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Anonymous Mon Dec 16 21:52:59 2013 No.1278663 [DELETED]

Today was my first experience with reseller scum, /vr/. I have never been more rustled in my life.

>go to pawn shop
>check out NES games
>Metroid, Punch Out, Wizards and Warriors, TMNT, and Double Dragon, pretty good stuff
>I have a guy get them for me
>making small talk. he says "Oh yeah, this one is always a hot seller" *points to TMNT*
>then why do you have two copies of it
*awkward silence*
>"I'll ring you up"
>go to register
>he talks to the manager
>comes back
>"Okay, that will be $65 dollars"
>niggawat.jpg
>my fucking face when
>Yeahh, that's WAY out of my price range
>they glare at me
>do a 360 and walk out

Even the pawn shops aren't safe anymore, /vr/. I have never been more pissed at a reseller than today.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 21:58:29 2013 No.1278675 >why is my hobby of collecting old shit expensive >I should get everything for a dollar

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 21:58:59 2013 No.1278676 >Pawn shops try to screw people This isn't news.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:00:28 2013 No.1278681 >not asking the price before you go to the checkout.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:00:28 2013 No.1278682 >>1278663 Oh boy, I went to a con the other day and there was stand selling retro games. They had Final Fantasy VII for 70 Euros. I'm not fucking kidding you

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:00:58 2013 No.1278683 >>1278681 They wouldn't tell me. The guys running the place were a couple of fucks anyways.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:03:58 2013 No.1278687 g-unit a 360 is a full rotation. you need to do a 180

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:05:28 2013 No.1278693 >>1278687 I think that's the joke

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:07:28 2013 No.1278701 >>1278687 Nigga,do you even moonwalk?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:08:58 2013 No.1278706 >>1278687 There are people who lurk /vr/ that are this new?

Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:10:28 2013 No.1278709
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>Be working at my pawn shop
>Kid walks in and cums his pants over old NES games
>asks if he could hold them for a minute
>hand him thew games and he tries to talk to me like he know sabout NES games
>tell him TMNT is a popular one
>kid says "then why do you have 2" hurr durr like he is super smart
>tell kid because I am a pwan store and I buy stuff that I wish to resell, so something that sells good is something I try to stock up on.
>Kid goes quite and says whateves, I wanna buy these awesomeest NES games
>OK
>tell him $65 dollars
>Kid cries cause he has no monies
>Kid turns away and run store the store
>waved bye and thought how pathetic kids these days have no clue how a pawn shop works and/or how to negotiate prices instead cry at the first price thrown out then run away.

I bought a SNES with 17 games dude was asking 125 for and I talked him down to 75, learn to haggle

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:16:31 2013 No.1278725 It's a pawn shop. They make a living off screwing people out of their money.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:25:31 2013 No.1278749 >>1278675 >selling a game for 5x the average price\ >in any way reasonable $30 is the absolute highest that game should be

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:26:31 2013 No.1278750 >>1278687 ban this underage user

Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:28:31 2013 No.1278754
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>Be mother to a son who has moved out years ago
>Wanting to clean out some of his old stuff he left
>Find a box full of videogames he has not played in 20 years
>Take them to a pawn shop and try to get a few dollars for them
>Ask the fat slob behind the counter what he offers for them
>Uuuhhhhh yeah these thing, I'll give you $10 for the whole thing, thats the best I can do
>I'll take it!

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:32:31 2013 No.1278769 >>1278749 And under what authority do you make that claim

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:35:31 2013 No.1278783 Stop it. If you have a price range why didn't you ask how much they cost?

Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:43:05 2013 No.1278813

>Pawn at the center of town, on major road in a college town
>Ask to see NES games
>worker pulls out a HUGE tubberware box full of them
>Holy shit, so many games! This is going to be awesome
>No good games at all
>Okay, let's at least knock out some cheap games to satisfy my OCD collecting desire
>Where's Waldo: $10
>Legend of Kage: $10
>About 75% of the games have clear water damage to the point that the plastic is whitened and warped
>Connectors are actually rusted, no chance of them working
>"Uhhh, a lot of the games look damaged, is there a return policy?"
>"No, but you can try them in store and see if they work before buying"
>"Okay, where is the NES"
>"We don't have one"
>"Okay......do you have any rare games behind the counter?"
>Owner pulls out a game wrapped in a ziplock bag. There is so much obvious water damage that most of the sticker is missing. The rest is washed out. The game has clearly been through a washing machine or hurricane. Price sticker: $85
>"This game is really rare. It's going for over $100 on ebay!"
>It was T & C Surf Designs

http://videogames.pricecharting.com/game/nes/town-%26-country-surf-designs-wood-and-water-rage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgQVHsU7u84

Now I know why they have a huge fucking box of NES games. I went back there about two years later. The entire box with 95% of it's contents are still there.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:44:04 2013 No.1278816 >>1278675 >>>/ebay/

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:47:04 2013 No.1278823 >>1278813 85 bucks for T&C Surf Designs? Jesus, that game is barely worth 85 cents.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:49:04 2013 No.1278827 >>1278675 Oy vey! >>1278709 Pawn shops don't usually have room for haggling.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:49:34 2013 No.1278825 >buying things without knowing the price >getting mad at a small business for selling items at market value >>1278675 This. Seriously.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:51:34 2013 No.1278836 >>1278825 >selling items at market value >market value Even then, the games go to $40. You and I both know that "market value" is bullshit thanks to Jewbay and shit resellers.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:53:34 2013 No.1278839 >>1278836 eBay dictates market value for vintage games. The retail shop market isn't large enough to offset it. I don't know why /vr/ doesn't understand this.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:55:04 2013 No.1278845 >>1278839 >>1278836 As long as we're on market value for TMNT on NES, why don't we have a look at this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Nintendo-NES-1989-TMNT-Cart-Only-1-/251332791387?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3a849a0c5b

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 22:57:34 2013 No.1278849 >>1278836 Yeah, market value. You know, the value that is generally the result of numerous sales at prices informed sellers and buyers both agree to. But hey, maybe you'll get lucky and find some senile old lady you can rip off.

Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:00:34 2013 No.1278854
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So tell me if this is reasonable:

>find dude on craigslist making a living off of reselling mostly nes, snes, and n64 games
>goes to house the next to check it out
>literally hundreds of games, has two copies of a lot of games
>find some pretty rare games like Super Castlevania IV and LttP "Player's Choice" Edition for snes,
>sells me the two snes games and three other n64 games for 80
>go back, get Yoshi's Island and Mario Paint WITH THE MOUSE for 35 bucks

Did I get ripped off or have I found the best dealer ever? Because this shit seems to be pretty cheap

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:18:06 2013 No.1278894 >>1278845 "ummm well its a turtles game so its worth $30 if you want the ebay price go to ebay" -every faget reseller ever

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:19:06 2013 No.1278897 >>1278854 thats not bad, hes making a fair profit without totally ripping you off, in some places 80 bucks will get you 1 n64 game lol

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:25:37 2013 No.1278905 >>1278894 lol why open a shop if you can't beat the internet internet master race forever!

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:26:36 2013 No.1278909 >>1278897 that's what I thought, but I wasn't totally sure. the snes games seem to be the most expensive around, and he's giving me pretty good deals going down the line on all of them.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:28:36 2013 No.1278913 >>1278706 believe it or not, yes. Sad really

Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:31:36 2013 No.1278915

>>1278839
Technically, there can be no "official" price guide to retro vidya (or any item no longer being mass produced).

Having an official price means having a single group/agency determining the price, which simply isn't possible given the massive amount of vidya not in said group's hands.

Even "non-official" reference books, etc. would be damn near impossible, due to the constant updating and market fluctuation.

