This deal took a turn for the worst.. 

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I can understand people changing their mind sometimes but bringing it to sell and then having someone giving you the full amount you're asking for and THEN changing your mind is crazy to me!

"Are you still selling this game" "This game, right here on the table with a price on it? NoT fOr SaLe"

I remember collecting 20+ years ago and most of these games would barely break $10, some would be as little as $2 or $3.

You and Gabbo are like the only RU-vidrs I see who go big and are not afraid to spend money at conventions. Which is good because it makes good content

I think I saw someone else mention it but what if the Little Samson was fake? He doesn't even want to sell it to you " a little high"? That seems suspicious. I don't know many people that would turn down someone willing to pay their asking price, especially that kind of money for a video game. I think he knew who you were and did not want to risk his reputation. Just a thought.

Seeing these kinds of prices makes me glad we have emulation

I feel like something fishy was going on with that seller - as others have said, why would you just have a $2,500 NES game hanging out in a bin with some $50-75 dollar titles? Probably saw that you were filming, and didn't want to get busted. I'm assuming it may have been a fake.

I wouldn't deal with that re seller 🤮

Man it's so weird because we had the same experience with a few vendors at SoCal. They literally brought games that they just wanted to display; they wouldn't sell them! Doesn't make sense to me...other booths just priced them ridiculously high so that no one would buy them. I guess they are just traffic drivers?

Retro Rick And The Gang Back At The Expos/Conventions Showing Us How It Can Be Done Much Love Get Those Games All Things Will Work Out Nice A Gabbo Cameo Appearance Amazing Pickups As Always

Don’t bring it if you don’t want to sell it. Probably hoping for a crazy offer above asking. Some lovely NES titles to look out for in this one ✌️

I love watching you go for a full collection. Maybe someday myself . . .

Whenever he does get Little Samson, he definitely needs to open it up to make sure it’s real

another nice video and more games to add to your collection...as per Little Samson, i agree with you that they should not have it out if they don't want to sell it.

Nice additions to the collection Rick!

Oh wow I caught this video as it came out! Awesome.

Sweet baby Jesus. An episode on just NES. Man you had me hooked. And on top of it a lot of heavy hitter. Great pickups as always. Space shuttle launch is such a great game but love that blue on the cover. Man you can’t be mad at the man that didn’t want to sell little Sampson. That’s definitely a grail and game you don’t see. Yes he had it out on display but it’s more of a flex. As always Retro great content. Always 🔥🔥🔥

always a pleasure when Gabbo hits the screen

Always good to see you Rick. Been a while.

If it's on the table with a price tag on it he shoulda sold it. If he took it off the table and changed his mind, ain't nothin wrong with that

Been subbed since under 10k, the growth!

Some great finds! I think the end is the best though with you taking the entire condiment counter. I know it's not used but it's still a great aesthetic.

A lot of videogamez for sure! Great video as usual

Watching these convention pick ups is like crack! I need more!!

I bought pocky and Rocky 2 and space megaforce from the little samson seller at that same convention. I used the cash and bundle technique but it was still a super hard to negotiate with him. I also took a pic with you lol. ✌🏻

Wow what a epic episode Rick. I have some of those games and others I'm still looking for.

I'm thinking that's what the guy does for fun.He sets up a booth of rare NES games, then refuses to sell them for his own twisted pleasure.

This is my first retro Rick video and to be honest I subscribed for the surge

I had a similar thing happen to me with an Atari Jaguar Cd unit. The guy was forcing the base unit and some games as a bundle purchase and even when I claimed I would buy it, he didn’t want to sell it. It is merely there to show off. Fine with me. Found a working Cd Unit on Ebay in the box for half the price.

EXCELLENT EPISODE! FANTASTIC! AND YES I AM YELLING

Rick, that Game Genie jacket is 🔥 man. My favorite system iscthe Nes, I'm an amateur, I only have about 60 Nes games lol😀. Getting the chance to buy Little Samson is amazing, too bad he changed his mind. That dude realized that sellers remorse would have been epic. I can see why you were a little upset, we all felt your pain, I hope you have the opportunity to purchase it again soon.

