I agree, I posted about a SNES console a couple of weeks back, they go for so much more money now than they did a year ago it seems, even the tatty yellowed ones, and a game in it's box is just so much 99% of the time just can't justify it. Cartridge only all the way for me.
It's all ebay's fault!
It isn't eBay's fault, it is the fault of people who want stuff more than other people. Demand will cause the price to rise, although the fake price perception that the BIN prices give on eBay may lead the accuracy slightly astray at times.
Why anyone would pay so much for a yellowed SNES is beyond me though.
Yeah I saw that (Been relisted with a starting price now of ?500 because the buyer couldn't collect) it's just gone mental.
I honestly doubt that I'll buy another retro game now unless a serious bargain comes up on a forum.
Ebay have all but killed the hobby dead now.
I understand the comment about Cart only but even they can be ridiculous.
I had recently been looking at buying Addams Family again for the SFC & a boxed version ?12 + shipping Cart only ?9 + shipping these days there is barely anything in it for a lot of titles.
I did manage to get my Elevator Action Returns from eBay earlier this year for 40. Unfortunately it's just a case of waiting for the regular auctions to have it.
The thing with EAR is that one of those links I used is a really good auction based seller & even that's over ?90 now.
I've always been able to score bargains with them but it seems even those days have passed
I weirdly had a dream last night about still having a big retro collection, and in the dream it all got destroyed in a flood for some reason. I think it was my subconscious telling me that I should never get involved in pointless collecting again, as if me saying it myself time after time recently wasn't enough! I feel sorry for anyone trying to get involved in nice condition retro stuff now with all the price gouging going on.
Someone in to PC-Engine shooter collecting should get on this, you won't find it with a spine at this reasonable price again in a hurry, even though it's ?140.
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