Window Shopping the Rare Games at DKOldies.com 

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Positively reviewed eBay sellers are my go-to. No significant overhead, so the prices are less. Bonus for being able to compare the quality of titles and pictures of the actual product for sale. I do like these sites to discover titles that I am not aware of.

This is great, but there's something special about going to a flea market, pulling an NES game, with the label torn off, from the bottom of a box filled with various tools and broken electronic parts then buying it for 2 dollars only to have to take it home, take it apart, clean it up pop it in and find out it's your 13th copy of Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt.

Unpopular opinion! but.... I will never support DKO at all. Their prices are ridiculous for "my" taste. Placing the fake "used to be priced" crossed out. The website has always had the crossed out prices so it's nothing on sale. Everything is normally that price, they do that to make it seem like you're getting a deal, but you actually not. That's the truth!

I live close to the warehouse in PA. I dropped by a while back not knowing that they didn't have a retail store. I got a tour- showed me the warehouse, the game racks, some repair stations and so forth. Everything was very cleaned up and organized. No one was expecting me, and everyone seemed pretty happy to see a local guy bumming around. They all seemed like right nice people.

Dkoldies makes me laugh. I check them out and their prices are insanely ridiculous. How they make any money is beyond me.

Just from the homepage I'm blown away bout the prices ... can't say I checked prices in a while, but here in the Netherlands Wii's are given away for free sometimes, so to see a 200 dollar price tag on it is kinda absurd for me. And I remember a time where I could easily pick up a gamecube for around 30 euro, 300 dollars seems insane to me now.

Those prices look pretty high. Not a fan of Ebay but I have to turn to it because there is absolutely nothing in my area. Tired of all the deadbeat sellers who take over a week to mail an item.

The No Mercy cart is so expensive because it's a non-glitched version. Most of the copies of No Mercy had a glitch where it could reset your save data. THQ added a '-1' at the end of the label so you'd know you have a non-glitched version. Because this came out so late in the run, it's a rare copy. It's still overpriced on their site, most of them go for about $300 on the good ol' eBay.

Its up to you if you’d like to give them a chance Riggs but before you do I’d like to share my experience with them. Several months ago I ordered a Basic NES Bundle and opted for an original controller for $175. They had a discount code available at the time if not it would have been around $185+ I think at the time you could find the exact samething for $120-130 on Ebay. A day or two later I got an email describing a sale for certain games. I chose a Wii game that was $15 more than the market price to see what they would send me. When the NES arrived. On the outside it looked decent. Just a few small cracks here and there from the plastic being old and built from that material that Yellows over time. I wanted to open up the NES to take a look inside but at the bottom they put a sticker that Voids the 120 days guarantee if removed. I did take a look through the cartridge slot and it was a little dusty so I wiped it with a clean rag as best I could. The controller didn’t have any sticker on it so I opened that instead and it was disgusting on the inside. There was dirt all around the buttons/D-Pad and behind the Green electrical board. If it was cleaned then only on the outside of the controller. When that Wii game arrived. It included the Case, Manual and Disc but when I looked at the disc it had a number of Scratches on it. I thought they would have at least resurfaced it to make it look clean but Nope. Funny enough about a week later they posted a short on their RU-vid channel of Joey resurfacing 4 disc with 4 machines. Just mine didn’t receive that treatment. After these two purchases I was disappointed and never order from them again. I gave them a fair shot regardless of the higher price than the average and to me it wasn’t really worth it.

I’d recommend shopping elsewhere. DKO is notorious for being overpriced. Even with sales, you’re better off with eBay, eStarland or Lukiegames.

Sir please take care yourself thank you for your streams the games that you pick up reminds me of my childhood the good times keep up the good work God bless you and your family

I'll never pay retail for anything. I came from the days of buying games for less than $5 at flea markets and yard sales. I'll emulate before I pay those insane prices

Thanks for the upload, John! Get well soon, even if you aren't feeling sick currently! Your videos have helped me through a tough time and I appreciate you more than you know.

The best move for sellers is to stay put when they know they can sell it and the best move for buyers is to walk away if they don't agree with the price. People get upset when the leverage of getting what they want is not with them.

