NES vs SNES for retro game collecting right now is no contest

I mean I love my NES but finding clean copies of games under $20 is basically impossible around here. SNES carts seem way cheaper and easier to find at garage sales and flea markets. Last weekend I grabbed Super Mario World and Zelda A Link to the Past for $12 total. Has anyone else noticed the NES tax hitting harder than the SNES tax lately or is it just my area?

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young.thomas5d ago

Yeah the NES tax is real, my best finds lately have all been SNES lots under $10 each.

willowr965d ago

The "NES tax" is real, I've seen it in other stuff too like old VCRs and even certain board games. People just assume older = more valuable, but supply is actually way higher than you'd think. Like I found a bin of NES games at a garage sale last month and the guy wanted $20 each because they're "classics", meanwhile I literally walked away with a box of SNES games for a buck a piece from the same sale.

daniel_cooper345d ago

Noticed the same thing with old game consoles at pawn shops, NES stuff is always marked way higher than SNES.