I have old video games that i no longer play. I probably haven’t played these in over 10 years. The thing is i still have it and also the system but the system doesn’t work. I checked ebay and some of these video games i have are selling for 20-35 dollars which isn’t bad considering i had it in the closet for over 10 plus years already. Does anyone know if theres a way to test if a video game works or not without the system?
Its playstation 1 and a super nintendo to that that played it back in the 90s and early 2000s.
And would you guys say its better or ebay as oppose to amazon for selling? Also do you think its probably a good idea to just keep them or no point of it? Reason i ask is b/c i see there are some very popular video games that are worth quite a bit of money now b/c back then there were very few copies out. These few video games i have, there are still a lot of it but these seem to be really good titles and popular ones for the super nintendo etc.
Obviously the only purpose of me keeping it would be if it would go higher but thats probably a waste of time right? Also it takes a good bit of space in the closet so i figure i get rid of them. Also i wouldn’t want to sell these games and then they found out it doesn’t work because i have no way of testing it as the system doesn’t work. Any thoughts on this?
You can use a Playstation emulator to test the discs on your PC:
It’s harder for the SNES because it’s a cartridge. But they’re also pretty hardy creatures. I’d just list them on eBay with a return policy if I were you; give people a week or a month to test them or whatever.
Amazon’s a lot easier to sell with. If you have a bunch of games, you can ship them all to Amazon in one box and use their Fulfillment by Amazon service. They’ll take care of shipping to customers for you using their special UPS deals, and also take care of returns. Any cartridges/discs that get returned you can choose to have destroyed by Amazon or returned to you. So basically, ship them a big box, set the prices, and Amazon takes care of the rest for you (for a cut, of course).
Alternatively, you can also sell the whole collection as a “lot” on eBay. It’s less work but you may or may not get less money.
I did not know that. I knew about emulators but didn’t thought this was possible I downloaded an emulator ps1 and it works for the few games i have. However there is one game that works when you load it… but each time it would start… it would freeze. Its a wrestling video game. Does that mean this game probably doesn’t work then? Thus it works when you load it etc but when it starts, it freezes? Happened few times already.
Also i remembered lot of these ps1 games i bought for like 45 dollars and many of these games are going for like 1-2 dollars only. The only ps1 game that i have that is worth like 40 dollars i no longer have it. And the one game i have that isn’t worth 1 dollar or so is a game that probably goes for 10 dollar max. Would you say its still best to sell them? In a way i kinda feel like throwing them out or keeping them… but keeping them uses up space. Like it feels bad a game you buy for 45 dollars is worth 1 dollar or no one even would buy it.
For the snes games, i have a few games that are selling for like 25 dollars at least on ebay. But would you say its best to sell all of them? There isn’t any point of keeping them right? I mean theres no way its going to be worth much more later on? I have zero plans on playing any of these games. Again like the playstation, can’t believe paid 45+ for each video game and now either no one wants it or many are worth 1-2 dollars. Though super nintendo do have some games where ppl want where its worth like 30-40 dollars or so.
I mean assuming i never going to play these games, might as well just sell it right? I still can’t believe theres some video games that cost hundreds of dollars etc and some even more than that.
Also i have the playstation 1 and super nintendo system as well. The snes does work… however, it is extremely dirty. We had it for very long time. The ps1 doesn’t even work when testing it out. Would you say just throw these away?
I dont know why but for these video game system and games, i feel like can’t believe im throwing it away or selling it for like a few bucks when i bought these for 40 plus a game and system is 100 or 200 plus. However, if any electronics i have now dont work or dont use anymore, for some reaosn i dont have a problem with throwing it away. Is that weird? Example is like how playstation doesnt work yet i keep it there. Though im sure the controllers probably work.
If you can load it and it tries to start, then it’ll probably work on an actual PSX. Emulators are finicky like that.
What Palooka said. If the game loads at all in the emulator and the disc isn’t visibly scratched, it’s probably fine. It’s more just a matter of making sure the disc hasn’t physically degraded too much due to wear and tear or UV exposure.
As for your other questions, short answer is that games become worthless very quickly. It’s a very fast-paced environment, like used cars but worse, and don’t expect to hold on to value for long at all. It’s part of our throwaway consumer culture.
Whether you want to sell the games is up to you. Do your research and see if any of them are collectibles. Sell the rest as a big lot. E-waste (don’t just trash) what you can’t sell, including the consoles.
Good luck.
Also, offtopic but I noticed in some of your other threads that you’re building/buying a gaming PC. If you plan on buying PC games, you should know that the resell value is much worse than console titles. The only way to really save money with PC titles is to not buy things at launch, ever, and wait 1-2 months. There’ll usually be Steam sales and used copies on Amazon shortly after that.
Oh, and local thrift stores would probably take any functional games or electronics you don’t want.
Actually new computer isn’t goign to be for any games at all. I just need a fast computer. So i dont buy or play games on pc.
The thing is my super nintendo system actually does work. However, the thing is a few of the games do work, but theres many other games that don’t work. Theres one game however that when you power it on, it does load… but then it freezes and nothing happens. Does that mean that game doesn’t work anymore?
Also i recalled back then i use t blow into the cartdrige to make it work. Is that probably the only way for me to see if the snes game will still work? I heard abbout ppl cleaning the cartdriges with some stuff. Would that work as well if the snes games doesn’t work?
The thing is if i sell it untested, isn’t it going to cost me money though for return shipping etc? Example some of these snes games i have are worth less than 10 dollars but i do have 1 or 2 games that are worth 30 dollars or bit more.
Sorry, what you do with the games is something you’re going to have to decide for yourself. Don’t know how to reliably test SNES games, sorry. I blow them like anyone else, and if that don’t work, I go to a corner and cry. Good luck.
Its a ROM. It doesn’t have a power on self check, as it doesn’t “run” itself, its just going to sit still doing nothing till the game system sends instructions (sets an addresses, and pulses the " read enable" line.)
So it has no simple test.
The only test is actually reading it.