When will you guys understand there can never be an official price guide for vidya, especially not eBay?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:33:06 2013 No.1278924 >>1278769 The going price on the internet is $0.00, which is just about average. Even with a 300% markup you shouldn't be paying more than $0.00 for old NES games.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:33:36 2013 No.1278921 >>1278663 i am a reseller but at least i do it right and look after the customer, my prices are somewhat fairer than others to... http://stores.ebay.com.au/Marios-Workshop?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:34:06 2013 No.1278926

>>1278854
>>sells me the two snes games and three other n64 games for 80
If they're good games, $80 isn't bad for 5.
>>go back, get Yoshi's Island and Mario Paint WITH THE MOUSE for 35 bucks
>>WITH THE MOUSE
>>$35
Awwwwww shit!

I recently found a guy comparable to that in my own neighborhood. I paid $50 for a N64 controller with a decent stick, a 3-button Genesis controller, Rocket Knight Adventures, TMNT 2 and Ninja Gaiden (carts only). At first he only advertised NES games, but I couldn't stop asking about everything else he was planning on selling.

Then just last week later I put up and ad looking for a Model 1 Genesis after that first guy didn't have one, and found someone looking to sell me that plus two 3-button controllers and 12 games (at least half of them CiB [including Rocket Knight Adentures, lol]) for a grand total of $60. And the dude was nice enough to drive it to my place! Now I own great shit like Robocop Vs. Terminator and awesomely terrible shit like Race Drivin'.

tl;dr Fuck stores. Find people looking to unload their whole collection, because sometimes they're more concerned with getting rid of it quick and you can cut a good deal. Putting up want-ads on Kijiji and Craigslist doesn't hurt, if you know what you're willing to spend.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:35:36 2013 No.1278928 >>1278921 >trying this again >inb4 someone takes the b8 god dammit /vr/ you used to be something ;~;

Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:37:36 2013 No.1278931

>>1278894
If I had a nickel for every time I heard some variation of this phrase...
Don't the resellers know that by saying that, they're effectively undermining their own business? If ebay is cheaper, people will go to ebay. You'd think the resellers would see ebay as competition, but to price a game above and beyond ebay and still expect someone to buy it just doesn't make sense, both logically and business-wise.

tl;dr Wouldn't it be more profitable for resellers to price below ebay, steal the competition, and earn customer loyalty?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:41:07 2013 No.1278937 >>1278926 >Kijiji where you from bro? I like the cut of your jib

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:41:36 2013 No.1278935 ausfag here, ive just paid 60$ for chrono trigger and final fight 2 ntsc cartridge only off a guy in aus. Didi I get ripped?

Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:42:06 2013 No.1278939

>>1278921
How many times do we have to tell you:

/vr/ has almost no respect for resellers, especially not reseller scum like you
$150 for a NES is in no way fair
In the last thread; you already showed you have no respect for gaming, your customers, or good business
Leave now

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:42:06 2013 No.1278940 why don't you just get an emulator

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:44:06 2013 No.1278945 >>1278931 their banking on peoples desire to play it now or being total noobs. I have the patience to wait for the game to arrive? do you /vr/others?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:45:06 2013 No.1278948 >>1278939 what do you mean? I offer good business. I will even give my /vr/ bros a 10% discount for today only..just mention /vr/ in checkout

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:45:06 2013 No.1278950 >>1278939 >taking the b8 come on man, just let it be

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:46:36 2013 No.1278951 >>1278928 Do not weep, fellow /vr/trooper, for there is still much greatness in this board (I'm honestly surprised at the lack of shitposting on here, despite how long /vr/ has been)

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:51:06 2013 No.1278968 ausfag here, ive just paid 60$ for chrono trigger and final fight 2 ntsc cartridge only off a guy in aus. Didi I get ripped?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:52:37 2013 No.1278969 >>1278935 >>1278968 Nigga what? Do you know how this board works?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:55:06 2013 No.1278974 >>1278969 ahoy there my fine negro friend, i apoligise i was just hoping for a response from someone

Anonymous Mon Dec 16 23:57:36 2013 No.1278975

>going to a place which sells games as a business
>expecting low prices

lrn2 hunt

The best stores to buy used games are the places nerds do not frequent. I have had good success with my local christian charity stores. They have rows upon rows of baby clothes and old magazines arranged haphazardly, but they also have a glass case for "special items".

Those special items have included:

$3 Gameboy Color
$2 NES Zapper (orange)
$5 Gamecube (complete minus composite cable)
$5 Nintendo 64 (system only with RAM expansion included)
$2 ziplock bag containing 1x PlayStation Digital, 2x PlayStation Dual Shock
$5 PSone (system only, works perfectly)
$10 bundle of Sega CD Model 2 with various games (complete minus AV cable), 2x Sega Genesis, 4x controllers, couple of genesis games

All were in excellent condition. The white Dual Shock came out mint after a slight cleaning.

I go to two stores once a week, and probably 9 out of ten times I find nothing. You just have to keep at it.

Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:00:06 2013 No.1278983

>>1278937
Guelph, Ontario. We've got mostly fuck-all for any good sources for old games, but I seem to sniff out good deals. Another quick example: My roommate's brother might want to sell his Wii U soon, and that kid may very well be dumb/desperate enough to let it go for $100.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:03:37 2013 No.1278985 >>1278983 ah shit if you was a berta nigga id say lets rock some genesis you have a great taste in genesis games haha robocop vs terminator is one of the best.

Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:07:06 2013 No.1278992

>>1278926
>>1278937
what is kijiji?

also you say "know what you're willing to spend". where and how do you list that? because if I were selling i would not look for someone looking for a specific price because I would be suspicious of them cutting the price too much

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:08:37 2013 No.1278994 >>1278974 It's so cringeworthy to see people type like this.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:11:11 2013 No.1279000 >>1278975 I go to a few Church Mouses, and I've seen a shitty n64 sports game, and once a Game and Watch Mickey Mouse in mint condition for about 90. I also go to a Salvation Army store and they almost never have anything good, just ps2 games

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:11:11 2013 No.1279002 >>1278992 its canadian craigslist pretty much.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:14:11 2013 No.1279009 >>1278992 Don't list it just know it :)

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:17:11 2013 No.1279017 >>1279000 Every shop is different so shop around visiting each place on different days of the week and see what happens. Depending on who runs the place you may or may not get a great deal.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:20:42 2013 No.1279027 File: 104 KB, 480x357, buu.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1278754 You'd best be...

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:21:41 2013 No.1279028 >>1279000 >I also go to a Salvation Army store and they almost never have anything good, just ps2 games Last decade's NES games are today's PS2 games. Buy em' while they're cheap.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:25:11 2013 No.1279040 >>1278675 The original TMNT on NES isn't worth more than $5. There are so many damn copies of that game floating around.

Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:26:11 2013 No.1279042
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>L̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶d̶e̶c̶a̶d̶e̶'̶s̶ 1990's NES games are today's PS2 games.

Fixed. And yes, the PS2 is wide open. Now is the time to begin hunting the rarest titles, because they will quickly begin drying up. You can still buy them new for the MSRP if you look hard enough sometimes.

Also, the PlayStation is still very open, but closing quickly. 2 or 3 years ago you could go to any number of good wills and pawn shops and find soft CD cases full of them for "$5 each, 3 for $10". These days, not so much...

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:36:11 2013 No.1279064 >>1279028 >>1279042 damn, now I have to waste all my money on ps2 games. thanks anon

Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:46:41 2013 No.1279085

>>1279042
I feel disc based games in general won't have that much of a demand, because of how easy it is to play burnt copies. You're still playing on the actual console, getting the same experience, and it is much cheaper than flash carts, so there's less appeal to buy the actual game. Even "MUH ACCURACY" faggots have nothing to complain about, it's gonna be purely a collector thing. Dreamcast might be an exception though, because of GD-ROMs, but PS1,2,Xbox and GC should be fine.

Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:50:11 2013 No.1279091

>>1279085
PS1 has been anything but "fine" in the last 6 or 7 years or so. Practically every RPG and random obscure game goes for at least $30 if not more these days when they were $5-10 back in the early 2000s (Mega Man Legends 2 and Tomba being prime examples), PS2 is gradually going up (Check out .hack// and Rule of Rose; more are definitely going to follow in their wake), Gamecube, too, as always expected of Nintendo stuff. Xbox I expect to be about the same as Dreamcast i.e. games will always be dirt cheap because even people who had the system back then modded it anyway and nobody cares about collecting games for it, Steel Batallion notwithstanding.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:51:11 2013 No.1279093 >>1279085 Why would the Dreamcast be an exception when its one of the most exploitable consoles ever? You can have every single Dreamcast game for free if you buy enough blank CDs.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:53:42 2013 No.1279095 >>1279093 GD-ROMs have larger storage capacity than CDs, because of this, some scene releases had to be cut down in some way to fit in a regular CD-ROM, such as missing FMVs, music, or games split into two discs.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 00:54:41 2013 No.1279097 >>1278924 a 300% markup on 0$ is still 0$... I'll shut up now

Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:00:41 2013 No.1279107

>>1279085

I believe emulation and piracy end up not really making a lot of difference to the value of any used game.

People are paying big dollars for cart games, and those are far more well emulated, and emulators cost nothing.

Additionally, do not underestimate the number of people simply ignorant of the entire process. You can still find people who will not play anything but the real thing because "that's just they way I like doing it".

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:01:41 2013 No.1279110 >>1279091 I fully expect a copy of Super Smash Bros. Melee to cost $100 in 2025.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:06:11 2013 No.1279114 >>1279095 I think that will hardly make a difference. Also, there are 900mb CDs which largely eliminate this issue.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:08:12 2013 No.1279119 >>1278663 >$11 each for games 20+ years old Seems pretty reasonable to me.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:11:41 2013 No.1279123 >>1279119 >65/5=11

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:12:11 2013 No.1279125 >>1279119 Right, the years of finding NES games at yard sales for a few dollars are long gone. I'd consider $10 a good price for Punch-Out!! without ebay or looking through junk stores.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:15:41 2013 No.1279128 >>1279123 I have no idea what 65/5 is.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:19:12 2013 No.1279135 >>1279119 it was 65 dollars for just TMNT

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:22:41 2013 No.1279139 >>1279135 No no no, he wanted $65 for everything.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:24:11 2013 No.1279140 >>1279139 lel how the fuck did I misread that. also, that sounds like a fair enough deal to me.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:46:00 2013 No.1279179 >>1278663 >NES >TMNT >Hot seller That's worse than the price.

Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:51:01 2013 No.1279184

I take pity on people that don't have dedicated used media stores around them.
The one I frequent the most does a decent job of selling things for cheap, unfortunately if they get something good in they keep it behind the counter or it goes really fast.
Otherwise they have a pretty good selection if you just want to get your hands on some common games and some retro systems.
My only gripe was they were trying to sell a beat to shit Chrono Trigger for $55
and this thing was really beat to hell. There was a sticker on the back with some kid's name on it and it looked like it was thrown against a wall a couple times. I'm surprised the sticker was still on.
Also most of the employees are smug assholes who think they know all about retro games
wouldn't be surprised if they browse /vr/

Anonymous Tue Dec 17 01:52:30 2013 No.1279185

>>1278931
That's partially about convenience. You aren't auctioning vs anyone, you're there and then. Essentially it's a buy now with no shipping (the cost of you ending up there and going home is the shipping cost)
And it's partially about jewing people.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 02:08:30 2013 No.1279197 >>1279110 I fully expect any GameCube game to be worth three digits. The GameCube had some horrible software sales.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 02:28:30 2013 No.1279218 >>1279197 Even something like P.N.03?

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 02:29:00 2013 No.1279221 >>1279218 PN03 Especially. That might be worth five hundred ninety nine US Dollars, even. Custom Robo and other obscure titles might hit 4 digits.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 02:30:00 2013 No.1279223 >>1279221 Well shit, my small collection might actually be worth something then.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 02:31:00 2013 No.1279226 >>1279223 Don't forget, the GameCube sold like shit, and no one bought games because no one had a GameCube.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 02:35:00 2013 No.1279229 I got a Complete in Box copy of Sonic 3 for $25. Was that a good deal?

Anonymous Tue Dec 17 03:49:23 2013 No.1279328

>>1278931
I only sell my doubles. I like to feel I'm pretty fair on prices and usually do really good deals on bundles. The thing that urks the shit out of me is if, hypothetically, you had Battletoads and Double Dragon for SNES. It's a $20 game, roughly. If I were selling it, I'd start at $20 but the least I'd go is $15. I like to keep things in intervals of 5, but if someone offered me $14-$13, I'd probably take it if it's been a while since I posted it. What gets me is when someone posts a link to someone who bought it for $4 and expects you to sell it for $3 because "this is what it's going for". They don't want to understand that it's an auction site and that you're taking an average of what it's going for. If that were the case, I'd sell my NES for $5,000 and tell people it was a great deal because of the one that sold for $13,000

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 05:24:52 2013 No.1279401 >>1278682 Thing is, they only need one twat to buy it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 06:18:02 2013 No.1279487 >>1278827 What pawn shops are you going to? EVERY place I've been to has been down to haggle.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 06:20:01 2013 No.1279492 >>1279221 I sort of hope this actually happens. I have basically everything worth owning for the GameCube (minus most RPGs, not really a fan).

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 06:49:19 2013 No.1279525 >>1279229 Almost. You overpaid 5-10 bux...

>>	i ain't tripfagging !!UCnc1JMdFaF Tue Dec 17 07:13:19 2013 No.1279559 >>1279085 I think gamecube may be an exception. I've never looked into it, but burning a gamecube game doesn't sound easy. >maybe it is?

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 10:01:19 2013 No.1279716 >>1278663 >order up an entire stack of games >65 dollars? Outrageous! Shit, 65 dollars, that can't even get you a nugget these days.

Anonymous Tue Dec 17 10:23:19 2013 No.1279739

>Go to used game store that opened recently
>Supposedly, they use some semi-official pricing guide for pricing all of their merchandise
>Everything looks pretty reasonably priced. 50 dollars for a Neo Geo Pocket Color, about 30 for an NES
>Pick up a copy of Suikoden while I'm there for around 30 dollars
>Condition is almost flawless. Case, manual, no visible scratches on the disc, the manual itself is in perfect shape. Only flaw is that there's a small crack in the plastic case

Good deal?

I think I like this place. Gamer's Choice in Greenville, KY.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 10:26:19 2013 No.1279742 >>1279128 It's 13

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 11:03:13 2013 No.1279770 File: 163 KB, 337x314, 1364393377561.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1279739 >collecting PS1 in any region but PAL

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 17 11:16:13 2013 No.1279780 >>1279091 steel battalion will forever be north of 150 unless you find a guy who needs the space and the money. Sad too because I want it. And isn't the second game not completely playable without some hacking due to xbox live being shut down?

Anonymous Tue Dec 17 11:23:14 2013 No.1279786

>>1278663
>kid comes into the pawn shop
>he's checking out a stack of nes games
>metroid, punch out, double dragon, some other games nobody really gives a shit about
>tell him that the shitty TMNT game is a hot seller
>"why are there two copies of it then?"
>that'sthejoke.jpg
>"alright, lemme ring you up."
>he goes to register
>talk to the manager
>"lol watch this shit"
>go back
>"Okay that'll be $65"
>trollface.jpg
>"F-fuck you r-reseller scum!"
>"Uhh, you're in a PAWN SHOP retard.
>stare at him with highest disdain, this pussy won't haggle
>He spins around, awkwardly bumps into the counter then turns around and tries to leave
>opens the door
>falls to the floor
>dinosaurs fall out of the ceiling and devour him

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 18 02:32:07 2013 No.1281286 File: 2.97 MB, 305x172, delicious tears.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1278675 Mad eBay merchant detected.

