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General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: oldgamerz on January 18, 2018, 07:07:45 pm
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NOT A SALES THREAD I AM NOT PLANNING ON SELLING ANYTHING
For me? I don't like to get anything over $30.00 used. My most expensive game in my collection I think is Zelda Ocarina Of Time N64 $30.00 lose and Banjo Towie. I managed to find Banjo Towie Complete In Box for $30.00 with the original price being $60.00 CIB. the rest of my games are used under $30.00 as far as I remember :)
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Average would be around 2 high end would 5 or 6 for games. For consoles average would be like 10-15.
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Please remind me if this is another terrible topic, and no I am not going to care how much you do spend on a video game. please delete this thread if it catches flies. I am not the person who even thinks to track a persons wealth I am not a robber and I don't think anyone will rob anyone. Sorry for the 2 worst threads in the general section.
I am not a fly who asks for money I never will ask for any money I am not trying to be a troll I am not selling anything or looking for someone to pick on
ignore this thread or lock it if you think it is offensive. Please forgive the first post. I may be asking too personal of a question like last time
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For me? I don't like to get anything over $30.00 used. My most expensive game in my collection I think is Zelda Ocarina Of Time N64 $30.00 lose and Banjo Towie. I managed to find Banjo Towie Complete In Box for $30.00 with the original price being $60.00 CIB. the rest of my games are used under $30.00 as far as I remember :)
I spend 40 dollars on a used game probably every week as of recent because of switch games which retail for 60 new and about 40-45 used. Mostly because I am a retail Ronald lol. But that's because I'm fussy over condition and don't care for hunting or haggling. It's one of my downfalls but I dont mind as long as i'm not being beat to death. I know a bad price when I see one. The most I ever spent on a used video game was 120 on a Smash Bros CIB for n64 in flawless condition. But I haven't leaped into the ultra rare realm yet like Little Samson :). Not sure if I ever will.
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Please remind me if this is another terrible topic, and no I am not going to care how much you do spend on a video game. please delete this thread if it catches flies. I am not the person who even thinks to track a persons wealth I am not a robber and I don't think anyone will rob anyone. Sorry for the 2 worst threads in the general section.
I am not a fly who asks for money I never will ask for any money I am not trying to be a troll I am not selling anything or looking for someone to pick on
ignore this thread or lock it if you think it is offensive. Please forgive the first post. I may be asking too personal of a question like last time
Your posts aren't out of line or offensive nor terrible :). I never thought you were trying to ask for money or pick on people. It was just a question about what people spend on games. I thought it was a good thread topic. :D
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I try and spend as close to under $10 for every used game I buy, but typically I spend 1/3 or less of what a game goes for on ebay used because I'm cheap like that. That's not to say I haven't spent full priced on some more expensive used games, the record going to Battle Garegga which I spent $180 on.
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Please remind me if this is another terrible topic, and no I am not going to care how much you do spend on a video game. please delete this thread if it catches flies. I am not the person who even thinks to track a persons wealth I am not a robber and I don't think anyone will rob anyone. Sorry for the 2 worst threads in the general section.
I am not a fly who asks for money I never will ask for any money I am not trying to be a troll I am not selling anything or looking for someone to pick on
ignore this thread or lock it if you think it is offensive. Please forgive the first post. I may be asking too personal of a question like last time
Your posts aren't out of line or offensive nor terrible :). I never thought you were trying to ask for money or pick on people. It was just a question about what people spend on games. I thought it was a good thread topic. :D
thank you @Marvelscapcom2 I like and read your posts as well too :)
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Depends on from whom I'm buying. Like a thrift shop, I'm not paying over 10 bucks for a game. They likely have not checked to see if the game works, and don't care about condition, and there are no refunds or replacements. At a game store, if they are a reputable place, have likely cleaned and check the game, so I'm willing to spend more. I don't buy expensive games though outright. I usually mix it with trades if I can, which is how I got stuff like CIB NES Legend of Zelda, but I'd be willing to buy stuff in the sub-50 dollar range.
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Usually spend? About $10 to $15 is my comfort zone for used. $30 for a brand new release. The most I've ever spent on a game is about $180. Most I would ever consider spending? Well, I plan on picking up a complete copy of Burning Rangers so.... not gonna be cheap.
