You've Got Grail! The Valuation Thread

[geotrig]

I got one a couple of years ago for something like £130.

There's a tatty labelled one on auction from Italy. I bet that ends near £100. Fees would be a bugger though.

Yeah, I figured just south of £150 would be about the rate.

I’ve got my eye on the Italian cart, but assuming it gets up to around £130 , then £25 shipping, then +20% I’m better off just waiting for a uk based sale to pop up on a forum…

It’s not like there’s any rush to get a copy

there is ,the world is in chaos and out of balance as someone with a neo cab hasn't got a copy !

[pubjoe]

Rainbow Islands guess in around the 500 could be more !

For what it's worth I agreed with the 'could be more' and just bought Grinning Cat's this morning.

I've only seen it for sale a couple of times since I got the buy bug in 2020, both times around £600 and sold quickly. It might be the last game I had on my mental want list. It's peak Taito cute and seems much rarer than their others (maybe because they keep dying).

[geotrig]

yeah i agree it really is superb taito. Was thinking around the 600 originally but wasn't so sure if its gone up or down in the current climate but doesn't come up all that much ..perfect description of it "peak Taito Cute"

[ChrisBEANS]

I got one a couple of years ago for something like £130.

There's a tatty labelled one on auction from Italy. I bet that ends near £100. Fees would be a bugger though.

Yeah, I figured just south of £150 would be about the rate.

I’ve got my eye on the Italian cart, but assuming it gets up to around £130 , then £25 shipping, then +20% I’m better off just waiting for a uk based sale to pop up on a forum…

It’s not like there’s any rush to get a copy

there is ,the world is in chaos and out of balance as someone with a neo cab hasn't got a copy !

The world is most certainly out of balance!!
Quick! Find me a cheap one!! (With a nice label )

[Unite2k]

Thanks Geotrig. Also posted on UKVAC for an idea of the value.

some rough estimates on some of these @Unite2k

Rainbow Islands guess in around the 500 could be more !
Parodius Do! no idea
The New Zealand Story 200-250 version can make a difference @cools is an expert on it !
Sunset Riders 200-240
Tetris
Super Pang 150-200
Super Cup Finals / Taito Cup Finals 50-60
R-Type 350-500
Sexy Parodius no idea
Pang 120-140
Final Fight 200-250 seems to be trending down a bit again.
Bubble Bobble no idea
Parodius no idea
Namco Classic Collection vol. 2 (Pac Man, Dig Dug, Rally X) last one i remember seeing was about £350
Xmen vs Street Fighter CPS2 Japanese Green complete 200? if that is a complete kit ignore !
Street Fighter Zero 3 CPS2 Japanese Grey complete
Super Street Fighter II Turbo CPS2 Japanese Blue complete 275-300 again ignore if kit !

[Moonwalker]

Is 350 for a SSV Multi (Vasara 1 & 2, Change Air Blade & Ultra) including Mobo a realistic price?
Will get a second one I will drop soon.

[Unite2k]

Please could I have a bit of help valuing my MVS collection.

All original carts with shockboxes, five marked below come with full kit.

The King of Fighters '94
The King of Fighters '95
The King of Fighters '96
The King of Fighters '97
The King of Fighters '98
The King of Fighters '99
The King of Fighters '00 (FULL KIT)
The King of Fighters '01
The King of Fighters 2002
The King of Fighters 2003 (FULL KIT)
The Last Blade
The Last Blade 2
Nightmare in the Dark
Alpha Mission II
Last Resort
Top Hunter
Fatal Fury Special
Fatal Fury 3
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
Fatal Fury: Garou, Mark of the Wolves
Aero Fighters 2
Art of Fighting 2
Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior
Money Puzzle Exchange
Neo Driftout
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad
Baseball Stars 2
SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (FULL KIT)
Street Hoop
Blazing Star
Neo Mr Do!
Neo Bomberman
Bomberman: Panic Bomber
Waku Waku 7
Windjammers
Puzzle Bubble
Puzzle Bubble 2
League Bowling
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 3
Twinkle Star Sprites
Shock Troopers
Strikers 1945 Plus
Samurai Showdown
Samurai Showdown II
Samurai Showdown III
Samurai Showdown IV
Rage of the Dragons (FULL KIT)
Super Sidekicks 2
Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to Victory
Super Sidekicks IV: The Ultimate 11
Sengoku
Sengoku 2
Sengoku 3 (FULL KIT)
Flip Shot
Viewpoint
Aero Fighters 3
Nam 1975
King of the Monsters
3 Count Bout
Soccer Brawl
Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle
Neo Turf Masters
Ninja Masters
Magical Drop III
Magician Lord
Pulstar
Spin Master
Blues Journey

72 titles in total.

[ChrisBEANS]

Oh my word!!!

I’ll come up with some prices when I get a chance today. Can only really do the handful that I have/been looking for.

I won’t give a price for Windjammers as I’m interested in buying it so there’s probably a conflict of interest.
I’ll keep a beady eye out for your sake thread!

[ChrisBEANS]

Please could I have a bit of help valuing my MVS collection.

All original carts with shockboxes, five marked below come with full kit.