Anonymous Wed Dec 18 02:59:38 2013 No.1281316

>tfw everywhere I go seem to have people who don't know what they're selling.

Someone marked down FF7 to 30p for some reason, it was complete as well.

Another time, someone marked a Mega CD Model 1 for £20, thinking it was a normal CD player I think.

Haven't been that lucky since.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 18 16:07:03 2013 No.1282191 >>1279114 >900mb CD Have fun with that shit bro. Hope your burner actually supports doing overburn.

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 01:30:05 2013 No.1283112
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>>1278931
>Wouldn't it be more profitable for resellers to price below ebay, steal the competition, and earn customer loyalty?
This is something I was curious about. I know nothing about running a business, but wanted to start up an online store selling popular games slightly under jewbay rates.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 01:49:05 2013 No.1283152 File: 23 KB, 299x288, wait.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1278827 >Pawn shops don't usually have room for haggling wat

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 01:51:05 2013 No.1283157 >>1281316 >marked down FF7 to 30p for some reason It's the PAL version, that's how much it's worth.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 01:51:35 2013 No.1283156 >>1283112 you have to understand its usually fat stupid neckbeards that enter that line of business

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 02:02:05 2013 No.1283179

>>1283112
I'm gonna go ahead and say "yes" to this.

There are 3 retro game places near me. Not super close to me, we're talking around 20-25 mile radius, and none of them are near one other.

Place 1: Fucking douchebag of a guy who is SO FUCKING OVERPRICED AND SPAMS CRAIGSLIST WITH HIS FUCKING ADS. His store is beautiful and cool, but fuck me is his shit retardedly expensive. This is /vr/'s worst nightmare. This guy's store is hell for /vr/. Screw that guy. Rude and a jerk. If you try to buy something, he'll give you a fucking history lesson as to where he got it and will tell you that "it's rare" so that you buy it. Motherfucker was selling Diddy Kong Racing for $26.
Yeah, 26 dollars. Excuse me you dumbass, let me run over to my phone real quick and buy one on Ebay for $10.

Place 2: Guy who owns the place is very insightful, very genuine, very nice, but his prices on certain games are WAY too high.

Place 3: Me and my friends' favorite place. The guy who owns the place is EXTREMELY nice and sells other old things as well besides just video games. His prices are awesome. $20 for Super Mario 64 (2 other aforementioned places have it at $40). Banjo Kazooie was $17. I got Diddy Kong Racing for $7. We go here every single week because he's always getting stuff in. I truly am glad business is going well for him. He's even said it himself, "I like to price my things fairly to make you guys happy". And that's why we go and buy every week.

Place 1: fuck you. Place 2: get gud.

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 02:08:35 2013 No.1283190

>>1283179
(cont)

I mean, why would I ever -or anyone for that matter- spend $15-$20 more on a game they can get on eBay? If anything, like you said anon, these stores should be selling $2-$3 more than eBay prices (to make money of course) or slightly undercutting them. Know what I mean? Because I'm not going to bitch and moan if I can get it for $3 cheaper on eBay -- I'll have to wait a few days anyways! In those few days I can MAKE $3. Now, if it's $15-20 we're talking about here, yeah, I'll skip and get it on eBay.

Oh, and again, place 1: you suck. As bad as it sounds, I wish people didn't support this guy. But unfortunately, he's got the best stuff in town really, but is just priced so fucking high up there...
A few examples:
Conker's Bad Fur Day CIB - $130
OoT CIB - $60
Mario Kart 64 CIB - $70
Diddy Kong Racing CIB - $40

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 02:16:35 2013 No.1283205
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>>1283179
Why are mom & pop vidya stores always run by massive douchebags and have the absolute worse prices? Even my jew-ass Movie Trading Company & Half Price Books aren't as bad as these places.

Also-
>Mario 64 for $20
>Awesome
The fuck are you smoking?

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 02:34:46 2013 No.1283216 >>1279040 >Not knowing shit about economics Yeah iphones are common as shit too I guess they should be cheaper

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 02:36:16 2013 No.1283221 >>1283205 Bro it's better than anywhere here. There's even some shitty game and movie place nearby that mostly sells newer games, and even THEY have Super Mario 64. For $40.

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 02:37:46 2013 No.1283224

>>1279559
They're just Mini-DVDs and if you modify the case you can actually just use regular DVDs except it will only be able to read the first 1.4GB. The difficulty comes from installing the modchip because they aren't common anymore and it was never really easy

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 02:50:46 2013 No.1283247

>>1283190
Sounds like that guy compares his stuff with eBay, because those CiB prices don't seem too bad. I guess that CBFD seems a bit much, but even then it was originally was more expensive than most other games back when it was brand new. Factor in that game's relatively low sales numbers and increased demand even as early as 2004, and that $130 seems about right, though a little unfortunate.

And considering that my copy of Sin & Punishment cost me $40 CiB, the demand for OoT makes that $60 CiB seem not that bad. If that's a gold cart, then that actually seems decent. And while that Mario Kart 64 seems a bit much, that Diddy Kong Racing is not far off from eBay prices once you factor in shipping costs.

tl;dr Those CiB N64 game prices aren't as shitty as you think when compared to other sellers, except for maybe Mario Kart 64. Also, that CBFD is as prohibitively expensive now as it was the day it came out, but that still kind of sucks either way.

If I ran a store, here is what I would do: Look up eBay BIN prices, factor in the shipping costs for my region, and undercut that total price by around $5-10, depending. Is TMNT 2 selling on eBay for $20? Then I'll sell it for $15! CBFD going for around $90? No reason not to shoot for $80!
Loose NBA Jam cart? $5, take it or leave it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 02:53:17 2013 No.1283249 >>1283216 >taking what he said way out of context

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 02:57:47 2013 No.1283251

>>1283249
>There are so many damn copies of that game floating around.
>The original TMNT on NES isn't worth more than $5.

How did I take anything out of context? This poster seems to mistakenly believe that because there exists a lot of copies of TMNT NES that it should be cheap, when in fact this is not even how basic economics works.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 02:59:17 2013 No.1283253 File: 277 KB, 876x811, 1385774107803.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >Retro Game Store >PS1 games were $30, unless it was a "popular" game and now it was suddenly $70

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 03:02:17 2013 No.1283256

>>1283247
Exactly man. That way you get more people returning to buy stuff, which in turn makes YOU more money! (What is that again, price elasticity of something? I dunno).

Also,

Place 1: No returns. All sales final. It stopped working 2 days after you bought it? Eh, not my problem.
Place 2: You're going to get charged 15% of what you paid if you return it, plus $5 every day that passes from when you bought it.
Place 3: 30-day warranty on e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. Let's you try out any game before you buy it in the store. And has better prices, better service, and kinder people.

Place 2 also has this reddit-lurking unpleasant fellow working there.

God I can't wait to visit Place 3 tomorrow.

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 03:04:17 2013 No.1283260

>>1283251
the fact that there are so many copies around waiting to be sold and the demand for that game doesn't exist means it should cost 5 bucks. I don't know where you get off thinking there is some huge demand for retro games when its a very minor niche hobby.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 03:04:47 2013 No.1283262 >>1283251 >economics You guys sure like throwing this word around when someone tells you you're fucking wrong. You can take your supply and demand shit and shove it up your ass along with that retro bubble.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 03:06:17 2013 No.1283263 >>1283262 >You can take your supply and demand shit and shove it up your ass In the same way a person would take electricity and shove it up his ass if he was trying to explain how the lights came on in his house.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 03:07:47 2013 No.1283267 >>1283256 Have you coped with the thought that place 3 will go out of business first?

