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I dont feel like spending even $70 on a copy of earthbound right now lol.

mjmjr25 wrote:The comment was not made to everyone, it was made to one of the above posters who toss around phrases "F*** resellers" as if that is the collective thought.

Not quite sure who you're talking about.... but um.... Fuck resellers.

Gonna continue to sidetrack it a little here...

Resellers are fine, they are a good way to get games. Now the ones who rely on Ebay pricing as the bottom line are the one I cannot stand. They dont seem to realize that when something sells at a price it sells to the highest bidder. That person was willing to pay more than anyone else at that time. Nobody else was willing to pay it making the next one worth less than that.

There are good resellers who charge fair prices, they exist even here. Nothing wrong with a little profit on a game to support the old habit and even I have done it. There are good ones and bad ones and some down right rotten ones. The consumer has to be vigilant and has to understand the value of their own money.

Lastly, this was not my find but that of a younger, newer retro gamer/collector. I was in my local retro/current shop yesterday and I spotted Mega Man 8 complete for Saturn for 50 bucks. Now at this price I was gonna grab it. This place keeps their games behind glass and people go around and open them so you can browse. (the Exchange for those who know) There was a kid about 14 waiting at the same case as I when it was opened. I let him reach in and get what he wanted first as he was very polite. He grabbed my game, so I played it cool and grabbed a couple others that I had also wanted to get. To my surprise he kept it, I thought for sure he was gonna slide it back in. I ended up talking to him for awhile and he seemed genuinely interested. It was great to meet a younger collector who was starting out. I was happier seeing him get that deal than I would have been getting it myself.

Yes, I plugged Racketboy, as I always do....

No loss on Mega Man 8. It can be had for much cheaper. If not on the Saturn, on the PS1.

Visited a couple of boot sales today and found...

PSone with power supply and controller £4
Cheetah 125+ joystick £1
4Gamers PS gun £1
10 GBA cases 50p
In Cold Blood, Tunnel B1, World Cup USA 94 £1 for all 3
32 in 1 carts £2 each
Bust A Bloc £1
Cyber Fishin' hand held £1


Boxed MSII with games £5
Going to try and rescue the box and get it in a usable condition

pvt_awol wrote:

mjmjr25 wrote:The comment was not made to everyone, it was made to one of the above posters who toss around phrases "F*** resellers" as if that is the collective thought.

Not quite sure who you're talking about.... but um.... Fuck resellers.

Classy.

Demented Collector wrote:Visited a couple of boot sales today and found...

Boxed MSII with games £5

Going to try and rescue the box and get it in a usable condition

Man, looks like I need to get over to Cambridgeshire

went to a flea market today. Lots of video game vendors, but also a lot of "eBay pricers." One guy wanted $30 for Sakura Wars PS2, which is pretty close to eBay going price. Talked him down to $20, but he wouldn't take $17 so I walked.

Got Bloodrayne (PS2) for $5, Outlaw Volleyball Remixed (PS2) for $3 and Guitar Hero III (PS3) for $3. Not bad.

noiseredux wrote:Talked him down to $20, but he wouldn't take $17 so I walked.

My man. Negotiate down to the last buck! We yard sale kings know how to work it.