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GameStop to Offer Classic Consoles and Games
JaredUnzipped:
Personally, I can tell you this -- I won't be buying any retro games from GameStop. There's no guarantee that you'll be receiving boxes and/or manuals with any of the games you purchase. That's not such a big deal if you're buying from a private seller, Amazon or off eBay; you know exactly what you're receiving. From GameStop, you'll have no idea what's coming your way. Much less, I don't want GameStop to control the retro game aftermarket. The less retro game collectors/players purchase GameStop, the better off our hobby will be in the long run.
FritzWhite:
--- Quote from: JaredUnzipped on July 22, 2015, 04:56:33 PM ---Personally, I can tell you this -- I won't be buying any retro games from GameStop. There's no guarantee that you'll be receiving boxes and/or manuals with any of the games you purchase. That's not such a big deal if you're buying from a private seller, Amazon or off eBay; you know exactly what you're receiving. From GameStop, you'll have no idea what's coming your way. Much less, I don't want GameStop to control the retro game aftermarket. The less retro game collectors/players purchase GameStop, the better off our hobby will be in the long run.
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You can return any game, so it's not really a big deal if it comes without a box or manual. At the very least you'll get a cart, and most of their prices are pretty standard for cart only. Some are a bit high, some normal.
I don't think they can 'control' the retro market. I don't know what you mean there or by the hobby being better off. I don't think there's anything wrong with the hobby currently. I get that people want prices to go down, but retro games are going to be popular whether Gamestop is in our out.
I'm not a defender of gamestop, I just don't see an issue with more people getting into the hobby or another avenue through which to get games.