The Last Blade - £150 - £165
The Last Blade 2 - £150 - £165
Nightmare in the Dark - £475 - £525
Fatal Fury: Garou, Mark of the Wolves - £350 - £400
Aero Fighters 2 - £80
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad - £160 - £180
Baseball Stars 2 - £250 - £275
SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (FULL KIT) - £700
Blazing Star - £250 - £300
Waku Waku 7 - £200 - £250
Windjammers - £175 - £225
League Bowling £70 - £100 (shot up in people’s want list lately!)
Metal Slug - £90 - £120
Metal Slug 2 - £90 - £120
Metal Slug X - £160 - £180
Metal Slug 3 - £130 - £150
Twinkle Star Sprites - A lot! Get a better opinion than mine!!
Shock Troopers - £160 - £180
Strikers 1945 Plus - £125 - £150
Sengoku 3 (FULL KIT) - Christ knows, has to be a least £800 all the way up to grand, right?!
Aero Fighters 3 - £80
Nam 1975 - £175 - £200
Soccer Brawl ~ £50
Neo Turf Masters £120 - £140
Pulstar - £500 - £600?!? Price from list below! Seems high?

Half way through I found this… more reliable than me!!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/ ... view#gid=0

Prices are a bit odd at the minute. Certainly not as high as they have been, but due to slower listings too if you have something someone wants they’ll snap it up!

I’ve also given a range to account for real/repro/good/poor quality labels…

Maybe start at the higher figure and reduce over time?

I’d suggest everything +£8 with the shock box. That’s cheap, but most people either just want loose, or want specific art from Southtown (or elsewhere) to match the shock boxes in the rest of their collection.

Great collection you have. Shame to see you selling it

[pubjoe]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/ ... view#gid=0

Prices are a bit odd at the minute.

Pricecharting.com also tracks MVS cartridges but the average it formulates can be all over the place, especially for slow sellers, so it's essential to see the context which it helpfully provides.

The result often gets broken by bad data scraping which can't account for:

• Miscategorised listings
• Misunderstood definitions
• EBay's false reporting of completed sale prices (phantom offers)
• General eBay sale fishiness (early pulls, outside deals, fake sales, cancelled orders/non-payers)

This doesn't matter too much on items that sell every week but on items that are only tracked a few times a year it can create a complete pig's ear..

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But the handy thing is you can at least scroll down and see the data sources it collected..

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And then apply your own scepticism.

Another skew is caused by algorithmic predictions. Not such a problem with a regular seller but when there is only a single tracked sale in four years the generated price categories are basically worthless...

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Again it's handy that we can check the data. That single sale was in unusually good condition, could have sold for less than ebay reported, and could just be a blip. With the context we can make that judgement.

Oh, and '1 sale per year' is the lowest Pricecharting can count. If it states that then check it isn't a sale from ten years ago.

My long-winded point is that trackers are handy starting points but you can't take the auto-generated averages with much value unless there are a lot of regular sales or you have a lot of provided context.

[geotrig]

I find mvs hard to price ,Glancing at the list id the US list (on the lower scale) looks about right to me some odd outliers on it driving up prices for some carts ,I would think @pubjoe might have a good handle on where some of these lie at the moment


Edit and he just posted before I finished typing

[pubjoe]

I would think @pubjoe might have a good handle on where some of these lie at the moment

Was putting the finishing touches on my big **** as you typed.

[pubjoe]

I have bought a lot of those listed games over the last few years. I'd have to check to remember exact prices I paid and many were bundles, but the prices Mr Beans quoted don't seem far off - maybe a little on the Heinz side but then I didn't care about condition for most.

[ChrisBEANS]

maybe a little on the Heinz side

I was trying not to go too lowball, but if I’m honest I actually think they trend towards a little high rather than a little low…
But about right

I’m actually interested in Windjammers and Soccer Brawl, but it’d be poor form to suggest prices of twenty quid each for my own nefarious ends

No Zupapa in this list… it continues to elude me

[ChrisBEANS]

In fact, ask on UKVAC… they probably will suggest ‘most carts are only a score, full kit I’ll give you a nifty and I’m doing you a favour’

[pubjoe]

maybe a little on the Heinz side

I was trying not to go too lowball, but if I’m honest I actually think they trend towards a little high rather than a little low…
But about right

Yeah about right, like a good solid Branston.

[matt5cott]

Trying to ketchup with this thread has got me in quite the pickle.

Nam 1975 is on my radar so I'll keep an eye out for a subsequent sale thread.

[ChrisBEANS]

Just seen a thread on AP that sadly massively undermines SVCC kit prices.
Last of a box full of matching kits, assume NOS £395

[Unite2k]

Thanks all re: MVS pricing. This list is helpful. Ideally looking to sell as a lot, so wonder if someone could suggest a ballpark for everything?

I noticed things like Twinkle Star Sprites are very sought after now. To be honest I sold most of my AES collection for this and had a Silver Shadow IV made by 'the great hopper', so probably lost out there! Of course in favour of gaming and having a good collection.

I am certain everything is 100% original, I remember buying several 'Super Dodge Ball' MVS carts all arriving as bootlegs and getting rid of them right after. There were certain rate titles that I had and got rid off both AES and MVS, just because they weren't any good / wasn't playing them, things like Over Top.

Opened many carts up yesterday, and tested 20 or so of the rarer titles. Some needed a good clean, but all original and working perfectly.

Hope these will go to a good home, ideally someone who wants to take them all, and make some cash selling on / keeping what they need for their collection.

[ChrisBEANS]

Thanks all re: MVS pricing. This list is helpful. Ideally looking to sell as a lot, so wonder if someone could suggest a ballpark for everything?

Sadly this pretty much never works out.

You’ll almost certainly either just be stuck with them, or you’ll get significantly less than they’re worth.

I gave a little thought to taking them all myself so I could keep a couple and sell the rest off to break even, but I literally couldn’t offer anything close to their individual values.
It’s a massive initial outlay.
I appreciate it’s a ball ache, but definitely in your best interest to sell separately.

If you want a completely hassle free sale as a lot, I’d say £7500 collected by buyer.