Please tell me how all these people are rip offs, that no body is making you buying there items. Everything on Amazon is higher then eBay! Amazon is the rip off not the sellers trying to just make a living. You are just a big baby! People can buy there games anywhere they want. Now DKoildes is a ripoff with out a doubt. They are nothing but a scam.
Fantasy World Classic Game Store: www.aliexpress.com/store/1102419511?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.278.21ef1802e6uoMP Custom order link: www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805279748203.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.305.21ef1802e6uoMP&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa I had to ask for a custom order for all three Sonic Games.
Bought some official Repros and they look worse than those. Edit: As an Example Wild Guns (PAL), it doesn't even fit properly into the Super Nintendo, it am feating to break the Plastic of the Super Nintendo when puting out, as it is so tight.
That's not good. I assume you paid more as well. An adapter sounds like it would help as you only need to stick it in the console instead of your official repro.
@@HectorPryorYT Yep, i have a Action Replay, so i could just use that and tower it :D Also was thinking about just getting maybe a replaycment Shell. Was 50€ new, was hoping to get a better Quality, as it is oficial. But when starting even to think about getting a Replaycment Shell, i could also just gamble and get a chinese Repro or else. Found a UK based Webpage with all kind of Repros, will try that out this Year with a Purchase, seems as they have fairly good Pieces. Will leave the Name here when i am back at Home tonight :) (and if i am not forgetting) I have the Joe and Mac Collection from Retrobit, their Shells seem overall pretty good, even if differently colored.
Comparing current prices to those at a piece of hardwares release is kind of an apples and oranges argument to make. When the consoles were released, they were new, readily available, and were about 30 years away from the market demands of nostalgic collectors. There are far fewer of the consoles now, hence adding being subject to the law of supply and demand to the equation. I will grant that some resellers are slimeballs in terms of how they acquire their supply, but at day's end, a game, console, book, or whatever you are selling is worth only what someone is willing to pay for it. I resell now and then, and I tend to charge only enough to profit while still being under market value because that is how you build good will with your customers, but not everyone shares that approach.
And case after the right price is also a ripoff because they make so much money that they go to conventions buying all the Mario and other games people want most they get to go in one hour before the General Public has a chance at a fair price
by the way my new series will be showing me reselling games for the purpose of giving them away to people that think they cant get games.. I wouldnt be able to do it if I wasnt saavy enough in getting deals.. Should the collectors complain when I can find deals and give them away? No everyone wins.. I still think your video was very fair even though I disagree with some points but you showed humility and strived to be honest
I feel some of what you are saying. However Reselling got me into the hobby. ALso I love the concept of trading, reselling, etc to build my budget for expensive games.. Some collectors were happy when prices spiked because they sold their games they collected but did not play and made alot of money. Also some that are into collecting anything arent hoarders and also like to flip stuff they collect for profit so increase in prices creates competition in the market and builds money on items. Alot of this just depends on how you look at it and how you navigate it. The only games I collect seem to be expensive ones because I like obscure and RPG. Im not wealthy at all but I love the journey of flipping games for profit to eventually get the games I want. In fact in my newest series where Im going for Panzer Dragoon Saga it has increased by 200 dollars since it started and Im not complaining and to me it doesnt make the hobby a problem rather it makes the hobby more valuable and exciting to be a part of. Once again this all depends on how you look at things
The one good thing i can say about DK Oldies is that although their prices are ridiculous, they generally will pay you the most for things you want to offload.
This is a rerun of the same video you already did in order to gain views and make money. Doesn’t that mean you are making money out of overpriced game sellers now too? When Retrogames started back in 1995 (were you born then 😆) I predicted that games collecting would become the same as toy collecting, and I was right. You lay into games sellers, but what about vintage toy sellers, pushing Star Wars toys up to crazy sums, or comic dealers, or baseball card sellers. It’s quite simple, as things get older, they get harder to find. As things get rarer, values rise, doesn’t matter what it is, from c64 games to David Bowie LPs, it’s just how things have always been. Despite me disagreeing with you, I still wish you’d shown our site on your video, not just as we were the first vintage game seller, but cos we’ve got some super rare stuff at crazy prices that would surely blow your mind 😂😂😂
Selling fees are much higher with amazon not to mention its usual a lot faster for the buyers to buy from there then ebay not to mention amazon is strikecked on limiting sellers who are allowed to sell on amazon under media which is entirely buissness sellers ebay its everyone's market
LMAO ""Regular people can't afford these prices." I mean, how fucking stupid are you people? The prices are HIGH because people are paying it. Collectors are not just rich people but also those with basic expendable income and mental illness.
