Retro game prices on Ebay
Is it me or has anyone noticed that auction price values on retro video games for any system has gone up in the last 3 yrs?
Snatcher fetched anywhere from $100 to 150 three years ago. Now it is $200-250.
A lot of SNES completely boxed games havegone up $50.
Super Metroid used to be around $50. Now averages around $90-100
Wonder why that is. Your thoughts
Just search here for ebay and prices and you'll find tons of threads. And no, you're not the only one, hundreds of people on various forums, this one included, have made the exact same observation.
It's supply and demand, simple. More people are getting into collecting thanks to their own nostalgia bolstered by seeing some of these rare titles at the ever increasing number of classic game shows around the world or YouTube videos.
Oh boy, the Supply and Demand Trap.
Wrong!, is because of the Speculator Epidemia we have now, and resellers, scalpers and even scammers who make counterfeit repros of games like Eartbound.
I got Super Metroid for 20 on BIN I think in 2009. I thought that was steep. TMNT Turtles in Time for 15 or 17 BIN. Won an auction for Atari Jaguar with 13 games a few good ones for 65 in 2008 I think. Im floored to see how everything went up so much. Im glad I started hoarding years ago. I blame it a lot on those guys with game chasing videos showing the value worth and what they paid for.
That's part of supply and demand. The supply is limited and the demand from resellers is great.Originally Posted by Gatucaman
Now if we're talking about the "Buy It Now" or high startig bid type sales I'd agree but for those actual auctions that get the big bucks, that's the bidders that did that. If someone wants it bad enough, they'll pay. All back to supply and demand.
Seems like there are more of those type of sellers than the actual auctions themselves.. jacking up the going price about 40%. I think it was quite the opposite a few years back. Hmmm.
Demand creates scarcity and leads to rising prices over time?
THE HELL YOU SAY?!
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Not to totally thread jack but how does Gamegavel compare? I briefly browsed and saw a lot of BIN's and a bunch of auctions that haven't been even bid on. Do sellers do pretty well on there?
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