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 03:15:17 2013 No.1283286 >>1283262 >You can take your supply and demand shit and shove it up your ass along with that retro bubble. >Logic ends where my feelings begin

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 03:55:35 2013 No.1283369

>>1278915
eBay doesn't dictate prices, it reflects them. That fact allows others, both buyers and sellers, to use it as a realistic guide.

>>1279328
>What gets me is when someone posts a link to someone who bought it for $4 and expects you to sell it for $3 because "this is what it's going for". They don't want to understand that it's an auction site and that you're taking an average of what it's going for.
This.

BTW, the greatest equalizer for any seller or buyer is the power not to complete the transaction. Overpriced goods? Buyer can walk away. Demanding buyer? Seller can refuse to relent to those demands.

I'll tell you what bothers me the most, though. People who are unclear about prices or even price ranges. That goes for buyers and sellers. As a seller, sometimes I like to hear offers, and as a buyer, sometimes I like to make offers, but people on either side who just string you along without even giving ballpark figures or telling you what their pricing process is are the worst people in the world to deal with.

I had some guy come to a non-gaming garage sale of mine a long time ago, asked a million questions, took my time and attention away from other people, insinuated he was going to buy a lot, agreed with my prices all throughout the process, etc. Wasted more than a couple hours of my time, all told, but hey, he was setting things aside for himself and said he was fine with my prices. I repeat, he said he was fine with my prices, and I was up front about them as well. What does he do after I total everything up for him? He lowballs me by almost half. I stand firm, because I'd already undercut the lowest prices on everything I put out by a good amount, but he felt entitled to it because he was "buying so much." In the end, no deal, he walked away visibly and audibly angry (not to mention empty-handed), and I lost potential sales of those items to other people who came looking at them. Don't be that guy, /vr/. Don't fucking be that guy. It won't work.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 04:03:36 2013 No.1283379 File: 55 KB, 605x363, 1256743125.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >sister buys game for $5 >sells it for $100 Maybe she'll buy me lunch if I ask her nicely

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 04:06:36 2013 No.1283383 >>1278827 you're stupid as shit I work at a pawn shop I cant remember the last time I didn't make damn near 100% on my money (even if the nerd who lost stuff didn't pay a dime of interest)

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 04:25:06 2013 No.1283412 >>1283179 >>1283190 Where is this and what are the store names?

>>	Zayo !!4TJVI9NWWau Thu Dec 19 05:44:08 2013 No.1283480 >>1278823 I really liked that game

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 05:47:08 2013 No.1283484 >>1283480 its pretty shit imo but I thought the sequel was a lot of fun

>>	Zayo !!4TJVI9NWWau Thu Dec 19 05:51:38 2013 No.1283486 >>1283484 Sequel? THERE WAS A SEQUEL?! WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME OF THIS?! WHAT IS IT?! THIS WAS PROBABLY THE ONLY GOOD LJN GAME MADE!

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 09:55:55 2013 No.1283730

>>1283267
I don't mind much, as I can get my games off of eBay. The owner is just a nice guy, I want to see his un-scummy reselling go well. Also, did you miss my point where I said "he sells other old / retro things as well besides just video games" (things that actually sell well with his neighbors)?

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 11:26:30 2013 No.1283835 >>1283730 He's set up for failure, unlike the other stores.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 12:32:47 2013 No.1283912 >>1278706 >>1278913 This attitude is bullshit. People need to stop whining about this. It's like middle school children with secret exclusive inside-jokes. Grow up.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 13:20:52 2013 No.1283985 You faggots are gonna rage when you found out I found a Rule of Rose in a box of PS2 games I bought for $20 at a flea market. I'm gonna wait til the price goes up and off it to some faggot in my store for $200.

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 13:55:23 2013 No.1284043

>small town Ohio, USA
>only one store nearby that sells /vr/
>at first the asian owner seemed a bit dickish, but his prices weren't so bad.
>Uber hipster employees that I definitely do not like; dirty, pseudo-intellectual girls, have never owned retro console pre-n64.
>I pick up Chrono cross and vandal hearts complete for $15 each. Not a steal, but I'm not dissatisfied.
>Start to come in often enough to the point where this old asian fella opens up a bit and we talk about gaming a little each visit.
>I always buy something each visit as a rule, even if it's just a snes sports game for a buck, but I really just want this guy to open up more.
>Pick up his gba tactics ogre game one day. He gets all excited, tells me how the ogre battle series is his favorite. Literally never seen this guy smile before this day.
>Tells me that ogre battle 64 is one of his favorite games of all time.
>Couple weeks of lurking ebay and I manage to snag a copy for $35.
>Take it to game store and pick up a bunch of snes carts I've been eyeing.
>While chatting with owner during check-out I pull out the n64 cart to show him and thank him for recommending an awesome game.
>Guy beams with delight, tear_in_eye.jpg, asks if I want to play some.
>Hooks up n64 behind counter and, although we just watched the opening stuff and played a few rounds of the very first battle between customers, we had a blast.
>This guy now sells me shit for next to nothing where he can and we always have wonderful conversations.
>He's like the asian grandfather I never had.
>Hipster bitches are still bitches, probably because this guy treats them like the trash they are.

To sum up: Befriend your local store owners if it's possible and they may cut you deals.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 14:20:39 2013 No.1284081 >>1283985 I got a copy of that and a copy of Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis in a box of 100 PS2 games for 70 bucks.

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 15:41:30 2013 No.1284204

They aren't especially retro, but one of the better deals I found was CiB Supreme Commander Gold Edition for $1.50 at some cancer charity shop a year or so ago. The card box was moderately scuffed, but both the DVD cases and their contents were essentially pristine, just some very slight ruffling on one or two manual pages.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 16:29:17 2013 No.1284286 >>1284043 >/vr/ makes a friend for the sole purpose of getting cheap games >thread is about crooked resellers(?)

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 16:50:48 2013 No.1284339 >>1284286 I think it's more that a lot of the shop owners might be pretty bro-tier if you get to know them, and getting decent deals while they continue to jew their money out of hipster faggots is just an incredibly awesome perk.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 17:04:48 2013 No.1284360 >>1283912 shut the fuck up there is nothing secret or exclusive about it. Your underaged entitled mentality is what needs to stop. Get the fuck out of here you whiny little child.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 17:05:18 2013 No.1284362 >>1283486 HEY GOTCHA WOULD LIKE A WORD WITH YOU! (its actually a really good lightgun game) Yeah there is a sequel its called Thrillas Surfari and you like skateboard through the jungle its fucking sweet.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 17:08:19 2013 No.1284369 >>1283835 excuse me how is store 3 going to go out of business when customers spend money there? and store 1 and 2 dont do jack shit? Is actually doing business a bad business model? What kind of shithead idiot logic are you using here?

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 17:11:18 2013 No.1284374 >>1278663 Actually they could have forced you to pay the money. You were lucky they didn't call the police. According to law you started the buying process and had no right to ditch it

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Anonymous Thu Dec 19 18:50:19 2013 No.1284572

>>1284360
You must win all the arguments on the playground.

Why is it so acceptable on this website to make assumptions about people's age and how long they've been visiting the site for, and use those assumptions to justify being an asshole?

It's unnecessary and never adds any content to the discussion. It's childish. Kids on playgrounds argue about who's older. Kids on playgrounds haze other kids and from elite "clubs". This is because children are assholes.

Do you really care so much about some user on some website being underage or new?

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 20:46:47 2013 No.1284748 >>1284339 >>1284286 Hey, that's not the sole reason. The guy's coming to my christmas party for gods sake.

