Sales are down
I've been watching auctions end way lower than they should. I've got a few things for sale here and a couple on ebay and nothing. gixmaster noted the CIB caltron doing so poorly and the SE seemed to be a little low. I've and won stuff CIB for less than the NA price guide for cart only. Some by a lot.
What's the deal. I thought the economy was turning around.
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sorry man, the economy is not turning around yet. Especially in the US where the spenders are.
US import purchases fell by $3.9 Billion last month, so when the largest economy in the world (maybe former) isn't buying anything, everyone will feel it. Just ask Japan, their exports decreased 45% in the same month.
I just think more and more of the common stuff, or even semi-rare stuff is going to continue to not sell. The best of the best, though it may come down in price slightly, will still sell well.
But who knows.
Americans (as the largest market) need to start spending money to help turn around this crisis, but their economy is in the shitter so it is much harder said than done.
yes, i noticed this last year and several people on other forums doubted me. overall prices are down, reflecting the recession. video games are pure discretionary purchases...i'm sure a lot of people here are finding other uses for the money at this moment.
I've been saying it since my join date as well, and I was just bullied around by the vets saying that I was talking out of my ass when I was the new kid on the block.
And the economy won't be turning around ANYTIME soon, you better believe that.
jone is right, it is gunna take a loooong time to fix this shit mess.
Economy aside, I think sales are even lower than they should be.
in that case then, if you got extra cash sitting around, go buy some more shit on the cheap!
Ok well I wasn't trying to say it's turning around, I mean, I've heard both good and bad. It just seems that auctions are bombing right now. I just snagged a sealed (beat to death mind you) baby boomer from Dov for $15. The NA price guide says the cart alone goes for $30+.
Economy aside, I think sales are even lower than they should be.
Well, remember too that people are probably factoring in Dov's shipping charges, which would put it up to the same price range.
Sales are all over the place right now, but the majority is selling for us
Ok well I wasn't trying to say it's turning around, I mean, I've heard both good and bad. It just seems that auctions are bombing right now. I just snagged a sealed (beat to death mind you) baby boomer from Dov for $15. The NA price guide says the cart alone goes for $30+.
Economy aside, I think sales are even lower than they should be.
Well, remember too that people are probably factoring in Dov's shipping charges, which would put it up to the same price range.
Ya I suppose you're right. For you it's like $15. Even for me it's $10 but I'm so used to getting screwed on shipping living here that I feel like $10 is a good deal lol.
My sales on "Mercado Libre" fell 30 - 40 % compared to the same month of the last year.
And i have purchased much less than last year
I've been saying it since my join date as well, and I was just bullied around by the vets saying that I was talking out of my ass when I was the new kid on the block.
And the economy won't be turning around ANYTIME soon, you better believe that.
You generalist philosopher
It
may be a bit early but as the weather warms, video game sales in
general drop this time of year. Schedules get busy with graduation and
outdoor activities so playing video games inside gets put on hold. All
I've seen is video game prices go up during this recession which has
been surprising to me. Who knows if that'll continue but I think a
general downturn is cyclical
Bull eye, that's pretty much what I think about that. Summer, and cultural activities linked to that period slack the video gaming hype, price goes down, that's all. Last year? Same thing. Next year? Same thing.
Nes will run its course just as atari did. people were paying high amounts for atari stuff several years ago. waterworld, crazy climber etc would sell for hundreds loose, now they can be had for under 50 dollars. even the cib rare games have come way down in price. We can agree to disagree but nes will not sell high forever like some think the prices will start falling to the pre going crazy era.
Do others think this. I've never given that any thought. I mean, it seems to me that NES had a bigger cultural impact. Every kid in the late 80s played this where as Atari, kids still new how to build forts in real trees and use their imaginations. Atari didn't have as big of a generational impact...
Nintendo draws in new collectors/gamers everyday, and of all ages. As shown by the sheer number of people that join NA every single day... and thats just a portion of the NES community. Nintendo still produces systems, NES is iconic, and they have memorable charters that are still being thrown in games today. I really dont think prices are going to drop out on NES anyday soon. As far as I can tell things are climbing. I constantly see games on the bay going for considerable amounts more than 2 years ago.
To me this is simply the time of year. It seems like every year around this time there is a post like this and people think the sky is falling. But as Sosafan said and I say every year there is an ebb and flow to NES sales. I can go back and track my sales for the last 3-4 years on excel and sales seem to start going up in October/November and spike in December (Christmas) and do well in January-March (tax return season) and then fall off the table in April and lag until October again. This happens EVERY YEAR like clockwork. I always just look at this time of year as the time to look for deals.
really? that is very good to know, thanks
Atari and Nintendo are in far different leagues if you ask me.
Nintendo draws in new collectors/gamers everyday, and of all ages. As shown by the sheer number of people that join NA every single day... and thats just a portion of the NES community. Nintendo still produces systems, NES is iconic, and they have memorable charters that are still being thrown in games today. I really dont think prices are going to drop out on NES anyday soon. As far as I can tell things are climbing. I constantly see games on the bay going for considerable amounts more than 2 years ago.
Nes/Snes
I think I agree with Doug on this one. Eventually (a few years from now, a decade, who knows...) the guys like us that grew up with the system will have MANY other things to spend our money on. While, here at NAge, we see new blood all the time, I don't believe that younger people will enter the NES/SNES collecting scene with the same velocity with which they will leave (again at some vague point in the future).
Certainly, there will probably always be video game collectors...I just think that with each generation they're going to gravitate toward what they grew up with (if that generation gets enough traction as "collectors", at all).
I can't see any particular reason to believe contrary to what I'm posting, either. The "insane" NES/SNES prices correlate directly with a big influx of nostalgiac guys in their 20's/30's who finally have enough disposable income to buy what they couldn't buy as kids. Eventually they burn out and leave the hobby.
I know we have some life-long guys around here that aren't like that. But the "average collector" is how the prices for most things get set at auction. The hardcore collectors only influence the price on maybe a dozen items. Everything else is set by the masses. When the masses leave, it will be possible to buy everything at a seemingly large discount compared to today's market.