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savior
| #1 posted June 18, 2009 at 9:12pm (EST)
edited August 14, 2009 at 11:11am (EST) |
So, as you can see, I'm about half way to a full game collection at this point. I'm in no rush, so please no crazy offers to a man you think is desperate to have every Dreamcast game by the end of the week! 
Every game I am "missing" at this point is on my Wanted List, so you'd want to go there first. As that list gets smaller, I'll move it to this topic so you can see anything that's "missing" right here. Also, I'm only looking for complete versions in at least very good condition. Not concerned about normal wear on the disc/manual/case, but I don't want any discs with true scratches in them, manuals that are warped or ripped... cases aren't a huge deal, since they can be replaced, but the inlay artwork needs to be in very good condition, please.
Anyway, I'm willing to trade or buy right now, but I'm (obviously) looking for fair trades or decent prices. Let the completing begin!
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | Kevtones
  
| | #41 posted June 23, 2009 at 1:06am (EST) |
I have a bunch of your wants and I'm interested in Silent Hill Origins for PS2... wanna CML and shoot an offer? | savior
| | #42 posted June 24, 2009 at 1:06am (EST) |
Okay, so I have both an NFL 2K and an NFL 2K1, both complete, pending in right now that will be duplicates. I will trade anyone these games for ANY Dreamcast game still on my Wanted List. Just has to be complete and at least very good condition. If one person wants to do a 2 for 2, that's fine.
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | savior
| | #43 posted June 24, 2009 at 2:00pm (EST) |
Crazy Taxi 2
Jet Grind Radio
Sonic Adventure
Zombie Revenge
Officially crossed off the "To Get" list. 
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | savior
| | #44 posted June 24, 2009 at 10:34pm (EST) |
I came across a few items that are probably good fodder for DC games:
Original BradyGames Final Fantasy VII Strategy Guide (the one with the big spoiler in it), good condition
BradyGames Final Fantasy X Strategy Guide, good condition
BradyGames Final Fantasy (PSP) Strategy Guide, mint
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | savior
| | #45 posted June 26, 2009 at 12:43pm (EST) |
Things are starting to heat up. I've added:
Carrier
Crazy Taxi 2
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
NFL 2K1
South Park: Chef's Luv Shack
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | dommeatball
  
| | #46 posted June 26, 2009 at 2:26pm (EST) |
I have ChuChu Rocket and World Series Baseball 2k1 that I wouldn't mind letting go of. just so you know, WSB is the Sega All Stars version. | savior
| | #47 posted June 26, 2009 at 2:51pm (EST) |
dommeatball wrote:
> I have ChuChu Rocket and World Series Baseball 2k1 that I wouldn't
> mind letting go of. just so you know, WSB is the Sega All Stars version.
Conditions? Complete?
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | dommeatball
| | #48 posted June 26, 2009 at 3:05pm (EST) |
Both complete, even have the product registration thing with them both.
WSB 2k1 is like new, i can't find a single scratch on it.
