A Complete-In-Box Nintendo Action Set Just in Time for Christmas

A Complete-in-Box Nintendo Entertainment System Action Set walked into the shop this week. Just in time for Christmas.

The Action Set is the 1988 version of the original NES bundle. Two controllers. The orange Zapper. Super Mario Bros plus Duck Hunt on the same cart. Manuals. Inserts. Styrofoam tray. The works.

What we checked before we took it in

For a CIB NES, the quick authentication is always the box first, insert sleeve second, tray third. The outer box should have clean corners and the original UPC intact. The insert sleeve should match the run year. The tray should have all four foam lobes unbroken.

This one had all of it. The box is clean. The tray is uncracked. Both controllers respond on every direction. The Zapper registers. The cart boots clean on the first try.

Why a CIB matters

A loose NES is a $40 unit all day. A tested CIB NES Action Set is a different market entirely. Buyers are paying for the paper. They are paying for the sleeve. They are paying for the story that this one survived thirty-plus years of moves, kids, garages, and estate sales.

This one is in the case. If you want a Christmas gift that will outlast every plastic toy at the mall, this is the one.