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In this video we go through dozens of boxes filled with retro game manuals. NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, GameBoy, GBA, and more. How lucky will we get finding rare manuals? Will we be able to find the elusive Clayfighter Sculptor's Cut manual? Or maybe we'll find things that are even better...
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[@dreamsandrealms4581]

Round 1: 1. create Boxes with console name with A to Z separation (bulky phase by first alphabet of games) 2. place manuals into box per/alphabet Round 2: 1. separate, re-order and calculate manuals per alphabet/game 2. Pick best value manuals from box Round 3: 1. Add manuals into missing boxes (easier do this afterwards then during separation phase)

[@heeby123]

These guys intuitively knowing what the relative values are is insane! Such a cool job. Got me very interested in doing something similar but would take me decades to have the knowledge you have! Great channel!

[@PokeRev]

Game manuals were the best back in the day lol

[@ChaseAfterTheRightPrice]

My favorite is when the manuals have artwork different than the case/box itself

[@Teej_Williams]

Lets go Rev good to see you here, Chase and crew are top tier creators aswell !

[@fernandofernandez7731]

I'd sell it in smaller chunks not to flood the market. It'll always be worth money.

[@masonjar7326]

I would be so overwhelmed receiving that much stuff at once fr

[@joshlawson9511]

33:08 first printing mario 3 with the left side bros

[@Steelflight773]

14:10 Illusion of Gaia world map. I had to double check if I was right. I cannot believe I remembered since I only played it once back then.

[@QwertysBack]

Watching you all sitting on the floor cross legged and giggling like kids somehow doesn't scream work to me. You are having a ball and taking us along for the ride. Keep up the amazing work and best of luck with all your future endevours.

[@mikebonviefitness]

Final Fantasy (NES) Dragon warrior and Chrono Trigger were basically the only games I played in the late 80s early 90's

[@cruton88]

i would put 2-3 more book cases up against the garage door and do that specifically for alphabetical order of the manuals. first book case would be lower end, middle shelf would be mid end, and last book case would be high end.

[@Mynameis7nad]

You should start taking orders to complete collectors lists of what manuals they need 15% less than price charting.

[@AdRoK]

I would’ve downloaded the game list per console form somewhere and put those in a spreadsheet. Boxes are emptied into a new container (with a tag on it) and all of the data is loaded into a spreadsheet. Then you have a comprehensive list of what you have and where it is all in one place. Easy to pair and inventory after that.

[@schuella]

since you asked - I would definitely start by contacting all major sellers and resellers that you know... take orders from each of them. Send one or two CATRP crew members on a hunt to fill their order. Then contact all the sellers or resellers you don't know yet and take their orders.

[@HyperSniperCo]

Im the guy screaming at the screen about the Illusion of Gaia map... also because I purchased one from you off Whatnot before :P

[@kbramlett6877]

The newspaper clipping shown @ 2:15 was printed on Wednesday, November 14, 1990. I wonder if the coupon is still valid.

[@Philly1208]

I’m happy the guys are going to make money but I’m even happier that many collectors are going to be able to complete their games. I also see this lowering the prices on the secondary market after a while. Seems like a win for all! Good job catrp crew

[@dandehaan]

Some of those manuals could become “minty” with a heat press. They have folds but no color breaking. Just depends on how much condition impacts the value of game manuals.

[@silvertrooper6]

Did I miss it? Did y’all ever mention how much this deal cost yall? Either this channel or CATRP. Thanks! It been very entertaining!

[@carefordclan7865]

I agree helps with what to do with it all

[@nickpapagiorgio2253]

He usually says what he paid for big lots. I'd suspect he paid pennies on the dollar and that's why he's not saying what he paid

[@silvertrooper6]

@@nickpapagiorgio2253 or maybe it’s a percentage thing.

[@DefaultTunbName]

​@@nickpapagiorgio2253bingo

[@GamertagisDodger]

@@nickpapagiorgio2253I would guess less or around 5k if that

[@kbramlett6877]

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles for the NES was released in January 1993, Shia Saide LaBeouf was born on June 11, 1986. There is absolutely no way that is Shia on the cover of the manual because he was only 6 1/2 when the game was released.

[@videogameobsession]

I figured they'd be going through the manuals with gloves on. Especially the SNES manuals with black covers can really show oily fingerprints.