ChuChu Rocket is very good, the case has some scratches, disc has 2 lite but visible scratches. | savior
| | #49 posted June 26, 2009 at 3:42pm (EST) |
Offer sent. | savior
| | #50 posted June 29, 2009 at 10:55am (EST) |
More games added:
Evolution: The World of Sacred Device
Grand Theft Auto 2
NBA 2K
Sega Bass Fishing
Sega Marine Fishing
The Record of Lodoss War
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | savior
| | #51 posted June 29, 2009 at 10:56am (EST) |
BTW, I now have a duplicate copy of NFL 2K and NFL 2K1 and I would trade them straight up for any complete Dreamcast game in at least good condition (one for one, or two for two). Post here or send an offer if you're interested. | savior
| | #52 posted July 1, 2009 at 10:46am (EST) |
Starting July off right. I just added:
ChuChu Rocket
Confidential Mission
Evolution 2: Far Off Promise
Giga Wing
The King of Fighters: Evolution
Quake III: Arena
Virtua Athlete
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | savior
| | #53 posted July 1, 2009 at 2:14pm (EST) |
Along with:
Blue Stinger
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
Demolition Racer: No Exit
Hoyle Casino
MTV Sports Skateboarding
Phantasy Star Online
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
Sega GT
Slave Zero
Speed Devils
Sydney 2000
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | ericfnbaker
| | #54 posted July 1, 2009 at 2:18pm (EST) |
Looks like you're going to complete this much faster than I will. I don't have much to trade right now and I just had a baby last night so I'm going to be cutting back on my spending. I'll probably buy one big lot with the last of my video game money and that will be it for awhile. Good job man
"I like killin' anybody, I'm like Anybody Killa
I'm stompin' through ya city like a little Godzilla"
-Shaggy 2 Dope | savior
| | #55 posted July 1, 2009 at 2:31pm (EST) |
ericfnbaker wrote:
> Looks like you're going to complete this much faster than I will.
> I don't have much to trade right now and I just had a baby last night
> so I'm going to be cutting back on my spending. I'll probably buy
> one big lot with the last of my video game money and that will be
> it for awhile. Good job man
>
Congratulations! My wife is due in 61 days, so my trading may come to a screeching halt well before my collection is complete  . That's why I'm trying to get as much done now as I can!
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | Caliburn
| | #56 posted July 1, 2009 at 2:31pm (EST) |
I have Street Fighter Alpha 3, which is on your wanted list. If you still need it (unsure if you're in discussions for it now via PM/offer) send me a PM! | ericfnbaker
| | #57 posted July 1, 2009 at 2:40pm (EST) |
Thanks dude. She's well worth putting my games on hold. Do you know what you're having?
"I like killin' anybody, I'm like Anybody Killa
I'm stompin' through ya city like a little Godzilla"
-Shaggy 2 Dope | savior
| | #58 posted July 1, 2009 at 2:43pm (EST) |
Yep, baby girl. Can't wait!
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | savior
| | #59 posted July 1, 2009 at 2:45pm (EST) |
Caliburn wrote:
> I have Street Fighter Alpha 3, which is on your wanted list. If you
> still need it (unsure if you're in discussions for it now via PM/offer)
> send me a PM!
Offer sent.
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | ericfnbaker
| #60 posted July 1, 2009 at 2:50pm (EST)
edited July 1, 2009 at 2:52pm (EST) |
That's what I just had. You going to be the coach for your wife?
"I like killin' anybody, I'm like Anybody Killa
I'm stompin' through ya city like a little Godzilla"
-Shaggy 2 Dope | savior
| | #61 posted July 1, 2009 at 5:19pm (EST) |
ericfnbaker wrote:
> That's what I just had. You going to be the coach for your wife?
>
Yep, we're doing The Bradley Method, so if all goes according to plan, the doctor will just be an observer. Actually have class tonight, as a matter of fact.
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | ericfnbaker
| | #62 posted July 1, 2009 at 5:34pm (EST) |
Oh that's cool. I don't even know what we did, it was kinda the "hurry up get the baby out" method. No epideral? She didn't use one, she said it hurt but it was ok once the baby came out. It really is something else man. Good luck with everything.
"I like killin' anybody, I'm like Anybody Killa
I'm stompin' through ya city like a little Godzilla"
-Shaggy 2 Dope | savior
| | #63 posted July 1, 2009 at 11:05pm (EST) |
ericfnbaker wrote:
> Oh that's cool. I don't even know what we did, it was kinda the "hurry
> up get the baby out" method. No epideral? She didn't use one, she
> said it hurt but it was ok once the baby came out. It really is something
> else man. Good luck with everything.
>
Thanks. Good luck with the newborn. No epidural, no Pitocin, all natural, drug-free, etc. Gotta' try to give her the best possible start, right?
