@@collectorjohn9538 I think it's missing the bottom half of the disc. DVDs are sandwiched together by two halves. You're missing the bottom half of the disc. That's why it's so thin. Trust me I've pulled apart many DVDs in anger before.
Fun vid! Rally Sport Challenge ohh the memories one of my fav games from back in that day that I finished to the end (I had bought the original Xbox at launch with Halo, NHL Hitz lol and a spare controller)
Hey John! Watching games pick ups videos and unboxings are my favourite way to relax, and it's great to know that there are other collectors out there that enjoy collecting just for the love of the game. You've got my subscription. 👍
Just sitting here scrolling UA-cam with my oversized fleece when this video randomly showed up. Subscribed as soon as the intro was over. Love finding small quality channels like this.
Hey man! Your biggest fan in Bloomington, MN. Ha. New Legends is a 3rd person action game. I believe it’s an exclusive. You should try it! Glad to see another awesome video man.
Yep, forget about it for a bit and the next time you'll take it out it's gonna be straight, leaving it like that will just crease it even more when you open and close the case.
I was under the understand that DVDs are 2 discs stuck toghther and so maybe that DVD of Cel Damage has some how been seperated. If you look at a disc carefully from the side you will see the 2 layers of plastic
You also gotta love the irony of how sometimes that the crappiest games are packaged awesome .. and then great ones aren't package well at all ... like all together loose in an envelope. It's like luck of the draw sometimes with some sellers.
game with Mag Luck ? His calculations, forget the shipping, worth index, LOL Why care about the condition, need collectors items or too cheap to collect disks ? Here, these disks are $ 0.50 in shops that clean them.
For myself, regarding collecting games i only collect and buy disc only. This has allowed me to build a massive collecting of games that take up very little space and for much, much less then CIB (complete in box) I use eBay for this. For example, on the seach bar type, xbox 360 disc only. Prices are a lot cheaper. The only systems i collected CIB are GameCube, Saturn and Dreamcast. Price of disc only doesn't usually seem to cost that much less then CIB and disc only seach on these three systems are very limited, same very games time after time. And i have special memory's regarding Saturn and Dreamcast so getting these CIB means a lot more to me then OG Xbox, 360, PS1-PS4. I'm fully digital with Xbox One, Xbox Series and PS5. I only buy games for these three systems that are not on the digital stores, like for example the Deadpool game. The trickiest part was finding high quality cd binders, so many of them are utter crap. I found one brand that is built of high standards and actually hold the number of discs they state, 500 discs. Many say a number but don't hold the amount they advertise. I have 2x books for OG Xbox, 2x books for Xbox 360, 1x book PS1, 1x book PS2, 1x book that shares PS3 & PS4.
That’s a pretty cool philosophy. I’ve been doing that for ps1 games, and ps2 unknowingly I guess. I’m with you on Dreamcast CIB, you gotta spend the extra $10-15 for the whole package. Dreamcast had so much soul with there presentation.
Respect for your "i just want a working game" outlook on collecting. It shows that you are actually looking to PLAY your games. A lot of "collectors" just want them as shiny pieces of plastic that are worth x dollars.
Nice pickups! Even with all the trash ones and the slew of sports games, you still ended up with a decent amount of games for a decent price! What I do when I get a lot of games, the ones that I don't keep, I send them to my friend who then chose the ones he wants and then he sells the rest to a gaming store to get some credit to get a game he wants. I get games that I want for a decent price, he gets games for free and can sometimes get some credit for the rest of it so I like paying it forward! Great video and keep up the good work!
The clean shave threw me off at first. Cool “experience” with OG Xbox games. I love the analytics at the end especially. Hope you have a great transition from February into March.
I bet that cel damage game has been resurfaced down to the data layer. Explains the thinness. With Each resurface, at least to my knowledge, takes a layer of polycarbonate, and I believe most discs only have 3 layers before you get to the aluminium layer (The data layer) which I think has also been resurfaced off which would explain why it doesn't work
Finally, someone understands my excitement for old receipts and documentation. Something about owning those things that do nothing for me really does it for me.
I still think it was ultimately a good deal and definitely a fun video. The first game you opened from that roached batch was funny i literally gasped 😅
@@collectorjohn9538I'm sure you know this but they will give you more store credit than cash. I almost always get store credit so I can get other games I really want.