[@ANNE-kz6qc]

Wild idea. No clue if it would work. Can you set up a camera to take an image quickly? OCR to text. There appears to be some databases available on line of manuals. Cross reference to identify (lots of tools available to match up random text to a title database). Don't sort the manuals just keep them in the order scanned and create bins of maybe 50 manuals with an identifier similar to way you would store unlike items for ebay sales. The upfront time of physical handling may not be quicker than any other method but the database then saves you time later, provides searching for needed titles, cross reference so that you can pick out most expensive to sell first, and even provide some inventory valuation for insurance purposes. Maybe stupid idea. Use barcodes for the boxes ( assuming they have bar codes).

[@kbramlett6877]

When it comes to the USA 1 and the USA 1* printed in the upper right-hand corner of the SMB 3 label, it represents the version of the ROM. There was a version 1.0 & 1.1 which is designated by the star.

[@anxiousArtisan]

The map/enemy list at 14:19 is from the game The Legend of Gaia for SNES. I am guessing you've figured this out by now but just in case I had to let you know. Great game and someone will love having the poster insert!

[@Steelflight773]

Illusion of Gaia

[@anxiousArtisan]

@@Steelflight773 that's it!! I must have mixed it up in my head with legend of lagaia which is a totally different jrpg 😂

[@Steelflight773]

@@anxiousArtisan I cannot believe I remembered since I only played it once back then. Seeing the Tower of Babel on the map struck my memory.

[@Steelflight773]

@@anxiousArtisan I also remember there was a tshirt included with the purchase of the game. Not sure if all of them included it or a limited amount. My friend who got it wore it at school all of the time. That is how we became friends since it struck up a conversation about games. We still talk today.

[@anxiousArtisan]

@@Steelflight773 whaaaat I'm jealous of your friend lol. I think the copy we had when I was a kid was used so we never had the map insert - I just recognized some of the enemies and locations when it went by.

[@cheezeburgerchick976]

the way I would LOVE to organize these lol makes my adhd brain happy

[@xmelseru]

I know siccooper from Double Jump Video games needs like 100 more for the complete Super Nintendo library collection, might be a cool collab to connect with him and see which ones he still needs!

[@kbramlett6877]

Way back when I was a kid, Nintendo was giving out a free copy of Dragon Warrior with a paid subscription to Nintendo Power.

[@jds433]

Yo-Noid is actually a Dominos pizza game, and actually a banger of a game to play.

[@fedsen]

I would take all the heavy hitters and try and complete them...go to a few cons and get the games, and then sell CIB for max profit. I'd also try to figure out the best way to not oversaturate the market because OMG ya'll got the motherload of paper!!! Congrats.

[@TeflonDave]

Didn't check the comments to see if anyone else noted that's Sean Patrick Flanery on the Young Indiana Jones manual. The show ran two seasons and then did 4 made-for-TV movies. He's probably most notable for his role in The Boondocks Saints as folk-hero vigilante Connor MacManus. He also caught me with a brutal calf slicer once.

[@devinburks6721]

Themed shows is a great Idea . Mario, Zelda, rpg .

[@DougieBoy]

i just put a bunch of manuals on ebay, i love the process. going through and seeing what's valuable and whats just regular.

[@jacobleatherwood4190]

The first Sly Cooper game to me had the best manual with it being The Thievius Raccoonus. It was like getting a displayable collectible with the game.

[@mintman325]

Game manuals are a relic. It’s rather unfortunate that they don’t come with them anymore, it made the game feel a bit more real rather than just a disc.

[@LewWagerly-ik2qt]

im still drooling over that panic restaurant box pull.....

[@monkeycrow84]

I'd pair up as many Manuals with boxes, putting the best condition ones together. Id probably grade there condition, like A, B, C......etc. and then sell extras or lower grade boxes/manuals individually. So an A grade box sold with an A grade manual. And then anything not so good sell on its own. This would only apply to rarest, the most expensive and sort after games. The rest I'd probably try and match up to make them more appealing.

[@alienvampirebusterswhoyoug8257]

All this stuff is from the GameStop and blockbuster dumpsters I used to dumpster dive them around 2001-2006 and they would regularly throw away game cases and manuals I even saw some stickers on some of your games that said “return to warehouse” that was what they did with the overstock games at GameStop all went into the dumpster

[@SkewToob]

Seems to me that sorting them by console, then alphabetically within each console, is the most logical way.