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Usually twenty or under in person. If it is a used game I am on the hunt for, I wouldn't pay more than original retail price - around fifty dollars.
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If we're talking game cash price for a non-current system then £15 is a bitter pill and £20 is the absolute limit, but normally I trade for stuff, probably 98% of the time I've either found it for a quid or two in a charity shop or it's traded towards.
There are lots of opportunities to buy something cheap then trade it towards something else, either directly trading for games or trading it for something else which can then be traded for games or swag. The non-direct route pays off.
Three instances: 1) The trade-in shop CEX takes media and electronics, toys-to-life figures etc. and vends games from the latest releases back to NES/MS. 2) a large mail-order specialist I use sells anything from games and systems, magazines, swag, strategy guides, old programming books for home computers, calculators, electronic games etc. etc. I can pick up an old calculator and pretty much trade it for a game. 3) A local game shop changed hands a year or two ago and now specializes in retro games and anything else 'interesting' (Lego, Games Workshop, anything) and at the same time imports Japanese games. I've got about 7 import region-free Xbox 360 shmups from them through trade, on top of other items. These are not things that are lying around in the wild.
So yeah, trade towards, that's how I roll.
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Personally, depending of the game or series. just bought Legend of Zelda Windwaker for gamecube for $45 almost mint condition, with no hesitation. if it's a Pokemon game, anything under $50 is a good deal. but I'm still questioning Conker's bad fur day for the N64. saw a cartridge (no box or manual) going for $140. Cart looks in good condition, but I can't justify the price. Got it on rare reply so I think I'm okay for now.
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Typically I'd like to spend nothing make my money back and a profit from lots multiple items from a same person etc while aquiring the stuff that I want, I'd say 90% + is done that way for me.
Than a small % lose buys or small losses on lots usually less than 10 euro's however it usually is something that can be pricy but also some cheap stuff that can be a bit tricky to find
Sometimes I spend a bit more 20 - 50 but pretty rare and more pricy in general, prefarably ntc exclusive and for a very good price.
Last year I only bought one retro game for a high price european version of rapid reload ps1 for 55, and the year before that shinobi X for the saturn for 60 since I wanted that game badly.
The record money I've ever spend on a single retro game is 80 dollars for a castlevania symphony of the night CE I was kinda lucky and it was the game that made me decide to collect for the sony consoles. Can't believe I found that years ago in quite a short time after I decided to want it after playing them GBA games wich I found by chance and to be fair ever since I've never found the Collectors edition from a first non collector or a reseller ever again so it was the right time.
Than again it's a game that is in the top 5 most expensive ps1 games since it reguallry goes for 250 - 350 dollars. Didn;t regret it anyways since It was a pretty enjoyable summer playing that game. at the time the game was worth around 175 - 200 dollars on ebay but it was nearby a local pickup so my chances were a bit higher of getting it.
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My general cap is about $30, and that has to be something I really want.
Ever since I joined Best Buy's Gamer's Club Unlocked, which pretty much caps brand new (non-special edition) games at $42 (20% of the $60 retail price), I've been finding it hard to spend even more than $40 on a brand new game.
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I usually just do half or less of the current going rate for a game, so if I don't like it, I should be able to make my money back pretty easily.
But I have spent retail on higher priced games. I bought Rule of Rose for nearly $200 and Punisher CIB for Genesis for nearly $175. Paid for by selling duplicates, but I paid it. *shrug*
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Typically I would say $10. Of course now I am getting past the point of the cheap Genesis games and I'll have to start spending more if I want to keep this project going.
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It really depends on what I'm after. For new systems ('new' in this case meaning 'readily available at any Gamestop'), probably right around that $20-30 range. Once in awhile I'll spend more if it's a title I don't expect to see a price drop on for awhile- for example, I used a coupon to get Mario+Rabbids for $35 just a couple weeks ago.
For older systems, the what & where factor in heavily- I'll balk at a yard sale price that I'd gladly pay at a reputable local game store, for example. I'll go a little higher for a specific church rummage sale held every summer, just becuase they gave me my money back when I foolishly didn't check a case & discovered after leaving there was no disc. It was a good hour or more later when I came back, they had no reason to believe me- but they did, and that counts for something.