24" Sony Wega CRT with component. Just a generic cable for now, would love to get a OEM component cable but they're really pricey. I have a regular Xbox with a 1.6 motherboard and a Halo edition Xbox as well.
Thankfully the game store I trade at doesn’t care about scratched discs as long as they can be resurfaced. They have one of those giant automated resurfacers that can do giant batches of discs, and they buff every disc they sell anyway. Makes buying lots online easier to just pull the ones I want and trade the rest without worrying about condition.
Hot Pursuit 2 is a great game, but the version differences are more than usual with that one. The PS2 version was actually made by an entirely different developer than the Xbox/GCN/PC versions.
you actually WANT the sticker on the sports game, because that is the original casing. the ones with the sticker are worth more, especially the rare ones.
Really cool video. I used to buy ps2 games on Ebay and it was a mixed of good to horrible games, but at least was cheap. Id love to do buy more ps2 lots in the future
That Cel Damage disc was WILD lol I always enjoy a good case swap. Very satisfying to upgrade the old cases. Just a shame most sports games have those holographic ultra sticky stickers on them. I’ve actually ripped the plastic right off of the case trying to remove one of those before.
@@collectorjohn9538heat gun is pretty too, or goo gone from the spray bottle let it sit for 10 mins or so it will eat the stickers residue then you can wipe off the residue it leaves
Those sports stickers are actually very easy to remove with goo gone. Just peel the top layer off with your finger (it isn't hard) and then wipe the silver residue off with goo gone. It comes off very quickly
It’s funny. I sell video games as well and it’s almost impossible to take pictures of scratches, yet in this video scratches show up so easily. Which means they’re even worse in person than what you’re showing. SMH some people are horrible for selling this crap
15:17 You actually got it right. That's how you pronounce Derek Jeter. Also, the All-Star Baseball games (03 - 05) are some of the best baseball games ever made. They had an expansion mode that lets you create an entirely new team from scratch. I always made a Las Vegas baseball team, so it's funny to see that the Athletics are moving to Vegas.
those roached disc, take meguiar's compound, polish, swirl remover, and hi-tech wax. completely go over entire surface several times and after repeating until finished with the hi tech wax at the end. it hopefully will play, most of mine did and i had some as bad as them if not worse
protip for cases with sports league stickers on them: you can hold a can of air duster upside down and spray the stickers which freezes the adhesive and allows for easy removal. you can even use this method to remove some stickers from cardboard boxes and slipcovers. been using this trick for years now.
You should get some goo gone or something like that, which is great to easily get off those leftover sticker residue etc on the cases and clean them up
A lot of good games on the original xbox. I recently started collecting for it because I only had about a dozen games from when I was playing it. Now I'm up to 35 and looking for more.
funny enough, that turok that you said wasn’t in an OEM case, actually was. but it was an OEM 360 case, not original xbox (remember the PGA sticker?). 360 game cases were a lot thinner and flimsier and felt cheaper than OG xbox cases.
So im big into collecting for the xbox 360 currently. I have ran across plenty of resellers that are selling games in the $1-$3 range on Mercari and so far all have been pretty decent shape. A lot of them have only been pictures of the front cover because of the bulk amount they list. Maybe ive just been lucky?
Hey, just use some isopropyl alcohol to remove the stickers - you don't have to swap whole cases. Pour some alcohol, gently rub it on the sticker and wait a few moments. And remember to remove cover first, alohol may damage it! The sticker and dry glue will come off :) I do this every time i buy 360 games.
That thin ass game most have had a pretty deep scratch for them to have resurface it like that, maybe try to put some tape on the CD face to try to make it work.
I used to have the steel box case for halo 2, back in 2006, my bedroom was robbed and some of the things that were taken were my ps2 and Xbox as well as all of the games I had for them.
16:41 Oddly enough, this is another popular title from the era, they haven't done an NCAA baseball game since these MVP games IIRC, and I think the last one was 07. It actually goes for decent money, one of the reasons being that you can create your own ballpark in these games. Look, as a guy who loves simulation games? I don't really care if it's a sports simulation or a truck driving simulation, I'm down for anything that allows me to be creative and control things to a more interesting degree, and these silly little cheap ass baseball games scratch that itch.