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 21:46:37 2013 No.1284834

You guys are off your rockers. The games worth most in 10 years are going to be those like The Wind Waker. Games that are hingent on their remake status but not faithfully remade. I expect with the Wii U and even the new 3D Classics on 3DS all affected Sega Genesis games are gonna sink. And sooner or later the majority are gonna catch on to PC emulation or Virtual Console. I hate the former but it's an inevitability. Alternatively games that were mistreated in their time like the GCN version of Twilight Princess (got no press. Was outsold by Wii 7 to 1)... and games that utilize the GCN's pressure-sensitive analogs. SM Sunshine new is probably going to be the most expensive game of last gen. Mark my words.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 23:13:58 2013 No.1284976 >>1278845 >More than 10 available / 57 sold owow

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 23:30:29 2013 No.1285004

>>1284572
Because If you don't know do a 360 and walk away. You are either
A) A child
B) a really old fart that accidentally found his way onto here
C) an oblivious moron who found his way onto here from reddit.

Its not a secret club, its not an argument, its common fucking knowledge. Stop being such a butthurt child just because you don't get the joke, the only thing those anons meant by pointing that out was that THEY WERE SURPRISED THERE ARE ACTUALLY PEOPLE ON 4CHAN THAT DONT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. Now get the fuck out of here you entitled little prick, even if you aren't a child you sure bitch like one.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 23:36:58 2013 No.1285016 >>1284572 It's fucking obnoxious. You shouldn't post until you've lurked at least a few months. No one wants to have to explain jokes to retards.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 23:37:28 2013 No.1285017 File: 12 KB, 365x600, 360.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1278663 >Do a 360 and walk out

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 19 23:40:58 2013 No.1285024 >>1285017 >black guy watching white guy be a buffoon why hello hollywood

Anonymous Thu Dec 19 23:43:16 2013 No.1285030

>>1283383

Not him but there is one pawn shop in my city that "specializes" (red flag) in videogames. The guy who runs the place not only does not give a fuck about the games as they are littered about without a fuck given, but he does not haggle at all. Either I can pay $40 for a copy of Final Fantasy XII (when consumers can still buy new ones for $10 from the manufacturer directly around this time of year) or you can get the fuck out. I asked him for some Game Gear games. He wanted $25 for Strider on Game Gear. Cart only. Yeah fucking right. I collect GG because it's cheap as shit.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 00:00:45 2013 No.1285076 That feel when the biggest retro video game seller in the area is super fair in his prices and only jacks up prices on really popular games because it's still a business and supply and demand and all.

Anonymous Fri Dec 20 00:04:15 2013 No.1285086

>>1285017
okay I've had enough just ban this underage user. Everybody who uses that expression is fully aware 360 degrees is one full rotation. I'm even going to bother explaining it though because you children shouldn't even be here in the first place. This is a secret club now and you can't be part of it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 01:11:24 2013 No.1285209 >>1285030 Does it make you mad to think about that place?

Anonymous Fri Dec 20 12:28:45 2013 No.1286110

>>1284572

Lurk. The fuck. Moar.

It's standard practise to observe any community for a few months before trying to seriously engage, since everywhere has little in-jokes and quirks of terminology - it's part of how group cohesion works on an evolutionary level, and is the phenomenon behind the adage "When in Rome".

Barging in to a new community and expecting to be able to engage with the userbase as if you were an old hand is fucking obnoxious. Just because anonymity means we don't build personal reputations but react to the content of each post does not mean we lack this overall community.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 12:39:45 2013 No.1286127 >>1285017 >2013 >not moonwalking everywhere Shiggery Diggery Doo

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 12:59:48 2013 No.1286156 >>1278663 >A pawn shop selling overpriced stuff More at 11

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 13:37:18 2013 No.1286223 >>1286110 >It's standard practise to observe any community for a few months before trying to seriously engage >few months This is a 4chan board, not some secret expedition to an alien planet. You're funny.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 13:40:18 2013 No.1286227 >>1286156 >Social retards can't hang with everyday situations A 1278663-part /vr/ special investigation

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 13:51:23 2013 No.1286241 >>1278749 >$0.99 is the absolute highest that game should be Fixed, dear dimwit. You're just as bad as the people buying these for hundreds of bux.

Anonymous Fri Dec 20 14:23:53 2013 No.1286280

>>1285004
A couple things:
First, I never said that I don't get the "joke", but it really shouldn't matter either way. Being on a website to catch a joke does not determine the value of one's opinion.

Second, this isn't so much about those two specific anons, it's about this mindset in general. If someone doesn't follow a trend on this site, all of a sudden they are "new" and "underage". It appears in many threads on all boards.

All I'm doing is sharing a different opinion here, anonymously. Relax.

>>1285016
>>1286110
Thank you for being reasonable.
"Lurking" is sort of an odd concept when it comes to "community". Communities are generally very accepting and inform newcomers of all the ins-and-outs.

No, I'm not saying we should embrace all the shitty 16-year-olds and teach all the inside jokes (memes) to newcomers. That would be awful.

Terms like "newfag" and "oldfag" are things I would expect to hear on a playground. All I'm trying to get across is that it's retarded to have pissing contests about who's older and who's been going to the website longer. I see it here constantly. It's just childish, that's all.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 18:38:11 2013 No.1286664 >>1278924 yeah, if anything the sellers should be paying you to take these games off them

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 19:05:28 2013 No.1286691 File: 79 KB, 355x504, samurai-sword-fight1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1284043 >asian merchant master race Let him pass on his wisdom to you grasshopper

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 19:14:58 2013 No.1286702 >>1284043 It's easier to just get the dirty hipster bitches to give you "old junk" for next to nothing if you ask me.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 20:56:32 2013 No.1286807 your from long island aren't you !

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 21:09:02 2013 No.1286815 File: 507 KB, 500x423, 1322541685399.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1286280 >Communities are generally very accepting and inform newcomers of all the ins-and-outs. >My First Day on the Internet

Anonymous Fri Dec 20 21:30:32 2013 No.1286838

>go into small mom'n'pop convenience store
>notice small selection of SNES carts
>turn quickly to store owner's kid
>for some reason my inner asshole takes over
>"How much you want for this?"
>NBA Jam and War of the Monsters
>"F..five dollars each"
>"Seriously?!"
>"Yeah"
>"FINE. BUT I'M NOT HAPPY."
>pay
>leave
>wonder what the fuck just happened to me

I mean, I am off my meds, but shit.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 21:32:02 2013 No.1286839 >>1286838 >dat reaction lol

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 21:32:02 2013 No.1286840 >>1284834 Wouldn't games with remakes be worth less if the remake is good? I mean, the only 3D Classic I have is Kid Icarus, but I feel it's faithful. Really, if you have 3D off, the only difference is a lovely background.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 21:35:02 2013 No.1286845 >>1286840 Looked up the trailer for Kid Icarus 3d Classics. I think the backgrounds are a little off-putting, they feel out of place. If you're gonna update the backgrounds, why not update everything and make it look a little prettier?

Anonymous Fri Dec 20 21:40:32 2013 No.1286849

>>1286280

Is this your first day on the internet?

>"Lurking" is sort of an odd concept when it comes to "community".

No, it really isn't. Lurking is a very common concept and it makes perfect sense in every walk of life to observe how people in a community behave before jumping balls deep into it so as not to annoy people with your ignorance.

>Communities are generally very accepting and inform newcomers of all the ins-and-outs.

This is true on neither the internet nor in real life.

