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Anonymous Mon May 6 19:57:50 2013 No.620087 [DELETED]

>look for new flea market video
>gamehuntervideos channel has been removed

Well, I hope you're all satisfied. You bankrupted a naive game man -- a man from a walk of life where values are... different. He wasn't thinking about the money. He just wanted to tell a story, a story about a man, a game hunting man and you slick small-towners took him for everything he was worth.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 19:59:50 2013 No.620095 >>620087 please elaborate

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 19:59:50 2013 No.620101 >>620095 his channel is gone

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:04:50 2013 No.620149 Was that the channel with the two dorks that split their purchases?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:04:50 2013 No.620150 >>620101 that does not help

>>	KyaDash !kDashing02 Mon May 6 20:07:50 2013 No.620165 >>620149 No

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:08:50 2013 No.620178 >>620165 Well it's not BigGameHunter so I'm not sure why I or anyone else should or would care.

>>	KyaDash !kDashing02 Mon May 6 20:11:50 2013 No.620197 File: 4 KB, 297x300, 1354945264824.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620178 >Well it's not BigGameHunter That's exactly who it is.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:11:50 2013 No.620198 >>620178 it WAS big game hunter. Try looking at his channel, it's GONE.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:13:20 2013 No.620207 ok who the fuck is him, what did he used to do and why am i responsible of his downfall?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:13:50 2013 No.620212 Wait what? What happened?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:14:49 2013 No.620216 >>620197 >>620165 are you sageing this thread as le downboat?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:15:49 2013 No.620223 >>620216 i thinks its for you to look at his tripfag mlp name

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:16:49 2013 No.620231 >>620223 I assumed it was from some anime.

>>	KyaDash !kDashing02 Mon May 6 20:16:49 2013 No.620234 >>620216 No.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:20:19 2013 No.620262 File: 23 KB, 500x333, a starfish forgets his visine b.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620197 >>620198 Oh god, I thought his channel title was like his name... Why has this happened? Who could have done this?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:20:19 2013 No.620270 Was he that reselling shithead?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:22:19 2013 No.620279 >>620270 yes

>>	KyaDash !kDashing02 Mon May 6 20:23:19 2013 No.620281 >>620262 Got too much heat from /vr/ maybe? Only way to find out would be to ask him yourself. >>620270 Yes

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:24:49 2013 No.620287 >>620279 >>620281 If he's a reseller, why should we care? Resellers are scum.

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:25:49 2013 No.620296

>>620281
As far as I know the only thing he sells anymore are replacement cases.

I can still see his last post, which was:
"GameHunterVideos posted 3 days ago
Sunday shows 10% chance of rain now. No garage sale videos yet due to rain friday, but may be able to do some on saturday if I'm lucky."

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:26:49 2013 No.620301 >>620281 with all the hate for resellers I wouldn't doubt it.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:27:19 2013 No.620308 >>620287 >people that sell their duplicate copies of games are scum "Wahhh I can't handle the realities of a free market wahhhh" - You

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:29:19 2013 No.620320

>>620308

I found a copy of earthbound for 5 bucks. I already had a copy, so I gave it away to a friend who wanted it.

If you already have a copy, and you don't know anyone who would want the game, don't fucking buy it. Its that simple. Otherwise, you're just being a shithead.

KyaDash !kDashing02 Mon May 6 20:30:19 2013 No.620321

>>620296
True, though I did hear that he had a large number of games from last year that he needed to move, and was supposedly going to start selling vidya again.

No idea if that's true or not.

>>620308
There's nothing wrong with selling duplicates that you acquire over time, but considering reselling was essentially his job...

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:31:19 2013 No.620331 >>620320 and if your friend sold that later for $300.00 to pay for rent? Then what? Cause that's what he was doing.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:32:50 2013 No.620339 >>620331 Then he's a shithead too.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:32:50 2013 No.620340 >>620320 I really still am jelly medford guy

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:33:49 2013 No.620346
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>>620339
>I shouldn't purchase something for less than it's worth and sell it so I can have some extra money or eat for a fucking week

This is exactly what your saying. You are a faggot, good sir.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:34:50 2013 No.620352 Was this the dude that bought like 40 pristine CiB NES games for 1$ each?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:35:50 2013 No.620354 File: 37 KB, 555x448, why_we_cant_have_nice_things.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Damnit you guys

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:35:50 2013 No.620357 >>620346 >relying on video games for income instead of having a job

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:36:19 2013 No.620359 >>620339 I'm surprised you have any friends at all. I know a guy who does the same thing big game hunter does, and he does it to pay for food and rent for his wife & baby.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:36:19 2013 No.620360 >>620352 yup, IIRC from some old Asian lady who clearly didn't know a thing about video games I still cry thinking about that video

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:36:49 2013 No.620363 File: 2.31 MB, 390x277, 1365916479858.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620346 >good sir People still talk like this?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:36:49 2013 No.620364 >>620346 >good sir.

>>	Princess Sevenleaf !AnVbXjgZco Mon May 6 20:36:49 2013 No.620368 >>620320 >from each according to ability, to each according to need Cool story Marx.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:37:19 2013 No.620370 >>620357 >car dealerships that buy old cars for less than market value and then refurbish and re-sell them for a profit are scum and the employees need to get real jobs

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:37:49 2013 No.620369 I'm pretty sure his channel was shutdown because he was advertising his ebay auctions.

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:38:19 2013 No.620375

To the people constantly hating on resellers:

Are you unemployed or something? Why is a problem to drop 40 bucks on an old game? Do you expect to be able to get these games for pennies? Seriously, what is it that you crybabies want?

I don't resell, but I work, and don't seem to have a problem putting away money here and there to fund my game collection hobby.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:38:19 2013 No.620376 File: 1.97 MB, 384x216, whyyyy.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620346 >selling what your friend gave you so you can turn a profit Besides, Earthbound is not worth $300.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:39:19 2013 No.620381 >>620376 >X is not worth X amount Of course not dipshit but people want to pay for shit if they want it bad enough. lrn2supply&demand

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:39:19 2013 No.620382 >>620376 because food

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:40:19 2013 No.620384 >>620382 Get a job

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:41:19 2013 No.620394 >>620308 I would think that the past few years have taught us that the "realities of a free market" aren't worth putting up with. You know, what with the worldwide economic catastrophe an all.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:41:19 2013 No.620395 >>620359 They should probably, you know, get a job. Also, if any of my friends ever sold a gift that I gave them, they are automatically shitheads, and I probably wouldn't do them any favors ever again.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:41:49 2013 No.620398 >>620384 >reselling isn't a job So is this the entire argument then? Walking, biking, and driving miles every weekend to find merchandise to make money off of isn't a job?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:42:19 2013 No.620410 >>620340 I actually found Mega Man Legends 2 for 5 bucks over the wekeend at a yardsale, and Splatterhouse 2 and 3 CIB in mastic last week. Its amazing what people are just willing to throw away around here.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:42:19 2013 No.620412 >>620339 >my friend is a shithead for using my present to sustain a happy life Yeah, nah.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:42:50 2013 No.620404 >>620370 >people are seriously this fucking dumb oh my

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:43:19 2013 No.620413 >>620404 Great rebuttal.

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:44:19 2013 No.620417

>>620398

It isn't a job, anon. Would you consider playing blackjack at your local casino a job simply because it takes time to get there and time to spend money to potentially earn money?

That's effectively what you're doing when you're hunting for retro games with the intent to resell. You're gambling.

I know this because I've been a part of the trade for a long time, and still resell, but lets be real here: it isn't a job. It's gambling.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:44:19 2013 No.620418 JEWS VS MARXSCUM 2: /vr/ WARS

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:45:19 2013 No.620430

>>620398

Its a shithead job.

I used to work at a micro-brew beer distributer. We get in some VERY rare beers, but we sell them at very fair prices, because not everyone is a fucking millionaire.

My boss would refuse to ever do business to any resellers, and the policy was always "1 rare beer per person."

This just so happens to be the second biggest micro-brew beer distributor on the east coast.
Reselling is frowned upon in every market. Nobody likes shitheads.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:45:49 2013 No.620424 >>620417 and with the well running somewhat dry in recent years, your odds to "win" decrease with each passing day.

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:45:49 2013 No.620428
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Look, my wife has my balls in a vice. "If we want a kid we have to save blah blah blah"

My retro hobby has a fixed income. What would I do if I found an extra copy of Chrono Trigger/Earthbound or whatever for sale for $5?

I'd fucking buy it and resell it (keeping the better copy of course).

Why? So I can use that spending money for more fucking NES games without her verbally menstruating about fucking money again.

You guys just ruined a wonderful thing this guy was doing. I hope you're happy.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:46:49 2013 No.620432 >>620428 *fixed expenditure.

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:46:49 2013 No.620435

>>620417

Everything's a gamble, let's be real.

Whether you're a poker player or a game hunter it's all a law of averages. Gambling is the best thing you can do, IF you're good at it.

Big game hunter was basically the best, at least the best I had seen on the inter webs.

He didn't use a smartphone either. He basically memorized the ENTIRE LIBRARY of every video game system that EVER EXISTED to do what he does.

That takes some serious fucking dedication right there.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:47:19 2013 No.620438 >>620370 Uh, yeah; sleezy piles of shit. This is news?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:47:19 2013 No.620443 >>620428 >being married

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:47:19 2013 No.620445 >Buy any retro games if they are cheap >Sell games I don't want or duplicates at internet prices >Use profit to buy retro games I actually want for my collection Is this wrong?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:48:19 2013 No.620448 >>620417 Sounds like the financial industry.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:48:22 2013 No.620449 >>620428 I'm so glad my girlfriend loves my hobby.

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:48:22 2013 No.620451

>>620417
That's not really a very apt comparison.

Let's take this a different direction though. What of the people that run repair and refurbishing shops for other kinds of collectibles. Those people buy and resell collectible items while also performing a service. Is that not a job? Are the people that buy trashed old games, refurbish them, and resell them not doing a job?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:49:20 2013 No.620467 >>620435 >it takes serious dedication to be a shady motherfucker It takes serious dedication to be good at anything. Kudos to him for at least being good at robbing people, but he's still a faggot.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:49:50 2013 No.620458 >>620410 pls stop. North Shore has nothing

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:49:50 2013 No.620459 >>620445 Well apparently so. Just from reading this thread I can determine that you are a no good piece of shit. Go die in a fire. No, it isn't wrong.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:49:50 2013 No.620461 >>620428 >Getting married

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:49:50 2013 No.620462 Too bad, I really liked his videos. I don't mind resellers in general, although I do hate ones in my area because they're my competition.

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:50:20 2013 No.620471

>>620435

>Everything is a gamble.

Well if you want to put everything in existence under a lens, of course it is.

But a job is a stable source of income. Reselling, not so much

But then again, maybe I'm just bitter because before the smartphone+ebay era reselling was not only fun, but I made a lot more money than I do today.

Shit sucks, /vr/

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:50:20 2013 No.620472 Two things: Channels are sometimes taken down and then reappear BigEfameHunter is OP BONUS I like making omelettes with shiitake mushrooms

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:50:49 2013 No.620475 >>620428 Post her tits and I'll PayPal you 10 bux for DigDug

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:51:19 2013 No.620485 >>620471 Yeah. There really is an adrenaline rush that comes with finding a rare game for super cheap.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:51:49 2013 No.620478 >>620467 >buying a $10 or $15 game for $5 is stealing now Oh my fucking god. Wow.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:52:49 2013 No.620490 >>620375 >$40 I wish

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:53:49 2013 No.620491

>>620451
Refurbishing is different and needs to be more clearly outlined. If you take a pile of junk and rework it into a near-original working state, that's going to take work and resources, which make the staggering markup more understandable to the outside perspective. Strictly buying working/near-working products from people who don't know the value of what they have, then marking it the fuck up before throwing it back out, maybe with a minute or two and some cents spent cleaning it up, is bullshit.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:53:49 2013 No.620494 I was just about to make a thread about the same thing to hopefully get some answers from here What the fuck happened last time I checked he had hit a subscriber milestone and everything was going great

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:53:49 2013 No.620498 >>620331 He should put the video games down and get a goddamned job

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:54:49 2013 No.620505

>>620375

Are you seriously suggesting that disliking people who's sole intent is to buy videogames, the hobby of people on this board, for the lowest amount possible and then resell for the highest or higher than average amount is unjust?