One thing I don't like about mercari is the smaller return window. Maybe do a chargeback on your credit card. You are in the right since the seller lied.
Not a bad idea but it was so long ago (like 8 months) that I don't think it would matter at this point. It's more of a problem with buying stuff for videos and then letting it sit forever until I can get to it haha
Those holographic stickers are super easy to remove, I do it all the time when replacing wwe cases. Just get out the trusty hairdryer, heat it up, then peal it off gently so that it doesn’t rip. Easy peasy
Topspin... I was really hurt to see it on the trash pile.. I played this game for hundreds of hours on both xlink Kai and Xbox live... Was pretty high up in the ranks too... Good memories
Love oldschool video game channels that actually take time to look at the box and discs. Subscribed!!
UA-cam is mostly Unboxing ;)
my only guess with the Cell game is that someone ran that one through a resurfacer one too many times... that is weird as hell though lol.
Yup super weird, have never seen anything like it
That’s my guess as well.
@@collectorjohn9538did it run? Haven't finished the fall vid yet
Finished it didn't work. Dag yo
@@collectorjohn9538 I think it's missing the bottom half of the disc. DVDs are sandwiched together by two halves. You're missing the bottom half of the disc. That's why it's so thin. Trust me I've pulled apart many DVDs in anger before.
Fun vid! Rally Sport Challenge ohh the memories one of my fav games from back in that day that I finished to the end (I had bought the original Xbox at launch with Halo, NHL Hitz lol and a spare controller)
Just got home from work. Time to relax and enjoy some collector John 😁
Almost done with work over here. Hope you enjoy the video and have a great weekend!
@@collectorjohn9538you as well! Thanks for always sharing your collection throughout life. I always look forward to your videos.
Hey John!
Watching games pick ups videos and unboxings are my favourite way to relax, and it's great to know that there are other collectors out there that enjoy collecting just for the love of the game. You've got my subscription. 👍
Thanks for watching dude! Appreciate you
Just sitting here scrolling UA-cam with my oversized fleece when this video randomly showed up. Subscribed as soon as the intro was over. Love finding small quality channels like this.
Appreciate it dude. Hope the fleece is as comfy as mine
Oversized Fleece squad 🤛 haha
Love the vibes in this channel! Just subscribed!
Hey man! Your biggest fan in Bloomington, MN. Ha. New Legends is a 3rd person action game. I believe it’s an exclusive. You should try it! Glad to see another awesome video man.
San Andreas manual, i usually flip them the other way inside the case to straighten out over time
Yep, forget about it for a bit and the next time you'll take it out it's gonna be straight, leaving it like that will just crease it even more when you open and close the case.
That Cel Damage disc has definitely been resurfaced a bunch.
it might be a fake display copy for a store as well so that people could see the art but the disc is actually fake so if they steal it .. who cares?
I was under the understand that DVDs are 2 discs stuck toghther and so maybe that DVD of Cel Damage has some how been seperated. If you look at a disc carefully from the side you will see the 2 layers of plastic
I really don't understand how people get their discs in such condition....
Must have had a coffee b4 the recording ehh😂😂..... love the energy in the intro tho👌🏾👌🏾
I had an amazing cold brew and my hands were shaking the entire time 😅
I was laughing my ass off at that copy of Cell Damage 😆
You also gotta love the irony of how sometimes that the crappiest games are packaged awesome .. and then great ones aren't package well at all ... like all together loose in an envelope. It's like luck of the draw sometimes with some sellers.
game with Mag
Luck ? His calculations, forget the shipping, worth index, LOL
Why care about the condition, need collectors items or too cheap to collect disks ?
Here, these disks are $ 0.50 in shops that clean them.
