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| hexen:
Something has bugged me for a long time and that is how infrequently I find PS1 games at Garage Sales/Thrift Stores/Flea Markets/Etc. Every Friday, for I don't even remember how many years now, a friend and I go out to stores/garage sales looking for games. In this time, I have found almost everything. You can pretty much name a system and I've found something for it. However, despite finding much more uncommon things, I almost never see PS1 games which I would figure wouldn't be too rare a site. I see tons of PS1 systems, however, which just bugs me even more. I am curious how often you guys find them and what you think the cause of this odd shortage is. |
| matt:
I know from experience that even if you do find PS1 games out in the wild, they are usually destroyed. Cases cracked, loads of scratches, etc. |
| jcalder8:
My guess is that other people are buying them before you get there. I regularly find PS1 games in my travels, of course they are almost always old sports games but they are still there. Also if you find the system at a yard sale ask about games, that could help solve the mystery. |
| scott:
GameStop was growing up during that era too, so perhaps a lot of folks traded in games in favor of new stuff. At least you can find ps1 games at used game stores... no one stocks Saturn games around here and I never see them on Craigslist. |
| jobocan:
PS1 games are all over the place, I don't think I can go anywhere that sells games without finding stacks of PS1 shovelware (because the good games are always gone). |
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