I really like your show it inspires me. I started reselling because of you thank you for your lessons

It hurts me everyday knowing I owned little Samson and never had an idea what it’s value was. I got that game when I was 9 from my dad who purchased it for 50 cents at a garage sale. Played that game so much that I could speed run it under an hour and was so proud of myself. I later sold the game so I could get the down payment on my house. Let it go for 10 dollars and someone out there got it at the greatest price ever. Also I don’t like when people change their mind or continue to list it without actually wanting to sell it. I have had several occasions where people have changed their mind the day of and it annoys me. I once drove an hour to meet someone and he messaged me right as I get to the meet up spot and says sorry I don’t want to sell it anymore. I was so mad because I now had to drive an hour back home with nothing. I actually recently made time to meet someone for something else and we had agreed to meet and also agreed to notify each other of anything changed. Called him to make sure we where good before leaving home and he lets me know he forgot and no longer wants to make time to meet as he just moved and doesn’t have time. Didn’t even give me a chance to respond and then hung up on me.

Whomp Em is the bomb. Destiny of an Emperor is very underrated. Shadow of the Ninja is also a very very good platformer. Great pick ups Rick.

Opportunity is blessing and not a guarantee. It fades away quick and it never comes back

We gotta hunt for some NES at SEGE together! Jared and I are always collecting some awesomeNES! 🤘

As others have said, it's weird that he had an expensive game mixed in with some lower price ones.

I tapped out at 720 licensed / unlicensed. I can't even fathom trying to collect for the NES set in 2022. The 25-30 most expensive are worth more than all the others combined. That becomes even more apparent towards the end. Good luck.

it was fun, thanks for having master Rick

love that nba jam shirt you have i picked up a project 4 player nba jam arcade for $40 and it’s only missing the marquee and the monitor but i have all the other parts also been watching for a long time love your videos also gonna start posting arcade videos and hunting for games soon keep up good work videos make the day better

I remember Little Samson being around 600-800 and thinking "there's no way that will get higher"...Holy balls that's absurd for a loose cart. I would never personally sell something like that which just keeps jumping in value but to renege on a sale is shitty.

whomp em was one of my favorite games growing up!

I seen my clip where I found Little Samson, was a good day.

Amazing Gear Genie Jacket Dude

I love to see the retro games at a convention thank you for sharing that with me I was curious the end theme song was that from super Nintendo's bubsy

Love the Game Genie jacket

I remember playing some of them games when I was a kid I used to call them Nintendo Tapes lol

I'm glad I completed the NES set (minus SE) a year or so ago... For some perspective in October of 2020 I paid $1,500 for Little Samson from a game store in my area. It was the last expensive game (minus SE) that I needed.

Hey, Retro Rick! I am a HUGE fan of this channel! I love the content twice a week! However, I have a suggestion for you for a future series. Since you have the complete North American GameCube Collection you bought from RetroWolf88, you should make a complete collection of North American PlayStation 1 OR 2 games.

Another great video !

I knew I should have bought all those games at the Goodwill back in the day when they were 3 to 5 bucks.

I think he looked on ebay and saw the only one listed was for 3500 and the last 1 sold for 4k so he didnt want to sell it for that much less.

i think normally it would be not so nice go back on your deal when selling a nes but in the case of little samson it is so rare it makes sense to change your mind on selling something so valuable .

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Sounds like Gabbo use the brown card discount at the convention.

In 2005 I started collecting NES games all over again. I bought a cib Bucky O’Hare with all the ads in the box for 8 dollars. I bought it because I never see it in stores. Now it is worth a lot more lol in 2014 I bought Little Samson for 1000 dollars.

Stack always has the famicom adapter I’m pretty sure

He probably sold enough throughout the weekend where he felt less needful of the sale and got a lot of interest and thought the price could go up.

Congratulations on finding the games that you were able to find.

Hard to see my personal Holy grail (12:17 sealed Donkey Kong 64 N64 bundle) just sitting there. One day!

Just my personal opinion, I think he just didn't want to sell it to YOU. I'm not attempting to justify the action/s, but that's what it seemed like.

Shout out to the dood wearing a Max shirt at 12:31

Lots of possibilities. He wanted it for a show piece to attract attention to his booth to get more sales for his other games. He did want to sell it but not until the end. Or he had it on hold for someone but wanted to showcase it still until the end. Or he did want to sell it but didn't want to sell it to a youtuber or reseller for some reason.

Remember borrowing Little Samson from my neighbor. Great game, but would never thought the value would skyrocket like that.

that vendor just wanted to flex that he had one of the rarest NES games. If it's on the table then it's on the menu. take my money already.

When I started collecting games, a complete set back then was CIB and not a complete set with carts...