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | ericfnbaker
| | #64 posted July 2, 2009 at 10:30am (EST) |
Exactly man, I'm glad we chose no epidural, she came out so aware of everything, her eyes wide open. So cool man. So cool.
"I like killin' anybody, I'm like Anybody Killa
I'm stompin' through ya city like a little Godzilla"
-Shaggy 2 Dope | savior
| | #65 posted July 2, 2009 at 12:39pm (EST) |
Better for mom, too. Quicker recovery, closer bonding with the child, etc. All good.
As for the topic, just added:
ECW Hardcore Revolution
Grandia II
Mortal Kombat Gold
Power Stone
Unreal Tournament
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | savior
| | #66 posted July 2, 2009 at 12:41pm (EST) |
MILESTONE ALERT !!!
My collection has officially cracked the 25% complete mark!
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | savior
| | #67 posted July 2, 2009 at 9:02pm (EST) |
Here are a few games I would like to get sooner rather than later:
Pen Pen TriIceLon
Test Drive 6
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
TNN Motorsports: Hardcore Heat
WWF Attitude
According to eBay's recently completed listings, these are worth about $15-20 complete, in good to excellent condition. According to Belladonna, they are worth $45 shipped. He said the disparity in value is due to the fact that I wasn't considering that 7 games would make the package heavy enough to be forced to send it Priority... which I guess costs $30 where he lives. I say the disparity in value is because he is a douche bag who thinks his bucket full of gold stars means he can rip off anyone, anytime, anywhere. So I guess you could say I have a wild hair up my ass about these 6 games (I just picked up one of them). So please, send me offers if you have these games. Thank you.
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | Broccoli
 
| | #68 posted July 3, 2009 at 9:27pm (EST) |
SOMEone's airing dirty laundry...
Did you get seriously butthurt by his prices or what?
Do you incorporate the shipping costs for all these cheap ebay Dreamcast game prices, or just look at the bids that finish for 1-3 bucks?
I just skimmed, but after shipping most games end up being 4-6 bucks each- individually on Ebay at least. Putting the entire package somewhere btw 28-42 bucks. By that estimate, his price is maybe a little much, but not astronomical.
It might be worth it to pay a little extra to get them all at once, rather than dealing with 7 different ebayers/shippers. Plus with a guy like Bella, you will get a more reliable statement on their conditions, whereas Ebay some people tend to call anything "mint" when it is anything but. | savior
| | #69 posted July 4, 2009 at 12:15am (EST) |
Broccoli wrote:
> SOMEone's airing dirty laundry...
> Did you get seriously butthurt by his prices or what?
>
> Do you incorporate the shipping costs for all these cheap ebay Dreamcast
> game prices, or just look at the bids that finish for 1-3 bucks?
> I just skimmed, but after shipping most games end up being 4-6 bucks
> each- individually on Ebay at least. Putting the entire package somewhere
> btw 28-42 bucks. By that estimate, his price is maybe a little much,
> but not astronomical.
>
> It might be worth it to pay a little extra to get them all at once,
> rather than dealing with 7 different ebayers/shippers. Plus with a
> guy like Bella, you will get a more reliable statement on their conditions,
> whereas Ebay some people tend to call anything "mint" when it is anything
> but.
Nah, I wouldn't say I'm "butthurt" over it. The $15-20 estimate was on what the games without shipping sold for on average. Your estimate of $28-42 is if each item is shipped individually which would not be the case. I understood from the get go that they would need to go Priority, as I had just received 7 DC games from someone else and it cost them just under $7 to send. At most the package was worth $30 shipped, and that would be pushing it... but nowhere NEAR $45. Oh, and I forgot to mention this before, but as an alternative to a sale, he offered trading me the games for my (truly) mint, black label Final Fantasy VII, which still sells for $50-60 last time I checked. The conversation would have been laughable if he wasn't so arrogant (and believe me, I'm not airing the dirty laundry as far as that goes... it was a private conversation and I'll keep it that way).
