Collecting on the cheap.

[Luke]

Your not understanding the argument at all.

I'm not understanding yours at all either.

Your OP asks a question, you then answer it yourself, and when given different points of view you post replies that just echo your first post.

If your question is "Where can I get Turtles in Time for somewhere between $5.00-$10.00usd?" then I would suggest places where you think you could make a find. E-bay isn't your best friend for buying older games these days. Post a WTB Thread in the forum and you never know what deal you'll make.

Also thrift stores, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Flea Markets, and Garage Sales (I almost typed "Garage Sails" and I'm totally going to use that as a premise for a joke), are all places where you might find rare games for pennies on the dollar.

And instead of arguing about supply and demand, you should ask "What are twenty great snes games for about five bucks a pop?". This community is great with suggestions.

[TheGregzilla]

So what your basically saying, is everyone should be punished if a few idiots are willing to pay more for a game rather than 'wait it out for the price to drop'?

[TheGregzilla]

Your not understanding the argument at all.

I'm not understanding yours at all either.

Your OP asks a question, you then answer it yourself, and when given different points of view you post replies that just echo your first post.

If your question is "Where can I get Turtles in Time for somewhere between $5.00-$10.00usd?" then I would suggest places where you think you could make a find. E-bay isn't your best friend for buying older games these days. Post a WTB Thread in the forum and you never know what deal you'll make.

Also thrift stores, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Flea Markets, and Garage Sales (I almost typed "Garage Sails" and I'm totally going to use that as a premise for a joke), are all places where you might find rare games for pennies on the dollar.

And instead of arguing about supply and demand, you should ask "What are twenty great snes games for about five bucks a pop?". This community is great with suggestions.

I understand that and its why I love it here. I always just lurked until recently but I loved reading what you guys had to say. And I understand that if you seek out games you can always find better deals in lesser known places. I was more or less stating I hate the fact that the 'easiest' ways to buy games online seem to have prices so much higher than in person. That was never a problem with me when I lived near multiple game stores, but now that I live near none, my only options for in person game shopping are a Goodwill that has no games at all (like literally, they dont even have a place for them) and 2 pawn shops full of sports games.

[Luke]

So what your basically saying, is everyone should be punished if a few idiots are willing to pay more for a game rather than 'wait it out for the price to drop'?

Huh?

I said:

"If your question is "Where can I get Turtles in Time for somewhere between $5.00-$10.00usd?" then I would suggest places where you think you could make a find. E-bay isn't your best friend for buying older games these days. Post a WTB Thread in the forum and you never know what deal you'll make.

Also thrift stores, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Flea Markets, and Garage Sales (I almost typed "Garage Sails" and I'm totally going to use that as a premise for a joke), are all places where you might find rare games for pennies on the dollar.

And instead of arguing about supply and demand, you should ask "What are twenty great snes games for about five bucks a pop?". This community is great with suggestions."

I didn't say anything about "punishment" nor "idiots", but I'm starting to consider it.

I should really charge you and all who read for this lesson, but just thank me later and I'll call it even.

Pricing Strategy 101:

Say I own a company that sells, I don't know. Let's say yarn and only yarn. Now I know for a fact that each skein of yarn costs me $0.83usd to manufacture. I know my overhead and all expenses that come with selling the yarn down to the cent.

What is my yarn worth?

Well, my numbers say I can generate a comfortable profit if I sell it at $1.50usd a skein.

But what is my yarn worth?

My competitors are selling a similar yarn at $1.25usd a skein. That could hurt sales.

Seriously, what is the yarn worth?

Our yarns are acrylic, and a lot of people want 100% yarns which should bring down the price.

WHAT IS THE YARN WORTH?

Whatever the F**k I want to charge.

I'll charge $3.50usd a skein and make a profit as long as people are willing to pay for it. If people want to go elsewhere, fine. As long as I have clientele I'll charge what people are willing to pay for. That doesn't make me a jerk, I'm (hypothetically) selling a product that has high demand. No one is getting screwed if everyone is happy. Branding has a lot to that as well as people want to already know your products brand name.

People will pay more for a product that has higher perceived value, but that's also a lesson on cognitive dissonance that I don't have to lecture on.

[Luke]

So what your basically saying, is everyone should be punished if a few idiots are willing to pay more for a game rather than 'wait it out for the price to drop'?

So maybe this wasn't directed at me?

[Damm64]

I understand that and its why I love it here. I always just lurked until recently but I loved reading what you guys had to say. And I understand that if you seek out games you can always find better deals in lesser known places. I was more or less stating I hate the fact that the 'easiest' ways to buy games online seem to have prices so much higher than in person. That was never a problem with me when I lived near multiple game stores, but now that I live near none, my only options for in person game shopping are a Goodwill that has no games at all (like literally, they dont even have a place for them) and 2 pawn shops full of sports games.

The secret of the hobby is... pattience. Just wait for a time and you'll find some good deals. You can make the time shorter by posting on forums, cheching the bedding list o ebay, etc. It takes time but meanwhile you can take off games from your back log.

[TheGregzilla]

So what your basically saying, is everyone should be punished if a few idiots are willing to pay more for a game rather than 'wait it out for the price to drop'?

So maybe this wasn't directed at me?

Haha no it wasnt. Just a timing thing lol.

[Luke]

So what your basically saying, is everyone should be punished if a few idiots are willing to pay more for a game rather than 'wait it out for the price to drop'?

So maybe this wasn't directed at me?

Haha no it wasnt. Just a timing thing lol.

Ah! Hence my snark.

But my business talk is straight. Everything is worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

[Hobie-wan]

That was never a problem with me when I lived near multiple game stores, but now that I live near none, my only options for in person game shopping are a Goodwill that has no games at all (like literally, they dont even have a place for them) and 2 pawn shops full of sports games.

You moved where you are because of a job or some other reason. Obviously that reason wasn't because it was a haven for video game deals. I live somewhere that it is hot and humid most of the year and the air quality isn't so great. Driving here can be an adventure and I've known out of towners that were actually afraid of driving here. There are of course good things too, but nowhere is a utopia. Just about anyone collecting anything that's older has the same issues. Either the things are popular and expensive in any condition, or nobody cares about them and gets rid of them as soon as they're not perfect. There's a fine line line where price and availability are both reasonable.

[Forlorn Drifter]

We're at the point that many people who were the appropriate age to be SNES gamers and the like are suddenly looking for nostalgia or are returning to their youth. Its a really unfortunate time to get into retrogaming, seeing as SNES is one of the most sought after consoles in general.

There's also the issue of retrogaming becoming popular to an extent through pop culture. I'd blame it on hipsters, but I know a lot of people who have issues with me saying that. (The hipsters did it though.)