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| Thom Grayson:
Long story short, a guy at my work is selling his Xbox 360 stuff, intending to use it to fund his jump into 'next-generation gaming'. He showed me pictures of what he's selling on his phone (so I don't have any to post here) but it's quite a bit of stuff: Over 100 games (his estimate, looks about right from the pictures), a few of which are still new. Halo 3 and Halo Reach Legendary editions Halo 4 collector's edition (I didn't see it in the pictures, but the guy swears he has it) Fallout New Vegas Collector's edition Call of Duty Ghosts prestige edition Some Skylanders stuff (I saw 3 figures and a portal in the pictures) A half dozen strategy guides A stack of 'game novels' (Splinter Cell novelizations, Mass Effect books, things like that), about 10 of them There were a few other things in the pictures as well, controller, chatpad, dance mat. I'm just not sure what a fair price for this would be, because I got the always helpful "I dunno man, how much do you think it's worth?" when I asked how much he wanted for it. About all the information I have is that it's an all or nothing deal, and it must be at least enough for am Xbox One and a few games. So I told him I'd get back to him, and here I am trying to find out about how much it would be worth. Or, put another way, how much would YOU, fellow TCPers, be willing to pay for it? |
| TDIRunner:
I'm not a big X Box guy, so I'm not too familiar with the values, but if you gave him $500, he would have enough to get an XBox One and two or three games. At that price you are averaging $5 a game, not counting any of the other stuff. That doesn't seem like too bad of a deal as long as you really want all of that stuff. So if it were me: $500 or LESS and I would probably get it (assuming you really want the stuff and can swing the money) $500 or MORE and I would want a specific list of what i was getting to go through and get specific values to see if it was really worth it |
| Umbra:
Since it's not on the list can I assume you're not getting the system itself? If this is the case, I'd probably agree with TDIRunner here. $500 sounds fair on the low end, but if it's any more than that I'd do some research. If it helps you at all, a quick search on ebay gave me some price estimates just for the special editions you mentioned. Halo 3 Legendary (extra DVD and helmet replica) ~70-100$ Halo Reach Legendary (12" statue) ~60-120$ Halo 4 Special Edition ~40-60$ (aside from the box, all the bonus content was digital downloads so it's not as pricey) New Vegas ~$70-120 CoD Ghosts ~$20-70 |
| Thom Grayson:
--- Quote from: Umbra on October 22, 2015, 07:20:44 PM ---Since it's not on the list can I assume you're not getting the system itself? If this is the case, I'd probably agree with TDIRunner here. $500 sounds fair on the low end, but if it's any more than that I'd do some research. If it helps you at all, a quick search on ebay gave me some price estimates just for the special editions you mentioned. Halo 3 Legendary (extra DVD and helmet replica) ~70-100$ Halo Reach Legendary (12" statue) ~60-120$ Halo 4 Special Edition ~40-60$ (aside from the box, all the bonus content was digital downloads so it's not as pricey) New Vegas ~$70-120 CoD Ghosts ~$20-70 --- End quote --- You are correct, no system is included. He wants to keep his... for some reason. I do know the approximate prices the special editions are going for; my main hangup is the 100+ other games. And the random stuff. I know there's no duplicate games and no sports games, but beyond that, I don't know. I will be seeing him tonight, so I guess I will go with "$500 unless you give me some more information". He didn't seem to be a hurry to sell it, so he will probably help me out. I'll see if I can get some more details, maybe an exact count. |
| Thom Grayson:
Talked to him last night, told him I'd stick to $500 unless he gave me some more information. There was grumbling, but he agreed to look and give me a more detailed account of what he had. So, mid-day, I receive an email: 500$ is too low, look at everything and see for yourself. This must be sold before black friday! I'm looking at a Playstation 4 or Xbox one and a wii U (depending on the sales of course) and at least a lot of games so i need 600$ or so. 115 games, it would take too long to list them all! Some info about games: - no madden, baseball, FIFA, anything like that - all games work, ive either played them or they are new - only game ive 2 of is halo 4 (regular and collectors edition) - 11 are stil shinkwrapped so they are brand new - killer is dead special edition still new - call of duty ghosts prestige is still new - halo 3 with game, bonus disc, helmet, helmet cover cloth, original box, helmet is in perfect condition, box has some scuffs - Halo 4 with metal case, gray dossier box, download codes, mini-guides, cardboard sleeve, everything like new except one of the codes which i used - halo reach with statue (no damage, all parts), original box, all the tie in stuff that comes with it, diary, files, its really cool - fallout New Vegas has poker chips, deck of cards, bonus disc, original box, and 2 copies of the comic book. all like new - 3 Skylander statues and 2 bases. used to have about 30 but ive sold them a few weeks ago - floor controller for dance game - black Xbox 360 gamepad - white Xbox 360 gamepad and chat keyboard attachment - Xbox 360 chat mic, never used and info about the other stuff: - halo legends movie - prototype strategy guide - prototype 1 and 2 comic books (2 books) - metal gear rising strategy guide - gears of war judgement collectors edition strategy guide - fallout new vegas strategy guide, still new, i never needed it lol - assassins creed art book (the art of assassins creed) - assassins creed 4 book (blackbeards journal), still new, never got around to reading - 13 books all game tie ins. ghost recon, hawx, splinter cell, mass effect, endwar. i have others laying around somewhere, i will throw them in when i find them. hit me up on lunch if you have any other questions. ill let you know about those other books too And then, about an hour later, a second email: i dug around for the books and i found some stuff I think you might be interested in: - more books (12 more books, dragon age comics, resident evil books, dragon age book, resistance comic) - littlebigplanet strategy guide, dont even have a ps3! also xbox games: - mechassasult 1 and 2 - steel batallion (with the controller foot pedals and control panel, and original instruction manual, its huge! works perfectly) - 2 controller for the first xbox and about the price, i think 700$ would be fair for everything. let me know on monday what you think So in conclusion, I have more information than I did before. A total of 118 games, no sports or duplicate games, multiple special editions in new or near new condition, a veritable pile of game tie-in books and strategy guides, multiple controllers, some random other stuff, and a Steel Battalion controller. And a hard expectation of price - $700. The special editions and Steel Battalion stuff tip the balance, and this would more than double my Xbox 360 collection in one fell swoop. It's not that I can't afford it (though it is quite a bit of money), and it's not that it's a bad deal. It's just that it almost doesn't feel good ENOUGH for $700. It's enough money that my regular 'this is a good deal' sensors aren't working properly. If you were me, would you go for it, try to bargain it down, or just leave it? |
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