I managed to taken a look at the website, they did showed the price for Tales of Destiny on PS1 at around $480 and Tales of Destiny II (Eternia) around at $350. Those are still way too expensive for me for getting a single game. I did saw some Tales of Destiny I PS1 copies were selling around $99 to $200 and above and also, I did managed to bought Tales of Phantasia GBA copy at $59.99 from a Retro Game Store, but it listed in the website as $99. (That was the most expensive GBA copy I got) Good thing I managed to buy the GBA copy at the Retro Game Store in Oregon in my vacation. By the way, I hope that you'll get better soon from your sickness.

E-Starland out of VA and Lukie Games in FL are my go tos online. Iceman out of Ontario and Sidequest out of Portland are also very good. Have bought a few times from DK Oldies when I couldn’t find something elsewhere but they are the highest prices.

Classic John Riggs supporting a company that blatantly artificially inflates the prices of their games!

That stuff is always on sale. The stuff you were looking at then I'm seeing today.

I tried to trade in some rare game to DK but they basically emailed back saying yeah they are rare but no one wants them ...

I got an N64 from DK Oldies a little over 12 years ago. Console came without the jumper pack required to play anything and the controller had a bad stick.

Nothing more scary then a giant baby in pajamas

Hope you feel better soon John. ☺️

Wow! These prices are mad!

I don't understand why you want to feature DKOldies. They always scam people.

DK Oldies makes very good and informative TikTok videos, but their prices are commonly in scam territory. Almost predatory for some of the more expensive titles too.

Dk oldies is a ripoff. The prices are terrible across the board. I wouldn’t suggest that site to anyone

Excellent video idea kind sir, i really appreciate your retro versatility

I feel like they’re Amazon prices without “Amazon”I guess they don’t want to go through the 3rd party to sell stuff but idk some stuff is over price but if you have something that is selling faster then you can keep in the shop of course you’re going to price it up a little to keep the demand in stable order but that’s just my opinion, a person opinion. Me,myself and I

DK oldies is if GameStop kept the retro games and flip them for insane prices.

as a small business owner i would say if you have a problem with the prices then you should shop somewhere else. DK oldies is not in business to sell games on the cheap. You want good deals then get up early and do the garage sale thing. If you want a clean perfectly working game with a solid backing...go to DK Oldies

I love the videos they make. They clean, test and make sure everything is 100% legit. But as a collector, I can do all that other stuff myself. So I look for cheaper prices. Some people may not want to deal with cleaning and what not. So they pay for convenience. Plus they have employees who are the ones cleaning, repairing and testing. That comes at a cost. Get well soon.

A couple days ago I bought the Nintendo Entertainment System Action Set complete in box for 175.00$. It still has the original Target price sticker of 99.99$

I’ve bought from them a couple times(years ago mind you. Back when old games didn’t cost more than gold bars). Replacing original Gameboy games I regrettably traded back in the day. The games I got were cheap loose carts but their prices overall are higher than most. I guess it really depends on how bad you want something for some of their stock.

Thank Zeus for emulation. I can't even afford one of these expansive games.

This is clearly a business that preys on the casual gamer or uninformed relatives looking to buy gifts for gamers. It’s sad a place like this gets people’s business when there are so many better game stores and websites that actually care about their customers.

Those console bundles are highway robbery

Ive actually been robbed by dkoldies on ebay. It was my second sale and i didnt know to buy a tracking number. Long story short they lied got n64 24 games for free and a week later i saw my strategy guide with odd ball link sticker on it for sell on there. Id honestly like to fight that goofball in the videos.

It must be that time of year, myself and so many of my friends got sick this past week.

I have seen both sides to this argument with them and even ordered from them 3 times first 2 times where great 3rd time was a nightmare and customer service was nice but unhelpful, so I'm stuck with a game that makes it too the load menu and name input but then freezes up. The only way they would take it back was for me to pay return shipping and a restocking fee which would have been more than I paid for the game.

I absolutely loved this one. Hope you get to feeling better soon!

5:30 that annoyed me as well. If they are charging top dollar then atleast show the picture of the actual item. I realize that's a lot of extra work for the amount of products they have but I think it's reasonable.

No way I'm paying those prices. Many of those high price games aren't even that rare. People can't afford 2 and 300 dollars for this stuff.

Just so you know when you see the games (games only) with the price crossed out, it means that the price for the cosmetically flawed cart, their actual price is the one in black. For example, a good copy of golden eye it's 69 not 38. Just an fyi.