BTW, the "dealing with 7 different eBayers" theory goes both ways, and in my experience, it's much more beneficial when you're the seller to get rid of a package here than to sell on eBay (package or individually). No listing fees, no final value fee, no PayPal fees, one person to deal with, etc.
Anyway, I honestly find the whole thing pretty funny, but it motivated me to get those particular games, so I figured I'd post about it and maybe spark some interest. Belladonna and I have traded in the past, and I respect him as a trader, but he was a complete douche bag this time around... so be it. He even went so far as to "block" me rather than explain how he figured the package was worth $45 shipped... so me thinks he knew he was in the wrong and didn't want to deal with it. Again, so be it.
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | Belladonna
 
| | #70 posted July 4, 2009 at 8:48am (EST) |
Savior asked me to send these games....I threw out $45 shipped...figuring $5-6 a game (some sealed...all mint) plus shipping.
1) Pen Pen TriIceLon (Dreamcast) [Condition: good; Box: yes; Manual: yes]
2) Test Drive 6 (Dreamcast) [Condition: excellent; Box: yes; Manual: yes]
3) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (Dreamcast) [Condition: excellent; Box: yes; Manual: yes]
4) Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing (Dreamcast) [Condition: excellent; Box: yes; Manual: yes]
5) Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX (Dreamcast) [Condition: very good; Box: yes; Manual: yes]
6) TNN Motorsports: Hardcore Heat (Dreamcast) [Condition: unopened; Box: yes; Manual: yes]
7) WWF Attitude (Dreamcast) [Condition: unopened; Box: yes; Manual: yes]
His offer was $25 shipped 1st Class...I responded that they wouldnt ship 1st Class (too heavy) and would have to go Priority, bringing the generous offer down to about $19-20 after DC#. I never mentioned that the disparity in value had to do with shipping. I simply said they wouldnt ship 1st class is all. I simply put a price of about $5-6 a game on them Yes they are old and they are mint. ...Let's see now.......7 DC games (some sealed) for about $2.67 each shipped. I said no...so his response is as quoted below :
"the disparity in value is because
> he is a douche bag who thinks his bucket full of gold stars means
> he can rip off anyone, anytime, anywhere. So I guess you could say
> I have a wild hair up my ass about these 6 games "
The other thing I would like to mention is the multiple star rip off excuse doesnt fly here...I wanted $5 or so a game ...he wanted to pay 1/2 that...I said no. That makes me a gold star rip off douche bag. End of line. As to the hair up your ass about these games.........dont ever pull that hair out cause you may just stop thinking altogether! Savior...I do get a great deal of satisfaction in knowing that you will be you for the remainder of your life. Thank you Tony
savior wrote:
> Here are a few games I would like to get sooner rather than later:
>
> Pen Pen TriIceLon
> Test Drive 6
> Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
> Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing
> Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
> TNN Motorsports: Hardcore Heat
> WWF Attitude
>
> According to eBay's recently completed listings, these are worth about
> $15-20 complete, in good to excellent condition. According to Belladonna,
> they are worth $45 shipped. He said the disparity in value is due
> to the fact that I wasn't considering that 7 games would make the
> package heavy enough to be forced to send it Priority... which I guess
> costs $30 where he lives. I say the disparity in value is because
> he is a douche bag who thinks his bucket full of gold stars means
> he can rip off anyone, anytime, anywhere. So I guess you could say
> I have a wild hair up my ass about these 6 games (I just picked up
> one of them). So please, send me offers if you have these games. Thank
> you.
>
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> village for VideoGames.
| Belladonna
| | #71 posted July 4, 2009 at 8:58am (EST) |
Thank you for at least understanding exactly where I was coming from...as for blocking him....thats really only reserved for Subscribers...what I said was I was going to ignore him...which I obviously haven't. As for dirty laundry...I sent him a brand new sealed box of "Tide"...oh, and I shipped it Priority...media would have curled that hair some more
Broccoli wrote:
> SOMEone's airing dirty laundry...
