So, who is responsible for hyping up Punky Skunk?

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bikingjahuty:

--- Quote from: Warmsignal on December 30, 2014, 09:36:08 pm ---
--- Quote from: bikingjahuty on December 30, 2014, 06:02:41 pm ---This has been happening with a lot of pS1 titles. While it was never worth under $10, XMEN vs Street Fighter used to be a $20 game, not people are paying $60 to $70 for it. The PS1 is rapidly becoming the next SNES; people are looking for the next thing to collect for since the SNES is becoming too expensive for new collectors and old collectors are equally tired of having to pay a premium for the more obscure titles. The PS1 is in many ways the spiritual successor to the SNES, and it wouldn't surprise me to see games like Strider 2 or Castlevania Chronicles go for over $100 in a couple of years. There are a good 30 games on the PS1 I am after and want to get them out of the way ASAP before this happens.

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You are scaring me. Basically, what I need to do right now is go on a PS1 buying spree of all the dirt cheap ones I've yet to get. Seems like a good idea. Surely they won't stay under $10 forever. It's strange because I seem to recall a PS1 collecting craze back in the mid to late 2000s with games like FF 7 that were going for $80, and stories of people hoarding copies of an Easter bunny game because it was one of the last releases, then it all kind of crashed, basically as everything Nintendo was starting to take off.

Strider 2 confuses me. My local store has one and he's asking $100 for it already, but he's usually on par with current online prices. When I checked eBay, it's kinda all over the place but still going for $50 - $60.

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I remember that as well and it seemed to be only on a handful of RPGs that carried a lot of nostalgia, mostly Final Fantasy, Lunar, and Tales from what I remember. Now, collectors are scanning the whole library and games that once completely flew under the radar are getting more attention, such as Strider 2. I found my copy about 3 years ago and I remember at the time is was about $25-40 game. It just blows my mind to see what certain games are going for now, both ones I have and ones I don't. Sadly, some games have outgrown my desire to pay what they are going for. Misadventures of Tron Bonne is one of them. When I first was eyeing this game it was going for around $60, now there are copies that sell for $200 used. So yes, I highly recommend to anyone who has an interest in PS1 collecting, start now because the storm is coming, and coming fast lol

starbronze21:
Man, this keeps happening to me. I just got into collecting PS1 cause I used to play PS1 games as a kid and I got a nostalgia itch. Just as I was dipping my toes into what else the PS1 has to offer (like the excellent Lunar Sliver Star Story) it seems like all the collectors starting noticing it too. I used to be super big on collecting NES and then things started getting ridiculous. Now I can't find any NES treasure because the DFW area seems to have dried up. I hope the same doesn't happen to PS1 cause that's when Gamechasing loses some of it's fun. :/

Warmsignal:

--- Quote from: starbronze21 on January 12, 2015, 02:53:48 am ---Man, this keeps happening to me. I just got into collecting PS1 cause I used to play PS1 games as a kid and I got a nostalgia itch. Just as I was dipping my toes into what else the PS1 has to offer (like the excellent Lunar Sliver Star Story) it seems like all the collectors starting noticing it too. I used to be super big on collecting NES and then things started getting ridiculous. Now I can't find any NES treasure because the DFW area seems to have dried up. I hope the same doesn't happen to PS1 cause that's when Gamechasing loses some of it's fun. :/

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Oh it's not nearly as "fun" as it used to be, regardless of console. So much has changed in all of this since I first started. Rarely can you run across anything in the wild, and every single game now has it's own predetermined value to most stores and sellers on eBay. There is no flat prices for less popular games anymore, that was a nicety of the old days. Heck, you could get a decent deal on eBay back in the day. Now that idea is laughable. Once upon a time people used to charge differently according to condition or completeness, but that is no more for the most part.

byron:

--- Quote from: starbronze21 on January 12, 2015, 02:53:48 am ---the DFW area seems to have dried up.

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Oh god it has. This place was a game collecting paradise six years ago. Now you can't get a copy of Super Mario/Duck Hunt without a blood sacrifice. Even the Movie Trading Co. has jacked up their prices and started sucking. I remember when they charged the same price for boxed games as loose ones. Good times.

To think that this was once Happy Valley! Now it's Gruesome Gulch.

bikingjahuty:

--- Quote from: byron on January 12, 2015, 01:09:20 pm ---
--- Quote from: starbronze21 on January 12, 2015, 02:53:48 am ---the DFW area seems to have dried up.

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Oh god it has. This place was a game collecting paradise six years ago. Now you can't get a copy of Super Mario/Duck Hunt without a blood sacrifice. Even the Movie Trading Co. has jacked up their prices and started sucking. I remember when they charged the same price for boxed games as loose ones. Good times.

To think that this was once Happy Valley! Now it's Gruesome Gulch.

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I blame the Game Chasers mostly. They've been hyping that area up for years as this mecha of cheap retro games (Little Smason for $10, Flintstone's 2 for $5) and now I'm sure every collector within 200-miles makes it a point to bleed the area of any potential deals. It isn't all their fault though, it's bad everywhere because of how popular the hobby has become. I hear the worst place to hunt for games, at least on the cheap, is the east coast. I have no idea why this is, but I've heard many people say how horrible it is and how slim the pickings are.

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