gamecube games shooting up in price or is it just me?

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dashv:

--- Quote from: Warmsignal on October 02, 2014, 06:52:39 pm ---
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--- Quote from: Warmsignal on October 02, 2014, 05:56:58 pm ---Either an effect of the pot simmering over with enthusiasm for game collecting, or the fact that GC was far more obscure than PS2 or Xbox. Maybe a bit of both. GC proves to be almost as hard to find in the wild as Dreamcast. I'm shocked that Xbox remains as cheap and unloved as it still is. GC is going up, PS2 is on a steady rise, but I think Xbox is about the same as it was 5 years ago.

Earlier this year I checked everything on VGPC, the only consoles that hadn't seen a large increased average since 2009 was basically everything Sega (- SMS), and XBox. PS1 had actually gone down. Everything else has gone way up. SNES tripled I think.

Nowadays it doesn't surprise me to hear about anything becoming valuable. Especially if it's a game I never bothered to pick up. ;D There are in fact valuable Wii games already, standard release ones. Wii prices are set to go way up in the near future, I'm almost certain.

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You think it's bad now give it 20 years that goes for all those systems. Still can't wrap my head around the fact the xbox 360 will be considered vintage one day. But I bet the games are still worthless, in there case finding a working piece of shit 360 would be the challenge.

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I don't think the slim has quite the same reputation as the old white tanks do. Speaking of which, my 360 is an old white tank that hasn't tanked yet. :D

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To date the 360 is the only console I've just completely and deliberately ignored.

burningdoom:

--- Quote from: Warmsignal on October 02, 2014, 06:52:39 pm ---I don't think the slim has quite the same reputation as the old white tanks do. Speaking of which, my 360 is an old white tank that hasn't tanked yet. :D

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Same here. And it's an early model. I got lucky.

However, it's not exactly 100%. The disc tray sticks and won't open if you close it without a game inside. Strangely enough, as long as a game is in it, though, no problems.

bikingjahuty:
It is not just you, it is going up a ton because the demand has spiked over the past 6-months. Every game store in my area has a hard time keeping GC titles in stock that aren't sports or extremely crappy budget titles (and even some of those are very sought after). Freakin Melee which is ultra common goes for $50 used on Ebay! That is insanity! But yeah, Gamecube collecting is on the rise, which makes sense though since anything old and Nintendo gets a ton of interest in it once it goes out of print and about a decade has gone by. It'll happen to the Wii someday so collect now.

I'm happy I got in and got out when I did in terms of Gamecube collecting. I used to find these games everywhere for dirt cheap. For a while i was finding complete copies of Windwaker for under $5 on almost a weekly basis, but now I rarely see it. I'm done with Gamecube collecting and have every title I care to won for it.

Warmsignal:

--- Quote from: burningdoom on October 02, 2014, 07:15:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: Warmsignal on October 02, 2014, 06:52:39 pm ---I don't think the slim has quite the same reputation as the old white tanks do. Speaking of which, my 360 is an old white tank that hasn't tanked yet. :D

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Same here. And it's an early model. I got lucky.

However, it's not exactly 100%. The disc tray sticks and won't open if you close it without a game inside. Strangely enough, as long as a game is in it, though, no problems.

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Ugh, I started having the same issue a few months ago. What's up with that?

burningdoom:

--- Quote from: Warmsignal on October 02, 2014, 07:33:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: burningdoom on October 02, 2014, 07:15:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: Warmsignal on October 02, 2014, 06:52:39 pm ---I don't think the slim has quite the same reputation as the old white tanks do. Speaking of which, my 360 is an old white tank that hasn't tanked yet. :D

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Same here. And it's an early model. I got lucky.

However, it's not exactly 100%. The disc tray sticks and won't open if you close it without a game inside. Strangely enough, as long as a game is in it, though, no problems.

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Ugh, I started having the same issue a few months ago. What's up with that?

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I don't know. The strange part is that if the gears were wearing, then it would do it even with a game in the tray. I just don't understand how having a game in the tray helps anything.

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