Anonymous Fri Dec 20 21:47:03 2013 No.1286856

>you too can become a spiteful, cynical cunt of a nerd

>here's how

>step 1 - go to that 4chan board about retro video games and read quietly for several MONTHS

>no step 2, congrats, you're an asshole now and you're ready to post among the other assholes

Anonymous Fri Dec 20 21:48:02 2013 No.1286859

>not lurking moar
>getting butthurt about a single joke as old as the internet that you could laugh off, but decide to get defensive and start arguing about
>taking the same stance as someone's angry dad when told he's wrong

The only thing anyone should be pissed off about in this thread is $65 for some of the most common fucking NES games ever released.

sure is buttrage and trollpenis up in this bitch.

Anyone want to unite against a common enemy, like faggot resellers or are we too busy getting upset about jokes?

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 21:52:02 2013 No.1286868 >>1286856 Or you could just play your very first retro video game, Super Mario Brothers 3 and not make it past world 1 then start a thread about it and expect to participate in a discussion about it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 22:04:31 2013 No.1286882 File: 91 KB, 394x394, 1322267330841.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1286859 >Anyone want to unite against a common enemy? No, I'm here to talk about video games.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 22:06:01 2013 No.1286883 >>1286882 ok let's talk games. Fester's quest is bullshit without a turbo button. this is a fact.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 22:09:31 2013 No.1286885 >>1286883 Yes, let's. Fester was an odd choice for a spin-off character. Was there really a market somewhere clamoring to play as "the bald creepy uncle" from The Adams Family?

Anonymous Fri Dec 20 22:13:31 2013 No.1286887

>>1286868
You know what? There is no reason whatsoever for /vr/ not to be the PERFECT place for the thread you're describing. Once upon a time, like a few months ago, it was.

But I guess if lurking for months before posting is what some self-important dillpickle thinks one is supposed to do before participating, I guess the time for that thread is now over.

Anonymous Fri Dec 20 22:20:31 2013 No.1286896

>>1286887
Not him, and I personally feel that while one should lurk for a couple days, several months is far too much to expect, I do feel that someone who can't beat World 1 of SMB3 should try to practice a bit and get better at the game or games in general before entering a discussion, unless they already know they aren't very good at video games and are coming to /vr/ to talk about games that are more their speed, something easier and meant for beginners like Kirby. I think that if someone has trouble playing a game that isn't too difficult, then they shouldn't try to discuss that game unless they do feel it to be too difficult, though I feel doing so would only cause them to get mocked given this specific scenario.

I mean, I have a friend who didn't know you could go down pipes in the original SMB until I pointed it out, or know that there are warps in some of the underground levels, but they put the blame on them not being good at video games, not that SMB is cryptic or anything, and they choose to play easier games instead. They did somehow beat SMB without ever going down pipes or using warps, though, so that's at least something.

Anonymous Fri Dec 20 22:22:31 2013 No.1286902
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>>1286887
If you don't know shit about retro games then your posts will be shitposts. This is a fact. "A few months ago" shitposting was even more unwelcome than it is now.

This is a forum for the discussion of retro games. If you are completely ignorant on the topic then why on earth would you want to reveal your ignorance?

This is 4chan. We punish ignorance.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 22:35:31 2013 No.1286912 I guess these threads are the equivalent of /v/'s retarded "DURR GAEMSTOP SO MUCH SPAGHETTI I HATE THAT PLACE LET ME BLOG ABOUT MY LIFE XD" threads, right?

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 22:36:01 2013 No.1286917 >>1286912 see now you're catching on.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 22:36:31 2013 No.1286915 File: 41 KB, 500x467, 1359874464320.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1286902 >This is 4chan. We punish ignorance. Perhaps in some selectively imagined past, Senor Oldfag. Now we wallow in it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 22:37:31 2013 No.1286918 >>1286896 >They did somehow beat SMB without ever going down pipes or using warps, though, so that's at least something. wtf, you have to in 8-4 >>1286902 ok whatever watchkeeper of the gate to xanadu

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 20 22:39:32 2013 No.1286921 File: 863 KB, 435x360, drlight.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1286918 ...you're right, you do. Maybe she was lying to save face. I'm actually kinda disappointed in my friend, now, that they'd lie to me for a silly reason like that.

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 00:17:01 2013 No.1287045

>>1284043
yeah, Its benificial to befrend the vr jews rather than piss them off.
>get into retro stuff about ~6 months before /vr/
>go around to where all the game stores were 10-ish years ago
>they're all gone except EB games (which is now a gamestop)
>spend about a month with only mario bros 3
>finally find a local game store
>they sell used dvd's and games
>prices are ok, most /vr/ is blanket priced in $2 intervals, so you can usually save between $1-4 over other places
>buy 3 under $8 get one free (changes to 2 on january 6th)
>go in at least once a week looking for good games or deals
>get to know the employees on a first-name basis
>a few months later I notice that on some occasions one or two of my games aren't being rung up, but they still get bagged
>a month or two after that, I'm given first dibs on a sega cd (holy fuck did I want that thing)
>last month I got first dibs on a 5200
>and on monday I got a huge discount on a PS3 ($90 for a 150GB slim +2 controllers)
if it wasn't for how well I know those guys, My collection would be about 1/6th of the size, and twice as expensive.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 00:39:05 2013 No.1287064 >>1279221 >Custom Robo I have that Did I hit the gold mine Should we start buying up GCN titles now before they skyrocket

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 00:49:35 2013 No.1287074 >>1278983 P-people live in the same city as me? I always remember going to a farmers market and looking for n64 games there. One guy in particular tried selling me worms armageddon for $85. Found it the next day at a garage sale for $5.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 00:53:35 2013 No.1287078 >>1286110 >It's standard practise to observe any community for a few months before trying to seriously engage Do you mean 4chan as a whole or individual boards?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 01:19:06 2013 No.1287102 >>1286902 >w-we are legion r-right guys?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 01:19:35 2013 No.1287101 >>1287078 not the poster, but I generally lurk a bit before I start to post on a board. /sp/ was probably the one I had the most difficulty getting used to.

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 02:44:59 2013 No.1287225

Come on, guys. Instead of being butthurt about not knowing things, lurk until you do. The only reason to be mad is if you feel left out. Nobody can actually tell you're new unless you go and point it out.

No way we're embracing not lurking now. This board was pretty cool. You can be a part of it instead of shitting it up.

On topic for a sec, it's nice to inform the resellers politely that they should price check. Sometimes they really don't know what they have. If they do, well shit, they're just dicks.
Goodwill is good to check on every so often. Never know when an old woman is cleaning out her son's old shit.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 02:59:29 2013 No.1287241 >>1278983 >>1287074 San Jose Sharks fan here. Thanks for Logan Couture.

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 03:48:16 2013 No.1287287

>its Christmas season
>People are feeling nice, so they donate shit to Goodwill
>Nice time of year to shop for games at those places
>Found All three Tomb Raiders Collectors Editions, CIB with everything almost intact.
>Don't really want it, buy it anyway (5.99 for everything) pick up some other vidya, mostly GC games though.
>Go home, open up ebay, look for the Tomb Raiders
>They've sold for 30, upwards to 50 claiming its a "SUPER RARE GAME"
>I put mine up for 20 or best offer with 2 dollar shipping

Am I reseller scum?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 04:00:46 2013 No.1287301 >>1279786 >>/out/

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 04:02:47 2013 No.1287308

>>1287287
I give every potential reseller the same mental checklist of questions:

Did you buy the games with the sole intent to flip them?
Are you honest with people?
Are you not trying to control supply and demand?
Do you know about the games you sell and help people with their decision?
Do you not pretend to know more than others just to appear as a "selling authority"?
Are you open to haggling/offers?
If not, are you fair in your pricing and do not try and gouge?
Do you have integrity in how you conduct your business?