Because that's what resellers are. Resellers are out to make a profit. There is nothing wrong with selling your stuff, even if its not extras, on the side of your hobby. But to resellers it's an opportunity first and a hobby second, if at all. Also as you may have noticed resellers in this field don't seem to be wanting to compete with each other; they seem content knowing that if someone is selling a game for a certain price they can sell it for the same and eventually, even if it takes years, some dumb guy will spend money for it and they're okay with waiting for that to happen.

I find it hard to believe that your defense for resellers is "do you not have a job? Can you not afford games? I have a job, and I can afford games. What's the problem?" is just inane because it's not even related to the argument at hand. I don't know if you haven't noticed but resellers are the worst kind of middlemen there are. I hope all the whispers of a market crash will come true. I really do.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:54:49 2013 No.620508 >>620449 Oh, she loves it. We just have to have an agreed upon budget in order to have nice things.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:54:49 2013 No.620510 >>620087 Holy shit, this calls for celebration.

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:55:49 2013 No.620519

>>620478
Come on son, you know that's full of shit; sure, a lot of titles don't get particularly high or low, but then you get shit like taking $3s on someone because they don't know, then marking your shit up to the triple-digit. I'm not saying one doesn't ever aim to come out on top when making deals with people, but come the fuck on. I suppose next you think trading cards with 6-year-olds is appropriate.

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:56:19 2013 No.620524

>>620471
>But then again, maybe I'm just bitter
That's all I ever get from people that complain about resellers. There's never a good justification for the complaining aside from being jealous of the deals people get. There isn't a single person interested in collecting that would see a CIB copy of Earthbound for $5 and go "GEE DO YOU THINK YOU'D TAKE $300 FOR THIS INSTEAD? IT'S SUPER VALUABLE AND I DON'T WANT TO RIP YOU OFF".

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:56:49 2013 No.620525

>>620467
>Find game at yard sale
>"Ma'm, this game is worth $25 but you have it marked for $5. I will pay you $25 for it.

Yeah, no. This is real life. I'm not gonna spend more money because someone didn't know what they had. It's not stealing. We live in an age where practically everybody has access to the internet in some shape or form. Do some research before you sell something. It's not my fault I got a deal.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:56:49 2013 No.620526 >>620375 >40 bucks Thats cute.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:56:49 2013 No.620529 >>620505 They put games back in circulation, that lowers prices a great deal. If someone put 30 copies of pocky and rocky 2 on ebay right now the price would almost half.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:57:19 2013 No.620538 >>620519 >hating on yugioh

Anonymous Mon May 6 20:57:19 2013 No.620540

>>620428
But it isn't wonderful, and only helps contribute to why shit is so expensive right now. Although in truth, the real people at fault are the idiots who buy these games for the ridiculous prices they do. People need to learn when to stop putting up with bullshit.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:57:19 2013 No.620547 >>620375 Resellers are opportunistic scalping faggots, fuck 'em.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:59:49 2013 No.620557 Is it possible that he took down his channel because he was starting to get recognized as a reseller by flea market vendors?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:59:49 2013 No.620559 >>620547 >you shouldn't take advantages of opportunities >ever >under any circumstances >ESPECIALLY if you need money to live This fucking board, I swear

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 20:59:49 2013 No.620560 >scalping tripfaggot brought to ruin So when's the party? I'll bring a cake.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:00:49 2013 No.620565 >>620557 More than possible But I want an explanation

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:00:49 2013 No.620567

>>620540
The prices will only increase. Your real problem is people like me. People who are adults and financially stable. Oh nooooo, Megaman X3 is $80?

I'll have to wait a month and get it when the June paycheck deposits.

The prices will never go back down. Everything is becoming a collectible. I highly advise you to buy all the cheap shit while you can.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:00:49 2013 No.620568 >hating on resellers and scalpers Goddamnit /vr/ it's base economy, if someone is willing to pay that price then that price is fair in that particular market. So stop whining and search harder.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:01:19 2013 No.620571

>>620529

This isn't even close to being true. It's only true if the consumer knows that there is more supply and resellers are not going to divulge that information. They put up a cart one at a time until it sells, then its onto the next one. The buyers never know exactly how many are being "reintroduced". Not only that, but let's look at a super common game like Tetris. Tens of millions of copies exist and more are being found every day due to its commoness. Yet the price never drops any further than it already has.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:01:19 2013 No.620572

>>620505

Well, sorry if I came off to be hostile. I'm just saying that if a game, say, Chrono Trigger, is hard to find(it really is, especially in my area), then that means supply is low. It's also a popular game, so that means demand is high.

If you stumble across it at a yard sale for 10 bucks, would you tell the seller its worth more than that and then pay him more than that? Or would you pay him the asking price? I'm guessing you'd pay the asking price.

Now lets say you have multiple copies of Chrono Trigger already and buy it anyway because its a good deal. You could potentially be saving that game from an untimely death at the hands of being sent to a LANDFILL if it doesn't get sold, or even worse. who knows?

If resellers are good for anything, its keeping old games circulating in the market.

I know it sucks paying 100+ bucks for an old game, but I mean, its rare and in demand, what else do you expect? You don't see comic book geeks go as crazy as you kids do over reselling.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:01:19 2013 No.620576 >>620565 You can bring back channels you've deleted? Fucking how? I shut down my walkthrough channel a year ago and never though of bringing it back online some how.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:02:19 2013 No.620585

The way I see it, people hate the reselling aspect, not the actual finding a good deal. If someone finds Earthbound for 5 dollars, good for them. If they turn around and sell it to some stupid fuck for 200 dollars, when there are a bunch of people on this board who would pay a decent and realistic price for it, of course people will be upset.

I understand it's a completely free market, and if you want to sell a game at a ridiculous price and someone is willing to pay it, that's completely fair. Just don't expect people to like or respect you for it.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:03:49 2013 No.620592

>>620529
Not if they put up the same price range as what is currently around; supply has an effect when it is a staggering influx and when pricing is made competitive. Most people who actually get into reselling are aware of the fact that supply in this market is finite and has already been determined to be drastically so, which makes demand the major driving force in its economics. When people will buy your game for $50 either way, you can freely set to $50. $100? Cool, $100.

The 'competition' is skewed, and it fucks over the people trying to buy the game to, you know, actually have it.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:03:49 2013 No.620593 >>620559 >>620568 >enabling jews This is why we can't have nice things.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:03:49 2013 No.620594

>>620571

>This isn't even close to being true

Except it is. Aren't you aware that if items go unsold(and they frequently do) they get trashed or donated to thrift stores where they're treated like shit?

I know you're asspained over how expensive rare games can be, but lets be honest here: you can't expect to get a rare game for cheap online. Ultimately, that's what you want, right? Cheap online games?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:04:19 2013 No.620601 >>620571 That's because it's extremely common. We're talking about uncommon and rare games here. If there are 5 copies of tron bonne online and suddenly 20 more become available you can bet the price will take a hit.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:04:19 2013 No.620606

>>620559

Opportunist doesn't mean taking advantage of an opportunity that presents itself. It means taking advantage of an opportunity without any ethic and with complete disregard for others to justify your own end goals.

Imagine you're walking on the street and you find a DS game on the ground. You'll never know who's it is so you pick it up and take it. Now let's rewind back to when you find the game, but this time someone else is nearby. He sees you find the game, runs over, pushes you down, takes the game and sells it to some kids for 3x its worth. Can you tell the difference between "taking an opportunity" and an "opportunist"?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:05:19 2013 No.620608 >>620572 Thats because the comic reselling market crashed years ago when people finally realised that not every comic is worth good money

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:06:19 2013 No.620615

>>620538
>because all people do is trade to kiddies for MAXIMUM OVERPROFIT and the guys who do this aren't fags

I can't even really put the blame on the kids at this point; their parents should be around and invested in what their kids do, rather than let them get jewed and gyped.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:06:49 2013 No.620618 >>620320 >NO YOU CAN'T SPEND MONEY THE WAY YOU LIKE ok there

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:06:49 2013 No.620620

>>620524

...I AM a reseller...I'm not complaining about resellers. I'm complaining that I made more money back before ebay+smartphones were a thing.

Maybe I'm just in a defensive mode because of all the reseller hate but it just feels like you're riding my ass.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:06:49 2013 No.620621

Reselling is not a real job. It does nothing to better society; it helps no one. The only thing it accomplishes is to earn the reseller money at the expense of others. That isn't a job; that's just greed. Resellers artificially inflate prices by removing cheap games from the market and replacing them with expensive ones.

I work hard for my money performing a real service that helps real people, and I'll be damned if I'm going to give it to some greedy punk who's only goal in life is to make a buck. If I find an underpriced game, or if I have a double, I give it to a friend so they can enjoy it, because I'm a nice person.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:06:49 2013 No.620624 >>620593 this

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:07:50 2013 No.620630 File: 5 KB, 251x189, hankonomics.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Today in retro games class I asked my teacher why the value of games couldn't change. He just looked at me like I blew his mind. I think I'm going to be a games collectionist.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:08:19 2013 No.620637

>>620606

So he pushed down people on the street now?

He was politely asking people if they had games, and then if they were cheap buying them, that's it.

Hell, he pulled a N64 out of the basement of an estate sale once that told him repeatedly there were no games for sale. That n64, and the ds game on the floor in your case, would have been thrown away or eaten by a street sweeper in your case.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:08:49 2013 No.620636 >>620630 >retro games class Is that a thing? I know you're probably kidding, but I wouldn't be too surprised.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:09:19 2013 No.620645

>>620621

>resellers artifically inflate prices by removing cheap games from the market and replacing them with expensive ones

I am a reseller and I am trying to wrap my head around what this even MEANS.

How am I removing cheap games from the market? By buying them off some old lady that needs to get rid of shit and was just going to throw them away if they go unsold? What?

That makes literally no sense whatsoever. Its like you guys think that people wouldn't dare throw away games.

>tfw you know that there are copies of Mega Man X3 in every landfill in america

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:09:19 2013 No.620646 >hoard water >wait for drought >resell it for $100/gallon >preach about the free market as I watch my friends and neighbors die of thirst

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:10:19 2013 No.620654

>>620606

Not who you're talking to but I bring a gun with me for situations like these.
I hope for him that game isn't Boktai because if it is he won't even realizer what hit him.
Does he have a gun too?

So it's a duel, if he wins he deserved it.
That's the harsh truth of life.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:10:19 2013 No.620656

>>620621

>selling games that would have otherwise been thrown away or rotten in an atic is not a service

Is that what you're saying?

The dude found like 30 copies of mario world and super mario bros. 3 alone from my recollection, and that was just in the one year he had his videos up.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:10:50 2013 No.620649

>>620567
>implying people smart enough to realize they're being taken advantage of must not be adults or financially stable

X3 could be $800 and would still be a feasible eventual purchase, especially given it being one of my favorite games. That said, would still be dumb as fuck to buy it, and is tantamount to being okay with someone pulling a fast one on you.

Just because one can buy something, doesn't necessarily mean one should, and it certainly doesn't justify faggy jew bullshit.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:11:19 2013 No.620657

>>620472
Fuck off, he didn't even like to show his face or feet when people started bugging him about that. He was one of us and all these neo-/b/ hate everything faggots that populate 4chan now need to go back to crying about how they can't get pussy from whatever 10th grade slut is going around their school at the moment.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:11:19 2013 No.620658 >w-w-why can't all the games be 5 bucks like they used to be waahhhh wahhhhhhhh WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH fucking retro collector shits

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:11:19 2013 No.620660

>>620621
>Removes cheap games from the market
Not everybody has the ability (nor the money, gas ain't cheap) to scour garage sales every weekend looking for a deal. That's all there is outside of local game shops, flea markets, and online markets, and those places generally charge out the ass as it is.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:11:49 2013 No.620661 >>620572 >kids You're not sorry at all for coming off "hostile".

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:11:49 2013 No.620663 >>620645 You're assuming that you're the only person who would have bought those games. You bought them because you got there at 5AM to scavenge. Some collector might have rolled around at noon and added a nice game to his shelf.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:13:19 2013 No.620684

>>620645
>>620656

You guys actually think you're doing us a service? If you wanted to do us a fucking service, you would dig through dumpsters and donate the shit you find. Making a profit off of other people is NOT doing them a service.