Ebay is where the highest prices end up, just becuase that's where I typically have to turn for the really obscure/rare/expensive stuff when I'm willing to pony up for something. Right now the record holder is $320 for a complete Magic Knight Rayearth on Saturn- but that's a real outlier. I'd wanted a Saturn since I was 13, and that was one of the original games I'd wanted for it. I was selling off some unwanted old DVDs, found out a few were valuable, and flipped the money into the game. Typically, if it goes for over $50 on Ebay, I'm not likely to get it in any real hurry.
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I try and stay under the $20 mark for PS4 and newer PS Vita games. I primarily play on my Vita at this time, so most games drop fairly quickly. I think the last used game I paid more than $40 for was Final Fantasy III (6) on SNES. I foolishly sold my copy years ago and needed it back in my collection.
When it comes to RPGs, I generally take the idea that if I get an hour for every $1 I spent, then it was a good buy. Most RPGs are going to give me 60-100 hours of gameplay.
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So far, the most expensive used game I've ever bought was The King of Fighters '96 for the Neo Geo AES that I got for ¥7.800 (around US$70.00). However, I do have plans to spend ¥15.000 (US$135.00) on a CIB KoF '98 for the same system in the near future.
After reaching the mark of 1.000 games, it is getting more and more difficult to get the games that I want for good prices...
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Depends on the game, and condition obviously, but around 50 depending on the game (Like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure). 40-50 bucks pretty much.
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$20
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So far, the most expensive used game I've ever bought was The King of Fighters '96 for the Neo Geo AES that I got for ¥7.800 (around US$70.00). However, I do have plans to spend ¥15.000 (US$135.00) on a CIB KoF '98 for the same system in the near future.
After reaching the mark of 1.000 games, it is getting more and more difficult to get the games that I want for good prices...
I hear that- I'm approaching 900 myself, and the amount of games under $50 that I want is becoming dangerously low. I think that's part of the reason I occasionally pick up new system I may not be the most excited for, becuase I get to have the thrill of picking up cheap games again. That's just the nature of collecting, though- sooner or later you've got all the common stuff.
The flipside of it is, I can slow down my pickups to one or two pricier things instead of a bunch of cheap stuff if I so choose- it doesn't affect my actual playtime. I've got more than enough stuff to not buy a new title for months- maybe years- and still have new-to-me things to play. Which is nice, y'know? Less frantic acquiring and more relaxed using.
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At USA it's around the 20 to 25 bucks at Mexico around the 400 - 500 pesos but most of the times I manage to get it for 400 pesos with free shipping next day, gotta love Mercado Libre sometimes ;D
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Depends on the game. If its something I really want I'll go higher. I've spent about 60 to 70 on a few games before. I've also spent over 300 on hardware however. Other than a few exceptions, I don't go higher than 30 on most things. About a two years ago I nabbed a Conker for 40. At the time it had spiked to 80 so it was a decent deal I thought.
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$30. But once in a while I'll go up to $50-$60 if it's something I just have to have.
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Under 20$ is my sweet spot but if im buying somthing valuable ill go higher i think the most i ever spent on a used game was around 190$ for snes or nes games like zombie nation,mega man X3,pocky & rocky 2 but its not very often i go for stuff that high in price.
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I think this is a really interesting topic. I don't know who has a problem with this thread, but if you have a problem with it just don't reply. Having said that, I think that most people have similar thoughts to buying games. You have your standard price range, and will go higher for the stuff you REALLY want. I am a fan of the $20 and under range, but I am looking to add Chrono Trigger and Earthbound to my collection so I am going to go higher to get those. Fortunately, I am more interested in functionality than aesthetics or resale value. As long as the cartridge isn't beat to shreds, or has no label and works, I will buy it.
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I try to only buy complete, like new games. If I can find them in this condition, I'm perfectly fine with paying the original MSRP.
There are plenty of games out there that sell well below the original price. If I come across a game that's been taken care of all those years, under the original price...it seems like I'm getting a bargain.
I remember saving up all my cash from weekly chores for a $70 TG16 or SNES game. When I can find one of those now for the same price, it's a steal!! That's just me though.
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swap meet $15-20 max unless it's CIB then maybe $55
most expensive game I've ever bought would have to be Steel Battalion (new when it first came out) $360.00 shipped. still have it too
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Normally i like to stick to under $15... but every once and a while I'll go over. I payed $80 for Xenoblade Chronicles before it got a reprint and then I picked up Symphony of the Night for $50. I dont ever see my self spending over $100 on a game though.
