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Title: Do you check game prices on your phone and
Post by: seether on June 07, 2018, 09:30:14 am: buy anything remotely valuable?
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Post by: 98dgreen on June 07, 2018, 09:39:14 am: Only at thrift stores not yard sales.
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Post by: wartoy on June 07, 2018, 06:26:11 pm: yes i check my phone but not for value i check to see if i have it already
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Post by: instantreplay on June 08, 2018, 10:30:31 am: I don't check prices for cheap games. Like if its a game I know isn't worth much but I find a copy that has everything and its in good shape I'll buy it without checking online. When it comes to rare games I always check online.

The more common thing I check online when I'm browsing a store is if I can save money by buying just the disk. Sometimes I'll find a rare game without the case or manual so I'll see if those are available via ebay at a price that can save me some money. If I can't, then it's not worth the hassle.
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Post by: oldgamerz on June 08, 2018, 12:19:17 pm: No but if I were going to buy a game from someone I would think it would be rude if the seller was trying to compare to eBay price listings before selling me the game. Thankfully I never came across this at my local flea market all the prices are fixed plus if you buy more than one item they shave off the price :)
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Post by: hoshichiri on June 08, 2018, 01:05:47 pm: I check at thrift stores to see if a game I want is appropriately priced. I don't look for flips, and at yard sales I just guess.

If you have to stand around & check prices for flipping, you're kind of a lousy flipper.
Title: Re: Do you check game prices on your phone and
Post by: seether on June 08, 2018, 01:14:26 pm: Quote from: hoshichiri on June 08, 2018, 01:05:47 pm
I check at thrift stores to see if a game I want is appropriately priced. I don't look for flips, and at yard sales I just guess.

If you have to stand around & check prices for flipping, you're kind of a lousy flipper.
I check at thrift stores to see if a game I don't know the value of is at all valuable or sought after to determine whether I should add it to my collection xD

I'm getting a better grasp of what everything is worth from the top of my head all the time as time goes on though.
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Post by: kypherion on June 08, 2018, 01:22:38 pm: Yeah, especially when I'm at stuff like retro gaming expo. However, I'm definitely going to barter.
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Post by: bikingjahuty on June 11, 2018, 12:08:34 pm: I check prices all the time, but not because I want to see if something is valuable, but to see if it's a good enough deal. I pass on a lot of stuff because it is too close to ebay or over ebay prices, which I might as well just wait and buy it on ebay of that's the case. If something is a killer deal and I have some interest in it I will typically buy it, and I use my phone to determine this.