Value of Pirated Megadrive\Genesis Multicarts?

Discussion in 'Rare and Obscure Gaming' started by strider1911, Jul 26, 2013.

  1. strider1911

    strider1911 Member

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    Hello,
    I've found 2 boxed multicarts my grandmother bought me like 20-something years ago, whoever made this did a pretty nice job.
    And that got me wondering, do these types of carts hold any value at all?

    PS - Sorry if this is the wrong place for such a question, I'm new to this.

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    sorry for going off-topic this moment but Isn't Majhong cop ryu & Klax are Japanese Only releases afaik? I guess you was lucky back then to get first dibs ;) lol jk but back on topic um, depends on rarity to if these multicarts are seen before in online shops or so i guess.
     
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    I can't seem to find any info on such carts. This Retro-Piracy thing seems to be an internet grey zone.
    But thanks for the info!
    Anyone else?
     
  5. dyer60

    dyer60 Site Supporter 2013,2014,2015,2016

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    Yep think it is the wrong place there is a price check forum, I believe they are worth what people would pay for them, probably between $20-30 each on a good day.
     
  6. Yakumo

    Yakumo Pillar of the Community *****

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    They aren't worth much. If you had one containing rare games or a hacked game or Chinese original collection they'd be worth much more. Buts they are, not a great deal. Here in Japan you'd probably get 2000 to 3000 yen max for either of them.
     
  7. sonicdude10

    sonicdude10 So long AG and thanks for all the fish!

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    I've seen those multicarts as cheap as $1 on eBay. So unless there's a rare game or a complete original unlicensed game you're not going to get much. From the looks of it you don't have anything rare there.
     
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    Just as I thought, but I had to make sure...

    Thank you all!
     
  9. Lum

    Lum Officer at Arms

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    Pirate carts are mysterious by definition. Too much info on their origin is a legal risk, however minor to the laws of typical countries.
     
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    Which is why I posted here.
    I don't think they are still considered illegal because these games are old and their producers don't see any more retail profit anyway.
     
  11. s_d

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    I sold boxed MD multicart with original version of Tetris (yes, that super rare game) for just 6$, and it was in mint condition. Says pretty much about value of multicarts.

    Seems most of people come to Assembler's "Rare and Obscure Gaming" only to ask a price of stuff they found accidentally.
     
  12. G0dLiKe

    G0dLiKe <B>Site Supporter 2013</B>

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    Hmmm, Rabo III sounds like a real pirated game :p

    and yes, value is very low so I'd keep them.


    Edit: hehe, supper volley ball, players need to avoid getting hit by hot soup lol
     
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  13. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON FREEZE! Scumbag

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    Original pirate hacks will have some value of some sort for the NES and Famicom. Not sure about the MD though.
     
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