Rick has, as my dad would call it, "the gift of GAB". My gawd, dude could charm a washing machine! I'd be afraid if he came near my booth

To think I have all these games in roms (.nes) format in my Mesen v0.9.9 emulator and here you were willing to buy 1 NES game for $2.500. That's insane.

I think he researched the game after day 1, and likely thought he could get more for it off eBay or something.

Great video!

My question is how is the $2500 game just out in the open like that?

That’s gotta be the first time I’ve heard they were interested in that Wolverine game. 😂

you’re gonna find Little Samson again somewhere and get a killer deal on it, I think it happened for a reason!

“I have a limited budget.” Wants to pay $2500 for one game. Lol.

If I see all those loose cartridges I always wonder what happend to all the boxes that where around them one day. For some reason I always find it hard to believe that people have throu it away

I love that you pay what everyone else will pay.... not just the popular RU-vidrs price!

It probably means he is still more collector than seller :) and you never know he might have brought it just in case because at the beginning he needed the money, but did good first day, and doesn't have to sell this one which he wanted to keep .

Nes has alot of childhood classics I forgot

I once changed my mind selling my NES collection including Little Samson. I was not malintentionne, it's just that the enthusiasm surrounding my collection made me doubt that I should sell it.

im currently sitting at 546 nes games some of my more expensive games are zomibe nation bubble bobble part 2 mighty final fight snow bros

Wizards and Warriors for NES was awesome game.

It's not really negotiating if you ask, "what's your best" they give you their "best" and you just say ok. Gotta go for that extra $5 off.

Also panic restaurant, I paid 500 on ebay a year or two ago....check pricecharting....copies are selling on ebay for 1,000+

Damn this Retro Heaven *AND* Hell at the same time

I’m 24 games away but there’s nine I’m conceding. Stadium Events, Hot Slots, Peek a Boo Poker, Bubble Bath Babes, Cheetahmen II, the three NCW carts, and the gold Duck Tales. Power Blade 2 is the biggest title I still need.

Cleaned up today Rick🙌🏼 big spender

The guy with little Sampson still should have told u he changed his mind when it was for sale originally and sold u something else to make it right

I hesitated a long time ago on a Mortal Kombat II arcade machine at $300 because I didn’t have the space. It was a grail of mine though and I just decided I’d rent a storage until for a couple months. I was 20 minutes late when I called the next day. I did manage to get a ms pac man from the guy for 50 bucks, but I’ll never see that deal again. Now when I see something I want that’s remotely a deal I jump, next Samson you see, full send, don’t hesitate lol

Mistakes happen sometimes with stock, but he should have pulled it the first time you brought it up. One of the worst experiences I ever had a comic con was when the guy decided that every comic I tried to negotiate with him on was no longer for sale.

I had a similar thing happen to me at a coin show. Asked the dealer for a price on Day #1. Told him I would think about it and come back later. Come back Day #2 to deal with him and he tells me it’s no longer for sale even though it’s still laying in the same spot. Not that it’s been purchased or being held, he didn’t want to do business with me. Not sure what I did to piss him off.

I learned from real estate, "The time to buy is when you see it."

I had something like this happen to me with car parts. We had a price and a day I would pick them up, then a few days before said he changed his mind and wanted to fix the car. It upset me a lot, because I really wanted it, but it happens to everyone.

I get super frustrated whenever someone doesn't want to sell something they have out in their store. There's a local 'flea market' I go to, and the lady has tons of video game stuff under tables so I dig through it all just for her to tell me she wanted to wait for someone to come price it for her before she sells the stuff. I also went there one time, and there was a 4k player with no power cord, and she wouldn't sell it to me because of that reason. He must have been hiding something if he didn't want to sell it, or maybe he just had too much sentimental value in it to sell.

Lol. When I first checked for little Samson on ebay I thought "whoa 200 bucks is a little much for just one game" - I whish I've bought one. 😅

Holy shit the guy you bought the three NES games for $90 runs my local game store

I have Little Samson right next to me (but Pal Version). Dont know if i`m allowed to sell it, because my brother owns it but... what would you give for it? Its the Cartridge + Manual, no Box.

I was born in 86. I think now everyone 30 and up finally making money and are buying these nostalgic relics

I remember when funkoland closed its doors near me an was selling boxes full for 80 cents - $1 each by then Playstation was in & who would of knew 💰

If you move Godzilla 2 to the right there is a copy of Twilight princess on gcn. Maybe no biggy in the US, but these are rare in EU.