Price increase for common games?
I was reading the thread about games hitting the 1k mark and it got me to thinking about the more common games. What do you think games like Rygar and Faxanadu will be going for in 5 years? Will any of the $30 games hit $100 in the near future?
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nes games will fall back to $5 in five years when no one gives a shit anymore.
rygar is a $2 title.
nes games will fall back to $5 in five years when no one gives a shit anymore.
I want to believe this. But to be honest, I'm not sure I'll give a shit in five years, either.
A $60-$70 game, like Super Double Dragon, which tbf isn't common, for example has more potential to rise to 3 figures. (PAL prices)
https://www.pricecharting.com/game/nes/contra
https://www.pricecharting.com/game/nes/mega-man-2
https://www.pricecharting.com/game/nes/super-mario-bros-3?q=super+mario+bros+3
Each game hit their all-time high a year ago and have lost a quarter or a third of their loose cart value since then. We've reached the point where most NES collectors/enthusiasts now own a copy of most common staple games and prices are slowly deflating to reflect that.
I think we're at the phase of NES collecting where:
1. More collectors own/are selling the dirt common/staple NES games, so prices are slowly dropping on loose cart prices.
2. Already high value titles (Little Samson, etc) are out of reach for most NES collectors, so prices have flat-lined.
3. Collectors are looking to buy uncommon titles before they are priced out of reach, spiking the price of uncommon titles.
We're already seeing the effect of number three with games like Kid Clown. I think the battleground for the next couple of years is going to be the current $50-200 NES game market; people will be fighting to get their hands on uncommon titles before they spike.
For example, i remmember when i was completing my nes loose set years ago, i would search for titles like, swamp thing, kid klown, casino kid 2, to mention a few.. and would see none or at times maybe 1 or 2. Today, you can almost see every game posted or if your patient find it sooner than later.
Thats one of the reasons for spike, availability, condition, and many new "collector..itis". yes thats a word. (Meaning i have to get it now).
Anyway, my 2 cents. Good conversations here. Look forward to see the market in incomimg years. Happy Hunting.
So, the bubble will burst when people stop wondering when it's going to burst.
It's 2072 at the 71st annual MGC, the only vintage game show left at this point. It's full of a few old men wondering why no one new cares about their Nintendo tapes and wondering how they can get the kids interested in their 1980s childhood rather than their 2060s childhood. One old man leans over a table of entirely VGA graded games being treated as artifacts from another age to ask the dealer "Did... the bubble burst yet?".
I've seen swamp thing on eBay rise in price at least 70 dollars in the past 6 months. That's just ridiculous.....
Swamp Thing isn't really common. In fact, it's surprising it has only shot up recently.
Stuff that's common and desirable, your Contras, Punch-Outs, and Zeldas, are pretty steady.
A lot of super commons have risen a few bucks, though.
I agree with you how it's hard to find at times.... I guess I better grab me a loose cart of it soon.
Want to see whats causing the price spikes? Dis right hur.
rygar is a $2 title.
nes games will fall back to $5 in five years when no one gives a shit anymore.
I've been hearing this for years. I'm still waiting for this crash so I can finish my collection.
I agree with you how it's hard to find at times.... I guess I better grab me a loose cart of it soon.
Want to see whats causing the price spikes? Dis right hur.
Hahahahaha geez!!!!
Originally posted by: guitarzombie
Guys... guys... use your god damn minds. Prices dont go up and stay up. No one will buy common shit for a lot because theyll have them already OR no one will care or theyll get back into circularion. I hate this games will always rise. Markets always crash (eventually) and stuff thats desirable will always hold value. Period. I wanna know who the morons are that are over spending on commons. And i tell you what, those are the first people to sell everything they have. Seen plenty of people recently go in hard then buy and everdrive and sell.
I would say most people overspending on commons have/will never hear(d) of an everdrive. Again, people on this site truly overestimate the knowledge of the average gamer/collector etc. Hell, even if some bother to look on eBay they don't understand the difference between sold and unsold listings. I also find it funny how petty this hobby is. Someone who wants to play Goldeneye of SMB3 and buy a few games probably won't care that much if the games are $40 or $20. It's a one time purcahse for them... they're not sitting at home playing the markets on eBay all day wondering if they paid $10 too much.
Guys... guys... use your god damn minds. Prices dont go up and stay up. No one will buy common shit for a lot because theyll have them already OR no one will care or theyll get back into circularion. I hate this games will always rise. Markets always crash (eventually) and stuff thats desirable will always hold value. Period. I wanna know who the morons are that are over spending on commons. And i tell you what, those are the first people to sell everything they have. Seen plenty of people recently go in hard then buy and everdrive and sell.
I would say most people overspending on commons have/will never hear(d) of an everdrive. Again, people on this site truly overestimate the knowledge of the average gamer/collector etc. Hell, even if some bother to look on eBay they don't understand the difference between sold and unsold listings. I also find it funny how petty this hobby is. Someone who wants to play Goldeneye of SMB3 and buy a few games probably won't care that much if the games are $40 or $20. It's a one time purcahse for them... they're not sitting at home playing the markets on eBay all day wondering if they paid $10 too much.
It's not anything specific to this particular hobby. I'm assuming the video game collecting community is comprised of the same sorts of individuals as any other collecting community: nostalgia collectors who could care less about a market, casual collectors with hard spending limits (which I think makes up the majority of every collecting community), serious collectors (who will seek out the rare finds, wait for best deals, and spend the big bucks), and then there are investors. Investors are a unique group in any hobby community; many times they're not even interested in the hobby beyond a potential source of revenue -- and, despite not being a good representative the respective fanbase, they often tend to be the most outspoken and intrusive.
Originally posted by: guitarzombie
Yea but those are solid titles that are always priced even. I think what people here are describing are games like Section Z, Goal or Top Gun 2
Not sure about 'priced even' as SMB3 and GE have both gone up here locally. Those games were $5-$10 at most before the boom and now I see GE selling regularly for near $40 (which is way too much imo). If we're talking about the truly overproduced, crap games, then, no, I don't think they will ever increase in any significant way. You basically have to give away these games (same for common sports titles). They may be up to about $5 for simply being a NES game as the days of games for $1 or less is no longer a reality for any title.
Why do we continue these types of threads lol
History repeat's itself here on NA, i am just waiting for the repeat of youtube hate and another version of a Atwood type thread.
Also is this fake thread? and is this a reseal thread?
Why do we continue these types of threads lol
History repeat's itself here on NA, i am just waiting for the repeat of youtube hate and another version of a Atwood type thread. Also is this fake thread? and is this a reseal thread?
We had a mini-Atwood thread last week with the douche buyer he had to deal with. Had a mod-hate thread a little before that; there's a couple "is this fake" threads floating about.
Just missing the anti-VGA thread and I'll fill my bingo card!