Those price tags...

[UncleBob]

If you're like me, one of the first things you do with a price tag is peel that sucker off...

But am I the only one who also loves finding old boxed stuff with original price tags on them?  I scored an old Donkey Kong for the Intellivision the other day that had a Hills price tag and found a boxed Atari controller over the weekend with half a KayBee Toys price tag still on it - and for some reason, seeing these old price tags just makes me smile.

Do you think there will be a time 30 years from now when someone finds an old GameCube game with a few layers of GameStop price tags on it and they'll feel the same way?

[Arseen]

Nostalgia is a funny thing

[monjici]

That's a topic for advanced collectors

I personnaly think it adds a touch of vintage/authenticity. It attaches the game to it's store where it got shelved and displayed. It's also more rare since most things come shrink wrapped and that's the first thing that goes away with the rest of your garbage. To push the concept a bit further, it gives a story to the game. For exanple, the very first game I bought was The Legend of Zelda. Paid 49,99$ at Consumers Distribution which disappeared quite a while ago.

One thing for sure, it's a proof of the original price Not to judge anybody, but who would have been crazy enough at the time to throw away 75$ at a Jeopardy game?

[redsox2012]

I work part time at Gamestop, and sometimes it feels like there's a full 1/4 inch of price stickers on some of our games.  We're supposed to peel the old ones off when we put new ones on, but sometimes there's just not enough time, especially on weeks when it seems like we're repricing the whole store.

In response to the topic, I love finding original price stickers, especially from defunct businesses.  I'm over 40, so I remember all of the places that used to sell games, and I enjoy the nostalgia factor.

What I really HATE however, are game stores that put the price stickers right on the cartridge label.  Some come off easily, but there's nothing worse than damaging a cart label trying to get a sticker off, or having sticky residue left behind.

[TDIRunner]

For me, I think it only applies to new prices.  Therefore, seeing an old Toys'R'Us sticker on an old Nintendo game is pretty cool.

But I think that is something that won't happen much in the future.  The fact that the used game market is such a big thing now (which it wasn't at all back then) will make old prices tags much less meaningful.  

But who knows?

[Thom Grayson]

I've always found old price tags sort of depressing, especially on PC games. 40 or 50 dollars apiece when they were new, and here I am picking them up for a dollar apiece.

[mojoeskateco]

I work part time at Gamestop, and sometimes it feels like there's a full 1/4 inch of price stickers on some of our games.  We're supposed to peel the old ones off when we put new ones on, but sometimes there's just not enough time, especially on weeks when it seems like we're repricing the whole store.

In response to the topic, I love finding original price stickers, especially from defunct businesses.  I'm over 40, so I remember all of the places that used to sell games, and I enjoy the nostalgia factor.

What I really HATE however, are game stores that put the price stickers right on the cartridge label.  Some come off easily, but there's nothing worse than damaging a cart label trying to get a sticker off, or having sticky residue left behind.

Is there a reason why there are stickers on the front, back, spine, and sometimes the manual?  That seems like it would take you guys a long time to do.

I've always wondered why this was nessessary.

[palmer6strings]

My friend gave me a complete copy of Rampage for NES and it had a $40 sticker on it that I'm gonna leave on there. I think it's cool looking and remiscent.

[wiggy]

That's a topic for advanced collectors

I personnaly think it adds a touch of vintage/authenticity. It attaches the game to it's store where it got shelved and displayed. It's also more rare since most things come shrink wrapped and that's the first thing that goes away with the rest of your garbage. To push the concept a bit further, it gives a story to the game. For exanple, the very first game I bought was The Legend of Zelda. Paid 49,99$ at Consumers Distribution which disappeared quite a while ago.

One thing for sure, it's a proof of the original price Not to judge anybody, but who would have been crazy enough at the time to throw away 75$ at a Jeopardy game?

That's the oldest trick in retail pricing; make the customer THINK that they're getting a deal when, in reality, they're just paying MSRP (or likely in this case, more).   The funny part is that the price actually reflects a ~26% reduction, not 20% like the sticker implies.

The Internet has pretty much all but defeated this practice.  Thank goodness.  

[redsox2012]

I work part time at Gamestop, and sometimes it feels like there's a full 1/4 inch of price stickers on some of our games.  We're supposed to peel the old ones off when we put new ones on, but sometimes there's just not enough time, especially on weeks when it seems like we're repricing the whole store.

In response to the topic, I love finding original price stickers, especially from defunct businesses.  I'm over 40, so I remember all of the places that used to sell games, and I enjoy the nostalgia factor.

What I really HATE however, are game stores that put the price stickers right on the cartridge label.  Some come off easily, but there's nothing worse than damaging a cart label trying to get a sticker off, or having sticky residue left behind.

Is there a reason why there are stickers on the front, back, spine, and sometimes the manual?  That seems like it would take you guys a long time to do.

I've always wondered why this was nessessary.

We are only supposed to put a price sticker on the front (if the box is going to be displayed), and an ID sticker on the back.  Some managers put them on the spines so they can scan all the games in the drawers without taking any out, but the company has told us repeatedly that no spine stickers are allowed.  As is the case in any retail environment, there are arrogant managers who insist on doing things their own way.  I've never come across anyone who puts a sticker on a manual.

[Necreia]

My only unopened SNES game is Sim City 2000, and it has a "KayBee Toys" price sticker on it.  Even though it would make it look better for display, I can't bring myself to peel it off.  It's nice to see someone else shares that mindset.

If it's a sticker directly on a loose cart, however, I clean that off ASAP.

[Thom Grayson]

I work part time at Gamestop, and sometimes it feels like there's a full 1/4 inch of price stickers on some of our games.  We're supposed to peel the old ones off when we put new ones on, but sometimes there's just not enough time, especially on weeks when it seems like we're repricing the whole store.

In response to the topic, I love finding original price stickers, especially from defunct businesses.  I'm over 40, so I remember all of the places that used to sell games, and I enjoy the nostalgia factor.

What I really HATE however, are game stores that put the price stickers right on the cartridge label.  Some come off easily, but there's nothing worse than damaging a cart label trying to get a sticker off, or having sticky residue left behind.

Is there a reason why there are stickers on the front, back, spine, and sometimes the manual?  That seems like it would take you guys a long time to do.

I've always wondered why this was nessessary.

We are only supposed to put a price sticker on the front (if the box is going to be displayed), and an ID sticker on the back.  Some managers put them on the spines so they can scan all the games in the drawers without taking any out, but the company has told us repeatedly that no spine stickers are allowed.  As is the case in any retail environment, there are arrogant managers who insist on doing things their own way.  I've never come across anyone who puts a sticker on a manual.

As to 'stickers on the manual' - I had a friend who worked in a GameStop that was located in a mall. I guess they had a bit of a problem with people stealing manuals out of the cases. The managers solution was to pull the manuals out and keep them with the discs... and he had them put stickers on the manuals.

[OldTimer]

I'm actually not a fan of stickers. You try to peel them off and they either leave a lot of paper behind or residue. I can use goop off if it's left on plastic, but some stores put them on the cover themselves.