Felt like John Riggs ASMR. 😂

I don't see the point in owning the vanilla version of the US port of Shining Force III for Sega Saturn anymore. The fan translation for all 4 discs is the complete experience and then some and has already been made into repros for all regions.

The red price is the lowest of offerings for that particular item. So let's say they have multiple versions of a PS1 game. They will have the red price if it was just the game and no case. Game with case. Then two versions of that if it was a greatest hit or not. Complete in box and two versions of that as well. So whichever is the most expensive will be the black price and the red is the cheapest of the selection.

Anyone else find Sick John Riggs voice to be cool.

DKoldies' prices are ludicrous even in a post covid world. $300 for a Wii console and wii sports only makes sense if they plated the thing in gold. I have no idea how they determine their item prices but whoever is in charge of that clearly doesn't spend even 5 minutes checking the value. Having the item be "tested" isn't special. It's a shame so many people fall for this highway robbery because they don't know any better and DK has flashy social media marketing

Seems like there labels are pretty crisp from shorts I see from time to time

I recently bought triples of a cheaper game. One locally from a used game store, one from DKoldies, and one from a pawn shop that does take such things. The pawn shop one was the best quality, cheapest, and had a manual with it, the other local one was okay. the DK oldies was decent condition and nothing to complain about but was $20, compared to the $10 or 15 from the other places. The NES screws I added to the order and was. Good idea, I also got replacement pin set, and needed the screws and didn’t realize it.

Awww. I wanted to see John get a free keychain.

I thought DKO prices were waytoo high, but when I went to find a bunch of popular Atari 2600 games and found they were the cheapest place to get what I wanted.

I was just looking for an online retro store for a PS3 controller. Any other good ones to recommend for the future?

Yes I still have Castlevania Bloodlines in the orginal case! And I can't believe that their selling it for 389.00 Amazing game excellent graphics and an amsome soundtrack!

Dkoldies really benefited off the pandemic. There's countless videos of how their prices aren't just for profit and inflated. The price on systems and some games are so insane. The biggest issue they cause is they make it insanely hard for people to go to other places for a better prices because they charge so much. People don't want bidding wars, some can't go to garage sales, and conventions don't happen in certain areas. Yeah you can blame the buyer but when the seller is affecting the market you have to spread the blame

I've bought from them before and had a very positive experience. I had a bunch of garbo games no one wanted that I traded into them and got store credit, which I used to buy MKart 64. While it sucks that you can't see the cart you're getting..it was super clean and it works great. The price was a tad higher than my local retro store (shout out to Lost Levels Claremont, CA), but since I was trying to get rid of a lot of games I bought off Offer Up to get a couple titles I really wanted and I tried to trade them in elsewhere and was told nope..I can't really complain. My review- Pro: awesome to ditch some essentially worthless games at you got in a not so great lotted deal. Games are clean and work great. Customer service is excellent! Con: prices are either right at market value or a bit higher. Hope you feel better man! If you can get someone to do a sick person run for you, I highly recommend Airborne gummies. They really help kick the ol immune system in gear. I even used those with Covid..helped me bounce back quicker than I thought I would coming off oxygen.

testing and cleaning are done at most shops now....shops that sell the same games for less....online and local. plus 10 minutes of education you can figure out how to open the carts and system to igure out the authenticity. lots of repros out there

And this is one of the reasons for inflation on retro consoles 😡people like them

DK Oldies has purchased games off my EBay store. A few year back the shipped them to DK Oldies now they have the name as something else to try and discuss the business.

John has never cared for who he shills for. If a company is dodgy or operates nefariously, Johns your man for all your promotions.

Dk oldies pricing is a huge problem for retro collectors, they are keeping it at an all time high , I see a Wii for almost 250$ lmao y'all crazzzzyyyyyy

If you are new to buying retro games or whatno do your research!!! DK should inspire everyone to do research because of their prices. Too high! Their 120 day is bs and you won’t see a dime back! You’ve been enlightened!

WOW! They are way expensive. I can find those consoles for at least half of the asking price anyday. I'll never shop there. Lol.

when your sick you sound like that guy who makes those kahn academy videos lol. your videos are quite cool

test and clean all their stuff? I figured that was a givin even for fb marketplace listings.

This is why I use eaby. Most people are only asking a hundred and something for consoles with cables and controllers.

