http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=1329 2007-06-26T00:05:01 -05.00 zdan80 16
I want to start getting some of the big titles out of the way, but I'm still at that stage where I am buying games that I have to have since they are just higher up on my want list.  For example, I really want to get my CIB Drag War 2-4 done soon, and those alone will set me back near $200 if I have to go the ebay route.

I've also considered setting some mini goals like justabum suggested, but haven't figured what to go for first.  Since I am also going for a complete Sega CD collection on the side, whenever I need a false sense of accomplishment I buy a few of those...the smaller library makes every purchase that much more upilfting ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=1329 2007-06-25T16:14:57 -05.00 zdan80 16 .

Another thing that can make collecting a bit more rewarding is focusing on subsets, then it doesnt get too overwhelming or feel like you aren't getting anywhere. Like collect all the koei games or the tengen games, or the color dream games etc. My latest subset was maps...which I can finally proudly say I finished.

Bryan ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=1329 2007-06-23T18:24:05 -05.00 zdan80 16 Originally posted by: NationalGameDepot

I also started as a cart only collector. I had about 700 carts before I got into wanting boxes and manuals.

pretty much same here, now its a bitch to rebuy a bunch of games just for the boxes. It'd be so much easier if there wasn't so much competition to buy all the box and cib lots off ebay.   but yea, lots are the way to go for sure, and sell off the dups. good luck
]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=1329 2007-06-23T17:06:10 -05.00 zdan80 16 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=1329 2007-06-23T16:20:22 -05.00 zdan80 16 Originally posted by: NationalGameDepot

I also started as a cart only collector. I had about 700 carts before I got into wanting boxes and manuals. I have recently hit a wall finding them myself. The ebay market isn't great right now and boxes are at a premium price. I need less than 90 boxes and about 195 manuals. Money is an issue for me now though cause I am unemployed right now and have little income to spend on NES, hopefully that will change soon....

~~NGD

Send me your list man. I got plenty of orphan/dupe boxes/manuals. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=1329 2007-06-23T14:07:35 -05.00 zdan80 16 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=1329 2007-06-23T13:52:03 -05.00 zdan80 16 :-) ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=1329 2007-06-23T13:30:06 -05.00 zdan80 16 ~~NGD ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=1329 2007-06-23T08:27:04 -05.00 zdan80 16
On topic - Just buy stuff in larger lots to keep the prices down, or make good friends with someone that does. A lot of the time you can find collectors with an abundance of box duplicates that they'd sell you at their cost just to recoup some funds.

I started off as cart only, but made the directional change after I hit about 400 carts. Once my latest lots come in, I'll be at 475 games and 350 boxes (rough numbers because I don't have a collection tool to help me out!). ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=1329 2007-06-23T08:07:45 -05.00 zdan80 16