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| madrocsz:
Was checking out VGpricecharting for a few games I am still needing for random systems and did "high to low" on price. Saw Hagane average used price $460.00.... wtf I paid a decent bit for this game sometime last year, think it was 60 or 65 and at the time I felt it was a deal. Now, I feel like I am sitting on oil lol. Even looked at previous auctions and tons over 300$ http://videogames.pricecharting.com/game/super-nintendo/hagane-the-final-conflict#completed-auctions There are a lot more to list but honestly it blows my mind. To me, it seems like its the "cool thing to do" at the moment hence the inflation. I have been collecting for over a decade and to be honest it's quite aggrivating that games I passed on at 8$ are now 30$. Is it wrong for me to be angry when I see 81172 videos of kids that were born well after most of these "retro games" they are now collecting? I mean, by all means the games should be respected but its almost that I am annoyed that they are the reason prices are jacked up lol. I suppose its me just getting older and a lot like saying "hey you shouldn't listen to that music it was before your time" To me, I take pride in the oldest stuff I collect is stuff I honestly owned systems for or friends did and grew up with, (except atari tho, I had one but NES + is what really got me hooked) Ugh.... Thoughts? |
| games-go-round:
I don't think you're wrong to be upset about how much older games seem to cost these days. I'm by no means a collector, but every now and then, I get the itch to buy and re-play a game from my childhood. Some of them, like Super Metroid, get more expensive every year! I've gotten to the point where I just keep my little collection as it is (about 40 games) and try not to let nostalgia bite me too hard. Thankfully, I own pretty much every game I can ever think of wanting to play. I don't mind the kids so much, but you bring up a good point - younger gamers have really opened up the market, and seem to be the ones buying most of the retro games out there. I think it's all right if younger gamers want to see what all the 8 and 16-bit fuss was about, but they also tend to have more disposable income than adults, and therefore can spend more on games than the average bear. I don't know any serious collectors, personally, but I've dealt with eBay buyers who buy my games, looking to add to their complete SNES collection, and the like. One guy bought a copy of Mystical Ninja for the N64 that I had for sale, and claimed it was one of the only two games he needed for a full set. He was also 19. I'm not terribly old (26...) but the thought of someone that young having that much money to spend on games, well... I hope he takes his girlfriend out to dinner often, too! I know what you mean about "sitting on oil," too. I bought a copy of Phantasy Star Online: Episodes I & II Plus for the Gamecube when it was new, and paid $30 for it. Nowadays, a complete-in-the-case copy like mine sells for around $100! Granted, my copy of the game is not for sale, but the fact that a game that's not even a decade old sells for that much is beyond me. And don't even get me started on the price of the Panzer Dragoon games, lately - let's just say that I'm glad I got mine when I did! Good topic, good rant. I hope this keeps going! |
| Mick Dundee:
Some games seem to fluctuate in price. I remember seeing FFVII sell for $80+ (GH Version) My father in-law sold the Black label ones he got on ebay and didn't make half that. He sold 1 with FFVII, FFVIII & FFIX. All complete and black lebal....$40 and the other he sold for $20 with the FFVII Hint book. Maybe games will be like wine prices or stocks....with highs and lows that could pay out well or just make you pissed off. |
| Beastman1975:
i bought all 3 Sega saturn panzer dragoon games for around $50 used when the saturn market died in the U.S.A. , all C.I.B. except part 1 . now i see them goin for hundreds individiually alot of the time |
| Forte:
http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=80830 NintendoAge is getting all the blame, but it's simple socioeconomics. Kids from the NES and SNES era (like me) are now adults with jobs and money and are buying all the games they wanted when they were kids that they couldn't afford. Simple as that. And since the supply is limited and the demand is high, prices go up. This will continue in time (already is with N64) with PS1, PS2, etc as their generations get older. As far as young kids playing our generation's games, blame the Virtual Console, PS Store, etc |
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