For myself, regarding collecting games i only collect and buy disc only. This has allowed me to build a massive collecting of games that take up very little space and for much, much less then CIB (complete in box) I use eBay for this. For example, on the seach bar type, xbox 360 disc only. Prices are a lot cheaper. The only systems i collected CIB are GameCube, Saturn and Dreamcast. Price of disc only doesn't usually seem to cost that much less then CIB and disc only seach on these three systems are very limited, same very games time after time. And i have special memory's regarding Saturn and Dreamcast so getting these CIB means a lot more to me then OG Xbox, 360, PS1-PS4. I'm fully digital with Xbox One, Xbox Series and PS5. I only buy games for these three systems that are not on the digital stores, like for example the Deadpool game. The trickiest part was finding high quality cd binders, so many of them are utter crap. I found one brand that is built of high standards and actually hold the number of discs they state, 500 discs. Many say a number but don't hold the amount they advertise. I have 2x books for OG Xbox, 2x books for Xbox 360, 1x book PS1, 1x book PS2, 1x book that shares PS3 & PS4.
That’s a pretty cool philosophy. I’ve been doing that for ps1 games, and ps2 unknowingly I guess.
I’m with you on Dreamcast CIB, you gotta spend the extra $10-15 for the whole package. Dreamcast had so much soul with there presentation.
Respect for your "i just want a working game" outlook on collecting. It shows that you are actually looking to PLAY your games. A lot of "collectors" just want them as shiny pieces of plastic that are worth x dollars.
starting off the day with a bacon egg and cheese and a collector jawn video its gonna be a good day
Enjoy your sandwich 🥓
That Platinum Morrowind is the vanilla version, not GOTY, it's just advertising that it won the award but doesn't have the DLC on disc.
Yeah someone else pointed that out too. The black GOTY art on the platinum hits version throws me off.
@@collectorjohn9538 If you have a Xbox One or Series X, no matter which disc you use, you'll get the GOTY version downloaded to your console
Must say the vanilla version looks unique, I never saw one before (atleast in europe).@@collectorjohn9538
Nice pickups! Even with all the trash ones and the slew of sports games, you still ended up with a decent amount of games for a decent price! What I do when I get a lot of games, the ones that I don't keep, I send them to my friend who then chose the ones he wants and then he sells the rest to a gaming store to get some credit to get a game he wants. I get games that I want for a decent price, he gets games for free and can sometimes get some credit for the rest of it so I like paying it forward! Great video and keep up the good work!
The clean shave threw me off at first. Cool “experience” with OG Xbox games. I love the analytics at the end especially. Hope you have a great transition from February into March.
I bet that cel damage game has been resurfaced down to the data layer. Explains the thinness. With Each resurface, at least to my knowledge, takes a layer of polycarbonate, and I believe most discs only have 3 layers before you get to the aluminium layer (The data layer) which I think has also been resurfaced off which would explain why it doesn't work
Just came across your channel by accident....loved this video....subscribed!
I just binged all your vids over the past few days lol. You must be doing something right!
Greetings from Australia john, I liked and subscribed
Finally, someone understands my excitement for old receipts and documentation. Something about owning those things that do nothing for me really does it for me.
I still think it was ultimately a good deal and definitely a fun video. The first game you opened from that roached batch was funny i literally gasped 😅
Me too, I'm happy with the games and what I paid. Glad my suffering paid off for your entertainment 😄
@@collectorjohn9538 😂😂😂 wouldn't have it any other way
@@collectorjohn9538I'm sure you know this but they will give you more store credit than cash. I almost always get store credit so I can get other games I really want.
Curious about your OG Xbox set up. What kind of TV are you hooked up to, cables, upscaler, etc.
24" Sony Wega CRT with component. Just a generic cable for now, would love to get a OEM component cable but they're really pricey. I have a regular Xbox with a 1.6 motherboard and a Halo edition Xbox as well.
Thankfully the game store I trade at doesn’t care about scratched discs as long as they can be resurfaced. They have one of those giant automated resurfacers that can do giant batches of discs, and they buff every disc they sell anyway. Makes buying lots online easier to just pull the ones I want and trade the rest without worrying about condition.
Hot Pursuit 2 is a great game, but the version differences are more than usual with that one. The PS2 version was actually made by an entirely different developer than the Xbox/GCN/PC versions.
you actually WANT the sticker on the sports game, because that is the original casing.
the ones with the sticker are worth more, especially the rare ones.
Really cool video.
I used to buy ps2 games on Ebay and it was a mixed of good to horrible games, but at least was cheap.
