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How Much Does One NES Cartridge Weigh?

May 22, 2011 at 6:33:01 PM
Retrogradio (0)
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(Al Gritzmacher) < Meka Chicken >
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 I'm trying to get a shipping estimate and my scale is broken. And placing one cart on a bathroom scale doesn't accomplish much.

Does anyone know the answer or is anyone able to check?

It shouldn't matter too much if the black sleeve is weighed too.

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May 22, 2011 at 6:44:36 PM
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4-5 ounces is the norm

May 22, 2011 at 8:54:16 PM
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I just know that a single cart costs exactly $2.01 to mail from the US to Canada.

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May 22, 2011 at 10:11:53 PM
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They vary by an oz or 2, I'd put 6 and you should be fine.

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May 23, 2011 at 1:59:17 PM
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Every cartridge I've sold so far, complete with bubble mailer, has been less than 5 oz.

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May 23, 2011 at 2:02:48 PM
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^^ I usually put 5 with no problems.

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May 23, 2011 at 3:40:48 PM
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i always go 4.oz using paypal.
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May 23, 2011 at 4:35:10 PM
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My experience is that when you got it in a bubble bag with a dust cover you will get by with most on 5oz, but 6oz will cover any cart I've tried so far. If you remove the dust cover remove an oz.

May 23, 2011 at 5:51:16 PM
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The way I figure it, it's usually about 3 NES to a pound.

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May 23, 2011 at 6:39:18 PM
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the weight of the nes cart is just about 4oz. + anything else you use (packaging)

now for a zelda cart = 4.5oz

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May 23, 2011 at 7:09:06 PM
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Big board games with batteries are 5oz or just big board like MMC5 titles (or pirate multicarts due to all the chips.)

May 24, 2011 at 5:03:59 PM
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The ones with the Famicom converter (early copies of Gyromite) are about half an ounce, maybe a full ounce heavier than the norm.

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May 24, 2011 at 5:07:47 PM
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I usually go 4oz. for every NES cart. Haven't had an issue.

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