Shocking ebay prices! 2

[Asura]

Can I just talk about a slightly different type of "shocking" eBay price?

Who bids £48 on a Switch Pro Controller, which is only £55 new? Or £47 on a Switch game which is £49.99 new? Who is doing this?!

They're second hand! Games, okay, fine, save a few quid, they're unlikely to be faulty... But controllers?!

I don't get why some people are willing to bid up to £1-2 cheaper than new on used items.

[Hirst]

You can explain those with tightness, what I want to know is who are these people buying used games for slightly more than they cost new! Usually when I go on eBay I'll find auctions with bids on it going slightly over a brand new "buy it now" item.

[CAPCOM]

I am not complaining, case in point Chrono Trigger DS, 50 notes plus 3 pounds delivery even from USA on Amazon my auction is already at 70 with 4 days left (great lack of minimal research there by someone)

I think people have went a bit video game crazy in lockdown in honesty...there's definitely a larger market out there at the moment.

[Cepp]

I am not complaining, case in point Chrono Trigger DS, 50 notes plus 3 pounds delivery even from USA on Amazon my auction is already at 70 with 4 days left (great lack of minimal reseacrch there by someone)

I think people have went a bit video game crazy in lockdown in honesty...there's defintely a larger market out there at the moment.

I wasn't aware these were going for so much. VG+ were getting rid of stock just a few years back for a good price.

[speedlolita]

Can I just talk about a slightly different type of "shocking" eBay price?

Who bids £48 on a Switch Pro Controller, which is only £55 new? Or £47 on a Switch game which is £49.99 new? Who is doing this?!

They're second hand! Games, okay, fine, save a few quid, they're unlikely to be faulty... But controllers?!

I don't get why some people are willing to bid up to £1-2 cheaper than new on used items.

I often see auctions exceed BIN pricing on like products... Pretty special behaviour.

[CAPCOM]

I think Chrono Trigger has increased in value in honesty on the DS for English language versions Cepp. I got an excellent reproduction SNES boxed copy and cartridge I am happy with for the NTSC SNES to go with my American collection and have it on a cloned Chinese handheld as well now that works great...so having an original DS copy is no big deal...

Square RPGs
Capcom
Nintendo

Its like the Holy Trinity of games that never lose their resale value but double or triple in value.

Oh and Treasure games! Probably because they have not made a title in ages.

I have been surprised at some of the prices I have been getting for Dreamcast titles too, these have really crept up...

[Cepp]

I think Chrono Trigger has increased in value in honesty on the DS for English language versions Cepp. I got an excellent reproduction SNES boxed copy and cartridge I am happy with for the NTSC SNES to go with my American collection and have it on a cloned Chinese handheld as well now that works great...so having an original DS copy is no big deal...

Square RPGs
Capcom
Nintendo

Its like the Holy Trinity of games that never lose their resale value but double or triple in value.

Oh and Treasure games! Probably because they have not made a title in ages.

I have been surprised at some of the prices I have been getting for Dreamcast titles too, these have really crept up...

I grabbed a copy from VG+ during their DS clearout along with a few other RPGS like Infinite Space and Front Mission thankfully I do wish I had the SNES version but I've long since missed the boat on that one.

[Asura]

I grabbed a copy from VG+ during their DS clearout along with a few other RPGS like Infinite Space and Front Mission thankfully I do wish I had the SNES version but I've long since missed the boat on that one.

Wait, is Infinite Space valuable? I have a copy of that kicking around.

[importaku]

Yup that one has been expensive for a while now

[Zaki]

I grabbed a copy from VG+ during their DS clearout along with a few other RPGS like Infinite Space and Front Mission thankfully I do wish I had the SNES version but I've long since missed the boat on that one.

I may have a mint one for sale soon

[Cepp]

Wait, is Infinite Space valuable? I have a copy of that kicking around.

Yep, it's a little pricey these days.

I may have a mint one for sale soon

You have my attention!

[Zaki]

You get first dibs. I somehow ended up with a second copy after buying a bunch of mint US SNES games. Probably the wrong time to spend thousands on SNES games, but I miss the SNES so much

I'll also have a spare Ogre Battle March of the Black Queen with maps and charts!

[Asura]

Yep, it's a little pricey these days.

Just looked it up; it's around £25, so I guess it has held value.

[importaku]

Depends on region too, some regions seem to be higher than others for certain games. In the USA things tend to get crazy with pricing. Found that out when looking for the castlevania games on ds ended up going with jpn versions in the end as they were cheaper but even those were damn expensive.

[speedlolita]

Noticed that too. Also nice when US versions are worth more but listed at the same price as PAL copies on UK eBay. Had that with Drakengard and Koudelka in recent years.