next day.

Material possessions are just that.

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2008-09-17 10:46:11

#10

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6464|Winland

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
killer21 wrote:
Just like Final Fantasy VII for the Playstation 1 is worth 500 or so dollars.
Erm no, it isn't, I can pick that game up for a fiver down the road. And working NES's are all over eBay for about $50, plus you can buy some random ripoff console, brand new that plays NES and SNES games for about the same money.

The point is that it's a real NES.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-09-17 10:51:31

#11

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6887|Mhz

And the $50 ones on ebay are real NES's too...

2008-09-17 10:58:34

#12

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6464|Winland

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
And the $50 ones on ebay are real NES's too...

I meant the "new machines".

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-09-17 10:58:47

#13

rh27: Not really a Brit; +51|6863|England

killer21 wrote:
The original Nintendo with those many games is probably worth 500 or more. Just like Final Fantasy VII for the Playstation 1 is worth 500 or so dollars.

I highly doubt it. I've got 2 mint copies kicking around and I can't imagine them going for more than a tenner.

Just looked on eBay, someone is selling all the parts seperately (one auction for manual, one for box). Haha.

Last edited by rh27 (2008-09-17 11:00:54)

2008-09-17 11:01:05

#14

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6887|Mhz

Freezer7Pro wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
And the $50 ones on ebay are real NES's too...
I meant the "new machines".

These things?

Yeah, I agree I can't see the appeal of them either.

2008-09-17 11:45:44

#15

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6848|SE London

Meh, my Neo Geo AES went for way more than that.....

2008-09-17 11:53:56

#16

Brasso: member; +1,549|6897

Bertster7 wrote:
Meh, my Neo Geo AES went for way more than that.....

its so much rarer than the NES though

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-09-17 12:23:40

#17

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,980|6899|949

I think that's a good deal.

2008-09-18 14:35:21

#18

Computer_Guy: Member; +54|6964

killer21 wrote:
The original Nintendo with those many games is probably worth 500 or more. Just like Final Fantasy VII for the Playstation 1 is worth 500 or so dollars.

You serious, cause i got to copies of Finall FAntasy VII.

2008-09-18 15:05:03

#19

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6789|...

I still have mine, didn't realize they sold for so much.

I think you did fine in selling it.

If you ever get the itch to play just download an emulator and the roms.

Hell I have 2000+ NES roms on my phone and it barely uses any of the space.

2008-09-19 03:22:46

#20

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6858|Reisterstown, MD

Computer_Guy wrote:
You serious, cause i got to copies of Finall FAntasy VII.

Has to be new, unopened and not the greatest hits version. The original version brings the most dough.

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