MVS Carts and Mini Marquees

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I'm looking to list most of these carts and have a few questions.
Is the CIB price the plain boxes that I have in the picture, or did they come in a different box?
Is the price guide in the link below a good starting price or are they too high or low?
How much does the Mini Marquee add to the price?
Is the longer sticker with the players on it any value?
I'm guessing the game instructions/settings paper is pretty much worthless but curious on that as well.

Thanks for any advice



 

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Hi.
Yes, MVS titles came in the plain-looking boxes pictured. If the serial numbers on the box match those on the cartridge, that can also add to the value.

Yeah www.pricecharting.com/console/neo-geo-mvs is a good place to start as a price guide.
Although one should click a title and examine its individual data samples, to determine what was a kit vs a loose cart and to check how old the data is.
Also, Ebay prices for "buy it now" are generally higher than actual auctions.
Also, that site often confuses releases of a title for other gaming systems as being releases for MVS, thus why its worth checking their data. The "CIB" tab is often guilty of this, because I rarely see the "CIB" keyword listed in an MVS auction (usually they use the keyword, "kit"). Whereas an AES version might use "CIB", and they are generally higher-priced than MVS.

Every art-set item has value, particularly to those of us who collect them. Even the soft-dip sheets. Exactly how much value they have depends on the title, and its only a fraction of the value of a cartridge. If you're curious about a particular title, I might have already collected some data on how much a mini-marquee etc adds to its value. But pricing a lot of titles is too much work for me. :)
 
On first glance your Spin Master and Metal Slug 4 labels appear fake. Really as long as the PCB's are authentic then the fake label isn't that big of a deal value wise for loose carts. (hopefully you've been checking the PCB's when you bought them!) But I would def check those if not, as well as all your Puzzle Bobble carts as that game is the most bootlegged MVS cart ever. The second MVS cart I ever bought was a Puzzle Bobble and sure enough it was fake... As far as kits go, yes that brown box is how they came from the factory. I don't think every game came with the player sticker. You will want to note if they are serial matching or not (box and cart) as to a lot of collectors that makes a big difference on the subjected value. Instruction sheets are basically "useless" nowadays, but then again that paper is what technically makes kits "complete" so it ain't garbage by any means. Let me know if you have any more questions :) I'm jealous of your Windjammers! Def on my radar to pickup some day.
 
Thanks for the info guys. I have watched a few videos and found a few websites with good information on how to spot a bootleg. Very interesting for sure.
 
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