> Did you get seriously butthurt by his prices or what?
>
> Do you incorporate the shipping costs for all these cheap ebay Dreamcast
> game prices, or just look at the bids that finish for 1-3 bucks?
> I just skimmed, but after shipping most games end up being 4-6 bucks
> each- individually on Ebay at least. Putting the entire package somewhere
> btw 28-42 bucks. By that estimate, his price is maybe a little much,
> but not astronomical.
>
> It might be worth it to pay a little extra to get them all at once,
> rather than dealing with 7 different ebayers/shippers. Plus with a
> guy like Bella, you will get a more reliable statement on their conditions,
> whereas Ebay some people tend to call anything "mint" when it is anything
> but.
| savior
| | #72 posted July 4, 2009 at 10:23am (EST) |
Belladonna wrote:
> I simply put a price of about $5-6 a game on them
Well, there's problem #1. None of those games are worth $5-6, except maybe Test Drive 6. I did my homework, found out the real value of the games, and made a fair offer. You "simply put a price" on them and made a ridiculous counter. Two ridiculous counters, if you count the trade for my FF7.
Problem #2 is that instead of talking about it and negotiating, you called me a "noob" and said you would block me. Let's see, if Trader A knows the value of the games he's trying to buy and Trader B is simply putting prices on them based on nothing, which one is acting like a "noob"? If Trader A is being courteous, asking if maybe he's missing that one of the games is valuable, generally trying to discuss the possible trade, and the Trader B responds that he's going to block Trader A, which one is acting like a "noob"?
As I told you in our conversation and I posted here, I respect you as a trader, Tony. However, you were, in fact, a douche bag in this instance. I'm glad you posted here to prove my point. Good day, sir... and a happy Independence Day to you, as well.
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | Belladonna
| | #73 posted July 4, 2009 at 10:25am (EST) |
Look at the original offer you sent...FFVII for all the games....now if that ain't noob LMAO
savior wrote:
> Belladonna wrote:
>> I simply put a price of about $5-6 a game on them
>
> Well, there's problem #1. None of those games are worth $5-6, except
> maybe Test Drive 6. I did my homework, found out the real value of
> the games, and made a fair offer. You "simply put a price" on them
> and made a ridiculous counter. Two ridiculous counters, if you count
> the trade for my FF7.
>
> Problem #2 is that instead of talking about it and negotiating, you
> called me a "noob" and said you would block me. Let's see, if Trader
> A knows the value of the games he's trying to buy and Trader B is
> simply putting prices on them based on nothing, which one is acting
> like a "noob"? If Trader A is being courteous, asking if maybe he's
> missing that one of the games is valuable, generally trying to discuss
> the possible trade, and the Trader B responds that he's going to block
> Trader A, which one is acting like a "noob"?
>
> As I told you in our conversation and I posted here, I respect you
> as a trader, Tony. However, you were, in fact, a douche bag in this
> instance. I'm glad you posted here to prove my point. Good day, sir...
> and a happy Independence Day to you, as well.
>
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> village for VideoGames.
| savior
| #74 posted July 4, 2009 at 10:28am (EST)
edited July 4, 2009 at 10:28am (EST) |
Belladonna wrote:
> Look at the original offer you sent...FFVII for all the games....now
> if that ain't noob LMAO
Yes, please, let's look at that offer:
"Let me know if you're interested in working out a trade and I'll see how close these packages are in value."
Did you fail to read the comments section, Tony? Tsk, tsk... that's a true noob move.
BTW, I will always be me, and according to you, I am "Excellent!!! A Great person to deal with!!!! A+". Stop, you're making me blush.