The mental gymnastics you have to go through in order to rationalize your behavior is ridiculous.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:13:54 2013 No.620673

I really don't understand all the hate this guy gets from this board.

>Reselling games for high prices drives up the price of retro games to ridiculous levels
It's basic supply and demand.
These games are in low supply and have high demand from collectors. Naturally the price is going to increase, what's the problem if someone takes advantage of these high prices to make money?

>b-but the price is completely unrealistic
Yet people are willing to pay that price, what makes your opinion of a "realistic" price correct?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:13:54 2013 No.620676 >>620646 You'd probably be swarmed and murdered

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:13:54 2013 No.620679 Guy lives with his parents, plays games and posts on 4chan all day, and only leaves his house to buy games. If you guys are jealous of that then I really wonder what kind of life you're living.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:13:54 2013 No.620681 >>620636 I don't think so, I just changed that old meme with 2 words.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:14:19 2013 No.620686

>>620645

If they are at a yardsale, they are on the market, shithead.

Also, I'm not sure why you are under the impression that things that go unsold get thrown away. Thats bullshit. A lot of people have yardsales bi-weekly, and any unsold shit just goes right back outside for the next yardsale.
Also, you arent the only one who would have bought something. Maybe someone who actually LIKES videogames was going to buy that copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga that you already own.

>>	The Big GameHunter !!gazZQ5+LXiP Mon May 6 21:14:50 2013 No.620689 File: 568 KB, 200x136, michael-jackson-eating-popcorn-gif.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:14:50 2013 No.620691

>>620572
>You don't see comic book geeks go as crazy as you kids do over reselling.

Resellers nearly destroyed the entire comics industry in the 80's/90's. The industry is just now recovering.

The same thing (speculators) that crashed the comic book industry then is happening to the videogame industry now.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:15:49 2013 No.620696

>>620637
That assumes he was being told to back off out of genuine ignorance; what if it was that they didn't want to sell, and he happened to catch them on their attempt to send him away, taking advantage of the discomfort he then put upon them? That's not dickish or invasive?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:15:49 2013 No.620697 >>620689 Put your channel back up bro it was good.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:15:49 2013 No.620698 File: 196 KB, 512x512, 1367443424511.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I really hope he shows up to explain why he closed his account soon, reading this thread is painful

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:15:50 2013 No.620694 >>620689 Oh boy

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:15:50 2013 No.620695 File: 11 KB, 730x413, 1352474356113.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620679 I... huh. I never thought of it that way. I guess I'll be forgetting about this shit now.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:16:50 2013 No.620707

>>620673
They want to pay bottom dollar prices. Prices they would pay at garage sales. That's all this is. A bunch of neck-beards complaining about how somebody else is buying up games and that they didn't find them.

This board is getting as bad as /v/. It's a damn shame.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:16:50 2013 No.620708 >>620646 >comparing a commodity item to a necessity /vr/ kid logic at its finest.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:16:50 2013 No.620709 >>620684 For future reference, that "mental gymnastics" is called cognitive dissonance; a very real phenomenon.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:17:19 2013 No.620713 File: 2.01 MB, 1920x1080, 1367444452713.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Shit nigga why did you close your account Explain yourself

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:17:49 2013 No.620715

>>620663

Well you're assuming I show up at 5AM(who the fuck starts a yard sale at 5am?!). I work a night to early morning shift, come home and nap, then head out around noon-ish looking for garage/yard sales.

You're right that a another collector may have rolled around, and I almost always pass up a game to another person browsing. I'm not a dick, I just like the thrill of the hunt. I'd also rather not let these games end up in landfills.

Sue me

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:17:49 2013 No.620716

Sometimes I wonder how many of you guys crying about how scum resellers are actually frequent thrift stores/yard sales/flea markets.

Hell, I'm a collector, but if some other guy is willing to put in the same amount or more work than me, why doesn't he deserve it?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:17:49 2013 No.620718 >>620679 Seriously he's not that fucking millionaire bitch who made a kikestarter for her daughter he's a basement dwelling 4chan user who's actually producing original content. Just give the guy a fucking break.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:18:20 2013 No.620721

>>620658
>like they used to

I know you're baiting but that's actually a nice argument, people complain about the prices of these games but if we were to arrange the old prices to inflation the prices would mostly be correct, after all 70 $ from the early 90' are like 100 $ now.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:18:49 2013 No.620723 File: 1.26 MB, 214x153, herewego.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620689

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:19:19 2013 No.620729

>>620684

Actually, yeah, I think they are doing us a service. I'm pretty sure the retro game availability in my area is zero. I've hunted and hunted and hunted, anon. Nothing.

But I can get shit sent to my door thanks to the internet. It's more expensive, and yeah I'm jealous that they find these deals all the time and seem to be drowning in retro vidya, but I mean, I wouldn't have ANY of my rare games without the internet.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:19:19 2013 No.620730 >>620435 he had no regard for pc games or pc hardware seriously how do you ignore an ibm model M?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:19:50 2013 No.620725 >>620715 >who the fuck starts a yard sale at 5am?! Most yardsales in my area start at around 6 and end at 12. Its actually fucking ridiculous. I'm not sure why these people do that... I normally end my yardsales at around 6pm.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:19:50 2013 No.620726 >>620707 Let alone the people bitching are the ones too lazy to leave their fucking houses to actually search for a deal. It's the same whiny faggots who expect everything in life to be handed to them.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:22:49 2013 No.620742

>>620721

Doesn't matter since it's outdated technology. My Dad bought a video camera in the 1980s that you would put a VHS tape into to record directly onto it. He paid $3000 for it since it was top of the line. That'd be significantly more money today if you adjust for inflation. And yet if you want to resell that same camera 30 years later you won't get more than $20 for it. Nearly all objects in existence depreciate in value with time, it's only the truly rare and important objects that increase in value.

Which makes me wonder why retro games are getting so expensive these days. Can it really be the influence of a fad? Somehow my training as an economist tells me... no.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:22:49 2013 No.620743 >>620686 >Also, I'm not sure why you are under the impression that things that go unsold get thrown away. Thats bullshit. Except it isn't. Unsold items get tossed eventually.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:23:20 2013 No.620752

>>620726

>All dat projecting

I leave my house and walk to the thrift store around the corner on a daily basis. I also drive around for about 5 hours every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday looking for yardsales.

I have found some AMAZING deals in the past month, as can be seen way back up in the thread. Got 4 different games, that go for a combined total of $450, for only $18.

Guess what? I actually play those fucking games.

I'm not a shithead reselling fuck.

Resellers are like feminists. They have no business delving into someone elses hobby when they couldn't care less about the actual content.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:25:19 2013 No.620762

>>620742

>Doesn't matter since it's outdated technology. My Dad bought a video camera in the 1980s that you would put a VHS tape into to record directly onto it. He paid $3000 for it since it was top of the line. That'd be significantly more money today if you adjust for inflation. And yet if you want to resell that same camera 30 years later you won't get more than $20 for it. Nearly all objects in existence depreciate in value with time, it's only the truly rare and important objects that increase in value.

There is a difference between outdated technology and completely obsolete technology. Yeah, Chrono Trigger is dated, but would you consider it by definition to be "obsolete"? No, you wouldn't, because people still love that game.

But I can now film family events digitally on thousands of different devices instead of a giant bulky camera with shitty picture and sound that records on an incredibly shitty medium known as VHS.

I mean really, retro games and an old piece of shit camera just aren't comparable.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:25:20 2013 No.620767 File: 1000 KB, 300x190, 1367175359901.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620689

The Big GameHunter !!gazZQ5+LXiP Mon May 6 21:26:20 2013 No.620769
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So...my account was hacked from what I can tell.

Anyone know what the process of getting it back up would be or do I have to start from scratch again?

If it's the later, well I'm not sure if I could handle it being closed a second time.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:26:49 2013 No.620771 >>620715 I love the thrill of the hunt, too. But when I find a great deal, I keep it for my collection or give it to my friends. I don't go full jew-mode.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:26:49 2013 No.620774 File: 13 KB, 300x256, laughing dawkins.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620742 >majoring in economics You may as well have majored in "communication studies"

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:27:20 2013 No.620776

>>620428
Well, he can still do all of this without Youtube, but I still feel bad that he basically got run off of the website by (probably) /vr/.

>>620491
No, it's really not bullshit. It takes a good amount of work to get out there on a bike and scour places for games, not even knowing for sure that you'll find anything of value. He obviously plays and collects games if he's able to memorize the prices of all these different titles and consoles too. Also think about where those games would end up if he didn't buy them. They would either be thrown out or the person would resort to the internet to selling their games, which would result in another stupid post on craigslist by some middle-aged woman who just started browsing eBay. If they were going to be given to someone else, it would have happened beforehand. Resellers definitely do some shitty things sometimes because doing this kind of thing is a terrible, unreliable idea for a primary source of income, but it doesn't seem that he sells a bunch of beat-up, shit products. When I went to his eBay store, all I saw were boxes.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:28:19 2013 No.620785

>>620752
>Resellers are like feminists. They have no business delving into someone elses hobby when they couldn't care less about the actual content.

That's the worst analogy I've seen on 4chan this month, let me tell you why.
Feminists just want to seek attention from others by creating drama out of everything.
Resellers just want to get money and do so while exploiting an already existing market with already established prices, all by finding good deals to resell.
They aren't doing this out of spite for others, they're doing this for money, possibly to further their hobby.

I know because I scalp toys, mainly japanese ones, and on really anticipated releases I always buy 3, one for me and the other 2 to sell at 2x the price and fund my next purchases.
It's a way to support your hobby without having to spend your work money, and trust me trying to live only on reselling and scalping would probably be more stressing than being a stock broker.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:28:19 2013 No.620786 >>620769 Have you emailed youtube for support yet? More importantly, how did sunday go?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:28:19 2013 No.620787 >>620769 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tJkfSsoQ5w&feature=youtu.be

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:28:20 2013 No.620783 >>620769 Donate your entire collection to a museum, then I'll tell you.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:28:20 2013 No.620784 >>620769 Maybe you should get a job.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:29:50 2013 No.620789 >>620769 Looks like we've got some seriously petty fuckups here on 4chan. It's not that surprising really. But it's still pathetic. >hurr evil reseller >I'ma hack yo!

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:30:19 2013 No.620796

>>620601
Only if it supersedes the demand. if there's 5 copies, and 10 want them, there's 5 deficient so price goes up. If there's 25 now, there's 15 surplus which will cause the price to start going down after they don't sell. Usually.

But if there's 400 who want the 5 copies, 20 more isn't going to make a price dent because the deficiency hasn't yet been alleviated. there's still 375 wants and none to buy.

>>	KyaDash !kDashing02 Mon May 6 21:31:49 2013 No.620801 File: 192 KB, 650x508, 1350463066934.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620789 >petty fuckups >4chan Who'dafuckingthought

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:31:49 2013 No.620803 File: 71 KB, 836x600, rex.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620785 I feel bad for anyone buying a Metal Gear REX from a reseller.

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:32:20 2013 No.620805

>>620762

For a long time older games were obsolete. When Gamecube came out, N64 became obsolete shit in the eyes of many at that time. It's only recently that they stopped being obsolete.

And tell me, while there are people who do like generation 2 consoles, I do feel that they're obsolete. Games for an Atari 2600 are cheaper than shit because they really are obsolete. (I'm sorry if I offend any aficionados with that remark, but I do think it's true)

The Big GameHunter !!gazZQ5+LXiP Mon May 6 21:34:19 2013 No.620824

>>620786

Sunday was good, found a super nintendo again for the 3rd time in a month. (anyone need one?) Also found around 20 boxed master system games, which was a first for me. I've never seen any and I finally get to test out my power base converter.

>>620789

My paypal was hacked TWICE last year, I'm not sure if my heart is in it anymore if this stuff keeps happening. I must be drawing too much attention to myself. Just changed all my passwords again after the channel went down, not really sure where to go from here.

>>620784

I like to think of this as my job, but I have so much fun doing it I guess you can't call it that.

>>620786

I tried, only response was "we got your e-mail" which is just automated.