This is a pretty stupid video. Here are the reasons. First, this is so boring already. We get it, prices are high and you are angry. How many of these moronic videos are going to be made? Second, you don't seem to understand the words you are using. You say "It's not the market" setting prices over and over again, but you then go on to confirm that yes, it IS the market keep prices high. Do you understand that WE make up "the market"? "WE" meaning buyers and sellers? Let's make it easy for you: consumers are PAYING the prices set by re-sellers=setting the market value. Are re-sellers basically useless scalpers? Yes. But YOU, the CONSUMER, are paying these prices. YOU are trying to scratch that itch that is collecting, which for many is basically an addiction. You don't HAVE to pay those prices, but you choose to do so because you have a mental illness.
Here in Australia re-sellers have bought up everything maybe a few years ago. There’s literally nothing in second hand stores or garage sales anymore. eBay prices are way too high and the retro stores here are expensive too. Every now and again resellers here will come across a treasure trove of games but still they want the seller to drop their prices even more, that’s a crappy thing to do but that’s how they feed there own gaming addiction. Again this is why I buy repro games and if people want to say that I’m a fake collector then go for it coz end of the day I’m saving heaps of money.
Dang. I thought it US had it bad. I remember some of the mega drive listings in your videos and they were going for insane prices. As for those repros, I'm glad I found your channel. There are so many things you can do with them that actually makes collecting games even better. Translations, romhacks, and even customization are made essily accessible all thanks to them
For someone who likes to criticize people for reselling video games, funny how for that Mario Kart 64 sold ebay comp you used a listing that is an obvious fake copy to compare to Phoenix Resale Amazon's price.
Phoenix resale made an app to sell games on and he spent over 100k to make it, this is why he has been raising his prices to help cover the price of the app.
Have you ever used the Amazon seller app and checked how listing in there works? Like on eBay it tells you how much something goes for new and used. The only difference is that overwll on Amazon stuff is just more expensive and it’s not specific to games either. It’s also a lot harder to become a seller on there for certain categories because they hold much higher standards. Same reason why you’ll see him change which games he is willing to buy because like on any other market place the prices go up and down he has nothing to do with that.
If these games are so fking special to you then why can't you take pride in paying a premium for smthing that isn't for sale by the distributor anymore? These are discontinued items not just regular games. The hobby isn't being ruined because who the fk do you think is buying the games ? Why don't you just quit complaining , save your money to buy something special from someone that went out into the wild to find it because you're too lazy to. Yes, resellers make a profit. They are trying to feed families while you're crying about a game you don't fking need being too expensive. retro game enthusiasts all have this problem, they have an issue with people making money and jacking up prices on products that SIMPLY AREN'T PRODUCED ANYMORE meaning they will NATURALLY become more rare and more VALUABLE therfore EXPENSIVE. Such fkin babies all of you
Or just capitalism in general, or to butter it up, "free" and "unregulated" capitalism, meaning anyone can abuse a system for the benefit of profit than fun
@@KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza There is NO other kind of capitalism. Why do people keep modifying the word as if there is another kind? It's a system DESIGNED to be abused by those with power and wealth.
Cry about it. All these games can literally be played for free on an emulator these days. If you want to play classic games on console via a licensed physical copy, get out your wallet. These are more than just video games. They are history and collectible items that are out of production. This naturally increases their value.
I always try to find any game below CIB or at best CIB and preferably i wont get the same game twice cause i want to collect the games but im not really into getting profits and i do want to play em. A few decades from now if i am lucky to be alive by than, il probably might sell as i would be getting old and i wont be able to take em to the grave. I think pretty much any game i collect now will increase in price and i will make my money back and than some regardless. currently i am focusing on getting ps3 games as we are at that threshold before they all spike(some already have). ps1 and ps2 i can find an occasional deal but that ship has long since passed (thanks to these guys ^). ps4 is probably the cheapest you can get right now with the ps5 out and about. as for ps5...yeah this gen sucks.
Videogame Resllers are all man size children that feel they are entitled to make a profit. No one says they want to grow up to be a videogame reseller when they are younger because its not a REAL job. No one in their sane minds is jealous of a reseller. Gamers like me hate someone ripping people off. Video game reseller just don’t rip you off they record and broadcast it on youtube. Thats the equivalent of a cop making a joke about a suspect they just shot on police body cam. It’s true you don’t have to buy from these scumbags but it’s a free country and we can rip into these assholes all we want for ruining our hobby not our livelihood
same people saying stop crying about a 20-30 year old game priced at $60 or higher will be the same people crying about AAA games being way to expensive nowadays. Make it make sense.
If anything, those same people supporting these ludicrous prices will probably repeat the cycle by selling current AAA games at even more ridiculous prices years later on.