I’ve bought a lot of stuff from here. Only one bad purchase was I literally got a copy of fzero held together with tape. That was ridiculous

Got here quickly.

That place is a joke. I’ll never understand why people pay 2-3x more on places like this or Amazon when you can get them cheaper on eBay and you get to actually see pictures of the item. Hard pass on DK

Get well soon, Sir! Greeting from Germany

At the end of the day dkoldies is it’s own but it new self hosted ebay store with a social media team . I sold an n64 for under 60 dollars on ebay the other mont h plus shipping .

I knew this guy whose voice turned into Barry White every winter

The prices are pretty high, but I did order a PS1 Dualshock, and the thing was practically brand spanking new. Sticks and buttons were tight, it was immaculately clean, and the cord showed absolutely zero sign of stress or age. I may not buy games from them, but the hardware was worth it.

I've had no problems with this site. In one order I did not receive an item in the package. Sent them a picture of the shipping receipt via email of the order. Next few days boom, the missing item. I have no complaints.

holy cow feel better!

It's a good option to have and a great option for dust covers etc. I can do my own cleaning and such. That's half the fun.

Illusion of Gaia for $199.99? It's a 30 dollar game lol.

get well bro! love your content

When I get a Cold I usually use Robittushen, Zinc chewables and Lemon Ginger Tea from GNC.

One of my most favorite NES games is Maniac Mansion.

I'd love to know if anyone ever did a real study of how many of these ridiculously priced games actually sell. They'd be much better off in someone's collection than sitting on a shelf in a store collecting dust.

Their prices are high. Lots of games out of stock. Nothing against them or anything. It seems like alot of people are personally upset here though lol. However, I have to say John Riggs when I went to down Greenville for the game convention DK Oldies had a game online for PS2 that I couldn’t find at the entire convention or any store I visited in NC , SC, or Florida in September. for $13 and free shipping. I have to give them that credit.

I haven't bought DKO website for quite a long time I bought Sega Genesis box only for decent price. But overall I never bought the systems bundles or actual games some of the prices on them I do not a big fan of and you got to be careful what you're buying because of shipping or taxes. Hope you get well buddy.😉👍

No one saw anything but high pricing and deceptive listings lol but it was a fun video

The Legend of Zelda is 55.00 on DK Oldies.

Silent Service for 2 bucks at Sunken Treasures in Richland. Yay!

I was hoping to see some deals but holy crap these prices are out there.

I’ve come across one online reseller that use DKOldies’ values to price their video game sales. I brought up pricecharting and he just insulted me saying I have no idea what I’m doing. Supposedly there’s a lot of people who also price their stuff similar to that of DKO

I've bought from DK Oldies twice. In both cases the items shipped fast, were super clean in were in better condition than I expected. I have no complaints or problems with someone willing to pay a few bucks more for the piece of mind they provide. Just my opinion.

In all honesty most of the games are quite reasonable While the console bundle Is Quite expensive

I bought one game from DK oldies and these was back in 2005. It was NBA in the zone for PS1 complete. Yes I paid 25 bucks, but the game was in excellent shape.

I have a Sega Gensis mini with HDMI and it has a ton of those expensive Gensis games loaded in. You gotta be rich to shop here

Joey looks like Sid the Sloth

$500 for conkers bar fur day? You can buy it for $130 authentic on eBay that’s insane

I didn't know about Ivy The Kiwi until a week or two ago. Also on the DS and was made by sonic dude Yuji Naka

Most people use the term ¨ebay prices¨ as something negative, but they have nothing on these. 500 bucks for a Gamecube and a couple of games? Hell naw.

I have ordered from them. I do like how you can order "cosmetic flawed" to save money on a game I just want.

Nice, lazy Sunday afternoon video. I keep seeing all these games that I have had complete and in pristine condition since I was a kid (benefits of being an old man). I see what they’re selling for and I get excited. Then I realize I’m not willing to part with my collection and come back down to Earth. Why sell Moonwalker when I’m just going to want it back in a few months? Whenever I talk about buying old games, there’s always one wet blanket to call me stupid for not just downloading the roms. On the one hand, I find piracy frustrating. On the other, if it wasn’t for the pirates essentially removing themselves from the ‘demand’ side of the market, the prices for retro games would be even higher. Like, if having the physical game was the ONLY way to play these great games, I can’t imagine what they would cost.

So expensive 😂..but good deals