Collecting Nintendo Entertainment System games seems to be quite popular here on ebay, whether it be from the nostalgia of their days of a children, or the value of such mere carts. At any given time, it is pretty easy to find the games you want, however, there are trends you must watch and tips on how to find deals and when to not bid. The first thing you must know is when to buy a game, and when not to buy a game as well as what games to buy. The first tip you need to know is to effectively utilize the "search title and description" feature, as it could save you tons of money.

 The first tip when starting your collection is BUY IN LOTS. Although the intial investment will be high, you will be saving money in the long term. Would you rather buy 100 games all at once for $200 with $30 or so shipping, or would you rather pick out 100 titles one-by-one paying an average of $3 to $4 per game and $6 to $7 per game afterwards? not to mention the hassle of dealing with hundreds of sellers rather than one?

When the average ebayer is looking for a game, he or she only searches the title feature, but the key is to use "search title and description". Often there will be times where the seller of the games won't know what he has, or has failed to properly research their value and they will just clump a good game in a pile of bad games without thinking anything of it.

Another tip is to search for misspellings of game titles - although rare, it could be possible a valuable game could slip through the cracks this way.

Example: typing "Flinstones" in the search title and description instead of "Flintstones" , or "Casltevania" instead of "Castlevania" or "six" instead of "6"

Sometimes there are "spikes" in a game price that you should avoid.

Example: Flintstones II: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak gets overbid, and the price soars to $150 when it normally costs $100. You should wait a few days to see how many other copies are placed on ebay within the next two weeks, because people are more tempted to sell their item when they can get the most out of it. The best bet is to check "Completed" auctions to see what the normal price over the last 30 days for the game is, however, some games only come on ebay once or twice every few months, and the earliest to get them is the best time.

Examples: Panesian's Bubble Bath Babes, Bandai's  Stadium Events,  Myriad 6-in-1

Collecting is a slow, painful process that doesn't just happen in one day..or even one year (unless, of course, you're bill gates) so the key point is the be patient.