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July 2014 Pick Ups Thread
TDIRunner:
The rarity of a video game has a lot do with its value. But there’s more than that. A game like Super Mario Bros. 3 is a good example. That game is extremely common. In fact, it’s common enough that it shouldn’t sell for more than about $5. However, it’s not un-common to see it sell for $20. The reason is because the game is popular. Anyone who owns an NES wants a copy of that game. It’s not just the COLLECTORS, but the GAMERS as well. That is part of what makes video game collecting so difficult. The collectors have to compete with the gamers. It also makes video game collecting somewhat unique.
Megatron:
That's exactly my point, most games ARE NOT rare. There are some, sure, that only so many copies exist, but the majority of major released titles were released in large enough quantities that RARE is not an accurate term.
Games get popular, then un popular. Rinse and repeat. Right around mid 2011 to early 2012 there was a huge spike in overall popularity of retro gaming. It had been slowly building, but around this time it really elevated to it's current heights. Everybody wanted a taste. The current market value for games is a result of that surge.
Ozzy_98:
Supply and demand. A good game has higher demand, and a rare game as lower supply. A rare game like Q-Bert's Cubes on 2600 isn't worth all that much for it's rarity level since no one gives two shits about it (Or even one shit), but games like Zelda have a lot of demand vs their larger than average supply. People know about some rare games for the sake of their rarity, but not about others, so you can have two crap games, same numbers produced, with vastly different prices.
KaiserWAVE:
My Pickups so far
Master System:
Alex Kidd In Shinobi World
Land Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
SCI: Special Criminal Investigation
The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck
Dreamcast
Outtrigger
Playstation
Lifeforce Tenka
Star Gladiator
Playstation 2
Castle Shikigami II War Of The Worlds
God Of War II
Psyvariar: Complete Edition
Shadow Of Rome
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
Playstation 3
Alone In The Dark: Inferno
Max Payne 3
Ridge Racer 7
Xbox
Dino Crisis 3
Oddworld Munch's Odysee
NES
Mega Man 2
Xbox One
EA Sports: UFC
segamer:
I wish I had your Master System games.