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Sadly when I was a kid I didn't save boxes, never saw a point in it and in the trash they went.
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You were one of those kids! I drop by GameStop pretty regularly and am always grumbling to myself when I'm sifting through the GS boxes to find games with original cases. I keep thinking, "What's with these kids buying these $40 games and then tossing/losing the manual and box?" I wonder if GameStop offered different buyback prices for CIB vs. cart-only maybe gamers would consider holding on to the packaging...? I notice that Amazon's trade-in policy alters the buyback price if the game is not CIB.
scott:
Sadly when I was a kid I didn't save boxes, never saw a point in it and in the trash they went.
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You were one of those kids! I drop by GameStop pretty regularly and am always grumbling to myself when I'm sifting through the GS boxes to find games with original cases. I keep thinking, "What's with these kids buying these $40 games and then tossing/losing the manual and box?" I wonder if GameStop offered different buyback prices for CIB vs. cart-only maybe gamers would consider holding on to the packaging...? I notice that Amazon's trade-in policy alters the buyback price if the game is not CIB.
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Keep in mind, when I was a kid, Nintendo was only 3 years younger than me. ;)
Plus its totally different now-a-days. They GIVE you a safe place to store the game and the manual and keep discs clean/ safe. I don't understand these people that toss the case, art and manual. Why would you leave the cd/dvd just laying around?
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btw, I have most of my NES manuals and all my maps/booklets for Dragon Warrior (need a box though) :D
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Plus its totally different now-a-days. They GIVE you a safe place to store the game and the manual and keep discs clean/ safe. I don't understand these people that toss the case, art and manual. Why would you leave the cd/dvd just laying around?
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btw, I have most of my NES manuals and all my maps/booklets for Dragon Warrior (need a box though) :D
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Heh, I'm just giving you a hard time. I know when I was a kid, those Nintendo carts were virtually indestructible. As long as you knew about the "blow" technique, those games were playable as long as you were still interested in them. The thin cardboard box they came in didn't add anything - the text was probably just there for our parents - so they usually got flattened and then tossed.
And you're right about it being different these days. CDs/DVDs are too vulnerable to be kept away from their box, and it's too hard to look at your collection if it's just a pile of discs stacked up next to your console. Those plastic cases are pretty durable compared to what our NES/Game Boy games came in - what do these kids do with them?
scott:
They were all jacked from Target and walked across the street to GameStop to be sold for drug money. haha
forte:
I can't pick, so I chose 3...
The original Mega Man for NES with box and manual. Box still has the original plastic, opened at the top (not by me obviously)
Mega Man 7 for SNES with box, manual, and all the inserts. Box has plastic, but it's not factory (missing the H seam). I didn't feel bad about opening that one.
Mega Man X3 for SNES with box, manual, and all the inserts. I bought this one off of ebay in 2000 with the box for 30 dollars. I recently got the manual and inserts for another 30. Considering this one goes for over 250 with just the box and manual nowadays, I'm quite pleased. It is also the oldest part of my collection, and most special.
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