Selling some extras in my Mega Man collection! Please buy this stuff ;)

[wiggy]

I really feel like we're in a "boom bubble" right now. I don't think it'll crash like the housing market or anything, but I really do feel that a lot of the games for the pre-2000 generations of systems will come down in the next couple of years. Not bottom out or anything, but just roll back a bit to what some of us think of as more reasonable/realistic prices. 

Game collecting is a really young hobby, and we're going through a growth spurt. It can't balloon forever. Nothing ever does. There will always be the extremely rare and valuable items, but I can help but think that a lot of the 50-100 dollar titles will come down.

[Belmont86]

i bought my copy of megaman 5 a few years ago at a pawnshop for 5 buck also bought a megaman 2 there for $3 and megaman 1 for $3 on ebay with shipping included. megaman zero 1 bought it from a friend a few weeks later when it came out for $15 and i bought all the megaman games that came out for playstation mm8 mmx5 mml1 mml2 back in 2000 from $15 to $20 each.

[AO007]

I really feel like we're in a "boom bubble" right now. I don't think it'll crash like the housing market or anything, but I really do feel that a lot of the games for the pre-2000 generations of systems will come down in the next couple of years. Not bottom out or anything, but just roll back a bit to what some of us think of as more reasonable/realistic prices. 

Game collecting is a really young hobby, and we're going through a growth spurt. It can't balloon forever. Nothing ever does. There will always be the extremely rare and valuable items, but I can help but think that a lot of the 50-100 dollar titles will come down.

Well the digital space has gotten a bit better, in that games that were insanely expensive in physical form, are finally getting digital re-releases.

Tomba! on the PS1 on average demands $60 for a disc only copy, but it was re-released on PSN June 19th, so the prices should go down to something more reasonable, like say $30.

Meanwhile, Shantae is rumored to be getting a VC re-release on 3DS, which should hopefully put down those insane three-figure prices.

(Also, while not the same, Pikmin 2 recently got a Wii re-release, so that should go down some as well)

[wiggy]

I think that re-releases will eventually have far less affect on the price of originals (like so many other collectibles). Heck, you can already see the lessened difference with re-releases in the last few years versus just 5 or so years ago.

I remember when the pre-FF7 titles were released on the PS1. The SNES titles dropped to less than retail damn near instantly. But, the re-releases were sorta lackluster and somewhat busted. Prices for the originals climbed back up and have been pretty steady. I think more and more collectors are adopting a mentality more like many of us, which is to say that having original copies has become far more desirable than it ever has been in the past.

Forte, sorry, not trying to totally derail your thread.  To help keep it on track I wanna add a +1 to Forte's seller score. I'm entirely satisfied with my transaction

[AO007]

Well it's not perfect. Most of the time the price is reduced quite a bit, but I have seen a few isolated cases where the re-release either didn't affect the price, or actually INCREASED it due to demand for the original, obviously.

Again, though, in most cases the price decreases.

[Forte]

Forte, sorry, not trying to totally derail your thread.  To help keep it on track I wanna add a +1 to Forte's seller score. I'm entirely satisfied with my transaction

Talk is all well and good, but I need make sales too 

[Forte]

Ok, everyone can come back now, and buy my stuff while you're here!

[satoshi_matrix]

There are a lot of overpriced bad games out there (just look at the prices for Action 52) but I think it's fine to pay a bit more than normal for quality games like the Megaman titles. Consider all the endless hours of replay you'll get out of them and the prices quickly don't seem so bad.

[Maben]

When they cost almost (or more than) triple their original price, its too much. Besides, we're talking used games here, not new ones. I paid less than $20 for a used copy of the Wii's "Super Mario Galaxy", but someone actually thinks an old NES game is worth more?

It's all supply and demand.  Supply of Super Mario Galaxy is high right now, enough to meet demand.  Supply of old games is only getting lower (games get lost/broken), and as collector's try to complete their collections demand gets higher. 