While I agree the way they go about acquiring their shit is shady, the way they go about selling things isn’t (unless you’re DK Oldies). Most of them just sell on established marketplaces, but it’s deceptive ways they get their stuff that’s the issue. However that doesn’t drive up cost alone that merely hurts the individual they did shady shit to. DK oldies doesn’t represent market price and uses shady practices like fake sales prices and paying for advertisement to trick people before they’ve had a chance to find cheaper prices. I feel like your point would’ve come across better if you separated them better. Criticizing the RU-vidrs for acquiring their stuff in really shady ways makes total sense but the prices they sell their stuff at doesn’t. They don’t sell like DK Oldies and half of the time they’re comparable to the platform they’re on. The RU-vidrs also don’t contribute to rising prices as let’s be honest the collectors buying this stuff up are telling them with cold hard cash they’ll pay. I collect games too, I refuse to pay some of these stupid prices but as long as people on the internet are willing to pay $250 for a loose copy of Pokemon emerald you can’t be mad at the dude selling it for $250, he’s just tryna to make his money and get by.
@@CanadianFitted you’re bring personal vendetta to something because you have personal attachement to it You all are crying about the video games most these games been around for 15 plus years you had plenty of times to pick up. And no one is telling you buying anything from them
@@iSaidStanback "You all are crying about video games." The loudest people in the comment are people defending the resellers and their high prices. You could go ahead and continue your condescending demeanor but no one in your camp has actually made any good counter points. Just now you just resorted to personal attacks and yet expect to be taken serious.
Not only that, but these games are widely available for free or pennies on dollar via emulation. It's never been a better time in history to play these classic games and have it be affordable. It's like getting mad that you can't afford a Rolex when other affordable watch brands exist that also tell time lol
You do realize that reseller inventory accounts for likely less than .1% of all available copies of a game available on the market right? Like you're yelling at a cup of water being thrown in the ocean for the sake of clicks and it's pretty sad.
Are you dumb? Every reseller knows that games are bread and butter items. It will die eventually though, when there’s something bigger for them to jump onto and suck the life out of.
Im out too, im emulating, theres a few things im still collecting for, like imports but sadly those prices are skyrocketing as well cause its about the $ not about the gameplay. As well its a cult mindset with these people literally do some research. Can you imagine someone like phoenix saying "Well im actually helping the hobby...." then insert some made up reason that doesn't even make sense. These people are sick in the head. Im just out of it alot of deception and mental illness in the hobby as well and not putting up with it anymore.
I think this is a bit naive, as the world’s first retro seller, who originally sold vintage rarities for pennies, I’d say these days it is eBay that defines average prices, if buyers are prepared to pay 250 dollars for a 32x, then a seller would be crazy to list their own for a reasonable 100 dollars, because a scalper will just buy it and take that profit for themselves. When it comes to game values, the cat was out of the bag years years ago. These days I have to price super rare items high just so they stay around on the store, but I also miss the early good old days, when games were everywhere super cheap. That was exciting, but I didn’t realise how exciting it was at the time 😂
Sadly getting out of retro game collecting was one of the best decisions I ever made. It truly is a scumbag hobby though I wish that were not the case.
You don’t want to be a drama channel yet this seems to be the second call out video. I do agree as and eBay and Amazon seller that I’ve seen some crazy prices. I do thrifting, wholesale, Retail and Online arbitrage. When I sell something it is at market value. Many times I have undercut my competitors because they had it too high and guess what? I got the sale because it’s a price people are willing to pay and it still makes my business grow and I take care of my family. It’s the same for brick and mortar. You buy low and sell for market. It’s crazy how some stuff sells for 100’s or thousands yes.
same im going to emulation too, bro you can tell how F$#@% people are in the retro community, when they literally nearly threaten to turn you into authorities for saying your doing emulation now. Thats how F$#@%^ the community has gotten with their shelf collecting.
Many resellers have "crook vibes" and arrogance on them. Meeting them at a con they mostly cannot look you into the eye, some even do not give you the mandatory receipt. I had several resellers change the price mid conversation as their "son" or some other dude there looked up the prices. Best to call criminals out.
I've seen local high street retro stores here get ransacked by American tourists who buy our cheap games and resell them on eBay for 10× as much. Shenmue 2 for Dreamcast was only £25 here. Found the same one with the "Once Was New"(the store name) price tag on it on eBay US for $410 + shipping and the influx of US tourists only died down after two of the stores shut due to lack of stock. N64, Dreamcast and Saturn games disappeared overnight so they could ruin a hobby for us, and make money for them. Supposedly Japan has had it bad with US resellers too, stores like Bookoff, HardOff, etc. losing all their NES, N64 and SEGA games to the US tourists who sell them on for profits in the tenfold margin. They're ruining everything for those of us who just want to enjoy our hobbies.
I was so close to finally acquiring Shenmue II, only to watch a reseller travel here, steal up ALL 12 COPIES and flip them online, overseas where nothing more could be done.
No one makes you buy anything. I think people forget that their money speaks for people like this, that is, if they let it. If I'm going to collect anything old school, I'm hitting up yard sales and privately owned mom and pop shops. If I ask how much something is, and they tell me to hold on while they check eBay, I'm walking. These scumbags don't deserve my money, even if it was smeared in dog crap, and rolled in butt sweat.
