Should you open a valuable sealed game?

[FamicomFreak]

exactly so why would you even bother opening it then if it's just a piece of plastic?

[Nightstar699]

Because what's in the plastic is more important than the plastic itself.

[FamicomFreak]

I won't even bother anymore, anyone else? comments? opinions?

[nintendodork]

Not to mention he said he paid $400-$500 for it sealed.  When he opens it and pulls it out of the box, it's value drops more than 80%.  He could've just bought the game, maybe a nice looking box and manual if he wanted, and he could have at least $300 more in his pocket.

[FamicomFreak]

amen nintendo dork amen

[mobiusclimber]

How is a sealed game "history"? You're actually preserving history by opening sealed games and reporting on what you find inside (there's at least one site I know of where they ask people to do this so they can record what originally came w/ the game). Keeping a game sealed doesn't preserve anything besides the air inside the box.

And as far as Famicom goes, no Famicom or Super Famicom games (at least, not sure about N64) were sold sealed. There's no way to "know" if you're buying a "new" copy or an open one that's been well preserved. (In fact, you could have a new game w/ a really beat to hell box, and a pristine used game that looks better than the new copy.)

[nintendodork]

I agree with Mobius.  Keeping a sealed game sealed is anything but "destroying history".  I'm sure 1980s Nintendo didn't expect people to buy a game, forget about it, find it in a box of random crap 20 years later, and flip it for a bunch more money than they bought it for, just so someone else could do the same.  I know this is throwing it out of proportion, but it kind of makes me think of someone who has to buy everything at a store just so someone else can't have it.  Instead of never playing a game and buying it only to sell it again (even if that wasn't your original intention), let someone who's going to enjoy it for at least a little while have it instead.

[satoshi_matrix]

Sealed games are novel, but the only time you should keep games sealed is if you know they'll be worth more than you paid for down the line.

[tankexmortis]

I think the only reason to keep a game sealed is if you want to sell it later. The only reasons to buy a sealed vintage game are:
1- it's the cheapest option
2- you can easily sell it for considerably more than you're paying
3- you have an obscure sexual fetish for sealed games and can only reach climax with their aid

If none of the above applies, you're wasting your money. These games were mass produced in the vast majority of cases, and even when they were made in smaller numbers they're no good to anyone if they can't be played or even properly displayed.
Post Merge: June 09, 2010, 03:17:59 pm

I would never open a sealed game. Depending on it's rarity, I may even get a acrylic case to protect the shrink wrap.

I would do the same, even with not so rare titles.

I do this for everything I own, including underwear, my phone, and individual tissues. They're COLLECTOR'S ITEMS!!!

[ericj]

3- you have an obscure sexual fetish for sealed games and can only reach climax with their aid

I do this for everything I own, including underwear, my phone, and individual tissues. They're COLLECTOR'S ITEMS!!!

HA! That's funny as hell.

Dr. Drew Pinksy would be so proud of you for #3! 

As for sealed games, do whatever you want. I've opened them in the past, but the games I got in the lot were cheaper sealed than if purchased individually unsealed.

I don't understand why people who aren't specifically sealed game collectors will buy only a few sealed games. I guess if you've got extra money around and absolutely need something to look at, knock yourself out. If I make a big purchase, I'd really like to be able to use it and not just look at it. "Oh, wow, how pretty" on a shelf just doesn't do anything for me.

[FamicomFreak]

3- you have an obscure sexual fetish for sealed games and can only reach climax with their aid

I do this for everything I own, including underwear, my phone, and individual tissues. They're COLLECTOR'S ITEMS!!!

HA! That's funny as hell.

Dr. Drew Pinksy would be so proud of you for #3! 

As for sealed games, do whatever you want. I've opened them in the past, but the games I got in the lot were cheaper sealed than if purchased individually unsealed.

I don't understand why people who aren't specifically sealed game collectors will buy only a few sealed games. I guess if you've got extra money around and absolutely need something to look at, knock yourself out. If I make a big purchase, I'd really like to be able to use it and not just look at it. "Oh, wow, how pretty" on a shelf just doesn't do anything for me.

That's right about the cheaper sealed games, I remember opening sonic 2 for game gear, that was a thrill even if it's a common game. Some of these sealed pieces can be used in a museum to show history of old video games. It's more to impress people, I was thinking of buying me a NES power pak and go for sealed only games, not just for the rarity of them but to pretend I am in a toy story in the late 80s looking for games to buy....lol jk

[tankexmortis]

That's right about the cheaper sealed games, I remember opening sonic 2 for game gear, that was a thrill even if it's a common game. Some of these sealed pieces can be used in a museum to show history of old video games. It's more to impress people, I was thinking of buying me a NES power pak and go for sealed only games, not just for the rarity of them but to pretend I am in a toy story in the late 80s looking for games to buy....lol jk

I really don't think a museum would care about sealed vs. CIB. In fact most museums would likely prefer a copy the contents of which could be displayed rather than one which could only be shown as a box. Perhaps a sealed game would be filed in their archives, but it wouldn't be of any use in the public portion of the museum or for any kind of research.

[Cam3ron@FW]

I would like sealed stuff for the reason that I enjoy opening them.

[FamicomFreak]

Hmm very intersting. I like the way you see it.

[famiac]

i agree with nightstar on that one, i wouldn't shell out a lot more $ than needed to have an extra piece of plastic on a game ill never open and put on a shelf to stare at it rather than enjoy it. i respect other's opinions though