[@thomasstevenhebert]

Sort by console, get complete list of console games with UPCs, create complete list, scan all the boxes, then sort scan manuals, while organizing keeping manuals and boxes separate. Set up ads and sell. Pick as you go.

[@medlolx]

I would organize them by console then name and once all the manuals are organized, I would make a spread sheet of all the games with columns for "game," "manuel" and "box" that would make it easier to know what's in the inventory.

[@leninaguilar708]

Lmao not the frame of the CATRP crew right in the beginning…. Their faces 😂😂

[@gremlinclr]

Yo Noid is a Domino's game FYI.

[@starryknight64]

Came here just to say this! lol :D

[@Kanel__Bulle]

my ocd would be in overdrive trying to pair boxes to manuals, which is what i would first try to achieve. and when they couldnt be paired i'd put them in storage until they could be paired. but you do you, space is expensive and so is labour costs.

[@atomic69-420]

33:09 bruh got the wong side of bros and did not even flinch

[@ChaseAfterTheRightPrice]

You’re right!!

[@atomic69-420]

Bro you made my day better

[@atomic69-420]

Its a 100 bucs Manual

[@herolounge]

Organise Boxes a-z then sort and a-z manuals . Pair up. then go though and log how many you have in a spreadsheet! Alot of work Good luck.

[@StartThenProfitINC]

lol finally figured out why i couldn't beat startropics lol. thanks

[@teddytellez5325]

Man that's a crazy manual collection it looks like you guys got good stuff

[@videogameobsession]

This reminds me of when I used to manage a Babbage's store back in the 90s. When people traded in games for SNES, Genesis, NES, we were told by corporate to "field destroy" the manuals and boxes, for all of those games. I of course didn't do that! Instead, I would keep them in the back room, and offer them to anybody who purchased a used game from our store. Surprisingly, not many people cared about taking the boxes or the annuals for their games. So after the manuals and boxes started taking up too much space in the store, I ended up taking them all home. I ended up with over a thousand manuals, and a couple hundred boxes. To be fair, I had run this by my DM, before doing any of this. He was fine with all of it. I still have many of these boxes and manuals even today.

[@alienvampirebusterswhoyoug8257]

Exactly what these are someone was dumpster diving and had the sense to save these I was stupid and left them in the dumpsters when I did that early 2000s 😂

[@videogameobsession]

@@alienvampirebusterswhoyoug8257 It was dumb for stores, such as Babbage's, to destroy them, when they likely could have sold them for so much more money with the boxes and manuals. I heard two reasons for this, from my district manager, and from Babbage's' corporate office. First, I was told that it was due to some sale's associates mixing up trade-in with returned stock. The backroom could very quickly fill up with piles of both. We often had to stop taking trade-ins due to how full our room would get. The other reason, which seems a bit more believable, was that Nintendo was very unhappy with us selling their used games, especially N64, and Game Boy, for 50% less, whilst having them include the same box and manuals. They likely wanted us to make them less desirable, and marketable, so that people may prefer new over used. I know they really didn't like it when we started putting stickers on their display boxes, which read, "Want to save money? Buy a used copy today!". The Nintendo rep always let me know how much she hated that. ... haha!

[@TripleAwave]

Al Pal you should put the flattened boxes in filing cabinets or the filing boxes, you could do the same with manuals as well

[@Alexandrinus]

It is not the Lions gear that makes brother Dave lucky. God’s favor is upon him. He is the lucky one.

[@paulwignell9733]

I think you need a bigger barn, if you had a massive work table... you could unload everything onto it and sort it... would be so much better and efficient.

[@stevenhinchley3588]

Personally would buy couple of 1000 comic bags and boards as a great way to store individual manuals

[@superdave3093]

Skyler. Yo Noid was with Dominos Pizza. I grew up in the 90’s and the commercials made the Noid so annoying that my friends and family opted for Pizza Hut instead 😂 Also Brother Dave with the manual pulls was craaaazy 🎉😂

[@chrisminniti]

filing cabinet or a bankers box with file folders is the way. AA - AC, AD - AG, etc

[@twysted]

thats awesome so many crazy manuals... i also need that mystic quest manual to go with the box if there is not one inside it

[@generalglitch7217]

You should get those library carts, that way you can roll down the isles you have and put the mauls with the boxes you have and the cart puts them in alphabetical order on the cart

[@georgemoseley1504]

I think that's the map for illusion of Gia. Think in the USA it was just called Gia. ❤ to you and the CATRP cew

[@WortelMast3rHD]

If I were you guys, I’d be hunting for the games to complete some sets and make money off of it. The manual and box in good condition is the hardest part of finding a complete set ;)

[@Mynameis7nad]

Honestly i know you probably dont like sitting on stuff but after pairing all the manuals and boxes id keep the paired copies and sell the rest. You will probably make your money back on the rest but make alot more over the years, completing boxes whenever the loose games come in. You get so much in you will probably match everything up within a year. Then dump the extra commons after that. Saving a hitter or 2 for a auction hype up.

