I just ran into this page, which gives a special definition for a spine card.
I personally don't give a damn about spine cards. What matters for me is game, box and manual.
So what are everybody's thoughts on this?
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I just ran into this page, which gives a special definition for a spine card.
I personally don't give a damn about spine cards. What matters for me is game, box and manual.
So what are everybody's thoughts on this?
On a rating of 1 to 10 I'd give spine cards a 3. Nice to have, I guess (means whoever had the game before me probably took good care of it), but they make absolutely no difference in any purchasing decision I will ever make.
I rank them up there with the plastic tabs on Genesis boxes. I like them because it usually means everything else is in good shape, but I cut them off immediately when the game becomes mine because they look retarded.
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Originally Posted by Joe Redifer
I like having them but don't think about it much. I like it when i open up the manual and find one inside but I also like seeing the original receipts.
I prefer it, especially if I'm spending the money importing the game, but its my lowest priority. If I can get the game for less than what it typically goes for simply because its lacking the spine then I'll let it slide. However, if I'm spending say, $200 + for Radiant Silvergun it better have the damn spine.
I don't really care about the existance of these, but they're still nice to have...
I don't care for these. Whoever pays $200 for a little paper with a logo on is retarded.
I've never paid that much to have just the spinecard itself, but I've paid about $300 once to have Psychic Killer complete with the spine card. I think spine cards actually drive the cost of an import, depending on the rarity of the game in question. The only 2 games I have that don't include the spine card in my collection are Groove On Fight and Final Fight Revenge. I like to have my Saturn and Dreamcast games complete as much as possible. No spine card, no deal! Easy as that. On the other hand the tabs on the Genesis clam shell boxes are no big deal to me since they were meant to be clipped off, but I don't waste my time doing that. If I come across one that does have the tab off, I make sure to sand the sharp plastic edge down smoothly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zebbe
They really do, which is why they're important, just as all the documentation that is packaged with a game. I paid $5 over USENET for my Radiant Silvergun spine card since I bought the game used, and it was worth it. Generally, I think having the obi strip raises a game's selling price by $10-20 on average (just my eBay estimate -- nothing scientific about my assumption). :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GameUser-16-32-128
Not at all - but it's nice to have them nonetheless. If I find one, I just tuck it inside the front cover and forget about it.
If you want a real challenge, try for a complete PAL Mega-CD collection with the spine cards!
While I agree that if a game has one, it's been looked after (or never played at all!) I don't particularly care if a game comes with one or not.
That said, I have a very strong feeling that I threw away the spine that came with my Sonic CD back in t'day (in itself unusual, since I'm a terrible hoarder... yes, I said hoarder), and that makes me sort of sad.
I don't care about spines, maybe if it's a very, VERY rare game like...Uhm....I don't know :p
But srsly, I have a few japanese spines to some Mega CD-games and if I would sell them I wouldn't miss them.
I didn't know the tabs were meant to be clipped off. How do you know that?Quote:
Originally Posted by GameUser-16-32-128
They were meant only to hang the game in the store. Beyond that, they have no meaning and it is up to the owner to decide their fate.
I don't like boxes with the hanger cut off...