GameStop Now Selling "Retro" Games and Consoles

Nathan Drake · Jun 22, 2015

raulpica said:
Fair in my book was when I was paying $2 for a game cartridge in a car boot. Not what the "market" wants me to pay for it now.

I apologize on part of the 90s that they had to end.

raulpica · Jun 22, 2015

Nathan Drake said:
I apologize on part of the 90s that they had to end.

Quite the opposite - in the 90s you were paying $40 for a game because it was THE HOT SHIT and it had just came out.

I was quite grateful when in the 00s those games were WAY past their prime and could be bought for $2.

But now, even more years later, it's somehow right paying $40 for a game which came out 20 years ago? What?

Nathan Drake · Jun 22, 2015

raulpica said:
Quite the opposite - in the 90s you were paying $40 for a game because it was THE HOT SHIT and it had just came out. But paying $40 for a game which came out 20 years ago? What?

I don't think this thread is the place to delve into basic economic principles of supply and demand.

raulpica · Jun 22, 2015

Nathan Drake said:
I don't think this thread is the place to delve into basic economic principles of supply and demand.

You'll know better than me that prices can be kept artificially high, then.

And this is what is happening.

Foxi4 · Jun 22, 2015

Why do I think this is going to be a disaster with minimum wage part-time workers not knowing how to set things up or care for 10, 20+ year old hardware which will inevitably end up on Gamestop's garbage tip?

Dork · Jun 22, 2015

Now about these retro games:
1. Do they come with their original box/case + manuals and other pamphlets?
2. Are they in good condition?

If it's on par with the shitty conditions of their used games then I'm not even going to bother.

Tom Bombadildo · Jun 22, 2015

Dork said:
Now about these retro games:
1. Do they come with their original box/case + manuals and other pamphlets?
2. Are they in good condition?

If it's on par with the shitty condition of their used games than I'm not even going to bother.

The photos given for each game show whether the games have cases or not, but it doesn't mention manuals. Most of the cartridge based games looks like they don't have any original box or manual. So for collectors, this is probably a meh idea.

spotanjo3 · Jun 22, 2015

Neat. I missed NES and SNES a lot. They were the best video games every played in history and next was PSX and PS2. However, I rather save my money for motorcycle, car, and a house. Those games are now a memorized to me and will stay in the past. I am moving on. Therefore, I am still playingwith PS3 and its enough for me. Money wise. I want to enjoy the nature with my motorcycle and car and house. It is more important to me than apartment I am currently lived right now, really.

Dork · Jun 22, 2015

Foxi4 said:
Why do I think this is going to be a disaster with minimum wage part-time workers not knowing how to set things up or care for 10, 20+ year old hardware which will inevitably end up on Gamestop's garbage tip?

"Yeah, we got an N64."

raulpica · Jun 22, 2015

Foxi4 said:
Why do I think this is going to be a disaster with minimum wage part-time workers not knowing how to set things up or care for 10, 20+ year old hardware which will inevitably end up on Gamestop's garbage tip?

"Let's see... it's okay, I assure you that the game is working, no worries... I seem to remember my dad told me you had to spit in the cartridge like this to make it work... The black smoke and the electric sparks? Yeah, it's part of the thing"

Harsky · Jun 22, 2015

All this talk about retro games makes me wonder what the market for PS3/Wii/360 games will be like in 20 years time? Buy now, hoard and sell them on later? I'm sure people will either go, "OH WOW, I REMEMBER THAT GAME" or, "That game sucks and you want $40+ because it's old? Hahahanope."

I personally think it's because there's a boom in retro games because of the whole, "hey, 80's are cool". I think prices will eventually settle which is why I tend to buy the retro games that I really want to play and not, "I MUST HAVE THIS SHITTY LICENSED NES GAME BECAUSE IT'S OLD".

Jiro2 · Jun 22, 2015

raulpica said:
Give it 10 years, and this stuff will go back to cost $2.

NES games are 10 years older than these PS1 games, and they haven't gone back to $2.

VinsCool · Jun 22, 2015

does this stuff applies to EB games too?

Tom Bombadildo · Jun 22, 2015

VinsCool said:
does this stuff applies to EB games too?

At this time, it's US only, so no EB Games.

XDel · Jun 22, 2015

I shall continue to support the local guy who started a retro shop before Gameslop jumped on the band wagon.

Catastrophic · Jun 22, 2015

raulpica said:
Quite the opposite - in the 90s you were paying $40 for a game because it was THE HOT SHIT and it had just came out.

I was quite grateful when in the 00s those games were WAY past their prime and could be bought for $2.

But now, even more years later, it's somehow right paying $40 for a game which came out 20 years ago? What?

I wouldn't trust a GameStop for pricing any day, but a lot of these older games can retain quite some value if there's a lot of demand for them and/or if they are rare and hard to find. Age doesn't have much to do with it.

WiiCube_2013 · Jun 22, 2015

You know what, a game store nearby that usually has old consoles and accessories doesn't even clean them at all, they're just put up all dirty and expect to sell 'em as is. Matter of fact, they do get sold but it just shows how much they don't care about the condition of the items they're being sold.

Anyway, the store is CeX. I've not bought a game from them in a year or so, except for PS1 and Original Xbox games.

FAST6191 · Jun 22, 2015

Harsky said:
All this talk about retro games makes me wonder what the market for PS3/Wii/360 games will be like in 20 years time? Buy now, hoard and sell them on later? I'm sure people will either go, "OH WOW, I REMEMBER THAT GAME" or, "That game sucks and you want $40+ because it's old? Hahahanope."

I personally think it's because there's a boom in retro games because of the whole, "hey, 80's are cool". I think prices will eventually settle which is why I tend to buy the retro games that I really want to play and not, "I MUST HAVE THIS SHITTY LICENSED NES GAME BECAUSE IT'S OLD".

I had pondered the same thing. I have to wonder if the nostalgia will temper the sales volume, and whether hardware based emulation will be a thing by this point. There are what 50 NES games that sold over a million worldwide, a million is not that much for a single region any more.

That said I am reliving the car boots that raulpica was on about with the PS360 right now. GTA5 on the 360 for £2 the other day.

I am surprised the N64 is rated so highly, at least in North America, though.

Deleted member 331788 · Jun 22, 2015

raulpica said:
Fair in my book was when I was paying $2 for a game cartridge in a car boot. Not what the "market" wants me to pay for it now.

All this exposure is only going to make it worse - but it's just a fad, like the Cabbage Patch kids were. Give it 10 years, and this stuff will go back to cost $2.

You right about that ...because it will be a closing down sale!!!! ...in 10 years time there will be no GameStop, EB Games, or GAME ...because everything available for your home video game console will only be available as a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, and to follow that ...the crash of the Video Games market!!!!

kehkou · Jun 22, 2015

This is way overpriced. I can walk into Noble Collectables and walk out with SSB 64 for $15.

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