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | Belladonna
| #75 posted July 4, 2009 at 11:05am (EST)
edited July 4, 2009 at 11:51am (EST) |
We're done....you tried to get games super cheap and I said no.......live with it
BTW as far as the Excellent rating...you deserved it....that was a long time ago........ummmm almost 7 years ago. Alot can change a person in that time...obviously. | savior
| | #76 posted July 4, 2009 at 9:15pm (EST) |
Belladonna wrote:
> you tried to get games super cheap
Nope, just at a fair price. As you wrote, you "simply put a price of about $5-6 a game on them". Sorry that your games aren't worth that much. Terribly sorry that I dared to be a smart enough trader to call you on it. Now please leave my thread and put me back on your "Pretend Ignore" list  . I have traders that aren't douche bags I'd like to chat with.
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | Broccoli
| | #77 posted July 4, 2009 at 10:18pm (EST) |
savior wrote:
> The $15-20 estimate was
> on what the games without shipping sold for on average.
Why wouldn't you incorporate the shipping? That's what Ebay buyers are paying, isn't it?
I dunno... not including shipping costs, when the shipping knocks the price of a .99 cent game up to 4 or 5 dollars... using that line of logic to gauge "value" seems pretty skewed, and in your favour.
I realize shipping several items at once will save on the total shipping cost, but surely you've seen that shipping charges- especially on Ebay- can dramatically increase what buyers are actually paying. People aren't just paying .99 cents for the games (unless the auction includes free shipping, and in most of the super cheap auctions they don't). They're really paying 4-6 bucks. So I'm not sure how you can say something along the lines of "according to Ebay, these games are worth aronud 2 dollars each." when clearly the buyers are paying more.
Like I said before though, I just skimmed through a few completed auctions. Maybe I missed some of the ones you were looking at...
| savior
| | #78 posted July 5, 2009 at 12:02am (EST) |
You're 100% correct, Broccoli. In some cases, eBayers are paying for the shipping. But to just blindly factor that into the value of a game doesn't make sense, since you're always looking at a single game sale, and usually a seller who wants to cover some of the listing fee (not an issue here), final value fee (not an issue here) and/or PayPal fee (not an issue here). But you also can't just ignore it, as you said.
So to answer your question, I do factor that variable in when looking for a fair value on a game. Some games ONLY sell for under $1 (penny auctions, 99 cent auctions, etc.), and the shipping prices are realistic, so to me that game would be worth $1. In other cases, the game sells for $1 with a high shipping cost in some auctions, but $3 in other auctions with a realistic shipping cost. In that case, I'd value the game at $3. It's a good way to get a pure baseline to work from. You get the value of the game itself, then you can factor in the shipping based on how many games you're buying. For example, in a single game purchase, I would expect to pay more than $1 for a game I had "valued" at $1. But if I'm buying 7 games, I can look at what their actual value is ($15-20 in this case), and then figure how much shipping is ($7 in this case) to come up with an offer.
Condition can also play a part, but usually only in the more "valuable games" (stuff that sells for over $10 pre-shipping). In my experience researching DC game value (which has been a LOT lately) going from "good" to "excellent" for a complete game is a $1 difference in most cases (and I don't want anything below "good", so I don't even care about those). The "valuable" games can be worth $3-5 more if it's "excellent" as opposed to "good". Unopened/Sealed can be a large boost in value, but isn't always, so you need to dig a little deeper on those.
Anyway, there is definitely wiggle room, but I factor that in. That's why I said this particular lot was $15-20 not shipped... I factor in the low end and the high end. I also expect the other trader to counter if they disagree, and we can discuss it. Hardly any of my trades/sales/purchases go through on the first offer... they almost all end up going back and forth a few times before it's officially dead or gets pended. Isn't that the case for most people, though?
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Gamnesia.com - It's like a retirement village for VideoGames. | savior
| | #79 posted July 7, 2009 at 3:26pm (EST) |
Back to business... just added:
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Phantasy Star Online | savior
| | #80 posted July 8, 2009 at 1:16pm (EST) |
Just one today, but a big one:
Street Fighter Alpha 3
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