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April 2016 hauls ( & the Month after Oversight got older)
Too Beaucoup:
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--- Quote from: Too Beaucoup on April 14, 2016, 08:33:11 PM ---God, I'm jealous of some of you guys. Every retro store around my area is a complete rip off. They all charge ebay or above prices. I just don't get why they do. If I can get it on ebay for the same price, I sure as hell am not going to spend any money at your store anyway. I may as well sit on my couch with my feet up and wait for it to be delivered to me. Even thrift stores and Goodwills around me are guilty of this same practice. It's ridiculous. People don't go to a Goodwill to pay ebay prices. They'd just get it on ebay and not even bother with your store!
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while I agree with the Goodwill one, though the Local Store, not so much.
- They (should) clean and test every game they have in the store.
- They have to pay fair prices to get the games from trade-ins to stock the store.
- They have rent and other bills to pay for the retail store, and pay employees.
- eBay prices are, for the most part, what the game is worth. Why sell it for less?
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The problem for me is, even when it comes to retro stores, you need to at least attempt to do a little better than Ebay. What's the incentive for me or most people, for that matter, to come to your store when I can just sit at home and order it for the same price on Ebay? Ebay has buyer protection and they almost always side with the buyer if you have a problem with your item, so it's not like there's a higher risk for buying from Ebay. It's kind of like Best Buy having to battle with Amazon now. They've started offering bonus deals for buying from them and in some cases, beating Amazon's prices, because why would anyone spend the time, gas or effort to visit their store when they can click a button and have it delivered for the same price or cheaper?
With that said, I guess I should have been a little more specific. A large portion of retro stores around me, actually charge more than Ebay prices and while I certainly get it, they have bills to pay, it certainly makes little sense to shop at places who price things like that. I'm all for supporting local businesses and the community, but unfortunately, I'm not made of money, so if I can get it cheaper online, that's where I'll likely go. But, yeah, more than anything, my comment was directed at Goodwill. People don't shop at Goodwill or thrift stores to pay Ebay prices. That makes zero sense. It'd be like if they sold their clothing and housewares for the same prices as Amazon and Ebay. Nobody would go there. But, for some reason, video games have become this strange creature that these places treat like jewels that they discovered on some outback excursion. It's really frustrating.
amiga1200:
^^ my only friend here.
well said. ;D
redsox2012:
--- Quote from: Too Beaucoup on April 16, 2016, 03:16:17 AM ---
--- Quote from: larryinc64 on April 14, 2016, 08:52:09 PM ---
--- Quote from: Too Beaucoup on April 14, 2016, 08:33:11 PM ---God, I'm jealous of some of you guys. Every retro store around my area is a complete rip off. They all charge ebay or above prices. I just don't get why they do. If I can get it on ebay for the same price, I sure as hell am not going to spend any money at your store anyway. I may as well sit on my couch with my feet up and wait for it to be delivered to me. Even thrift stores and Goodwills around me are guilty of this same practice. It's ridiculous. People don't go to a Goodwill to pay ebay prices. They'd just get it on ebay and not even bother with your store!
--- End quote ---
while I agree with the Goodwill one, though the Local Store, not so much.
- They (should) clean and test every game they have in the store.
- They have to pay fair prices to get the games from trade-ins to stock the store.
- They have rent and other bills to pay for the retail store, and pay employees.
- eBay prices are, for the most part, what the game is worth. Why sell it for less?
--- End quote ---
The problem for me is, even when it comes to retro stores, you need to at least attempt to do a little better than Ebay. What's the incentive for me or most people, for that matter, to come to your store when I can just sit at home and order it for the same price on Ebay? Ebay has buyer protection and they almost always side with the buyer if you have a problem with your item, so it's not like there's a higher risk for buying from Ebay. It's kind of like Best Buy having to battle with Amazon now. They've started offering bonus deals for buying from them and in some cases, beating Amazon's prices, because why would anyone spend the time, gas or effort to visit their store when they can click a button and have it delivered for the same price or cheaper?
With that said, I guess I should have been a little more specific. A large portion of retro stores around me, actually charge more than Ebay prices and while I certainly get it, they have bills to pay, it certainly makes little sense to shop at places who price things like that. I'm all for supporting local businesses and the community, but unfortunately, I'm not made of money, so if I can get it cheaper online, that's where I'll likely go. But, yeah, more than anything, my comment was directed at Goodwill. People don't shop at Goodwill or thrift stores to pay Ebay prices. That makes zero sense. It'd be like if they sold their clothing and housewares for the same prices as Amazon and Ebay. Nobody would go there. But, for some reason, video games have become this strange creature that these places treat like jewels that they discovered on some outback excursion. It's really frustrating.
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I understand the frustration with thrift stores. It seems as if most employees don't even know how to check a game's true value. It's obvious that they must look at the current buy-it-now listings and assume that's what it's worth, and we all know most listings are asking 25-50% more than what the most recent sales are.
wiggy:
Dude, that's an awesome find on that Nintendo VS cab!!!
I would love to have something like that in the shop :)
Superchop:
Nice weather and a free weekend morning finally gave me the perfect opportunity to go to the local flea market. Picked everything up here for $14 total!
Manuals are in really great condition, but I do regret not picking up more.
Brute force I bought cause it was pretty cheap considering its still sealed and has an old "new" price tag on it.
And I wish I could enjoy my new Handy boy but my old gb isn't turning on :/ hopefully it's nothing a little cleaning won't fix