>>620787

Going to try this now. Do you think it should work?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:34:49 2013 No.620818 >>620769 Too bad man, just promise me you'll have a video up when you get it sorted out

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:34:49 2013 No.620820 >>620769 I'll give you some advice to get your account back but it's gonna cost you. I bought this advice from an old man for $1 but I'll sell it to you for $100 since you really need it.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:35:19 2013 No.620825 Hmm, another offtopic / meta thread on /vr/ They don't belong here.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:35:20 2013 No.620830 >>620824 Shoot me an email about the SNES, don't own one yet

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:36:20 2013 No.620841

>>620803

I didn't scalp THAT for obvious reasons, as I always try to scalp figures that are fast to scalp like the Samus and Link figmas or anything Black Rock Shooter, and to resell Metal Gear Rex I'd have to wait like 2 months after paying it since 3A decided to ship it later.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:37:49 2013 No.620847 >>620820 the butthurt is strong with this one

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:37:49 2013 No.620850 >>620363 Oh God, is that gif from Tarzan? I fucking love that movie!

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:38:49 2013 No.620851 >>620824 I'd be interested in a SNES for a reasonable price, shoot me an email

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:39:19 2013 No.620858

>>620824
You really need to start using a more secure password and keep it saved in a text file on a thumbdrive or something. It needs to be something that's difficult to bruteforce. Try any combination of multiple words, like bananashoelaceelephantgarbage. It's easy to remember but extremely time-consuming to bruteforce because of the length.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:39:19 2013 No.620860 >>620848 BGH is the creepiest autistic sperglord I've ever heard.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:40:49 2013 No.620862 >>620841 I had to wait half a year after release before they finally shipped my REX, when I preordered it the day they opened preorders. Fuck 3A, I'm never buying shit from them again.

The Big GameHunter !!gazZQ5+LXiP Mon May 6 21:41:50 2013 No.620872
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>>620851
>>620830

Watch the BST topic for it. I really need to sort out this whole mess before I even think of selling anything.

>>620858

That's pretty much what I'm going to do now.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:42:50 2013 No.620875 >>620847 Hey man, what's wrong with reselling my advice? I'm reintroducing knowledge into the marketplace, if it weren't for me this advice would be gone forever when that old man would eventually forget it. I'm doing you a favour, bro

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:45:19 2013 No.620897 >>620395 You're the shithead here. Some people buy and sell things to get a profit. Deal with it.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:48:20 2013 No.620916 >>620824 I should work and all your videos and stuff should be restored as well. I don't know how long it will take though

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:48:50 2013 No.620912 >>620897 >Shithead people do shithead things >"NUH UH! THEY ARE DOING IT BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING IT! YOU'RE THE SHITHEAD!" Some people also hit mailboxes with baseball bats. Does that mean its okay? Its okay because its an act that people perform?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:49:49 2013 No.620917 File: 150 KB, 500x782, oy vey.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620689

Anonymous Mon May 6 21:53:49 2013 No.620934

>>620875
Please answer
>>620716

This thread is literally like saying that teachers shouldn't be paid to teach, because the knowledge can be freely gained and they're just taking advantage of people by presenting it in an accessible manner.

I'd much rather buy a game from a fellow collector/enthusiast because I know he's much more likely to have tested/cleaned/checked it than some random assfuck on ebay.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:54:49 2013 No.620941 >>620376 I haven't done it yet, but my friend gave me permission to sell what ever albums I don't like out of a bunch he gave me, I plan of partially funding a trip to california with it, I know, not exactly /vr/ related, but similar

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:56:49 2013 No.620948 >>620820 I laughed audibly but you're still a petty retard.

>>	Gray Blob !1fuckupmdM Mon May 6 21:57:50 2013 No.620952 >>620820 >trying to resell haunted advice

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:59:20 2013 No.620967 >>620729 >I've hunted and hunted and hunted, anon. Nothing. You know why you found nothing? Resellers beat you to the games.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 21:59:50 2013 No.620962 >>620952 >>>/x/

>>	The Big GameHunter !!gazZQ5+LXiP Mon May 6 21:59:50 2013 No.620963 >>620952 Is that a jab at the Haunted NES systems you see on eBay every so often? >haunted snes >super rare >$100.00 too spooky

>>	Gray Blob !1fuckupmdM Mon May 6 22:02:21 2013 No.620973 >>620963 more like a reference to every video game creepypasta ever, but that works too

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 22:02:21 2013 No.620975 File: 24 KB, 580x482, hintoyo.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620820

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 22:12:45 2013 No.621020 >>620696 Yeah, because it's so fucking hard to say no to that guy. Come on, really? This entire post is also a giant assumption.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 22:13:24 2013 No.621028 >>620934 Teachers teach. A society is better for their existence. Arbitrageurs do nothing but extract wealth. Society would be better off without them.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 22:14:15 2013 No.621040 >>621028 >wahh why can't I have my utopian society

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 22:17:18 2013 No.621049 File: 192 KB, 393x391, lel lion.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] > big game hunter removed from youtube I am unnecessarily happy right now, good fucking riddance.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 22:18:45 2013 No.621059 >>621049 f-fuck you

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 22:22:15 2013 No.621087 >>620850 George of the Jungle

Anonymous Mon May 6 22:33:15 2013 No.621168

>>620785
This is the best way to go about reselling in my opinion. If I see a Pokemon or Mario game or something, i'll usually buy it with other games to sweeten the deal a bit and recoup some of what I spent buying them. This also works out for trading obviously because people tend to want more popular games.

>>	The Big GameHunter !!gazZQ5+LXiP Mon May 6 22:34:15 2013 No.621174 >>621168 Yeah, people are much more willing to cut you a deal if you buy a few games, appose to one.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 22:36:15 2013 No.621183 What a shame. Hope he can reopen his account, he seems super bro tier.

Anonymous Mon May 6 22:40:15 2013 No.621201

>>621028
>Arbitrageurs
I wouldn't exactly call searching through flea markets and yard sales a "risk-free" business practice.

Hell, if it was, people wouldn't be so pissed about resellers. It's the fact that people either a. - live in areas that don't have those products/sellers or b. - Aren't willing to put in the time or effort to search/repair and restore them for their own personal collection.

I would hardly compare a guy who sells extra copies of used games to someone like a stock broker.

Anonymous Mon May 6 22:51:16 2013 No.621261

>>621201
>I would hardly compare a guy who sells extra copies of used games to someone like a stock broker.
I think its the idea that these resellers go out of their way to acquire and scavenge everything and anything they can to resell. And this does drive the prices up, as we have seen. It rips the opportunity from many who legitimately want to play the game, with these stupid idiots who need to get real jobs profiting heavily and not even giving a shit about how they're effecting the market.
The Magic:the Gathering market, if any of you know about it, is very similar. Big stores can buy cards cheap, and sell them high, and those with a really huge influence (read:SCG) can singlehandedly drive up prices. It's the same concept, and really catch, OLDER cards have been going up rapidly in price recently. It's pretty much the same thing, but with the power distributed more evenly.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 22:54:46 2013 No.621269 >>620572 i bought chrono trigger for $2 at goodwill years ago. i still own it to this day. jelly?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 22:57:45 2013 No.621290 >>620445 It's not wrong in the sense that it isn't or shouldn't be allowed. It's just kinda of a dick move like ticket scalpers.

Anonymous Mon May 6 22:58:45 2013 No.621291

>>621269
>i still have it to this day
This is why resellers look like scum. Everyone congratulates you if you keep the game and legitimately enjoy it, but resellers are just faggots when they say
>I got CT for 5 bucks, and resold it for 80. lol 2profit4u
It just makes it hard for those who want to enjoy these games to truly enjoy them. And don't fucking start on emulation

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 22:58:45 2013 No.621296 >>620428 If you don't have a fucking disposable income than you shouldn't wasting it on a hobby like vidya collecting. It's a "I want to waste money" hobby in close to every way.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 22:59:46 2013 No.621304 >>620785 it's stereotypes on both ends... not all feminists are like that, that's mostly online tumblr social justice types, which some feminists would argue aren't real feminists... but anyhow lets stop it there

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:00:15 2013 No.621312 >>620752 >Resellers are like feminists You literally just brought that up to try and dredge shit up didn't you?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:00:15 2013 No.621313 >>621261 Can you think of anyone selling older video games that would be able to directly control the price like that?

Anonymous Mon May 6 23:01:16 2013 No.621317

>>621261
>One guy searching through yard sales is the same as a big company.

Star city games also hosted a lot of the tournaments I went to back when i played. I don't particularly like them, but they have their purpose.

I don't really understand the parallel between the two in general, I guess.

Anonymous Mon May 6 23:03:45 2013 No.621327

>>621313
No, there isn't that's why I said
>It's pretty much the same thing, but with the power distributed more evenly.
Online, prices are pretty much static. People look on eBay or whatever and attempt to snag the same price. It's a mutual, unsaid consensus that exists solely because people who resell are trying to see how much they can drive up the prices.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:05:45 2013 No.621345 >>621327 If you're really mad at people "Influencing prices", you better hope Game Grumps never play anything you want to buy soon. Anything they touch jumps in price by at least 20%

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:07:15 2013 No.621359 >>621345 That's exactly what I'm trying to say. (this must be why i can't fucking find battletoads for a reasonable price whatsoever)

Anonymous Mon May 6 23:09:46 2013 No.621368

Without resellers spelunking yard sales and flea markets, it's likely that your last ebay game purchase would not have happened. Resellers take games from obscure locations and put them right out where anyone can obtain them.

I'd also like to say that I have never in my life sold a game or console. I don't even throw away hopelessly broken ones until I know every useful component has been salvaged.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:11:46 2013 No.621378 >>621359 They completely shit on battletoads for some reason.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:18:15 2013 No.621418 >>621327 True, but lately with websites like VGPC and simply the general volume of used games being sold on these marketplace websites for reference people really have no excuse for overpaying. I guess the damage has partially already been done though.

Anonymous Mon May 6 23:23:45 2013 No.621447

>>621368

Put that argument to test when these resellers buy any remote deal/fair price on feebay, even end auctions to promptly relist them at a high bin. All they are doing is waiting for a newb to buy them, and there are plenty of newbs in this hobby.

Cjmarc aka twobrotherstwo games, sosofan, pedro, lukiegames are just some of the terrible flippers.

Yep they totally found 3-6 secret of mana CIBs in the wild.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:23:45 2013 No.621448 >>620381 >implying supply & demand has anything to do with Earthbound's pricing What is artificial inflation?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:24:15 2013 No.621454 File: 60 KB, 500x271, al davis.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >mfw my youtube account is the next to go I'm pretty sure I have way more people that hate me than GameHunterVideos.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:30:15 2013 No.621489 >>621447 >Implying the worst common denominator describes the entire reseller group.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:32:46 2013 No.621502 >>621489 As people in this thread are using the term "reseller" to anyone using their sales for profit, and buy games to sell, rather than simply unloading duplicates, yes. It describes the entire group just fine.

Anonymous Mon May 6 23:39:15 2013 No.621541

>>621502
Is a guy a piece of shit for picking up 50 games at the flea market and then reselling them for a total profit of $10 after using $25 worth of gas to get them? (the gas expense is included in the markup)
His entire purpose was to resell the games and make a profit, while covering his expenses.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:40:15 2013 No.621552 >>621454 Pat?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:43:16 2013 No.621571 >>621552 >implying everyone doesn't love Pat he managed to get on pawn stars recently just to troll the fuck out of them.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:44:15 2013 No.621575 >>621541 I find it incredibly unrealistic and difficult to believe that someone will go to a flea market, using what, a third of a tank of gas, if not more, then sell his games with such a slim profit margin that he only makes $10.

Anonymous Mon May 6 23:44:46 2013 No.621573

>>621541
That's the fucking problem. People are treating this shit like it's a job, not a hobby. Anyone who legitimately wants the games wouldn't care about gas expense, as long as its not unreasonable. The fact that people go out of their way to scrounge for games that other people could buy and enjoy is what the problem is. For example, I have a few PS1's lying around, for spares in case mine decides to go, and I just hold on to them if I buy them cheap. My friend mentioned to me one time that she needed one. I wasnt like
>oh i bought this one here so it cost me x jewbux to drive there and the resale value is y jewbux so you owe me 50 dollars
I just gave it to her, because I want people to enjoy these things as much as I do.
And before anyone claims bias on me, yes I would do this for pretty much anyone. I got a copy of Super Mario All-Stars for super-cheap at a flea-market once. Someone random person I didn't know too well mentioned he was into the retro vidya. I ended up just giving it to him.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:45:17 2013 No.621578 File: 12 KB, 480x360, 0.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>621454 As long as you're not Captain8bit, I don't care.

