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General and Gaming => Classic Video Games => Topic started by: blipcs76 on April 01, 2012, 12:26:51 pm
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Yesterday me and my wife went to our city's "mother of all garage sales", which is basically a combination garage sale/flea market environment. I naturally was on the scout for classic games. I finally ran into a booth towards the end of the day that had a bunch of games spanning many systems. Jackpot!
However, I recognized the guy as a reseller. All games were marked at $5 unless otherwise marked, which I took to mean common games were $5 and valuable games were marked higher. In looking through the games I picked up two Gamecube titles. The first being Odama, which I was just curious about. The second was Phantasy Star Online Ep 1 & 2! In the back if my mind, I knew this was a rare and valuable game, but knowing the booth was a reseller I second-guessed myself and put both games back and walked away.
When I got home, I looked it up to reassure myself I didn't pass up a great deal before I realized I had. It's the second-highest priced used game in the Gamecube library, following the extremely rare Metroid Prime/Wind Waker combo. I don't remember if it the game I passed up was the regular version or the plus version, which is worth twice as much.
I've been beating myself up since yesterday afternoon since I passed it up. I also left behind loose carts of Risky Woods and Valis III (Genesis), which I also should have picked up. Ever pass up a great deal on a valuable or rare game that you later regretted leaving on the shelf?
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No, I always buy shit that even remotely interests me....I can always resell it later if it isn't what I actually want.
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I didn't know it was worth that much!
It sucks missing out on a find like that but I've found that there is always another one to find. It's also why I always have my phone with me when I go hunting so that I can verify what things are worth.
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I once passed up a cart only copy of Hagane in nice condition because I was on my one month kick of only buying complete snes games. The kicker is, it was $15.
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I've convinced myself it was the regular version and not the plus version, so the sting of passing it up is lessened quite a bit.