Your Opinions on the Prices of 2nd Hand Games

[superstarbeejay]

The best place I have seen to buy second hand games is Cash Converters, they sell Xbox, Gamecube or PS2 games for ?10 each reguardless of which title, just need to frequently visit their stores, and you are sure to come away with some decent stuff

very true. My local have got BOGOF at the mo so I picked up 6 PS2 games for under ?20 and no fifa's in there.

Generally second hand buying is all about shopping around really.

The funniest GAME one I've seen on the weekend was:

Disgaea pre-owned ?32.97 (cheeky as it's ?30 online new)
Disgaea new ?29.98

they were 4 foot apart.

[Dirty Sanchez]

Most media when pre owned is a rip off, go see the for sale threads on here for examples........

DVD sales are even worse, the amount of Warner type releases (the ones for ?6-?7) being sold at ?5 plus 60p postage.

As with all things 2nd hand, they are only worth what I'm prepared to pay, which probably explains why I rarely buy 2nd hand.

[Ginger Tosser]

No, they get restocked as new, but at least i've seen staff in the game near me check the condition of the books discs and boxes before letting anyone return it for the full RRP.

Remind me not to shop at game again then!

O.k. they check the condition but if i buy something thats new i'd expect to be the first person to own it.

[ThoseOfTheUnlight]

Does anyone else notice the mad pricing on second hand games in trading folders such as our own?
IE, Winning Eleven 8 etc being sold for ?35 second hand, when its less than that new??

[mid]

the worst case i can think of at the moment has been Spiderman 2 - ?29.99 new and ?27.99 used - would you risk having a damaged box/disc/manual for the sake of ?2?

If you're shopping at Game, you're risking that even with the extra ?2 spent, as God only knows what the last person to buy it 'new' did with it. I've utterly given up on them for new releases, and only rarely bother with them for second-hand stuff.

[Tom Salter]

You never have to buy them though...

Plus it's cheaper to pay ?35 and get a mint (maybe sealed) copy than pay ?32 from play-asia (number of the top of my head there...) and pay ?5 postage, and maybe customs. Also, you get it in a day or two, not 4.

[mid]

Plus, I'd trust pretty much any random member of these forums to look after a disc more than I would your average GAME employee, and certainly the average person who bought the title a couple of days ago and returned it.

[anephric]

I second Gamestation (despite them now being owned by Blockies);

I've picked up PS2 games in there for ?2-3 (Virtua Fighter 4: Evo for ?6 etc).
Xbox games (of varying calibre) ?3+
Decent Dreamcast titles (Capcom Vs SNK) ?1.99...

Plus my local gives me free stuff (demo discs, old promo versions of games they've received traded-in from customers and can't sell - got Um Jamma Lammy this way )

Blockbusters' instore prices for 2nd-hand stuff can also be "okay". Not that I ever wish to step foot inside one again (I worked there for a bit: Dante has no true conception of purgatory as he never worked a Friday-night shift at Blockies...)

[Commander Marklar]

You never have to buy them though...

Exactly -- there's nothing stopping you from checking the disc out, having a flick through the manual and stuff. I did this with Harvest Moon recently; it was sub-?30 while the new one was ?37.99. Perfect condition, it was, so I bought it. I guess some townie bought for his missus and didn't like it ^^

edit:

Plus my local gives me free stuff (demo discs, old promo versions of games they've received traded-infrom customers and can't sell - got Um Jamma Lammy this way )

Gamestation are great, aren't they? Granted, the prices vary a bit and their new prices aren't so great anymore but they do like to rotate their stock often and will give away anything, if asked. They will haggle over retro prices as a lot of stock is "unmarked" (i.e. the barcode ain't on the system) and will often give discounts on large-quantity purchases \o/

[anephric]

Gamestation gave me ?60 trade for some N64 Pokemon Stadium carts I paid, oooh, ?20 for? Gave me ?30odd trade for some Cha Cha Amigo Maracas I paid, oooh, ?15 for? GC Sonic Heroes that I picked up in the market for ?8.99? ?23 trade to you, sir.

I love doing the trade-in shuffle

[Fuddle]

Does anyone else notice the mad pricing on second hand games in trading folders such as our own?

unfortunately, yes i have noticed that, but only fairly recently.
quite a few people seem to be charging 2-3 quid more than you can get the game new from playasia

[Darwock]

Gamestation are great, aren't they?

My local Gamestation are selling a ZX Spectrum 48K in typical condition for ?99. That's ridiculous.

[Commander Marklar]

Whoa, where is that dude? Did you tell them it was a ridiculous price? The one by me has one for ?14.99 (although, it is a placky keyboard jobbie).

[Darwock]

Glasgow. It's right next to some ****ty LCD handheld for the same price.

However, the shop just up the road a bit (G-Force) is selling a set of those original FFVII action figures for... ?199!!! I have a set in a box at home. If I thought for a second that was a likely going price I'd be selling them quick sharp.

[Robster]

gamestatino in union street right darwock?? I have been in there and walked out stunned at the price of the retro sruff.

get this ?65.00 for a cart only Secret of Mana PAL.!!!!!!!


ALso, as mentioned before the prices of 2nd hand games on this forum are starting to take the piss too imo.


Oh and Boog, I now know that you have lost the plot due to being with all those jap women by comparing Playasia to Game Only kidding mate