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| Nacho3:
High price does not always mean rare, a rare game can be expensive but they do not always go together. Super Smash Bros on the N64 regularly sells for $40-$50 and they sold millions but a game like Transformers also on N64 sells for more like $30 or $40. That one is rare because I believe it was a Blockbuster rental only. I just hate when people think something must be rare because it's expensive, it could just be a damn good game that a lot of people remember playing from their youth and want to own it again. It really is about supply (rarity) and demand (how many people want it) like shenske said about SMW. |
| Arseen:
--- Quote from: kingjohn3 on September 16, 2014, 08:37:54 PM --- --- Quote from: Arseen on September 16, 2014, 07:59:29 PM --- --- Quote from: kingjohn3 on September 16, 2014, 07:48:30 PM ---I happened to notice Super Mario World is selling for nearly, and in some cases, over $100 CIB. Isnt that the most common game for SNES? Is the original box harder to find than the Players Choice? --- End quote --- Yes the game is the most common, but to my knowledge it never came in non-player choice box, so those boxes are fake. --- End quote --- I have one and it seems pretty real to me. Are there signs to look for if fake? --- End quote --- Ok, it seems I might be wrong. Anyway one quite certain thing is the seal: if it's shiny golden it's most likely real, as faking those is hard. |
| TDIRunner:
Video games, compared to most other types of collectibles, are unusual because the rarity of a given game is not the only determining factor in its price. With most other collectibles, if something is rare, it’s expensive, it it’s not rare it isn’t expensive. Simple. But with video games, there’s another big factor: whether or not the game is fun or popular. You have to remember that collectors aren’t the only ones buying video games. There are also people who could care less about collecting, but still want to play games. I’ll give you an example. Super Mario Bros. 3 is an EXTREMELY common game. You can find it anywhere. Yet it somehow commands an approximately $15 asking price. The game is common enough that it should be about $3. Yet because the game is so popular amongst ANYONE with an NES it can fetch a higher price. |
| mojoeskateco:
--- Quote from: TDIRunner on September 17, 2014, 07:31:29 AM ---Video games, compared to most other types of collectibles, are unusual because the rarity of a given game is not the only determining factor in its price. With most other collectibles, if something is rare, it’s expensive, it it’s not rare it isn’t expensive. Simple. But with video games, there’s another big factor: whether or not the game is fun or popular. You have to remember that collectors aren’t the only ones buying video games. There are also people who could care less about collecting, but still want to play games. I’ll give you an example. Super Mario Bros. 3 is an EXTREMELY common game. You can find it anywhere. Yet it somehow commands an approximately $15 asking price. The game is common enough that it should be about $3. Yet because the game is so popular amongst ANYONE with an NES it can fetch a higher price. --- End quote --- Agree here .. just look at SNES games ... people are paying $40-$60 for Zelda, Super Metroid, Contra 3, Turtles in Time, etc. as the games are actually good. |
| redsox2012:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281431233333?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Now that's truly rare. |
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