Anonymous Mon May 6 23:46:15 2013 No.621583

>>621575
Er, sorry, I forgot to add "with intent to sell the games he buys".

Because seriously, damn. That person might be doing things for the wrong reason (buying games out of profit alone), but your theoretical individual is so BAD at it that it barely matters.

Anonymous Mon May 6 23:46:17 2013 No.621582

>>620691
>The industry is just now recovering.
/co/mrade here. This isn't even close to being true.

The comics industry took a huge nosedive in the mid-nineties, when the bubble burst on the value. People started realising that not every issue was worth a ton of money and that, combined with the price hikes and nature of the market, killed it.

The comics industry is still in utter shambles. The only thing really keeping the Big 2 afloat are the film properties; the books are over-priced and too few people are buying them.

The rest of what you said is completely true. It happened to baseball cards and comics already; it's only a matter of time before retro vidya crashes.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:47:15 2013 No.621589 >>621582 Except they kinda crashed for different reasons. Mostly due a rapid spiral of inflation and people trying to buy into what they thought would be valuable in the future.

Gray Blob !1fuckupmdM Mon May 6 23:47:15 2013 No.621590
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>>621571
>mfw Pat's Ultimate Video Game Collection videos
I can't tell whether to be eternally jealous of the man or feel deeply sorry for him.

Anonymous Mon May 6 23:49:45 2013 No.621598

Speculators have jackshit to do with the comics and video game markets. Independent creators being able to produce, distribute and monetize their work over the Internet and other platforms is cutting into big corporation sales, combined with those big corporations being full of shit. As a whole, the comics and video games industries are growing, it's just the top corporations that are declining.

Anonymous Mon May 6 23:51:47 2013 No.621613

>>621575
>>621583
It's a theoretical statement that hits all the "bad" points of a reseller, but in a way that is perfectly logical manner.

A man is taking games from a limited environment and making them available to everyone via the internet, but desiring to cover his travel expense and enough profit to get one or two more games the next time he does it.

Is it inherently bad to wish to distribute items and cover your expense in doing so?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:52:15 2013 No.621620 >>621613 >Is it inherently bad to wish to distribute items and cover your expense in doing so? Except most of them don't do that. They do it almost entirely out of the desire to profit.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:53:15 2013 No.621623 >>621613 >but in a way that is perfectly logical manner. Jesus Christ, what the fuck was I trying to do with that sentence? >In a way that is perfectly logical >In a perfectly logical manner

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:53:45 2013 No.621625 >>621613 But then the intent isn't profit, the intent is distribution. The fact that you'd be trying to cover your costs doesn't change that. Not to mention it's completely theoretical and, you know, not something that happens in reality.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:54:15 2013 No.621628 >>621620 So what? They're providing a service by reselling goods. The value of the service is determined by how much people are willing to pay for them.

Anonymous Mon May 6 23:56:15 2013 No.621641

>>621620
So basically there's no point in forwarding a theoretical statement, because people would rather pick apart the guy's intent than the point I was getting across, that everything he did hit on the "bad" points of a reseller. (Buying games to sell, selling for profit)

ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Mon May 6 23:59:15 2013 No.621652

Yeah. BGH was a good guy. I am a reseller, and every time I say anything about it, /vr/ gets their panties in a wad and starts yelling.

Some of you people are fucking classless, and I never got the heat BGH got, but you all need to calm down and let people do what they will. He was keeping games on the market, and he was keeping YOUR hobby alive by doing so. It is like if bees go extinct... If resellers don't resell, games will stagnate and rot in people's attics.

Think about your fucking words before you do something like this again, and remember, the grass is always greener, and you don't know what it is you have until its gone. Gone. Gone.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:59:45 2013 No.621656 >>621641 >selling for profit But he's not. If a person goes to a flea market to buy games (50 of them!) with the intent to profit, he's going to make a lot more than $10. If you're making that little, your intent is simply not to make a profit.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:02:15 2013 No.621674 >>621571 ...speaking of pat, the first 13 seconds of this video seem pretty relevant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO-2ES0C1mk

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:04:15 2013 No.621681 >>621571 >Just to troll the fuck out of them You are aware that Pawn Stars is completely fake right?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:04:17 2013 No.621687 >doesn't care about ripping off sweet old ladies >cries when his precious youtube channel is taken down Sorry I can't care any less. Hope you get herpes, BigGameHunter.

>>	The Big GameHunter !!gazZQ5+LXiP Tue May 7 00:04:17 2013 No.621689 >>621674 >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO-2ES0C1mk that's amazing

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:04:17 2013 No.621691

>>621656
>But he's not. If a person goes to a flea market to buy games (50 of them!) with the intent to profit, he's going to make a lot more than $10.
>If you're making that little, your intent is simply not to make a profit.

There isn't a bottom limit to profit. If you're selling something for more than you bought it, you are making profit. If you buy something for $7, and turn around and sell it for $7.01, you sold it for a profit, and had intent to do so.

You're going out of your way to pick apart a theoretical statement just so you don't have to answer it.

Guy buys games, intending to immediately sell. Guy marks up to cover expense and mild profit.

According to everything I've read here, all of this is bad and the guy is a piece of shit for doing it.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:05:17 2013 No.621697 >>621641 I don't give a shit about what they accomplish they're still fucking sleaze balls. Resellers are ALWAYS sleaze balls in EVERY hobby and industry.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:07:16 2013 No.621707 >>621697 Oh no, they actually have the nerve to ask for money for doing something that people want them to do! How horrible! Cry more, child.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:07:46 2013 No.621709

>>621691
Yes, you are making profit. We get it.
You're ignoring the part where that's still not his actual goal, something you've specifically said yourself.

Not to mention that making up unrealistic, hypothetical situations just so you can say "Look! Look! All resellers aren't bad! My imaginary example of something that never actually happens proves it!" is just bad form.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:08:15 2013 No.621718 >>621707 Who actually "wants" them to buy up and gouge used video games? It's not like it's hard or difficult for someone to find retro video games at flea markets.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:09:45 2013 No.621727 not all resellers are bad but most of you are cancerous greedy anuses hoarding everything you can

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:10:16 2013 No.621734
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>>620320
>I found a copy of earthbound for 5 bucks. I already had a copy, so I gave it away to a friend who wanted it.

It makes me happy that people like you exist!
I thought this board was /v/ turned super jew!

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:11:47 2013 No.621743 >>621727 >Owning something is the same as hoarding it Wow that backpedalling.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:12:45 2013 No.621749

>>621718
>Who actually "wants" them to buy up and gouge used video games?
The people buying them, obviously.

>It's not like it's hard or difficult for someone to find retro video games at flea markets.
Then why are you complaining and not just going to flea markets yourself?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:13:15 2013 No.621751 File: 31 KB, 585x428, assestoyou.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >Wah, I'm too lazy to go find games to sell. Guess I should shitpost on 4chan about how stupid people are for being better at making money than me. really guys?

ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 7 00:14:15 2013 No.621758

>>621727
I resell every double I get for $10 under current market value. I would post my ebay store or other info here but I don't fucking want to be hacked, banned, attacked, or otherwise harmed by the (few) jealous ass holes that are on here stewing in their own rage.

There are very few of them, but a few ass holes ruin it for everyone.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:15:16 2013 No.621760 File: 1023 KB, 265x260, 1357497256859.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] An old man sits collecting stamps In a room all filled with Chinese lamps He saves what others throw away He says that he'll be rich some day

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:16:15 2013 No.621769
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>>621749
>The people buying them, obviously.

The people buying them are just retards being gouged because a handful of chucklefucks have bought up and inflated the prices of various games.

>Then why are you complaining and not just going to flea markets yourself?

I do, I just don't scalp other people who are also interested in my hobby.

Why do money obsessed people assume that anyone who isn't obsessed with money is just jealous of them screwing over other people? Oh right, it's because they're greedy assholes.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:18:47 2013 No.621782
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>>621758
>but I don't fucking want to be hacked, banned, attacked, or otherwise harmed by the (few) jealous ass holes that are on here stewing in their own rage.

Are you really paranoid enough to actually believe anyone on here is capable of that shit?
Pitiful

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:19:47 2013 No.621783

>>621769
>The people buying them are just retards being gouged because a handful of chucklefucks have bought up and inflated the prices of various games.
So why do you care about retards being gouged, when you're clearly too enlightened and sophisticated for it?

>I do, I just don't scalp other people who are also interested in my hobby.
Cool, so obviously this is working for you. Why do you care about other people then?

>Why do money obsessed people assume that anyone who isn't obsessed with money is just jealous of them screwing over other people? Oh right, it's because they're greedy assholes.
Why do you assume I'm money-obsessed? I'm just wondering why you're obsessed over, in your own words, people gouging retards when it has no impact on you.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:19:47 2013 No.621785 >>621782 Hey man, he's on 4CHAN! Don't you know! we're all 1337 hackers and formed the infamous group ANONYMOUS and blew up buses!

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:20:47 2013 No.621791 >>621749 >Then why are you complaining and not just going to flea markets yourself? Maybe I am. Except when I actually get there, I find out that some asshole already got there at fucking 5 in the morning and cleaned out everything remotely of value.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:21:15 2013 No.621795

>Snag up good games for cheap at the flea market early in the morning before most people get a chance to find them
>Sell them on ebay for insane prices

Honestly I am fine if you are a reseller but it is pretty obvious why people hate you guys so much. You pretty much leave people with the only option to buy online at inflated prices.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:21:15 2013 No.621798 >>621783 Aww, how cute, the reseller apologist thinks that their actions don't have an effect on others, even people unwilling to pay the reseller's prices.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:21:15 2013 No.621802

>>621783
It does have an impact on me when it makes shit a lot harder to get and more expensive than it has any rational reason to be. Take fucking Earthbound for example, it's not even that rare but to hear retards rant you'd think they'd found the most rare and exotic thing on the earth every time they mention finding some pissed on copy with a torn sticker. and insist that it MUST be worth hundreds of dollars simply because it is "supposed" to be hundreds of dollars.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:22:45 2013 No.621808 >>621791 >some asshole already got there at fucking 5 in the morning and cleaned out everything remotely of value You have no excuse for not being there first. You have the power to prevent this.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:23:45 2013 No.621816 >>621808 >You have no excuse for not being there first. Even if you're there at the same time, you're still playing a game of chance with the reseller.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:23:45 2013 No.621817
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that was one of my fave channels. he essentially contributed value by making cool games available on ebay, which actually has the effect of *lowering* the price (econ 101) for people who aren't some idiot who spends all their time at a flea market. fuck off anon

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:23:45 2013 No.621818

>>621749

I go to thrift stores and yardsales on a daily basis.

The problem starts when some pancake wipes all these places clean at 6AM, when they have NO interest in videogames to begin with. They just buy all the shit they can with the pure intent of reselling.

>>	ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 7 00:24:15 2013 No.621825 >>621782 BGH said his paypal was hacked twice. I don't want to be reported to ebay. I don't want to be reported to paypal It is possible for anyone to do that. I know that it seems paranoid, but people can be real ass holes sometimes.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:24:15 2013 No.621826 >>621817 >lowering the price You... never actually looked at his ebay shop, did you?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:24:45 2013 No.621827 >>621791 >>621798 >>621802 So your real problem is people selling things for a market value that you cannot afford, which essentially makes you greedy that you're not getting what you want for the price you want it for.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:25:15 2013 No.621831 >>621782 Never assume that there isn't at least one person who is both able and willing.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:25:45 2013 No.621834 >>621782 say goodbye to your life as you know it brah ;) u gon git hax0red

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:25:45 2013 No.621835 >>621827 I wonder if this is what resellers think whenever people laugh at their prices and jeer at them. I'm thinking it probably is.

