VideoGamePriceCharts.com Data More Accurate

Post by **The Apprentice** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:06 pm

HoboJoe wrote:I still think the prices are very inaccurate...you show me where you can get a complete copy of NiGHTS in good condition for 23 bucks...you can't.

I must disagree. my copy was never before played, complete in box with 3D pad for $20 before shipping.

Post by **ott0bot** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:22 am

The Apprentice wrote:
HoboJoe wrote:I still think the prices are very inaccurate...you show me where you can get a complete copy of NiGHTS in good condition for 23 bucks...you can't.
I must disagree. my copy was never before played, complete in box with 3D pad for $20 before shipping.

I picked up my copy which is the version included a Saturn in a regular cd case for $15. I still want the "real" instructions and 3d pad, but it'll do for now.

I think the prices are pretty good, if you consider they are averages. Of coarse there will be some variance when some lucky guy picks up Dragon Force complete and mint for 50 bucks when it usually goes for much more. Hehe

Post by **jjgames** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:39 am

It sounds like the biggest addition people want is tracking of complete game prices too. Would it be helpful to see the high and low prices over a period of time too? Maybe the charts would show the highest price and the lowest price for each month along with the average. Or should we just show two prices on the charts, average price and complete price?

This will help us to know where to focus our programming so the site has the information you want.

Post by **racketboy** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:44 am

jjgames wrote:It sounds like the biggest addition people want is tracking of complete game prices too. Would it be helpful to see the high and low prices over a period of time too? Maybe the charts would show the highest price and the lowest price for each month along with the average. Or should we just show two prices on the charts, average price and complete price?

This will help us to know where to focus our programming so the site has the information you want.

I think that would be a good idea. Low, High, and Average.
You could then let the reader make their own conclusions from there.

Post by **ott0bot** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:38 pm

racketboy wrote:
jjgames wrote:It sounds like the biggest addition people want is tracking of complete game prices too. Would it be helpful to see the high and low prices over a period of time too? Maybe the charts would show the highest price and the lowest price for each month along with the average. Or should we just show two prices on the charts, average price and complete price?

This will help us to know where to focus our programming so the site has the information you want.
I think that would be a good idea. Low, High, and Average.
You could then let the reader make their own conclusions from there.

I agree completely!

Also, it would be helpful if you make the original release of the game and the "Greatest Hits," "Platinum," and what not seperate entries. Especailly on PS1 games it seem to affect the value big time.

Post by **claudio** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:42 am

lets not foget about condition of the game, such is very good, refurbished, scratched/working, etc.

gets a little complicated like baseball cards,

pretty soon we will have some company start a professional grading system for video games and they will seal them in protective, and unopenable cases just like they do with baseball cards.

Post by **jjgames** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:30 am

claudio wrote:lets not foget about condition of the game, such is very good, refurbished, scratched/working, etc.

gets a little complicated like baseball cards,

pretty soon we will have some company start a professional grading system for video games and they will seal them in protective, and unopenable cases just like they do with baseball cards.

I wouldn't be surprised if this happened at some point. They do it with baseball cards and coins and probably others too. If video game collecting continues to be popular and games sell for >$1,000 like Chrono Trigger recently, I could see this happening sooner rather than later.

Until that happens and there is a set guideline across the board for what each condition is, I don't think our site will be able to track that unfortunately. The average will have to do because we have no way of knowing what "good" means to everyone.

Post by **racketboy** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:41 am

claudio wrote:lets not foget about condition of the game, such is very good, refurbished, scratched/working, etc.

gets a little complicated like baseball cards,

pretty soon we will have some company start a professional grading system for video games and they will seal them in protective, and unopenable cases just like they do with baseball cards.

That's when I left baseball card collecting.
There was no freaking way I was gonna pay somebody to grade all my cards.

Post by **jjgames** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:51 am

racketboy wrote:
claudio wrote:lets not foget about condition of the game, such is very good, refurbished, scratched/working, etc.

gets a little complicated like baseball cards,

pretty soon we will have some company start a professional grading system for video games and they will seal them in protective, and unopenable cases just like they do with baseball cards.
That's when I left baseball card collecting.
There was no freaking way I was gonna pay somebody to grade all my cards.

I did the same thing with coin collecting. It is probably good for people buying items worth a ton of money because they can ensure they get what they pay for, but it takes away from the fun in some ways. Like with coins and baseball cards, I'm sure the vast majority of video games would never be rated if this ever happened.