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I'm probably a bit of an off case... since I'm not a completionist collector (I have no interest in collecting 100% of a system's games for the most part), so my range is a lot wider than most the other people in this thread...
I would have to say my hardcap on any single item would have to be in the $200 range, and even then it would have to be something pretty rare and in truly mint condition for me to pay that much. Though really, that limit is more because I just can't afford more than that because I'm on the low end of the economic spectrum (ie - "working poor"), and a big purchase like that is something I'd have to save months for.
Generally I function on a hunt list... I make up a list of ~$300 worth of stuff for the year, and as I get that list marked off, I +/- what I spent on it vs estimate, then use the gap to treat myself near the end of the year, since I find I can snag some good deals to round off the year as people are selling their old stuff to buy new things :).
Obviously, if I find something good for a fiver, I will pick it up though. (oddly enough that's what most my pickups in January have been)
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If I'm out digging, I have a good idea what stuff goes for on the open market (eBay, game stores, conventions...) I'll pay about half of that. So, it really depends on the game.
I buy some new stuff at full retail minus that sweet Amazon Prime discount.
The most expensive game I own? I bought Little Samson at a convention. It was under retail, but it was still really expensive.
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I make up a list of ~$300 worth of stuff for the year, and as I get that list marked off, I +/- what I spent on it vs estimate, then use the gap to treat myself near the end of the year, since I find I can snag some good deals to round off the year as people are selling their old stuff to buy new things :).
I really like this idea! I find myself in the same position most of the time. Not a completionist, just looking to capture the games I loved, and the ones I thought I might.
I cap at $50 for the essentials, LOZ:LTTP, Super Metroid. Still looking for FFII & III under $50, but I have made some friends I think I can work with.
I don't trade so there's that.
New games, I try to save of survey coupons and Microsoft account points (though they stopped offering Gamestop certificates).
NES, DS, Genesis, N64, PS1 I shoot for under $25, and that's only if I really want it. I'm looking at you Dragon Quest VI...
SNES a little more, $35-50. GameCube I can run up this high as well on occasion.
I try to stick to $100 a month, which rolls over both ways, so $1,200 a year max.
But, as others here have said, Chrono Trigger and Earthbound are exceptions to any rule. If I could just find them in the wild!
Mitch, the Dharma Gamer
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But, as others here have said, Chrono Trigger and Earthbound are exceptions to any rule. If I could just find them in the wild!
Yea, they're insanely hard to find unless you're in specific parts of the country here (US) (I am a bit lucky in the fact that I only have to be hunting for one of those - Earthbound - There's a copy of Chrono Trigger in a box of games/systems I'm working on restoring/repairing... all that's wrong with it that I know of is that it needs a new battery - I don't put things from that box on my list until I have them up and working guaranteed, that way I guarantee I only have 'functional' things on my list, since I use it when friends have found something)
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225 on Bubble Bobble 2 with box.
But my average is about 15.
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I make up a list of ~$300 worth of stuff for the year, and as I get that list marked off, I +/- what I spent on it vs estimate, then use the gap to treat myself near the end of the year, since I find I can snag some good deals to round off the year as people are selling their old stuff to buy new things :).
I really like this idea! I find myself in the same position most of the time. Not a completionist, just looking to capture the games I loved, and the ones I thought I might.
I cap at $50 for the essentials, LOZ:LTTP, Super Metroid. Still looking for FFII & III under $50, but I have made some friends I think I can work with.
I don't trade so there's that.
I don't do much trading myself either, but a good deal can always break that rule.
I typically function in my own little bundle economy involving bundle purchases and reselling:
Let's say that there is someone selling a console that is bundled with 5-10 games. Now, I already own that console, and most of the games, but there is value here.
An example I've had in the past was: A SNES with Donkey Kong Country, Mega Man X2 and The Seventh Saga. The ask here was about ~$120. That's the value of X2 alone. So, I snatched up the whole thing. Dusted off X2 and Seventh Saga for myself and resold the console and DKC for ~$70. So, I'm only down $50, got X2 and Seventh Saga. A $70 is a more than reasonable price for a SNES and game in this area.