Upgrading condition of your collection

[sonicdj]

what do you guys do to upgrade condition of your games ?

do you go on eBay get an upgrade then switch and swap bits over until you get a mint copy? 

For a while now I will not even buy a game if it's not nearly mint but for all the games Iv had at the beginning of my collecting when I wasn't too fussed about condition I swap out bits systematically with a toothcombe and sell on the lesser condition ones lol

i usually build up a big bundle of boxed games that Iv since upgraded then stick them on eBay as a job lot as "acceptable/good" condition


would like to hear what you guys do?

[rupert]

When I was building my collection I was buying lots of bundles on ebay and from car bopt sales. I would go through upgrading each bit of each game. Through this process is when
I noticed all the minor variations. So then you need to be more careful.. For example there is a Castle of Illusion with 6 languages on the box and one with 8, so you do not want to upgrade your 8 language version with a 6 language manual.

Now that I have a complete set and prices have gone up a lot I just wait until game shows and markets to upgrade based on a list I have made. Only about 5% of my collection needs upgrades now.

[sonicdj]

Do these variations correspond with the SEGA(R) / Now there are no Limits markings or lack of ?

[rupert]

Feb 5, 2016 7:33:39 GMT sonicdj said:

Do these variations correspond with the SEGA(R) / Now there are no Limits markings or lack of ?

Well thats a whole other thing to look out for. The games with ® also have ® on the manaul and cartridge.

I wish this was more simple and i'm still trying to build a full list. All the language variations are no ® games... However some have ® versions. For example Double Dragon and Shinobi have ® and no ® versions - and the no ® versions also have language number variations (5/8 langauges).

I may try and finish off my list and post it up on the forum over the weekend for discussion.

[Rastanfarian]

I have been lucky, almost everything I've bought since I started collecting has been in great or at least acceptable shape. I'm not overly concerned about the carts themselves, some wear to the label is okay to me (except my blue rerelease games, I think they are a thing of beauty and want them to stay "perfect"). I do prefer my manuals and covers to be free of staining and writing. I still have all my original games from my childhood and kept them in good shape. The only manual I ever wrote in was Wonderboy in Monster Land.

How many games have the multiple language variations? I'm already aware of the three (Castle of Illusion, Shinobi, DD) mentioned in this thread...are there others?

[rupert]

Feb 5, 2016 23:21:52 GMT Rastanfarian said:

I have been lucky, almost everything I've bought since I started collecting has been in great or at least acceptable shape. I'm not overly concerned about the carts themselves, some wear to the label is okay to me (except my blue rerelease games, I think they are a thing of beauty and want them to stay "perfect"). I do prefer my manuals and covers to be free of staining and writing. I still have all my original games from my childhood and kept them in good shape. The only manual I ever wrote in was Wonderboy in Monster Land.

How many games have the multiple language variations? I'm already aware of the three (Castle of Illusion, Shinobi, DD) mentioned in this thread...are there others?

Well I will just caveat this again by saying my list of variations is not complete.

I currently have all the games mapped out in terms of initial release date and cover styles/ variations and then additional variations layered over that. So I can tell you that the langauge number releated variations all appear in the no ® / corner burst style section of games first released between 1988 and 1990.

1988-
Double Dragon (5 / 8 languages)
Shinobi (5 / 8 languages)

1989-
California Games (6 / 7 langauges)
Wonder Boy III (6 / 8 languages)

1990-
Castle of Illusion (6 / 8 langauges)
The Cyber Shinobi (6 / 8 languages)
Ghouls and Ghosts (6 / 8 languages)
Moonwalker (6 / 8 languages)
Operation Wolf (6 / 8 languages)
Super Monaco GP (6 / 8 langauges)
World Cup Italia 90 (6 / 8 langauges)

So basically these are just the ones I own, so there must be more. There are another 40+ games in this catagory of no ®/ corner burst style and first released between 1988 and 1990.

[sonicdj]

Feb 5, 2016 23:42:20 GMT rupert said:

Feb 5, 2016 23:21:52 GMT Rastanfarian said:

I have been lucky, almost everything I've bought since I started collecting has been in great or at least acceptable shape. I'm not overly concerned about the carts themselves, some wear to the label is okay to me (except my blue rerelease games, I think they are a thing of beauty and want them to stay "perfect"). I do prefer my manuals and covers to be free of staining and writing. I still have all my original games from my childhood and kept them in good shape. The only manual I ever wrote in was Wonderboy in Monster Land.

How many games have the multiple language variations? I'm already aware of the three (Castle of Illusion, Shinobi, DD) mentioned in this thread...are there others?

Well I will just caveat this again by saying my list of variations is not complete.

I currently have all the games mapped out in terms of initial release date and cover styles/ variations and then additional variations layered over that. So I can tell you that the langauge number releated variations all appear in the no ® / corner burst style section of games first released between 1988 and 1990.

1988-
Double Dragon (5 / 8 languages)
Shinobi (5 / 8 languages)

1989-
California Games (6 / 7 langauges)
Wonder Boy III (6 / 8 languages)

1990-
Castle of Illusion (6 / 8 langauges)
The Cyber Shinobi (6 / 8 languages)
Ghouls and Ghosts (6 / 8 languages)
Moonwalker (6 / 8 languages)
Operation Wolf (6 / 8 languages)
Super Monaco GP (6 / 8 langauges)
World Cup Italia 90 (6 / 8 langauges)

So basically these are just the ones I own, so there must be more. There are another 40+ games in this catagory of no ®/ corner burst style and first released between 1988 and 1990.

If your able to, I'd really appreciate if you could keep this list updated whenever you get more info on the language variations