If you answered yes to those questions, then you are not reseller scum

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 04:03:16 2013 No.1287312 >>1287287 >reselling for notably less than what other people are asking for >encouraging competition amongst sellers that benefits the buyers no

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 04:55:07 2013 No.1287347 >>1287287 You're leaving money on the table, which is 100% cool if that's what you want to do. >>1287308 >Did you buy the games with the sole intent to flip them? >If you answered yes to those questions, then you are not reseller scum Neat.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 12:22:46 2013 No.1287696 >>1287347 Agh, I need to stop drinking before bed You know what I meant

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 17:13:31 2013 No.1288092

>>1287225
>Instead of being butthurt about not knowing things, lurk until you do.

It's not about not knowing things, feeling left out, needing to lurk, etc.

It's about the superiority complex most users have because they think they are older or have more seniority.

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 17:59:04 2013 No.1288186

>>1288092
what the fuck are you talking about? speaking straight from the underage victim complex right there eh. People call you out on your bullshit because they dont like it not because they want to feel superior lol. You're like an annoying little child who begs to play football with the older kids even though he doesnt understand the rules, then bitches about some superiority complex when its just them agitated with your lack of knowledge. We shouldn't have to stop the whole game just to explain the rules when the game is easy enough to learn from the sidelines if you would JUST SHUT YOUR FUCKING TRAP AND OBSERVE FOR A BIT.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 18:03:04 2013 No.1288193 >>1288186 What's with the personal attacks? This isn't even about me. This is about how people treat each other. Your reply is actually a pretty good example of what I'm talking about.

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 18:24:04 2013 No.1288236

>>1288193
Or you know just observe for a bit and learn how things work instead of crying when everyone gets pissed off at you for being a fucking retard. If he had just lurked nobody would say anything. Its been common practise here for years sorry this isn't reddit where everybody can jump right in with their fucking lame puns and get upvotes.

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 18:33:04 2013 No.1288256

How often does the phrase "turn 360 degrees and walk away" get used in standard /vr/ lexicon? 95% of the time I've heard it was in relation to the XBox 360, which of course is never discussed in /vr/, so for all we know the person who started this long, cancerous argument may have been here for a couple weeks and just never seen the phrase be used before.

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 18:38:34 2013 No.1288259

>>1288256
Its 4chan history son you shouldn't even be able to post on here until you take the history lesson. My avatar is turning in his grave because you newfag scum don't even remember the habbo raid of 06. HE DIED FOR YOU, have you any respect? Millions trolled their lives away to give you what you have today, and this is how you are going to treat it? All that black up didn't die just so reddit could invade. Look at this place though its a fucking shithole shadow of its former self.

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 18:52:05 2013 No.1288282

>>1288259
I believe this kind of thought -- you have to know all our inside-jokes, ALL of them, before you can post at all -- is the kind of thing the anon arguing against you doesn't want.

I think any newfags should lurk for at least a few days before they attempt to post, but I think the extent you expect people to go through is ludicrous and I don't see how you expect any newfags to come to /vr/ with these standards. The board would just wither and die as old users get tired of the shitposting and new users never come.

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 18:55:04 2013 No.1288291

I made a classic idiot mistake, guys.

>win an ebay bid on n64 cart and happy with price
>stock photo. Big red flag, I know, but the listing title says 100% guaranteed tested and working
>no language in post stating they don't take returns but I always expect this is the case
>game arrives and surprise, surprise, it's water damaged to shit and does not work
>contact seller, "fuck you, no returns, must be your system"

Started the ebay claims system but I want to know if you guys have any experience with it. I've never had to use it and it seems to be taking much longer than I expected to get reimbursed. The seller is a store and not an individual. Should I leave shitty feedback to speed the process/get the attention of the seller or would that just complicate things?

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 19:00:34 2013 No.1288303

>>1288282
I wasn't 100% serious there, its just something like the 360 joke has to be such an obvious ruse that if you don't get it dont be too upset when you get called new. Everybody was new at somepoint, I think the ones that lurk or even get burned by that and learn from their mistakes become quality posters because they eventually get the type of humor on this site.

4chan is where intelligent people pretend to be idiots and reddit is where idiots try to pretend they are intelligent.

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 19:10:11 2013 No.1288323

>>1288291
oh yeah if he guaranteed it to work. I've never had any problems with anyone using stock photos either because most people are honest about the condition seems like he just straight up lied. Also yeah leave negative feedback too that cocksucker deserves it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 19:10:11 2013 No.1288324 >>1288303 That is true, though, what if the underage >>1278687 was baiting?

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 19:21:41 2013 No.1288339

>>1288303
>hurr I'm going to take the old Gaia maxim and apply it to today's 4chins

Except it's no longer true. Your post is case in fucking point: you're meta'ing about retarded shit instead of contributing to the topic. 4chan has always been full of retards - there's just an exceptional amount of them now.

Here's another one:

>>1288291
>buys from stock photo using trickster
>expects to be reimbursed

>B-but muh consumer protection!

Best protection is to not let your desire to fiddle with low-poly models get in the way of an obvious scam.

Anonymous Sat Dec 21 19:54:03 2013 No.1288380

>>1287696
Yeah I do, and I still think arbitrary rules and checklists like this are stupid.

If you don't sell games ever, great.

If you only sell them as an incidental part of your hobby, great.

If selling games is a huge part of your hobby, great.

If selling games is the only damn thing about them that you care about, great. Mega-wonderful. Hyper-fantastic.

If you're any of the above and you're polite and professional, great.

If you're rude and unprofessional, then it doesn't fucking matter if you play games or sell games or whatever, you have character issues to fix.

That's it. Names like "reseller scum" are as pointless to me as "recycler scum" or "clothier scum" or "Walmart employee scum."

lel, imagine /tv/ having "theater-owner scum" threads. After all, if you're not running a movie theater solely for the love of film and charging barely more than the cost of your own lease and movie licensing, what a $$$FILTHY JEW$$$ you'd have to be. Theater popcorn is overpriced, my life is over, wah wah wah.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 21 20:13:28 2013 No.1288406 >>1278854 dude probably buys lots off eBay. he's not reseller scum he's just a collector being a fair dude.

Anonymous Sun Dec 22 04:17:59 2013 No.1289118

>>1287308
Honestly, I bought the Tomb raiders because I wanted to try them out, and I thought it was a good deal. Didn't really liked them, and although I do want to collect PS1 games, but these were going to collect dust. I put them up on ebay for a price I thought decent, if people want less for them I left a "Best offer" available, its usually what I do on my sales. I base my price on previous sold listings and see what people want to pay for the product, I usually only sell games because I buy literal lots, and sell the games that I either have, or don't like.

I actually donate to goodwill sometimes, although I do older games mostly, since I doubt people that legitimately shop at good will will want a PS1 or earlier game.....I can't lie though, "the thrill" of the hunt is quite nice too, finding those rare deals on Craigslist, yardsales and even ebay sometimes.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 22 04:23:59 2013 No.1289121 >>1288291 I never buy if its stock, I want to see what I'm buying, Ebay already has high enough prices, I'm being careful about what I buy there.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 22 04:25:59 2013 No.1289124 >>1278854 >Super Castlevania IV Is it actually rare? cause I got it CiB for 50 bucks, I thought it was a common one.

Anonymous Sun Dec 22 15:15:20 2013 No.1289904

>>1289124
>Is it actually rare?

not by any stretch of the imagination. nor is LTTP player's choice edition. people like that poster that think their common as fuck games are rare are just as fucking retarded as the OMG 1st Nintendo DS guy on storage wars.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 23 05:48:25 2013 No.1291303 >>1289904 >LTTP player's choice edition Is that for the SNES or GBA?

>>	flying traps !CZH70CEASE Mon Dec 23 06:22:55 2013 No.1291358 >>1278754 mickey mouscapade alone is worth 15.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 23 07:43:25 2013 No.1291434 >>1287045 Sound like the manager wants the d

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