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Post by moocolon on Apr 30, 2009 21:24:15 GMT
I haven't ever specifically targeted sealed games in my collecting, but over time I have ended up with quite a few. I have never been able to bring myself to open one as it is usually pretty easy to find a cheap loose copy to play. Well, after much deliberation, I have opened my sealed Shining Force III. I don't regret it yet as the game is right up my alley and quite good. The original Shining Force is one of my favorite Genesis games. I just couldn't stomach the idea of shelling out $50-$100 just so I could play a game that I already owned  . I have thought about openening it before, but have always talked myself out of it as it is a pretty rare game to find sealed. So how do you feel about opening sealed games? Should I have kept my Shining Force III sealed and just sucked it up and bought an open copy? |
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Post by rupert on May 1, 2009 1:46:22 GMT
just sealed with shrink wrap I say open it. Only blister packs are special in my book. An excellent/ new condition game is just as a good a sealed/ shrink wrapped game in my book. Nintendo collecting with the card boxes is a bit different as the shrink wrap provides alot of protection...
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Post by grolt on May 1, 2009 6:43:14 GMT
I'm a guy who is always looking at the value of the investment, so under no circumstances would I ever tear open a seal. Even one in rough shape. If you want to play it, then buy a complete opened copy and sell off the sealed one and put the extra change back into getting some other games. We're so patient tracking down all the other games, there's no need to be impatient over a seal!  That said, I still think collecting sealed games is pretty silly. One, you'll never know if it's a genuine seal 100% of the time, since by definition you can't open it, and more importantly, what's a game if you can't play it? I'm all about collecting, but I wouldn't do it if the only value was for it to sit on a shelf. I like having a collection so at any given moment you can go through it and pick a game to play. Sealed stuff is just silly. I've only got a few that I've acquired from various lots, and the only ones I'd like to hang on to are Alex Kidd in Miracle World just because of the stature of the game, and the Double Dragon re-release because of its rarity. As much as I never could bring myself to open a sealed game though, I really would like to experience it at least once for each system, just to see how everything is packed, etc. Especially with SMS games, where there were always additional catalogs or posters and a certain geometry in the way the cart is stored. |
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Post by ninjabearhug on May 1, 2009 7:50:44 GMT
It doesn't bother me one bit opening sealed games, even blisters  . It's a really good feeling to rip open the packaging and get in to your new game, even if it is 10 years old  . I currently only have one kind of sealed game in my collection, Moonwalker VHS gift set for the SMS. I say kind of sealed because It is still in the blister even though the blister has been opened down one side. |
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Post by ddevilfingers on May 1, 2009 7:56:27 GMT
I opened my sealed tectoy cheese catastrophe! Was great fun and don't regret it at all! I agree it's something you have to do at least once.....
Thinking back, I don't recall games being sealed whenever I got a new one as a kid..... anyone know if SMS games sold in Australia were even sealed at all?
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Post by ninjabearhug on May 1, 2009 10:52:32 GMT
Thinking back, I don't recall games being sealed whenever I got a new one as a kid..... anyone know if SMS games sold in Australia were even sealed at all? Good question. I've just had a look at a few of my Oz games and none of them have the Sega sticker on the side of the box. I have a fair few Oz games too, I'd have thought at least one would have had the sticker on the side... |
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Post by playgeneration on May 1, 2009 11:23:30 GMT
I got a few brand new ozisoft sms games recently, none of them had sega seals on the sides.
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Post by garyfoo182 on May 1, 2009 22:40:21 GMT
I made people cry when I opened my sealed with spine card Marko's Magic Football on PAL MCD.
Gary
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Post by ddevilfingers on May 2, 2009 2:05:58 GMT
Thinking back, I don't recall games being sealed whenever I got a new one as a kid..... anyone know if SMS games sold in Australia were even sealed at all? Good question. I've just had a look at a few of my Oz games and none of them have the Sega sticker on the side of the box. I have a fair few Oz games too, I'd have thought at least one would have had the sticker on the side... Of the 100 or so Ozisoft games I have NONE have the sticker on the side of the box! |
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Post by grolt on May 2, 2009 16:07:11 GMT
Let's be honest here, the SMS sticker seal shouldn't really count as a seal. To me, sealed is the plastic. You can't fake that. Putting an easily removable sticker on the side of a box is nothing!
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Post by ddevilfingers on May 3, 2009 6:54:08 GMT
Let's be honest here, the SMS sticker seal shouldn't really count as a seal. To me, sealed is the plastic. You can't fake that. Putting an easily removable sticker on the side of a box is nothing! Agreed! What I'm curious about though is whether or not Ozisoft games were sealed at all? Either with plastic or the sticker seal or whatever? I would have thought out of all the Ozisoft titles I have that if they ever were released with the seal that at least one would still have the remnants remaining on the box. Perhaps they were sealed with plastic and no sticker? Has anyone seen a sealed Ozisoft game?  |
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Post by Aypok on May 3, 2009 9:56:30 GMT
To me, sealed is the plastic. You can't fake that. Oh, but you can... Admittedly, it's not something the average chav can do, but it's certainly possible (GameStation did it with a lot of accessories and some games). |
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Post by grolt on May 3, 2009 14:58:15 GMT
To me, sealed is the plastic. You can't fake that. Oh, but you can... Admittedly, it's not something the average chav can do, but it's certainly possible (GameStation did it with a lot of accessories and some games). Yeah, I agree to an extent. With the Saturn it's easier to fake since the regular Saturn seals are just your average, cheap, thin, and poorly edged seal. The Master System, though, is much tougher since the seal used in the US was so distinctive. Really thick, brittle plastic with the tops and bottoms left open. Your average small business press can't do that! |
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Post by Aypok on May 3, 2009 22:27:02 GMT
Yeah, I agree to an extent. With the Saturn it's easier to fake since the regular Saturn seals are just your average, cheap, thin, and poorly edged seal. The Master System, though, is much tougher since the seal used in the US was so distinctive. Really thick, brittle plastic with the tops and bottoms left open. Your average small business press can't do that! A fair point. My ignorance on the subject of North American seals has been demonstrated before, so I'll leave it at that. :) I had the Tec Toy seals in mind when I posted my message. |
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Post by grolt on May 3, 2009 22:45:22 GMT
I had the Tec Toy seals in mind when I posted my message. I plead ignorance there, so we're even. 8-) |
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. I have thought about openening it before, but have always talked myself out of it as it is a pretty rare game to find sealed.
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