Price of collecting...no longer worth it?
Posted: August 8th, 2012, 4:52 pm
I can see that as a problem. As a videogame collector I like to buy my stuff in relatively good condition. People think that just because this stuff is old (and in some cases rare) that its worth big bucks regardless of condition. A pristine complete copy of Earthbound will be worth more than a stained cart, with a badly torn sticker.
However, most people tend to look up what stuff sells for on EBAY and take that as what an item should be worth. Yea Earthbound is rare...and it is worth decent money...not in rubbish condition though. Good luck getting $150 for a cart that looks like it was a Pit Bull's chew toy.
Look at this example I found yesterday. This is an ebay listing for a Panasonic 3DO. The system is BROKEN as stated by the seller and they are asking $40 PLUS $15 shipping. WHO THE HELL WOULD BUY THIS? It's a useless system and they think they can get $40 for it? So on top of paying for a broken system, you'd have to sink even more money into it just to get it working again! I bought a 3DO with like 10 games in 2005 for $50 shipped. I thought that was a bit pricey given that I wanted a Panasonic system to go with my Goldstar 3DO.
People must be buying this stuff because this isn't some crazy isolated example. I see stuff like this all the time on ebay.
However, most people tend to look up what stuff sells for on EBAY and take that as what an item should be worth. Yea Earthbound is rare...and it is worth decent money...not in rubbish condition though. Good luck getting $150 for a cart that looks like it was a Pit Bull's chew toy.
Look at this example I found yesterday. This is an ebay listing for a Panasonic 3DO. The system is BROKEN as stated by the seller and they are asking $40 PLUS $15 shipping. WHO THE HELL WOULD BUY THIS? It's a useless system and they think they can get $40 for it? So on top of paying for a broken system, you'd have to sink even more money into it just to get it working again! I bought a 3DO with like 10 games in 2005 for $50 shipped. I thought that was a bit pricey given that I wanted a Panasonic system to go with my Goldstar 3DO.
People must be buying this stuff because this isn't some crazy isolated example. I see stuff like this all the time on ebay.