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Xeolord - B l u e s - Power Metal > All Level: 81  Posts: 1620/3418 EXP: 4884196 For next: 108653 Since: 03-15-04 From: Yeah Since last post: 15 hours Last activity: 15 hours |
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| For me, I've always prefered Gamestop. In my area, EB Games has always seemed to heavily focus on PC gaming, and I'm just not really that big of a PC gamer. And there prices are usually pretty high. On top of that, they tend to only sell things for the newer systems, while as I can go up to my Gamestop and still see Dreamcast, N64, and PSX games for sale. |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 7980/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Heh, I see N64 games for sale at my EB all the time. Of course, I can't see many people wanting to pay $40-50 for them these days. :\ |
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NSNick Laidback Admin Level: 85  Posts: 2088/3875 EXP: 5895841 For next: 2699 Since: 03-15-04 From: North Side School: OSU Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| EB sells N64 games for 40-50 bucks? Man... I can see a select few selling for almost that high, maybe... |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99  Posts: 3688/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by NSNick, Rogue Jedi Last time I was in there they had Madden 2000 or some crap like that for 30 bucks. And 45 for Majora's Mask. And 80 for FUCKING PAPER MARIO! WTF WTF WTF |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 7987/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I can see them charging a higher price for something like Majora's Mask. Those prices ENCOURAGE pirating rather than collecting.  |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 3692/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| I bought a fucking copy of Majora's fucking Mask. Brand new. Unopened. Factory sealed. Etc. From Cash Converters for 15$. Tell me. Why? EB doesn't give you shit for your games. Less than a dollar for your 64 games. They are thieves when it comes to used games. They still charge a minimum of $15 dollars for low quality DC games, and $5 for low quality PSX games. I remember I saw MM8 for $99...Used. Their prices for used games at my store are consumer gouging. And not fun. |
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 2714/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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It has to be a store-to-store thing, because I have seen many different prices on certain games throughout several Gamestops and EBs. I think there are some store owners that decide to say "Look what I got! Isn't it cool?" and never intend to sell it. They just torture people with it  I mean, seriously, it would be cheaper to have Chrono Trigger shipped from Anya's store to me than it is to buy it from my local mall, apparently. That's sad, but at least I know there are SOME places that have reasonable prices on games like that. There should be like, some uniform way of pricing for these games, just like there are for food chains, and just like there is starting to be for baseball card shops and such. You can take a baseball card magazine into a shop, and if the price there is lower than what the store has, odds are they will lower the price. Perhaps having something like that for used games would make things better?  |
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NSNick Laidback Admin Level: 85 Posts: 2089/3875 EXP: 5895841 For next: 2699 Since: 03-15-04 From: North Side School: OSU Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Not in GameStops. Prices are set in GameStops/FuncoLands by the corporate office. Managers have no say in them whatsoever. | |||
Anya The Exile Ultima Mezcla de Yin Yan Level: 98  Posts: 4815/5337 EXP: 9530313 For next: 124040 Since: 03-15-04 From: South Florida Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| I was thinking about CT from PsX, not from SNES. We actually don't sell SNES games anymore (the strip malls sell the older games). All we have are N64, PsX, old school gameboy and up. (edited by Jedi Anya on 04-21-05 02:37 PM) |
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 2716/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Originally posted by Jedi Anya That totally screwed up my thought process. Oh well... the corporate office overvalues things then |
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco.  Level: 114  Posts: 5989/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| They don't overvalue anything, they just believe in the power of people willing to pay whatever they charge. | |||
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 7992/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I'm just happy that retro hasn't exactly led to price gouging... God forbid I ever walk into a store and see stacks of NES games for $20 a pop. :\ I'm hard pressed to think of a place around here that still sells NES/SNES games. Probably have to go to the sleazy flea markets for those. |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 3695/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| EB was selling FF1 for 25 bucks. I found it for 2 dollars at a local record store. I refuse to buy used. |
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco. Level: 114 Posts: 6004/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Ziff: Lucky. The only game store near here, GameCrazy, sells NES games for no less than that, with the quality ones being around five dollars =/ | |||
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Xeolord - B l u e s - Power Metal > All Level: 81 Posts: 1627/3418 EXP: 4884196 For next: 108653 Since: 03-15-04 From: Yeah Since last post: 15 hours Last activity: 15 hours |
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| I paid $7 for Perfect Dark at my Gamestop. w00t. My Gamestop stopped selling SNES, NES, and Genesis games about a year ago. Man was I pissed, they had decent prices, and a good selection. Then I found Vintage Stock. ^_~ The place where I paid $14 for Castlevania Symphony of the Night. Yeah, the store rocks. (edited by Darth Xeodious on 04-22-05 05:50 AM) (edited by Darth Xeodious on 04-22-05 05:51 AM) |
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