[@thevideogamefreak8961]

I would definitely depending on how much you spent on these play this for a little bit of a longer run. you guys have the buy list i would make a buy list for some of the specific games you have boxes and manuals for and get them all complete or most of the high-end ones no matter what is going to get you the most money.

[@kbramlett6877]

Wario's Woods was the only NES game to have been rated by the ESRB.

[@Mynameis7nad]

Id hold on to at least 3 copies of everything you can match box and manual of more than 3 of the commons. You will complete then fast and make more. Then sell the rest. Just remember deals like these last few major ones are like once in a lifetime deals and next year your gonna wish you saved a bunch of the stuff because your finding all the loose copies.

[@CurbAppealLLC]

That's overwhelming...but in a glorious way! Hahaha

[@crazyman1515]

i can watch 10 more episodes of this so epic

[@Jameson11ink]

The rental store made out like a bandit

[@ChrisMooney-m5m]

Find box and manual for everyone and find the games and get max out of them, the rest I would stash away and when you need manuals and boxes you have em, you find the games by them self more often then any

[@jamestwydell2882]

I’d love to know what chase has into this purchase. This gets a like for the ending alone. That’s about it.

[@AssistTheAssist]

@34:54 Yessss Found him!

[@BEliasVazquez]

I’d just go ahead and grab all flagship titles; Pokémon, Mario, Zelda, etc. List them first as they have the highest sales velocity. Because I’ve noticed even rare grails tend to sit. It took me 3 months to sell Pokémon Box and I was at least 15% below price chart. And then from there alphabetize.

[@ItsJardo]

I remember just reading game manuals on my way home from the store as a kid because I couldn’t wait to get home and play the game i just got i miss paper manuals being in games

[@deantrampgaming]

love this series! thanks guys. greetings from germany!

[@Mynameis7nad]

Iv been working with them for years and they really are a great company adding more every day. $10 shipping on huge orders and being in ohio rite next door to ny its always here in a day or 2.

[@Psychopat002]

What would you do? First of all get one of each for my collection :P But seriously 1 - Separate Boxes that have already their manual 2 - Separate everything by console and by alphabetical order 3 - Pile of boxes on the left, pile of manuals on the right 4 - Flip both pile at the same time to quickly see what matches and what's leftover

[@robertcollins264]

We have boxes of extremely organized stuff. Let’s take everything out randomly and figure out how to organize it.

[@scottcase8776]

Chase knows his games and prices I’m impressed I use to play lots of those games when I kid then in my early 20s got away from videos games until about 2 months ago I bought Nintendo switch I was looking on KZbin for witch games to get I came across your channel you where hunting for games stuff at a game convention I subscribe to your channel after watching

[@a_m_t_p]

Seems like you should have waited another year to finish your Pokemon challenge. This is probably the craziest collection of manuals that's out there. You guys should try to complete as much as you have and save some of the special stuff to complete when the carts come around.

[@Konitama]

Absolutely sucked to rent Star Tropics when it would obviously not have that page included in the rental and you'd just run into a dead end lol

[@sorawakka]

another crazy video that i cant stop watching

[@robert.brokaw3829]

I can't believe the prices on just manuals. The fact that someone would pay that kind of money for a manual. Not in my wheelhouse. Stay nerdy and safe.

[@fatroc33]

I feel they should organize the manuals and box in alphabetical order.

[@JasonRelaxation]

You skipped of a very expensive gameboy color manual called survival kids it’s over $500 Canadian if complete

[@adamsteiger9999]

Wow…God has blessed you all abundantly with this. Be thankful :)

[@Atsuma1234]

kickle cubicle one of the best games on the NES :)

[@jessemata6714]

I hears pixel game squad is looking for some manuals lol

[@Richard-y3h8c]

They are u should definitely reach out to riff or retro rick since he has a store

[@scottrose8417]

Do you use an inventory management system? Makes it much faster.

