Should you open a valuable sealed game?

[FamicomFreak]

With the scarcity of such important collector items one must wonder about the question if you should open a valuable sealed game? It's obviously cheaper to buy it used and still complete so why would someone open a sealed one that another person could find priceless? Well? your opinions? comments, appreciated, Thank you!

[MS-DOS4]

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

[jackhandy566]

from becoming a casual gamer when i was younger.  to growing up some, not much. lol have not come to cherish a "find" and hold on for the ride to just drool over what was found.  putting sealed games for various old systems and getting cases for them.

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidsLogin&item=390058897176

http://cgi.ebay.com/NINTENDO-NES-ACRYLIC-CASE-BRAND-NEW-VGA-/120580730328

if u email the last person, they do custom cases. just send them the messurements and he'll give u a quote. best to drop some dough to get ten - fifteen (10 a pop) and he'll give u free shipping and a an extra case for free through paypal deals only. vs the other person selln them on ebay for 15 a pop. or 25 just found another seller sell them at that price too.

[nensondubois]

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.

[mobiusclimber]

I have no love for sealed games beyond the money they would bring in when sold to a collector. If it's a cheap game and I want it for my collection, I'll open it up (since I love having a game taht has only been touched by my hands, LOL). But if it's worth money, then I'll sell it and buy a used copy and pocket the rest of the cash. If I had the money to burn, I might be tempted to open even expensive sealed games just so I'd have the game in pristine condition, but really stuff like that isn't a big thing for me.

[FamicomFreak]

Exactly if it's not something so desireable then you would most likely get a Monty opened copy instead of shelling out the big bucks for something that you would open anyways. Leave those priceless items both in currency and collective value to the other collectors and get an opened copy I say.

[jackhandy566]

i get four copies if i can. 1 N/M box, manual n cart opened, 1 n/m sealed. n vice versa of the same game from japan.  auctions r better then buy it nows for a lot of nes or snes games (get em at 1/3 of the going rate of buy it nows 50 rather then 150-225). atari just buy them unless its like a texas chainsaw mass' (atari) or stadium events (nes) which r over priced in my book.

[nintendodork]

Why would you want four copies of the same game?  I don't even understand people who buy a loose game to play and a sealed game to never touch.  It's so impractical, you know, as far as the word "impractical" would go when we talk about Famicom stuff.

[Nightstar699]

Yes. Open them all. It's a game, they weren't made to be sealed forever. And that's no fun anyway. I'm getting a few sealed games soon (and ive gotten some in the past) and I open them everytime.

[MS-DOS4]

Why would you want four copies of the same game?  I don't even understand people who buy a loose game to play and a sealed game to never touch.  It's so impractical, you know, as far as the word "impractical" would go when we talk about Famicom stuff.

Because you destroy history when you open sealed games.

[Nightstar699]

But it's a game, the whole point of buying them is that you play them. Why would you waste money on something you're never even going to use?

Edit: Just check out this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnQaUgPnY8w&feature=related

[FamicomFreak]

just because some loser made a video on youtube doesn't make it right, or wrong as a matter of fact. I just feel sorry for those people believe they can destroy history. There are always emulators or loose copies of these games....use your brain please.

[Nightstar699]

I thought the points he made in that vid were pretty good. Plus, you can find cool inserts and stuff when you open them, possibly even ones that haven't been found before. (like in that video) I believe that you can do whatever you want with your games, you buy them. Im just saying I would always open a sealed game. It's a lot more fun that way.

[FamicomFreak]

That's your choice, stick by it if you want but here is some advice....buy the games complete and not sealed you'll save a few bucks on them and leave other true collectors to acquire these priceless items to help keep the history of retro gaming alive and well.

[Nightstar699]

It's a piece of plastic. Just sayin'.