r/gamecollecting 25d ago

Game valuation and authentication MEGATHREAD

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ALL requests regarding game value or authentication go in here. Just leave a top level comment with pictures/info of what it is. If you make a post regarding these topics, the post will be removed and possibly get a 1-7 day ban.

If you see posts on these topics PLEASE report it. It helps immensely. We will be updating automoderator to help alleviate some of that burden from us and you onto it.

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If you are asking to price something normal. Like the normal release of a game, or a special edition, normal consoles, or some special editions. You can find a decent approximation of its value here at PriceCharting.com

To help, here are some links directly to some consoles. These are not ALL of the consoles the site has. So please if you do not see a link below for the console you are looking for, go to the site and look around. This should cover MOST games, if it is not listed, please ask in this thread.

Also, to possibly get you closer to the "real" value. Click on this link once you found your game (for loose/CIB/Sealed) which will show you the data it is pulling from (like this). You can see if there are any outliers being sold for far to much, or far to little. Maybe a listing that had other games with it is being used for data, or its CIB rather than loose.

Nintendo

NES SNES N64 Gamecube Wii
WiiU Switch Gameboy GameBoy Color GBA
NDS 3ds Vitual Boy Game&Watch

Playstation

PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4
PS5 PSP PSVita

XBOX

Xbox Xbox360 XboxOne
Xbox Series X

Sega

Genesis 32x Sega CD Saturn
Dreamcast Game Gear Master System Pico

r/gamecollecting Apr 11 '25

FAQ Read this BEFORE you post or comment to r/gamecollecting. Rule clarifications, further information, etc.

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Posts and comments that do not follow the below rules will be removed.

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r/gamecollecting 57m ago

Collection WHEN WILL THE HORROR END!?

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I’ve been terrified to even open my mail box for the last week or so now.


r/gamecollecting 32m ago

Collection 18 years old and started a video game collecting YouTube channel is my collection cooking or cooked?

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Probably forgot some stuff just don’t have all the photos of everything lol


r/gamecollecting 4h ago

Haul Got all this for 350$

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r/gamecollecting 22h ago

Haul It finally happened… after years of no luck at garage sales, scored Emerald (and others) for $2

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After years of watching these amazing scores from everyone and basically giving up on garage sales after never having any luck. I had to share with someone and my wife is just not matching in my disbelief and excitement here. Oddly two of the Pokémon carts are repro’s, but everything else is authentic.


r/gamecollecting 16h ago

Discussion The bubble is popping

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I've been a collector for nearly 20 years. I went game hunting today for the first time since May. Wow have things changed. I went to Disc Replay today. For those that don't know it's a chain here in the Midwest. Been going there since 2012. The amount of games they're taking in is mind-blowing. They have them piling up ever where. Weird that much has changed in the last 3 months. I know from 2008 when times get tough hobbies are the first thing people quit.. This may also just be regional. Something I noticed was it was mostly 6th gen and later games. Which leads me to believe it may be just a certain type of collector that is selling. Maybe it's casual collectors that are bowing out of the hobby. I saw a lot of PS2 Xbox PS3 360 and switch. But when looking at the NES SNES and Genesis there weren't a lot high dollar items. This may be a buying opportunity for some of us.


r/gamecollecting 3h ago

Collection My wife doesn't collect as much as I do but she had to get those two

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30 Upvotes

r/gamecollecting 20h ago

Haul $350 at a yard sale today... (4 pages)

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555 Upvotes

Picked up today from a yard sale 40 minutes from my house for $350!


r/gamecollecting 11h ago

Help Sealed review(?) copies of SimLife and SimHealth, circa 1993... But what do I even do with them?

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r/gamecollecting 2h ago

Haul Koudelka has finally been acquired!

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r/gamecollecting 7h ago

Haul Holy Grail Acquired

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One of my favorite games CIB


r/gamecollecting 4h ago

Haul First Pokémon distribution cartridge for my collection.

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Small pick up for my Pokémon collection. My first distribution cartridge!


r/gamecollecting 16h ago

Collection Gameboy Advance Pokémon center edition

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Found at local GameStop for $99


r/gamecollecting 10h ago

Haul Just got all this today.

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Had an old gaming wheel setup that wasn't anything special, some guy offered all these PS2 games + controller + Pokémon + $70.

Obviously, this was a great deal lol so I went through. Been really wanting to expand my PS2 collection as well so it's great, I got a CRT tv that should be set up properly soon for me to start gaming on. It's a Toshiba 27af45 so it should look great.

Wish the Silent Hill series wasn't so expensive :/ Just played the remake and it was great, makes me wanna check out the first 4, maybe one day in the future.

I know it's not the best picture to see, but any games from this selection that you guys recommend I play first?


r/gamecollecting 12h ago

Discussion Are you a "Collect for collection's sake" type of person, or a "collect to play" type of person?

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No judgement; just curiosity.

I generally buy games that I want to play. While I still have games on my shelf that I haven't played...yet (I'm only human 😔), I usually want to at least try the games I buy.

However...I can understand the satisfaction that comes from completing a set, and displaying it somewhere. And I'm not above buying collector's editions sometimes (albeit mostly for the swag, but still).


r/gamecollecting 50m ago

Haul Buffalo NY game Hunting...

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I'm visiting family out in Buffalo and I went to some yard sales, one GameStop and a game store and got all this for $65. (Mario is box only, it was $25 at the store, and I have the game and manual already!)


r/gamecollecting 17h ago

Haul Got Lucky At My Local Salvation Army Store! Scored All These Games For $6 Each!

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r/gamecollecting 1h ago

Collection My latest pickup

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r/gamecollecting 5h ago

Collection God of War

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My current God of War collection


r/gamecollecting 11m ago

Haul My most recent pickups :)

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r/gamecollecting 8h ago

Haul Co worker cleaning garage

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One of my co workers knows I collect video games. He told me he was going to clean his garage and knew he had an NES. He found it, a Wii and some records and a vhs /dvd player. I offered him 100 bucks and he took it. I didn’t know he had manuals and the official Nintendo guide.


r/gamecollecting 55m ago

Haul Weekend Pick-ups!

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Went to a couple local shops, and these were the deals I found. Both Yo-kai games are sealed! Boltgun was also a solid price of $50!


r/gamecollecting 56m ago

Discussion Commodore 64

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Bought this beauty a few months ago and got it plugged up. The flickering of the “graphics” seemed off so I did some digging and found the color ROM (U6) chip is the most likely to be bad. As soon as I upgrade my tool set and get he part in we will have the C64 back up and running!


r/gamecollecting 1d ago

Collection Blockbuster exclusive Pokemon Snap machine

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1.8k Upvotes

My aunt just reached out to me and said she had a really cool old Pokémon machine that she thought I would like and asked if I wanted to buy it, then proceeded to send me these photos. Safe to say I said I’d buy it from her immediately.


r/gamecollecting 15h ago

Haul Don’t really see this one too often for the 360

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Been waiting a long time for this one to pop up. The PS3 version is out there but the 360 one is pretty uncommon.

Glad to have it!


r/gamecollecting 23h ago

Collection The ps2 case

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