[Forte]

Considering I've sold 2 games on here, over 40 on NintendoAge, over 10 on Amazon, and over 10 on eBay, I'd say my prices reflect my fairness. If you can't grasp the nature of games appreciating in value, that's not my problem. Do you think the island of Manhattan is still worth a handful of beads because that was the MSRP in the 1600s? Classic games gain value over time, not lose it. And it's not like all of my games are "three times their MSRP". I'm selling several for far less (GBA games retailed at 39.99 or more, SNES and NES at 69.99, etc). Plus inflation. If some of you want to be butthurt because you can't afford the games, fine. Go buy the Mega Man Anniversary Collection and the Mega Man X Collection and own most of these games for less than 20 dollars. If you want to own something valuable and collectable at a fair price, then that's what this thread is for.

[wiggy]

You guys are sort of missing how free market works.  If they sell for above retail, then that's what seller will list them for.  It's perfectly reasonable.  Have you NEVER sold anything for more that it originally cost?  That's how collectible items work.

Forte's right, you guys sound a little butt-hurt over the whole thing.  If it bugs you, then just don't buy anything.  No reason to crap up Forte's the thread.  He's a good guy and he should be able to sell here without persecution.

[Forte]

Thanks wiggy and satoshi_matrix  and everyone else that's being reasonable. And for reference, I went and dug these up:

Mega Man 1 Complete (Oval Seal, not even the older, rarer Round Seal) 174.99
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mega-Man-1-COMPLETE-Nintendo-NES-Fast-Shipping-ic-618a-/150839503390?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item231ebc2a1e

Mega Man X Complete (nicer condition, but same game) 69.00
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mega-Man-X-Super-Nintendo-1993-in-A-shape-100-complete-/180910127130?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1f15781a

Mega Man V (Cart Only) 80.00, and this was a BIN
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mega-Man-V-Nintendo-Game-Boy-1994-/320927413073?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item4ab8c3b351#ht_500wt_1182

Mega Man Zero 4 22.48
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mega-Man-Zero-4-GameBoy-Advance-2005-GREAT-CONDITION-/261049841778?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3cc7c87872

Mega Man Zero 3 (Complete, but to prove my point) 32.22
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mega-Man-Zero-3-GameBoy-Advance-2004-GREAT-CONDITION-/261049840791?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3cc7c87497


Compare those to my prices and get back to me about what's "fair and reasonable".

[AO007]

To be fair Forte, I think the majority of what you're offering is being sold at a fair price. Mega Man X complete for $33, Mega Man 2 complete for $32.00, etc

It's just a couple of them that seem a bit funky, especially compared to the others.

I would recommend maybe dropping the Mega Man V cart to $55-$60 shipped. For most people, the cart is all they could ever want or need, and it's not THAT much higher than its original MSRP, plus it's the only Gameboy Mega Man game to not be a port of a NES game, so it's definitely something worth demanding.

Now $158.00 for a complete NES copy of the original Mega Man... this is somewhat reasonable. I would still drop it to $150 shipped, again not a huge drop but it's sure to get a little more attention that way.

Mega Man 3, considering it's a rare copy, can be dropped to $100 shipped.

Other than what I mentioned, I don't think anything else needs changing. Some people might rag on you for Legends disc only, but I personally think you offering a custom case is genius, since jewel cases break easily. You should offer custom cases for the GBA games for an extra fee.

[Azarkhel]

If you don't want to pay those prices then don't buy them. It's not complicated. This guy is a good and fair seller, no point in filling his thread full of shit. If you want to discuss how wild game prices are going maybe start your own thread?

[Forte]

If you don't want to pay those prices then don't buy them. It's not complicated. This guy is a good and fair seller, no point in filling his thread full of shit. If you want to discuss how wild game prices are going maybe start your own thread?

Thank you. I'm not going to reply to the trolling anymore, and have alerted the mods. I just want to sell my extra items in peace at a fair price. If people want to debate the price of collectable games, they can do it somewhere else.