[@cakehoarder]

That's alotta paper..

[@oscaraxl]

Wow this is amazing a game changer for sure, bro I need that GI Joe manual, please.

[@Dungeondan15878]

That map you didnt know what game it belonged to was Illusion of Gaia

[@DemetriosVaroumas]

guys, the nes box....... is crazy! I'm trying not to scream.

[@schuella]

lol every single time chase gets overwhelmed he says "if you like any of this stuff, please please let us know 🤣"

[@castite]

These guys have the ability to single handily control the market price with the volume they have! What a pickup. The Game Barn and Hobby Shop buyouts were amazing in their own right, but this is a whole other level due to the work required to get this organized. Keep it boys!

[@TheNeuman]

lol sad you celebrate this.

[@Konitama]

@@TheNeuman What's the alternative you'd prefer?? That all the manuals got destroyed or sent to a landfill? That some even greedier collector just hoards them all for life? I mean yeah obviously CATRP is gonna make bank with these, but they are ready and willing to spread them all out to collectors, so everything is going to the best possible places it can go.

[@TheNeuman]

@@Konitama alternative would not have 1 single person own all these. Literally the guy above me stated they can control the market price by whatever they want to charge. Glad you all celebrate it. They make bank off all their “fans”. 😂 glad you cheer for them. It’s crazy how blind some people can be

[@castite]

@TheNeuman the market comment was somewhat said in jest, while yes they may have some short term impact on the market for this stuff it will likely be downward pressure due to the sheer volume of the supply they have hitting the market at once (basics of supply and demand). But I think to answer the rest of your comment I’d ask you, how would you suggest the ownership of these products be reorganized? Literally these were forgotten “trash” that another vendor who paid for all of them originally had laying around. If that vendor decides to sell this later on to group like the CARTP group who will take the time to get this back into collectors hands so be it. Finally what I’m celebrating is the hustle, work ethic and relentless focus that I see from these young guys. But hey, it’s a KZbin video, let’s agree to disagree it sound like and move on with our lives

[@TheNeuman]

@@castite did you just rebuttal comment with ChatGPT? 😂 You may have not saw the whatnot auction, but let me tell you a little bit about it. Do you think based on the volume they got they sold above or below pricecharting? And let’s be a little more fair. Specifically things they listed at “buy it now” prices. Because hey, they can set those prices without the frenzied panic auction buying. So they were charging about 450$ for pokemon emerald boxes + inserts + manuals. Well over market price for that. Funny enough, I heard Chase wasn’t even there at the auction. How would I want them to be distributed? I’ve answered that in my previous comment. Not by someone who charges more than market. Rather it be sold off at conventions/locally/lots/etc.

[@johnallen-cq4wd]

seperate by player then alphatize them to make it easier to pair with boxes

[@travrick1856]

Anymore Pokémon manuals still? Nostalgia hittin like the corner plug!

[@realwildgoods]

This is what we call.... manual labour! 😆

[@Creampuffin]

Can you record Brother Dave opening Pokémon packs? I’d love to see if his luck holds for other types of expensive paper.😂

[@DrewM86]

Do you guys ever come across the monster in my pocket mini figures that came with the game new? Those I imagine are somewhat hard to find these days. I was hoarding about 20 of them in all colors for years....up until I sold my entire collection to buy a house 😞

[@420evaday7]

Best channel on KZbin ‼️

[@proud_to_be_a_ted]

Rather than getting everything out of the box just grab a handful & concentrate on those & once you've exhausted that handful grab another otherwise you'll be handling the manuals over & over again & making work for yourself

[@ShredderMediaRetro]

Lol come on chase 28:47 just not even seeing dragon ball advanced adventure manual. I wonder if you have the box I'd say the odds may be very high 😂

[@mariamarlow7834]

I'd bring my grandson & he'd be in heaven for weeks sorting it all out! Totally for real, his dream job I'd say mx

[@nonameakatheinvisibleman2956]

if I were you i'd be buying up alll the loose carts you could find

[@Ga_thrift_flipper]

You should run a whole box on Whatnot starting at a dollar lol

[@nickpapagiorgio2253]

There would be no money in that for him. Remember its about getting as much money as possible from people

[@Ga_thrift_flipper]

@@nickpapagiorgio2253 smh man don’t hate on the hustle.