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Gamestop = even worse than I thought
rhoelsch:
Here was the list (all good games, if not already possessed by 50% of the population)
GTA3
GTA:VC
GTA:SA
MK:DA
MK:D
MK:SM
Tekken Tag
Tekken 5
NFL 2k5
NCAA 2004
SSX3
TM: Black
VF4
Gran T. A-Spec
Intellivision Lives
MOH Frontline
Soul Cal. 2
MLB 03
NBA Live 03
Metal G. Solid
If I try to sell again, what would the lot take? Obviously I have no idea, as evidenced by my ordeal today. I mean, $100 averages to $5 each, that's a steal, in my opinion, but maybe the whole PS2 thing is more dated than I think...
DaveMMR:
--- Quote from: rhoelsch on April 02, 2008, 07:27:14 pm ---Here was the list (all good games, if not already possessed by 50% of the population)
GTA3
GTA:VC
GTA:SA
MK:DA
MK:D
MK:SM
Tekken Tag
Tekken 5
NFL 2k5
NCAA 2004
SSX3
TM: Black
VF4
Gran T. A-Spec
Intellivision Lives
MOH Frontline
Soul Cal. 2
MLB 03
NBA Live 03
Metal G. Solid
If I try to sell again, what would the lot take? Obviously I have no idea, as evidenced by my ordeal today. I mean, $100 averages to $5 each, that's a steal, in my opinion, but maybe the whole PS2 thing is more dated than I think...
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Well that's the problem right there. Old sports titles are not going to be sold for very much used by Gamestop so you're not going to get much for the trade-in. On top of that, some of those titles are budget titles (that is, they can be bought new for $20, even if they originally sold for $50 and have since become "Greatest Hits" releases). And then there's age. You'll get more for recent releases than old releases and many of those games are from earlier in the PS2's life.
So if you were to sell the entire lot, how much would someone pay? Depends. If you happen to find someone who just picked up a PS2 and wants an "instant library", you may get $100 or more for it. Me, I wouldn't pay more than $50 or $60. And it's not because the collection is "worthless". It's just that I wouldn't want anything more than a few titles from the list. Many people may feel the same way. Which is why I would suggest separate eBay auctions for each one (or small, themed, lots) if you're really striving for top dollar (and don't mind putting forth the effort). That's the only way you'll get a minimum of $5 for each title.
And while $33 sounds horrible, it's important to remember that everyday, mass-produced video games are not collectors items in the traditional sense (exceptions exist - no need bring the Nintendo World Championship Cartridge into this). They're going to go for less with age, not more. While that does mean you're not going to be getting you're investment back, ever, it also means that if you have a hankering for picking up a copy of the original Crash Bandicoot (for example), you're not shelling out three figures for it.
shmokes:
It's a shame what happens to games. I honestly can't figure it out. Movies, books, music . . . other artistic mediums retain value. People still go to the book store to pay full-price for brand new copies of Crime and Punishment, or Don Quixote. Books written hundreds of years ago, not just hundreds of months ago. The Wizard of Oz and Casablanca still sell in reasonably high numbers on DVD. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon is still a moneymaker.
What is fundamentally wrong with games that they practically don't exist a year or two after release? Even before a new system comes out, most games -- even popular games -- have disappeared into obscurity. Who is still talking about Crackdown or Dead Rising? Trauma Center? Oblivion? F.E.A.R.? Viva Pinata? These games are not even old. These are games currently out for current-gen systems. Original Xbox games? ---smurfing--- forget about it. Dead. Never to return. Strange.
Anyway . . . yeah. A couple years ago I decided to sell my CD collection of about 120 discs that had been gathering dust for years since the advent of MP3. They would only buy about half of them (already had too many of the others) and I got $209 for the lot. I couldn't believe it. I was thinking I'd walk out with $35 or something. Instead I walked out with half my collection (actually I gave about half of those to the store clerk cos he was a collector) and about six times as much money as I expected. Weird that used CDs are worth more than used videogames.
Havok:
--- Quote from: rhoelsch on April 02, 2008, 06:12:35 pm ---$33 store credit total.
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Wow - and that's why I always stay behind the release curve - I am now finally considering buying an original Xbox. I do the same with cars - never buy new, you get screwed...
btp2k2:
--- Quote from: DaveMMR on April 02, 2008, 08:21:52 pm ---Well that's the problem right there. Old sports titles are not going to be sold for very much used by Gamestop so you're not going to get much for the trade-in. On top of that, some of those titles are budget titles
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Another thing that factors in is the "if not already possessed by 50% of the population" statement....
When they take in trades, they don't give a rats ass in a snow storm if it is a good game. The only thing going through their mind is "Oh great....another football game to clutter the used bin for 10 months"....
If a game is not so common, or sought after then it will garner a higher value.
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