/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2417591
Is there a good place to check for the going prices of games? I'm kind of making my own table with ended Ebay auctions but it'd be great if a site like that already existed so I don't have to make a massive spreadsheet.

Anyway, I went to Kensington Market today. Admittedly, I probably saw only about a third of what is has to offer, so I don't know if I overlooked a place with used electronics there unfortunately.

I went straight to a store there called Iceman video games, and they had a pretty massive selection of retro stuff. I'm kind of on the fence about them though. The easiest way to describe it is like a physical version Ebay. Pretty much all of their prices are what you'd pay if you won the average Ebay auction.

Pokemon Crystal was 50 dollars, yellow was 45. Which seems to be the going asking price these days on Ebay.

It did feel like they overcharged for consoles though. N64's were like 100 dollars I think, brick gameboys were 50. Kind of overpriced in that department if you ask me.

But they did have a few variants like the Spongebob SP and the Pokemon Gameboy Pocket and I think those too, were the going Ebay rates.

All in all, it's probably worth checking out once, but I doubt I'll ever go back because it is a bit of a TTC hike for me (as well as a literal one), and their prices aren't worth going back for. If you don't mind paying a buy it now price, it's a good store, but otherwise, it's nothing special. The staff was nice though, I have to credit them there. Very friendly and approachable.

Speaking of TTC hikes, it's kind of a shame that all of the value villages are half hour walks from the nearest subway stations. Gotta learn the streetcar routes.

Interestingly enough though, the store I mentioned earlier had another location on Queen St west, which was the exact same deal. But I found a neat store which probably doesn't have anything, but I'm gonna do a more thorough check tomorrow. Just a load of random stuff.