Manifesto

About the archive

Levelupoz began in 2019 with a few crates of cartridges, a borrowed soldering iron and a lounge room in Downer. We still run it like a small museum run by fans: every exhibit is played, catalogued and given a number before it leaves the building.

  1. 01

    Games are meant to be played.

    We sell working exhibits, not sealed trophies. Every cartridge, disc and console is tested on real hardware before it gets a number.

  2. 02

    Condition is a fact, not a sales pitch.

    Scuffs, sun-faded labels and missing manuals are written down plainly. Our grading scale is public and we stick to it.

  3. 03

    Every copy has a history.

    Old price stickers, a name written on a manual, an Australian classification label — we keep those details, because they are part of the story.

  4. 04

    Repair before replace.

    Tired consoles get cleaned, re-capped and brought back to life on our bench instead of heading to landfill.

  5. 05

    Collecting should be for everyone.

    Next to the glass cabinet there is always a pocket-money shelf. A great collection can start with a ten-dollar cartridge.

  6. 06

    Keepers answer the phone.

    Ask us anything. The people packing your order are the same people who played it last week.

Extreme close-up of a worn cartridge shell on the Levelupoz repair bench
Levelupoz · 2019