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| strickler80:
Sometimes I check out Play 'N Trade, even though I don't buy anything there. Sometimes you can find a good deal at a flea market. A couple years ago I got a complete copy of Alundra for the PS1 for only $5. And the other place I go to is the Estarland Warehouse in Fairfax. |
| bsmith:
There's a store here in Austin called "Game Over" with an incredible selection of old games from every system, and I mean _every_ system. When it comes to retro games, I really only collect NES. Their NES selection is insane, but mostly overpriced. Lowest cart only I could find there was $7 for Harlem Globetrotters. The rest ranges from $10 up. Rarities like Genghis Khan sit in a glass case with super-high price tags. It's sure fun to browse there though! That said, I've either stumbled into my games at thrift stores on the cheap (BurgerTime CIB for $2 comes to mind), or ordered them in groups from eBay sellers. |
| matt:
@bsmith I know exactly what you mean. Here in mid-Michigan we have a few small shops but all of their stuff outside of sports titles is all over priced. Such is life in a post-eBay/Amazon retail world I guess. I still enjoy browsing though. |
| scott:
@matt I have to say that the Buy two, get one I got this weekend was a decent deal. As long as the free game is close to the same price as the other two, and you don't burn it on some $3 cheapy. ha |
| jobocan:
Oh wow.... This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.... So I remembered there was a small game store within a video store that had a few old games near here (basically the only store in my whole city with old games). So I decided to check it out after work. They have a Bally Astrocade with 7 games for 300$, which, by my calculation, is slightly too high, but that's not the ridiculous thing there. So I see a fairly okay condition copy of Mega Man X on SNES, and the first thing that catches my eye is the big sticker on it that says "special collector discount: 15% off!!!!". The price? 99.99$... And you're telling me THAT'S after going 15% off? Seems people around here, even game store owners, REALLY are morons when it comes to game pricing. |
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