Let's run down some of these points. First, many outside resellers have tents. And besides, we don't know where these folks found those games. They might have sat around somewhere until being thrown out. Unless we know the games were in a state where they would have been preserved and eventually thrown out, we can't say the resellers are doing more harm than would already have come to those games. That said, I agree that video games, much like other electronics and media, are not the best product to sell in outdoor, open-air markets.benderx wrote:Actually resellers who sells video games outside are actually killing games overtime. How, they bake them in the sun having little clue what game it was. Dust, dirt, germs, grime from outside weather can destroy any game. Resellers don't clean and it just looks like junk from the past. Super mario bros nes is practically a free game cause it was bundle and re-sold/ported more often: 40.23 million carts or more. Some don't care if its damage. Would you buy $5-$15 game or eat something fantastic on that day, burgers or tacos or bbq?
Baseball cards thin piece of paper while games are media cartridges. People or sellers don't care about about the ugly factors just greedy money making schemes. Does it work? the Risk or chances or abandon into the garbage.
As to prices, well, again (broken records, I know), they won't be resellers for long if they charge prices buyers aren't willing to pay. The comics and card markets collapsed because people finally came to terms with the actual scarcity and value of those products. Markets always see adjustment, but I think by and large the video game market is already pretty settled. Product that doesn't move isn't worth anything, so items will naturally shift to a price at which they will sell.
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