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GameStop to Offer Classic Consoles and Games
TDIRunner:
--- Quote from: shenske on April 20, 2015, 07:47:44 AM ---I think the article has been edited. I read it minutes after being posted on ign and the article is much longer now. It definitely only said consoles before (the article was ~3 sentences long). If these ever make it to the store level I strongly bet it will only be the consoles w/ the games being ordered.
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It sounds like one of those situations where they had some information and wanted to be the first to publish it, so they put up three sentences to get something out there. Then as time goes on and they get more information, they udate their original BS to more accurate info.
FritzWhite:
An update from NA forum: http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=145886
TDIRunner:
At the end of the day, I don't think this will be as bad as some are predicting, but I'm certainly not getting my hopes up of this program dropping market prices back down to reasonable levels. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.
TDIRunner:
Now that I've read the NA article, my biggest concern is that there is a good chance that you will not know if you are getting the game only or CIB. For any disc based game, that is a deal breaker for me. I rarely buy disc based games that are not complete. It's a shame too because I'm a lilttle excited to see PS1 included in this since that's one of my favorite systems to collect for.
redsox2012:
--- Quote from: TDIRunner on April 20, 2015, 03:40:53 PM ---Now that I've read the NA article, my biggest concern is that there is a good chance that you will not know if you are getting the game only or CIB. For any disc based game, that is a deal breaker for me. I rarely buy disc based games that are not complete. It's a shame too because I'm a lilttle excited to see PS1 included in this since that's one of my favorite systems to collect for.
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I was thinking the same thing. When you buy from the website, it says "may not include original box or instructions". For most newer games, that's not much of an issue because the games aren't collectibles. However, if for example, I buy "Super Mario Bros 3" for the NES, I'll want to know exactly what I'm getting. After all, the cartridge is worth around $10-$15 depending on label condition. It's worth about $5 more if it has the manual, and $10-$30 more if it has the original box (depending on box condition). If Gamestop is charging $10-$15, no problem. Box or manual would be a bonus. But they have to realize that collectible games vary widely in price based on what's included, and what the condition is.