Id love to do buy more ps2 lots in the future
You got some good games and you did well my dude
Thanks for watching my dude
That Cel Damage disc was WILD lol
I always enjoy a good case swap. Very satisfying to upgrade the old cases. Just a shame most sports games have those holographic ultra sticky stickers on them. I’ve actually ripped the plastic right off of the case trying to remove one of those before.
Someone else in the comments mentioned you can remove those stickers with a hair dryer? Seems worth a shot
@@collectorjohn9538heat gun is pretty too, or goo gone from the spray bottle let it sit for 10 mins or so it will eat the stickers residue then you can wipe off the residue it leaves
Those sports stickers are actually very easy to remove with goo gone. Just peel the top layer off with your finger (it isn't hard) and then wipe the silver residue off with goo gone. It comes off very quickly
Really enjoyed this video. Hope you buy more bundles!
How did that guy destroy so many games ... Did he (er.. i mean his friend) give them to his dog or something?!?.
I'm only 1:30 into the video, and this is quality content, memes/gifs need to be made people, get on it!
It’s funny. I sell video games as well and it’s almost impossible to take pictures of scratches, yet in this video scratches show up so easily. Which means they’re even worse in person than what you’re showing. SMH some people are horrible for selling this crap
Your pronunciation of Derek Jeter was correct, and your quip was hilarious 😂
Lol glad I nailed it
hey man from uk here just subscribed loved this vid
Sick vid! If only your NCAA2k3 copy was for GameCube. That version is super rare for some reason.
15:17 You actually got it right. That's how you pronounce Derek Jeter. Also, the All-Star Baseball games (03 - 05) are some of the best baseball games ever made. They had an expansion mode that lets you create an entirely new team from scratch. I always made a Las Vegas baseball team, so it's funny to see that the Athletics are moving to Vegas.
those roached disc, take meguiar's compound, polish, swirl remover, and hi-tech wax. completely go over entire surface several times and after repeating until finished with the hi tech wax at the end. it hopefully will play, most of mine did and i had some as bad as them if not worse
ya hooked me with the fleece bit
Im surprised they even gave you $18 lol
I like your view on collecting compared to most.
Subbed
Hey John, planning to go to the Midwest Gaming Classic in April?
Do you shop on whatnot at all? Just curious if you’ve had any luck on there!
Never had much luck on there unfortunately
Kinda sad as spent last couple days binge watching your videos but now I'm all caught up.. love these type of videos
Nothing sad about it my friend. Glad you're enjoying the vids
@@collectorjohn9538 it's sad because I got no more to watch haha and of course
im a big xbox fan you got a new sub bro
Did not know marrowind was on the Xbox, thanks man. I’m definitely going to pick it up
Ive never heard of some of these. Do yu plan on uploading any footage of gameplay?
protip for cases with sports league stickers on them: you can hold a can of air duster upside down and spray the stickers which freezes the adhesive and allows for easy removal. you can even use this method to remove some stickers from cardboard boxes and slipcovers. been using this trick for years now.
Awesome I will give that a shot. Others have suggested the hair dryer method
Yeah ... that second box of games sucks. Better send that sht back!
Would love to see an up to date collection update/room tour
Will def be working on that, just need to finish up a few things in my space
always love when you upload a new video hope you are doing well
That one guy sold you his trash litterly hope you left really bad feedback tho they don’t care they just make new accounts
I’ve pulled a bunch of those sports stickers off cases to use them with non sports games and they peeled off no problem.
Wow! A lot of the cases in that big box were pristine. Hoping you did a lot of swaps from that box.
I collect CIB only for og Xbox. Just my preference. Never understood why people would lose their manual.
You should get some goo gone or something like that, which is great to easily get off those leftover sticker residue etc on the cases and clean them up
You definitely got Merked off Mercari my man! Those discs were worse than anything I have ever even seen for sale at a swap meet before LoL!
A lot of good games on the original xbox. I recently started collecting for it because I only had about a dozen games from when I was playing it. Now I'm up to 35 and looking for more.
funny enough, that turok that you said wasn’t in an OEM case, actually was. but it was an OEM 360 case, not original xbox (remember the PGA sticker?). 360 game cases were a lot thinner and flimsier and felt cheaper than OG xbox cases.
