WarMech | 82 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 57 minutes ago, JamesRobot said: What flavor did you get? I got a Sonic pop. Toasted almond bar. What are we talking about now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 26 minutes ago, AdamW said: @darkchylde28but unless any of them actually sells a game at those prices, they'll pretty quickly wind them back down again, assuming they actually want to make any revenue. I don't go to flea markets, so I dunno about that. I'm going off what I see on eBay and craigslist and Canadian hobby shops, mostly. SM64 carts are selling for $30 on eBay. Thing is, those guys normally base their stuff on eBay more than marking stuff up totally off the tops of their heads. SM64 was normally a $15-20 cart, maybe a little higher if it was in especially nice shape. Locally, it's now a $40 cart. Stuff that was uncommon, but nothing crazy, like Princess Tomato is now running $350 loose. And these things are selling. Why? Because the internet keeps propping up those prices. Anybody with lower prices gets bought out quickly by gamers and collectors wanting to get in before the new price bump solidifies, or resellers happy to take advantage of those not bumping all of their stock to the current "norm." This was all happening pre-COVID lockdown, just as @Jeevan pointed out in his post. Anything that can be slabbed up is, and anything that can't is getting an unwarranted premium put on it simply because the media keeps pointing at all these folks flipping shit back and forth to each other in the sold market as if it were some sort of general benchmark, which folks not at the top of anybody's game take as gospel and pump up the prices. The bubble is across the board, it's not a series of separate ones, so every ridiculous "I'm saying there's only one, but I've secretly got half a dozen in the warehouse" record sale just screws everybody in the hobby over more and more as the effect trickles downward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,790 Events Team · Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, WarMech said: Toasted almond bar. What are we talking about now? Ice cream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach | 186 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 6 hours ago, a3quit4s said: Until it’s picked up by much larger media outlets, law enforcement steps in, or the FTC launches a public investigation it will all just go unnoticed and it will be business as usual. 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bogomil | 815 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 5 hours ago, a3quit4s said: It’s hard to think that that price is sustainable given there are more of them floating around but what has gone on with sealed games recently we should throw all logic to the wind. Unless they have already decided that $1.5 was the peak and now we see the collapse in the next auctions. But that is also a catch 22 for the people who believe the $1.5 mil sale was not on the up and up. Maybe the real goal is not get people to believe that a game is worth $1.5 mil but $200k-$300k is still a ton of money for a game that may not really be that rare. Totally agree. I find it hilarious that some people are already considering that winning the next auction at 200-500k would be a 'deal'. Even if these auctions fall short of 1.5m that sale will definitely influence these auctions and those in the near future even if it's all a relative downward trend from that sale. I'm not huge on sealed but am an avid collector and the thought of this game hitting 6 figures at any point in any condition still boggles my mind. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Zach said: Will internet apologists stand up in federal court? Edited September 1, 2021 by MrWunderful 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystalis88 | 30 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, Andy_Bogomil said: Totally agree. I find it hilarious that some people are already considering that winning the next auction at 200-500k would be a 'deal'. Even if these auctions fall short of 1.5m that sale will definitely influence these auctions and those in the near future even if it's all a relative downward trend from that sale. I'm not huge on sealed but am an avid collector and the thought of this game hitting 6 figures at any point in any condition still boggles my mind. Where are the buyers of these high sale games? They had no problem announcing they bought the Mario for 100k but since then it’s all anonymous buyers? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segashack | 15 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 It's cool seeing everyone back. Where's NGD and Rhetoric? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendo Workshop | 38 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 43 minutes ago, segashack said: It's cool seeing everyone back. Where's NGD and Rhetoric? And Does NGD still have his giant NES? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,088 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, Nintendo Workshop said: And Does NGD still have his giant NES? He popped his head in here a while back... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamW | 713 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Crystalis88 said: Where are the buyers of these high sale games? They had no problem announcing they bought the Mario for 100k but since then it’s all anonymous buyers? It's weird to me that people expect buyers to announce themselves. Why would they? What's in it for them, aside from a distinct likelihood of more break-in attempts in their future? The 100k SMB sale was obviously disclosed as a publicity stunt, but buyers who don't work for an auction house wouldn't seem to have an obvious reason to do it. Do you announce all your purchases on the internet? Some people do post their high end buys on Instagram and Facebook, but not all of them. Especially quite a few of the higher end pokemon sales have been to known IG accounts, I think. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamW | 713 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Well, that's it, the bubble is definitely popping. This 9.8/A++ game sold for a mere $4k today. https://comics.ha.com/itm/video-games/nhl-96-wata-98-a-sealed-gen-ea-sports-1995-usa/a/312135-70068.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 ...okay, it was NHL 96, so maybe it hasn't popped juuuust yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 765 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, AdamW said: Well, that's it, the bubble is definitely popping. This 9.8/A++ game sold for a mere $4k today. https://comics.ha.com/itm/video-games/nhl-96-wata-98-a-sealed-gen-ea-sports-1995-usa/a/312135-70068.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 ...okay, it was NHL 96, so maybe it hasn't popped juuuust yet. $4000...for a Sega hockey game... wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidaldreams | 654 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Alright bois, the rocket ship is back. We headed to the moon. 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 30 minutes ago, AdamW said: Do you announce all your purchases on the internet? Yeah. I bought a knife earlier today: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, tidaldreams said: Alright bois, the rocket ship is back. We headed to the moon. Ironically NOT the finest hour for whomever just bought that, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 34 minutes ago, AdamW said: Do you announce all your purchases on the internet? Looks like someone's never been to the finds forum! https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/forum/11-show-off/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamW | 713 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, OptOut said: Looks like someone's never been to the finds forum! https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/forum/11-show-off/ Yeah, but you don't put all your hentai volleyball games there, do you?! I know what you did...;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamW | 713 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 15 minutes ago, tidaldreams said: Alright bois, the rocket ship is back. We headed to the moon. Jeez, Jim's shill bidders are on triple overtime tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhiteJr. | 1,162 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, OptOut said: Ironically NOT the finest hour for whomever just bought that, lol! I’ve lost all faith in humanity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 1 minute ago, WalterWhiteJr. said: I’ve lost all faith in humanity You still had any?! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystalis88 | 30 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 26 minutes ago, tidaldreams said: Alright bois, the rocket ship is back. We headed to the moon. I love how the description even says “4 million sold” mind blown! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,883 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Crystalis88 said: I love how the description even says “4 million sold” mind blown! Yeah, 4 million sold, but!!! BUT. End of sentence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,790 Events Team · Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 27 minutes ago, Gloves said: Yeah. I bought a knife earlier today: Picked me up a new knife too recently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystalis88 | 30 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 1 hour ago, AdamW said: It's weird to me that people expect buyers to announce themselves. Why would they? What's in it for them, aside from a distinct likelihood of more break-in attempts in their future? The 100k SMB sale was obviously disclosed as a publicity stunt, but buyers who don't work for an auction house wouldn't seem to have an obvious reason to do it. Do you announce all your purchases on the internet? Some people do post their high end buys on Instagram and Facebook, but not all of them. Especially quite a few of the higher end pokemon sales have been to known IG accounts, I think. Many people post collectible purchases and achievements in various fb groups, myself included. I suppose someone wouldn’t want to fess up to paying 1.5 mil for Mario 64 and have everyone call you a complete dumbass. Totally understandable. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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