>>	Gray Blob !1fuckupmdM Tue May 7 00:25:45 2013 No.621836 >>621816 You can still win if you've got the quicker eye and hand.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:26:15 2013 No.621843 >>621825 yeah they can even use tripcodes on 4chan and be annoying shitposting faggots for no good reason

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:26:45 2013 No.621840
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>>621783
>I'm gonna rob this retard that takes a short cut behind the super. He doesn't even know I'm pick-pocketing him,, but why do you care what happens to him. It doesn't affect you, it doesn't affect your community or your neighborhood it doesn't affect anything but me and him.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:27:45 2013 No.621846 >>621827 The problem is people who don't give a shit about videogames are buying all the videogames and selling them for outrageous prices.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:27:45 2013 No.621848

>>621836
>You can still win if you've got the quicker eye and hand.
Have you ever actually been to a flea market? Good luck having a "quicker eye and hand" when you're hundreds of feet away looking elsewhere and simply get unlucky. You can only improve your chances so much with skill.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:27:45 2013 No.621849
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>>621817
>which actually has the effect of *lowering* the price (econ 101)

Ok, you might want to take more than Econ 101 anon because it's not gonna turn you into some godlike economist. He's not increasing supply at all in the first place, you really have no idea how this works do you? He's only cornering the supply and giving it access to higher demand.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:28:15 2013 No.621857 >>621849 Actually, I'd think that even a first year economics class would start to cover people like that. Thinking that "SUPPLY AND DEMAND ALWAYS WORKS ONE WAY, NO EXCEPTIONS" is more of something a complete layman would say.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:28:46 2013 No.621854 File: 51 KB, 640x423, 1334462146923.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>620967 Why I don't game hunt anymore.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:29:15 2013 No.621859 >>621840 Nothing in the world will stop greedy jews from trying to rationalize their insatiable greed.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:30:46 2013 No.621861

>>621835
If they're selling, they probably don't care and are enjoying the money. If they're not selling, they lower the price until they do sell. It's not a difficult concept to understand.

>>621840
>making money legitimately is the same as stealing
Go fuck yourself.

>>621846
Only outrageous to people who can't afford them. I think the price of an upscale beach-side mansion is outrageous, but that's because I'm not in the income bracket that can afford it.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:30:46 2013 No.621862 File: 32 KB, 577x381, LOL I'M HACKING YOUR DATA BASE.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>621834 >>621831 >>621825

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:31:15 2013 No.621869 >>621861 >Only outrageous to people who can't afford them. Have you ever heard the saying "more money than sense"?

Gray Blob !1fuckupmdM Tue May 7 00:31:16 2013 No.621867

>>621848
That wasn't to say you'll never get screwed over. Of course you can't be in two places at once.

But if you're there early enough, there's no way the resellers can sweep up everything (unless your flea markets happen to be thoroughly infested with them, in which case you might want to find another flea market).

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:31:45 2013 No.621868 did I read it right? americans complaining about hard working capitalists? lulz

>>	ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 7 00:32:15 2013 No.621871 >>621862 Reporting someone to ebay or paypal or anything is not the same as hacking. It is the same as pressing a button.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:32:16 2013 No.621876 >>621758 It was bound to happen to him. The guy pretty much advertised his store and videos on both /v/ and /vr/. If you don't want to have your account stolen don't be a retard like Big Game and it won't happen.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:33:15 2013 No.621882

>>621861
>upscale beach-side mansion

Did you seriously just make that comparison?

Can you buy an upscale beach-side mansion at a thrift store or yardsale or literally pennies?

Like another anon said, Resellers take CHEAP products OFF the market, and put them back ON the market for a more EXPENSIVE starting price.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:33:16 2013 No.621878 File: 10 KB, 244x254, roycofrown_8594.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>621871 Which is the same as hacking. Except with hacking you have to press the buttons super fast.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:36:45 2013 No.621898 >>621882 they're like antique sellers, what's the matter ppl are doing this before video games even existed

ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 7 00:36:45 2013 No.621902

>>621876
hence why I don't advertise here. I have been thinking of setting up a second throw away ebay so I can do safer buy sell trades here on /vr/

There are some really good guys I would love to sell games to for cheaper than normal, but asses like to ruin everything.

Some people have seen some of my doubles, and asked if they could just have them. I would not have hesitated to sell games for $0.99 to people here on /vr/ if I didn't have to pay shipping, but I cant find a safe way around ass holes.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:36:45 2013 No.621903

>>621869
Then that's the problem of the person without sense. Blame him for being stupid.

>>621882
>Resellers take UNDERPRICED products OFF the market, and put them back ON the market for THEIR MARKET VALUE price.
Keep in mind, if the price is above their market value they won't be able to sell it.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:37:15 2013 No.621908 >>621882 Define "the market" because a lot of what resellers find is in attics, pulled out of houses that would have never moved from where it was, or was even in the trash if you count dumpster divers.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:38:45 2013 No.621910 File: 124 KB, 427x361, 1363035377956.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>621903 >THEIR MARKET VALUE They INVENT the market value anon. How the fuck are you this delusional?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:38:45 2013 No.621912 >>621826 it doesnt matter what the asking price was. he was increasing the supply, period. Better that than hoarding them or letting the flea vendors keep em

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:38:46 2013 No.621918 >>621908 If they didn't fucking buy it they can't exactly be called "re-sellers" can they?

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:38:46 2013 No.621919

>>621898

And nobody ever liked it.

If they have no interest in the hobby, they shouldnt get involved.
I said back in the begining of the thread, I used to work at a beer distributor, and the owner refused to sell any rare beers to resellers.

Every hobbyist absolutely hates resellers.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:39:46 2013 No.621924 File: 24 KB, 381x404, Untitled.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>621898 Antique resellers are also kinda jewbags I don't see your point.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:40:15 2013 No.621926 >>621912 The supply never changed. If its being sold, its on the market. >>621908 Yardsales, thrift stores, asset recovery buildings, and flea markets are all "the market."

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:40:15 2013 No.621927 >>621910 >They INVENT the market value >he actually believes this >he calls me delusional Please, take even a basic economics course because you don't have a clue what you're talking about.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:42:16 2013 No.621938

>Someone is dumb or uninformed and sells a retro game at a very low price
That isn't the market, that's just a dumb seller
>Someone is dumb or uninformed and buys a retro game from a reseller at a high price
It's just the market, guys. What do you have against the market????

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:43:16 2013 No.621942 >>620559 Filled with autistic manchilds, I tell you

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:44:45 2013 No.621951

>>621927
People have already been over in depth about how they pull shit like this. by driving up the value of their games with fake auctions and constantly re-listing. Not to mention they're often the first in that market so they get to make up whatever prices they want. Not to mention sock puppets and etc to try and make it seem like the game is being traded at a much higher value than it probably would be in a vacuum. this is like serious basic economics here, market interference is age old shit.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:45:15 2013 No.621956 >>621926 I don't know about you, but I will never go to a flea market in illinois, so he's making the market more liquid. >econ 101

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:46:46 2013 No.621963 Effect on the overall prices aside, I think we can all agree that people who use reselling of any product to make a living are sleazy and not really contributing anything to society.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:47:17 2013 No.621970 >>621963 Agreed. I wish we could take all the used car-salesmen and ticket scalpers and throw em of a cliff.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:48:16 2013 No.621978 >>621970 Murder probably isn't a good option, but yes I believe those people are just as bad.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:50:45 2013 No.621985 >>620621 >Reselling is not a real job. It does nothing to better society; it helps no one. That's not so different from a lot of high-status professions in our society.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:50:45 2013 No.621986
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>>621861
>Only outrageous to people who can't afford them.
10/10 WOULD RAGE AGAIN

Even as recently as five years ago, it was still possible to buy retro vidya at reasonable prices. These days,it's like everyone lost their goddamn minds. Thank christ I'm not collecting for SNES, or I'd have to fucking pawn off my kidneys to be able to afford even the must-haves.

The point is it didn't use to be like that. Don't try to pretend like old vidya are luxury items in the same tier as fucking antiques. This artificially created price inflation is a very recent phenomenon,and the people responsible for it are actively ruining my hobby and deserve to fucking BURN.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:51:15 2013 No.621994 >/vr/tards raging at people who find great deals >tard logic would dictate they also would take an opportunity

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:51:45 2013 No.621991 I think I'll start hunting for good retrogame deals and make youtube videos of me smashing cartridges just for fun. Imagine if the views I get are equal to the ammount of tears dropped mm genius

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:52:18 2013 No.622001

>>621924
The point is that it has to start somewhere. If nobody did this, all these games would be stuck in one place, barely anybody would get to play them and they would eventually just be trashed. That's how things are distributed, people take a small chunk of cash for their footwork. Sure there are some asswipes who take more than they should, but that's not everybody.

>>	ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 7 00:52:45 2013 No.621998 >>621986 This. I am fucking furious about the price of Demon's Crest. But it isn't reseller's fault. It is Grumps and AVGN and other LPers.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:52:45 2013 No.622000 >>621970 Isn't it universally agreed that used car salesmen are crooks?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:53:16 2013 No.622008 >>621991 I think I'll start hunting for good retrogame deals and make youtube videos of me selling the games at price below the average price. Imagine if the views I get are equal to the ammount of tears dropped.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:53:45 2013 No.622005 >>621985 Exactly. I don't hate the idea of people making money, I hate the idea of them making money in scummy fucking ways.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:54:16 2013 No.622014 >>621970 >scalpers Why? I love outjewing them and getting into Steelers playoff games for $33 a ticket, or any Pirates game for under $10.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:55:18 2013 No.622020 >>622005 >I don't hate the idea of people making money, I hate the idea of them making money in scummy fucking ways. Better stop buying clothes and food and electronics and other mass produced goods then.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:56:16 2013 No.622029 >>622020 Why? I literally have no choice but to do that, I'm still allowed to begrudge the people who've created this situation though.

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:56:18 2013 No.622024

>>622001
No they wouldn't? It's like you think people never bought or sold stuff beforehand, there just wasn't this culture of people trying to profit just from re-selling. It was usually just hobbyists selling off excess stock or just selling off parts of their collection they just don't want anymore. It's just pawn stars and storage wars people have suddenly decided that this isn't about the hobby anymore it's about making a dime off it.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:56:18 2013 No.622025 Can /vr/ make a list of acceptable rules to follow when reselling so I don't feel like a monster for making $5.00 on eBay? I don't want to sit in bed staring at the ceiling knowing someone out there things I'm a thief.

>>	Gray Blob !1fuckupmdM Tue May 7 00:57:16 2013 No.622036 >>622025 RULES FOR BEING A RESELLER AND NOT GARNERING MASS HATE ON /VR/ 1. Don't let /vr/ know you're a reseller.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 00:57:46 2013 No.622031 File: 24 KB, 448x314, karl-marx-hip[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>622005 Welcome to Capitalism

Anonymous Tue May 7 00:58:47 2013 No.622039

Resellers, wanting it or not, take care of those products better than the actual owner selling it in his yard. They know the value of such things, they know a good deal when they see one. You call it overpriced, well, get used to it, those cartridges aren't going to lower their price since they're not producing them anymore. The prices are only raising because there are people buying and if you can't afford them blame it on yourself for being poor.

Anonymous Tue May 7 01:00:46 2013 No.622048

>>622025
Rules for being a reseller

1. Don't make a fucking job out of it.

Seriously, if you find some copy of some game and you want to sell it off to a collector and not keep it for yourself go ahead. But don't go full jew scouring flea markets and yard sales to try and jew people out of their money because you don't want to be productive.

Anonymous Tue May 7 01:00:46 2013 No.622052

>>622025
I think the three universally agreed upon rules are:
1. you are selling off extras or duplicates
2. you are selling games you no longer want.
3. you don't go out with the intent of getting a game just to throw it up on eBay to make money (say you find Earthbound at a yard sale for $5, but play it and don't like it, selling it would be fine since you didn't buy it with that intent (though /vr/ would probably want you to sell it in one of the BST threads))

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:01:16 2013 No.622058 >>621998 Better take down those Youtube bastards

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:01:46 2013 No.622053 >>622025 Just don't be an asshole like the guys who put Earthbound up for $200. Actually have a fair price that doesn't piss people off and make the market more inflated than it already is.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:01:46 2013 No.622056 >>622025 Starting price: $0.00 People always go after the cheapest auctions first,so yours will be at the top of the list. Then sit back and let the auction will take care of itself.

Anonymous Tue May 7 01:02:16 2013 No.622060

>>622024
Sure it's more abundant now especially with the surge of online marketplace websites, but it's really the same thing as some soccer mom selling her kid's old games to a pawn shop and them tacking on a couple dollars. Nowadays there's just a higher demand for these things due to Youtube videos, more exposure to a younger crowd, and those same kids growing up and trying to recoup their old collection now that they have disposable income.