That Jerry Potter must be a banger 😂
Collector John be wildin' 💯🤘🏻
So im big into collecting for the xbox 360 currently. I have ran across plenty of resellers that are selling games in the $1-$3 range on Mercari and so far all have been pretty decent shape. A lot of them have only been pictures of the front cover because of the bulk amount they list. Maybe ive just been lucky?
A little luck, and in my experience Xbox 360 games are usually in better condition than OG Xbox games for whatever reason
My guess is someone put the Cel Damage disc in a resurfacer for way too long making it way thinner then it should be. Great pickups though!
Hey, just use some isopropyl alcohol to remove the stickers - you don't have to swap whole cases. Pour some alcohol, gently rub it on the sticker and wait a few moments. And remember to remove cover first, alohol may damage it! The sticker and dry glue will come off :) I do this every time i buy 360 games.
I do this all the time too. But if I have clean cases available off games I'm not keeping, I'm just gonna take the cases lol
@@collectorjohn9538 sure thing, that's fair point. Greetings from Poland!
Great video 😅😅😅
Rubbing alcohol does wonders for those cases with stickers and will clean up the grime also
Yup isopropyl and goo gone are my best friends
You can buy a mini bottle of goo gone for like a buck. It completely takes care of sticker residue if you let a drop sit on it for a couple minutes.
That thin ass game most have had a pretty deep scratch for them to have resurface it like that, maybe try to put some tape on the CD face to try to make it work.
25:27 I would keep that Swat game simply because it's Sierra.
I think the Fleece is okay. Its the hair and Beanie that get me.
You should purchase a resurfacing machine for yourself.
I used to have the steel box case for halo 2, back in 2006, my bedroom was robbed and some of the things that were taken were my ps2 and Xbox as well as all of the games I had for them.
16:41 Oddly enough, this is another popular title from the era, they haven't done an NCAA baseball game since these MVP games IIRC, and I think the last one was 07. It actually goes for decent money, one of the reasons being that you can create your own ballpark in these games. Look, as a guy who loves simulation games? I don't really care if it's a sports simulation or a truck driving simulation, I'm down for anything that allows me to be creative and control things to a more interesting degree, and these silly little cheap ass baseball games scratch that itch.
Last year I got a sealed SSX 3 Xbox copy on Amazon for like 20 CAD, best deal I've ever found.
is investing in a resurface machine worth it?
Missing out on a fun game with MLB Slugfest man. It's like NBA Jam/NFL Blitz but with baseball.
don’t buy unless they show actual pictures of the discs condition
i wanted mine games perfect the manuel is a plus and a disc resurfacer is a good investment;p
and just remove stickers instead off swapping.
Sick pick up dude!
Shoutout to the Big Fleece Crew 😤
Love that you kept nfl2k5 out of respect still the best football game ever made
Some of those wrecked discs may be salvageable. I've seen resurfacers work wonders
One thing I don't like about mercari is the smaller return window. Maybe do a chargeback on your credit card. You are in the right since the seller lied.
Not a bad idea but it was so long ago (like 8 months) that I don't think it would matter at this point. It's more of a problem with buying stuff for videos and then letting it sit forever until I can get to it haha
Best gets I saw were Ultimate Spidey, BMX XXX , Stubbs and Manhunt... nice
Another great video
Appreciate you dude. Your profile thumbnail always makes me laugh too 😅
thats a big video...noice
Heck yeah buddy. Noice
i love the fact that you're going into this blind, so its a mystery what you get for everyone
Those holographic stickers are super easy to remove, I do it all the time when replacing wwe cases. Just get out the trusty hairdryer, heat it up, then peal it off gently so that it doesn’t rip. Easy peasy
Thanks I'll give it a shot, idk why I didn't think of the hair dryer method
I'm the same way I just want the disc an case manual is a plus but not make or break
im not gonna lie, that freaked m out @6:14 lol.
They call me humble John
The yellow sticker on Superman was freaking huge!
Yup that's a big ol sticker
Topspin... I was really hurt to see it on the trash pile.. I played this game for hundreds of hours on both xlink Kai and Xbox live... Was pretty high up in the ranks too... Good memories
I already have that one so it's all good :) I'll let someone else enjoy it
You should put gameplay of the games you get. Might get people interested in buying some older games to try out
"Babe wake up new Collector John original Xbox video just dropped."