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Those price tags...
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:
--- Quote from: redsox2012 on June 14, 2015, 11:28:57 PM ---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.
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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 $40 sticker on it that I'm gonna leave on there. I think it's cool looking and remiscent.
wiggy:
--- Quote from: monjici on June 14, 2015, 11:28:17 PM ---That's a topic for advanced collectors :)
I personnaly think it adds a touch of vintage/authenticity. It attaches the game to it's store where it got shelved and displayed. It's also more rare since most things come shrink wrapped and that's the first thing that goes away with the rest of your garbage. To push the concept a bit further, it gives a story to the game. For exanple, the very first game I bought was The Legend of Zelda. Paid 49,99$ 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?
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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:
--- Quote from: mojoeskateco on June 16, 2015, 11:28:40 AM ---
--- Quote from: redsox2012 on June 14, 2015, 11:28:57 PM ---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.
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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.
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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.