>>	ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 7 01:03:47 2013 No.622065 >>622048 If I have a job to support myself, and use all my money from reselling to buy more games and nothing else, is that ok?

Anonymous Tue May 7 01:05:46 2013 No.622080

>>622048
This really should be the only problem. The reason these people mark shit up to ridiculous prices (ex. fucking $25 for Donkey Kong 64) is because you are not going to make any money off of this shit in general. I can get behind people who sell off their doubles to help fund a collection, or even people who buy games knowing they have them already to do the same.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:05:46 2013 No.622081 >>622065 Like others pointed out. If it is a game you bought to actually play and it turns out you either don't like it or just want to get rid of it it's alright. Personally I am fine with reselling stuff as long as it is not for an insane price.

ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 7 01:07:46 2013 No.622090

>>622081
Ok, so I buy games specifically to resell them about 25% of the time, but ALL the money goes to buying games I don't have, and want to play. I don't sell them for an insane price, but I do buy specifically to sell some of the time.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:09:46 2013 No.622098 what if their hobby is to resell things some people like the thrill of the trade LOL

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:11:18 2013 No.622106 There is nothing wrong with reselling. You guys are just jaded/jealous.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:17:17 2013 No.622128 Basically what I got from this thread is that people don't actually want games, since all they do is bitch when people talk about selling them.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:19:19 2013 No.622149 If I lived in the US I would sell all the shit you got there in Brazil. The prices here are outrageous and if someone made a youtube show in portuguese about retro games, shit would hit the fan

The Big GameHunter !!gazZQ5+LXiP Tue May 7 01:19:46 2013 No.622146

>>622025

second

If /vr/ can make 10 commandants for reselling I can follow to a T, I would really appreciate it.

If there are guidelines we can all follow as a community, not only will that help other collectors, but I think we can better ourselves on a personal level.

So who's with me on an established list of dos and don'ts when out on the hunt for games?

One thing I think should be perfectly acceptable is this situation.

>see SNES & 10 games at flea market
>"hey, how much for two super nintendo games?"
>donkey kong country 3 & U.N. Squadron are in there and the only game you want
>you've been looking for it for ages
>"sorry, I'm selling the 10 games & system all together or nothing"
>you buy everything and sell everything you don't want

what's not ok

>see super mario world
>you have 15 copies
>buy it just to make $5.00 on ebay because someone was selling it for 2

and then there's a grey area I want your opinions on. What do you guys think of buying with the intent ONLY to trade? Is it wrong to buy up copies of star wars battlefront 2 for cheap just to trade with on /vr/ or your message board of choice for games you DO want? or is that frowned apon because "you're taking the game from someone who actually needed it"?

The Big GameHunter !!gazZQ5+LXiP Tue May 7 01:22:46 2013 No.622158

>>622149

I know of a bunch of sellers at the mexican flea markets who claim they ship all their marios down to brazil for multi hundred dollar figures, so there's a serious black market for retro games down there from what I've heard.

I feel for you brazilians, but then I remember how many packages I lost to Brazil and feel conflicted.

Just what the hell IS going on with the postal service down there anyway?

Anonymous Tue May 7 01:24:17 2013 No.622164

>>622146
>What do you guys think of buying with the intent ONLY to trade? Is it wrong to buy up copies of star wars battlefront 2 for cheap just to trade with on /vr/ or your message board of choice for games you DO want? or is that frowned apon because "you're taking the game from someone who actually needed it"?
I can make the argument that I took it from someone who wanted it to resell it. With the trade it ended up in the hands of someone who wanted to play it, and you got a game you wanted to play, everyone's happy.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:30:16 2013 No.622183 >bankrupted Get over yourself. He's still buying shitty games and he's still selling them for inflated prices on eBay.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:31:17 2013 No.622190 >>622183 Op was quoting the simpsons....

Anonymous Tue May 7 01:31:17 2013 No.622193

>>622025
You could just sell whatever you sell and however you prefer. As long as you're not breaking any eBay rules and your selling practices feel fair to you personally, it should be fine IMO. People on 4chan can sometimes have a skewed outlook on things, and because of that, I don't think it's wise to blindly adopt opinions and ideas from this site. Instead, you should think things through with your own brains.
I wasn't aware that resellers are such a heated issue. After reading the thread I can see why people can get upset about that stuff, but I'm still not too convinced by the arguments against resellers.

Anonymous Tue May 7 01:31:17 2013 No.622194

>>622158
a lot of it gets astray or stuck or simply breaks in the customs.

our laws regarding the importation of electronic products can't exceed a limit or we got to pay a tax and if we pay this tax it ends having the same price as here anyway, so ppl let it go.

we need it to be shipped as gift to avoid the tax

if it is astray our justice here takes so long to handle things that is better to just let it go. might take over 10 years to see any sort of indenization.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:38:46 2013 No.622218 >>622190 ~whoops~ Haven't seen Simpsons in well over 10 years, sorry. My point still stands though, fuck BGH.

Anonymous Tue May 7 01:38:47 2013 No.622216

>>622193
>You could just sell whatever you sell and however you prefer. As long as you're not breaking any eBay rules and your selling practices feel fair to you personally, it should be fine IMO.
NOTHING IS TRUE
EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED

Yeah,no. You can operate perfectly within the confines of the law and still be looked down upon as a sniveling asshole. That's why ethics exist.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:42:16 2013 No.622227 >>620963 Wait, is that an actual thing? Like, people will list their sporadically working systems and charge a premium because it's "haunted?"

>>	The Big GameHunter !!gazZQ5+LXiP Tue May 7 01:44:46 2013 No.622234 >>622227 Yes, and it works, but only when someone posts an extremely elaborate story as to why it's haunted and what it's backstory is. People are basically paying Premium for a tagged on creepypasta.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:48:46 2013 No.622251 >>622146 It's called stop reselling and get a real job. Why are you still here?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:55:47 2013 No.622274 >>621791 So get there earlier. Do you really expect me to cry for you if you actually can get deals on videogames in your area but don't because someone else got there first?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 01:57:16 2013 No.622284 >>622218 That quote is from a Simpsons episode over 10 years old though.

Anonymous Tue May 7 01:57:48 2013 No.622282

>Product that is difficult to find due to being discontinued but still in working order
>People find, buy, and resell whenever they can so others can enjoy owning said product

It must be because I play and buy Magic cards but I see nothing wrong with this.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 02:02:16 2013 No.622301 >>622284 I would like to believe most of the people on /vr/ are in their 20s, but I could be wrong.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 02:02:47 2013 No.622297 >>621902 Just use a throwaway email and list your games. You have a trip and a name, so so if people do business with you and are satisfied they can vouch for you in the BST thread.

>>	ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 7 02:08:17 2013 No.622331 >>622301 I assumed most were 30 or over. I am 21 myself, but that is aside the point

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 02:11:17 2013 No.622343 File: 317 KB, 600x600, 35319794.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Wahaha that's what you get you filthy reseller.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 02:12:46 2013 No.622350 >>622128 This, /vr/ confirmed for shit board.

>>	The Big GameHunter !!gazZQ5+LXiP Tue May 7 02:14:47 2013 No.622364 File: 156 KB, 632x456, 1252039996563.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>622350 and yet 10X better than /v/. For all the shit this board gives me I still love you guys. There's no place I'd e rather be.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 02:17:16 2013 No.622383 >>622364 In my opinion, /vr/ is one of the best boards on 4chan. Not THE best, maybe not even third place, but it's somewhere up there near the top.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 02:17:16 2013 No.622384 >>622364 Fuck you I hate you the most

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 02:21:46 2013 No.622408 >>622364 Of course it's better than /v/. I am just appalled there are people who discourage the distribution of video games solely because MUH ETHICS.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 02:39:16 2013 No.622495 File: 76 KB, 326x326, 1286870768761.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>622408 Yeah, surely all that price-gouging is truly god's work that lets as many of us enjoy classic vidya as possible. Get fucked.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 02:40:16 2013 No.622507 >>622408 Actually I'll bump this because maybe you guys can enlighten me on why this is acceptable.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 02:47:46 2013 No.622538 >>620428 Maybe you shouldn't have a shit wife.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 02:47:46 2013 No.622539 RIP scalper scum

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 02:55:16 2013 No.622565 Wait, his channel's gone? I don't care about his ... capitalistic market tendencies—I really, really enjoyed his videos. :( I never bought nor intended to buy anything from him so I couldn't care less how much he marks up his prices.

>>	ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 7 02:56:16 2013 No.622571 >>622364 Yeah, /vr/ is like my internet home, and I love the anons here. Even when they are dicks.

Anonymous Tue May 7 02:57:16 2013 No.622579

If I was married with wife and kids and I had to depend on reselling childrens playthings, I'd honestly just put bullet through my head. Reselling means you're poor. and too lazy to get a real job to actually make some money. Any idiot can go out and spot earthbound, it's not hard. Yeah, great, you found a $10 dollar copy of earthbound, sell it and live off that for a week you poor piece of shit.

Anonymous Tue May 7 03:00:16 2013 No.622585

You fucking assholes dont get it do you? Asking a an inflated amount for a rare game isnt a problem, its how you determine the value of something in an evolving market. If its too high you lower the price until you get a bite and there is usually some fad crazy faggot that just HAS to have it. The problem isn't people trying to make a buck off a naive fanbase. Its people that don't know how to control their spending habits.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 03:03:16 2013 No.622597 File: 29 KB, 432x363, 1366682436665.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>622585 >>622579 I can't decide which post I like better.

>>	ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 7 03:05:46 2013 No.622603 >>622579 I have a job. I use that job to pay bills, buy food, and go to movies and buy a few games. I resell. I use that to pay for games. Why don't you understand that?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 03:09:47 2013 No.622613 I have an idea! lets just give away any duplicate copies away to those that done have a copy! That way we all get to wallow for eternity in video-gaming bliss the way Jesus meant it to be! There wont be any war or money or capitalism! HEAVEN ON EARTH

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 03:11:46 2013 No.622623 >>622597 I like the one about killing yourself over reselling games better

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 03:13:46 2013 No.622632 >>622495 then dont pay it

Anonymous Tue May 7 03:17:17 2013 No.622648

>>622603
I understand buying and reselling to fund personal game purchases which would otherwise be useless spending, but I'm talking about the people who are so thirsty and the only reason they do it is because they are lazy. And most of the time they are very arrogant about their deals and love to talk down to anyone else. Hoarders. Nothing to brag about when you're an uneducated lazy shit who thinks they're straight up entrepreneurs buying people's garbage. Honestly speaking, all retro games aren't valuable gems, they are just pieces of old trash that we find nostalgic value in and wanna play for fun. The buyers are no better than the sellers but whatever people spend their money on is their own prerogative. However, the main point is that resellers are scum shroud themselves in their own failures in life by acting like everything they find in the garbage is a damn treasure.

Anonymous Tue May 7 03:25:47 2013 No.622672

>>622632
I'm not.
That's why I keep trying my luck at the local flea market and garage sales hoping to find that one elusive game I've been searchOh wait, the only things I find are whatever scraps were left by the resellers after they're done snatching anything remotely valuable.

So now we're back to square one, where it's either overpaying some asshole on Ebay or not paying him and just sitting there with no vidya.

>>	ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 7 03:27:16 2013 No.622675 >>622648 That seems a little extreme. I just have fun hunting for games, cleaning, and playing them. Then telling all you fine people about it.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 03:37:46 2013 No.622710 >>622675 They are damn fine pieces of junk though, Love vidya.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 03:39:16 2013 No.622715 >>620198 >it WAS big game hunter. And nothing of value was lost.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 04:55:16 2013 No.622859 >>622364 BGH, how old are you, and did you go to college.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 05:06:16 2013 No.622885 >>620451 Refurbishers are douchebags They get stuff in for almost nothing, fix it, and sell it for a fortune. I really hate refurbishers because all of them offer no warranty, and the fixes they make don't even last.

Anonymous Tue May 7 05:25:46 2013 No.622921

>some old lady's son moved out
>she's selling off his SNES collection
>they're neatly sorted and boxed so he obviously intended to keep them
>some faggot shows up, films it, buys every game for like 2 bux, even haggles when she asks for more, giggles like a fag when he loots games worth 50 times that much

gamehunter?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 05:28:46 2013 No.622924 No idea what this is, why it's here, or why I'm responsible for something, but altogether I don't give a fuck. Get this Internet Celebrity-level BS off of /vr/ please, thank you kindly.

>>	ParkerPeters !K/SBi83mqI Tue May 7 05:33:16 2013 No.622934 >>622885 what does that even mean? Do you even hear yourself?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 05:34:17 2013 No.622942 >>622921 saw the video. is there an archive of the relevant thread anywhere? could use a laugh

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 05:41:16 2013 No.622961 I highly doubt /vr/ is big enough or well-known enough to do anything just yet (and I like it that way). Nothing to see here, move along.

Anonymous Tue May 7 05:50:17 2013 No.622986

>>620320
you are a moron.

>see lambourghini being sold for 3 bucks
>already have one
>OKAY I WON'T BUY IT THEN

you're king of the retards.
if i see cheap shit that i know is worth much more, i will buy it and make a profit from it.

this is how life works, why should i give any fucks about anyone else but me? i'd rather have more money to buy shit i want or have to work less hard for a while than have you get your fucking whatever cheap.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 07:25:46 2013 No.623287 >>620087 should we give his money back?

Anonymous Tue May 7 07:35:46 2013 No.623321

His videos are available for me. Watching one right now. If anything, his videos are a good way to learn how to deal with people selling these video games. Too often I hear "I would have bought the game but the guy ask $50 for Super Mario World" on this board when it's really a matter of talking to people to get reasonable prices most of the time.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 07:40:16 2013 No.623332 Isn't this the fag that used to advertise on /v/ last year? And he'd go to garage sales and flea markets asking if they had video games? And he also had an eBay page as well?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 07:43:46 2013 No.623343 >>623332 The one and only.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 07:55:46 2013 No.623379 File: 9 KB, 206x245, hj.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>622986 You are so cute you must be a Hello Jewwy.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 07:56:46 2013 No.623382 >>623379 It's hilarious how people like you attack successful people for being successful.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 07:59:46 2013 No.623389 >>620087 Wait, is OP quoting the Simpsons there? That sounds like the Radioactive man episode? That was a long time ago... I miss good Simpsons.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 08:00:16 2013 No.623392 >>622331 HAHAHAHAHA No, at this point your average /b/tard is just entering highschool and /v/ isn't much better.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 08:04:16 2013 No.623403 >>623382 Your mesaurement of sucess is even cuter then.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 08:12:16 2013 No.623430 >>623403 Well I'm sorry that life doesn't play by happy-go-lucky paradise rules where everyone is a success and we're all jumping around in flowerbeds.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 08:12:46 2013 No.623427 >>623403 >mesaurement >sucess Confirmed for retarded.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 08:16:46 2013 No.623439 >>623379 >JEWS >>>/pol/

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 09:16:17 2013 No.623619 >http://youtu.be/7zljZ4WIJvs it's back up. (that's some delicious god-tier jewing btw)

>>	Gray Blob !1fuckupmdM Tue May 7 09:31:46 2013 No.623662 >>623619 Looks like it was only down for about 12 hours too. Damn YouTube, that's some fast action.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 09:35:17 2013 No.623675 >>623662 >Damn YouTube, that's some fast action. I suppose it's worth noting to anyone in the future planning to shit all over BGH, don't bother hacking the account, just use the DMCA next time.

Anonymous Tue May 7 10:20:46 2013 No.623807
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I can see why some people would hate BGH, Especially here in /vr/.

I haven't seen his eBay auctions so I can't speak about his prices but come on guys, hating him just because he gets cheap (some of them somewhat rare) games and resells them it's just stupid. That being said I'm a collector myself yet I don't scream "FUCKING JEW! I HOPE YOU GET CANCER AND DIE" every time I see him post.

I used to check flea markets, pawn shops and stores that sell used games to find stuff that I want before knowing about BGH, if anything his videos have encouraged me to keep doing this instead of bitching at him how he should give me that Ninja Gaiden in the box he found for a dollar just because I love NG more than him.

Anonymous Tue May 7 10:24:16 2013 No.623819

>>623807
Honestly I don't even understand the hate, he picks games up and sells them, what's wrong with this. Are the people he buys from also greedy jews? What about the people who sell you games? Don't you like buying games?
I'm honestly having a hard time understanding all of this reasoning.

Anonymous Tue May 7 10:34:47 2013 No.623852
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>>623819

It is indeed mind-blowing. I think it's something like this though:

>vydia forum
>people gather and talk about vydia (except /v/, which just hates on everything)
>BGH shows up posting videos about how he finds stuff people want for cheap and resell it on eBay (so he can keep supporting his hobby, which is of course vydia)
>BURN THIS HEATHEN, HOW HE DARES TO PULL THIS SO CALLED "BUSINESS" STUFF, HE SHOULD GIVE THAT SHIT FOR FREE!

These kind of people seem to forget (or not know) that others have been doing this BEFORE BGH.

But hey, let's just hate him. Easy that way right?

Anonymous Tue May 7 10:50:17 2013 No.623893
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>>623852
I don't know man, it just seems a lot of reasons to me.

People are essentially jealous that they beat them to the punch of showing up early at the flea markets and get all the good video games. Essentially they want all the good games with zero effort, being lazy these days is somehow a virtue in their heads.

They're mad that games prices are becoming inflated, and while this indeed is terrible and it's not getting any better, that's just supply and demand works, it's not even specific to video games, people only pay what they believe is reasonable, and for the most part that's actually the buyer's fault, if people weren't willing to give so much money for Earthbound or Panzer Dragoon Saga their prices wouldn't be like this. Inflation goes both ways, that's just how economy works.

Lastly, it's not like BGH is rolling in fucking money AFAIK, re-selling games really isn't that much profitable. The best anyone can hope for is selling some bullshit game for $40 to $60, how is that a lot of money.

Anonymous Tue May 7 11:10:17 2013 No.623947

>>622921
Move out, take your shit unless you make damn sure your mom isn't gonna sell it.
I don't remember the haggling bit, but it's been a while since I've seen the video. But still, don't leave shit at your moms if you want it unless you're damn sure she won't sell it.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:12:17 2013 No.623954 >>622924 LOL >I don't watch videos related to retro video games so it doesn't belong in /vr/. Gos uck a duck.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:12:17 2013 No.623957 File: 4 KB, 304x244, h765.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >The guy who contacted some little old lady so he could pay peanuts for what was obviously one of her children's/grand children's collections. Great news. Thanks OP.

Anonymous Tue May 7 11:14:17 2013 No.623964

>>623852
>These kind of people seem to forget (or not know) that others have been doing this BEFORE BGH.
Wow. Could you be more of a faggot? Let's see, it's either your ASSUMPTION designed to place people who dislike the practice in a bad light, or, you know, it could possibly be because we're well aware of the fact that there are many, many people who do what he does, and we feel slighted in some way as a result.
We don't hate him without realizing he's one of many, we hate him BECAUSE he's one of many.

>>623893
>Essentially they want all the good games with zero effort, being lazy these days is somehow a virtue in their heads.
No. Fuck you, too.

>They're mad that games prices are becoming inflated
Well, yes, of course.
> that's just supply and demand works
No, that's how this absurd, broken market works. The supply is there, but the demand is from people who are easily exploited. It's their fault as well, of course.

>>	Gray Blob !1fuckupmdM Tue May 7 11:15:17 2013 No.623975 >>623957 >implying you wouldn't have jumped at the chance to get pristine boxed NES games for $1 apiece >implying anyone here wouldn't have jumped at that chance

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:16:48 2013 No.623978 >>623975 No I would have recognized that's someone's collection and I couldn't break their heart like that. I wonder what it's like to have no soul?

Anonymous Tue May 7 11:19:47 2013 No.623992

>>623964
>No. Fuck you, too.
Alright, I'll like to hear your reasoning then, these people scavenge these games early, what exactly do you want from them, not to wake up early and get them when they're right for the picking, do you want them to wait for you to pick them is that it?
Honestly, I really want to know what's inherently wrong with this. Not trying to flamebait, just trying to understand what's the reasoning of all this.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:21:17 2013 No.623996 >>623992 Because you're pretending we don't do the same. That's why. You're acting like someone like BGH is there when the flea market opens and nobody else is. That's my reasoning, so as I said, fuck you.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:22:47 2013 No.624006 >>623996 No, I'm saying exactly that, if you want it, wake up early, otherwise someone is going to get it.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:23:17 2013 No.624010 >>623978 What a world of rainbows and happiness you live in.

Anonymous Tue May 7 11:26:17 2013 No.624016

>>624006
No, you didn't.

>People are essentially jealous that they beat them to the punch of showing up early at the flea markets and get all the good video games. Essentially they want all the good games with zero effort, being lazy these days is somehow a virtue in their heads.
You were outright saying exactly the opposite, and acting as though everyone who complains ISN'T out there, and doesn't want to be. Not only that, but a more accurate statement would be:
>If you want it, wake up early. Even if you do, however, all that means is that you get to COMPETE for it.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:28:18 2013 No.624023 >>624016 So what are you trying to say exactly, that you don't want competition?

Anonymous Tue May 7 11:29:17 2013 No.624027

>>623957
You know, while I'm not opposed to what he did (other than buying just to sell), it would be pretty good karma if the owner is an adult and files a police report before long, since there's even a video of BGH receiving what would be stolen goods...

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:30:17 2013 No.624032 >>624023 I'm trying to say that I don't want competition from someone who is essentially outside of the hobby who serves no purpose other than making the already bad retro game market even worse.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:31:47 2013 No.624039 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDYhMBSCODI&list=PL362AFA9A4DBB1501&index=1 kinda like gamehuntervideos tho actually good to watch

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:32:47 2013 No.624041 >>624032 Alright, point taken.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:33:48 2013 No.624047 >>624039 these guys are awesome. hunt around texas for old games and actually keep them.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:34:17 2013 No.624048 >>620394 Enjoy your communism, Yuropoor.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:34:48 2013 No.624049 So what causes more ass hurt on /vr/? Filter vs non filter or reseller vs collector?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:37:17 2013 No.624056 In honor of all the faggots who hate resellers, I just raised my prices 10%, and bumped up S/H by $.50. UPDATE: Just sold a five-screw Kid Icarus for $11. Now cry me some of your delicious tears.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:41:18 2013 No.624075 >>624056 Wow $11. You're bringing in the big money now champ.

Anonymous Tue May 7 11:43:47 2013 No.624083

>>620428
>my wife has my balls in a vice.
That's a personal problem you should have seen coming long before you married.
That said, you don't care to much about the money for kids because you are not selling your current copies of Chrono Trigger/Earthbound, and never mind the fact you sell the extras for more gaming money might even show why your wife has to grip your balls. Short of it you are greedy and want everything and bitch about your wife when really it's both of you being awful people.

Anonymous Tue May 7 11:43:47 2013 No.624084

I like how people in this thread think anyone here is mad about sellers. I'm not mad at all. I'm thrilled his channel is gone and hopefully he will be cast off as a cliff note. If anything I'm genuinely optimistic about this bright new future that lay ahead.

Anonymous Tue May 7 11:46:47 2013 No.624097

>>624016
>If you want it, wake up early. Even if you do, however, all that means is that you get to COMPETE for it.
That's life in a nutshell
You are entitled to nothing
You either deal with it and fight for what you want, say "fuck it" and go for something else, or bitch on the internet how it's "not fair"

Anonymous Tue May 7 11:47:17 2013 No.624101

>>624075
My point was that a five-screw Icarus is worth... about eleven bucks, and I sold it for eleven bucks, because nobody is going to pay more than eleven bucks for it.

Earthbound is worth about 150, because that's what people seem willing to pay.

The bottom line is this... you can bitch and bitch about resellers, but, we put in the effort to buy these games, and people buy them from us. We're the ones up at the crack of butt pawing through grandma's epic porcelain dog collection to find one of the 12 extant copies of Final Fantasy II that wasn't shipped to a used clothing store in Provo, UT. Yeah, I have four of them - I earned them. You want one? They're $30. What did I pay? Probably a total of $30 for all 4. Don't like it? Tough shit.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:47:17 2013 No.624102 >>624084 What makes this future so bright?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 11:49:17 2013 No.624107 >>624102 His study of nuclear science and his love of his classes. Also, his crazy teacher who wears dark glasses.

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