dr_orangejuicer | 20 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, dr_orangejuicer said: I do too. My take is that we'll see a very long period of consolidation - likely years - and most of the titles people have been paying up for will never see those prices again. Titles with real cachet - e.g. sealed NES black labels - will hold up best. The slow, steady price appreciation that existed up until 2020 was nice, but I don't think we'll be returning to that paradigm anytime soon. EDIT: lol, I'm an idiot. I meant to agree with Inasuma re: doubt that prices will recover next year. After posting, mistakenly posting again when I meant to edit, and then finally editing, I've ended up with this train wreck of a post. Edited December 19, 2022 by dr_orangejuicer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidaldreams | 654 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 14 hours ago, Gulag Joe said: I’m just noticing this. I suppose this is just the nature of auctions. But if B+ seals “devalue” a game like in this example, then give me all the B+ seals! Looking through the past sales of the game, they’re all over the place and don’t make any sense but again I suppose it’s all in who’s participating in that auction and how bad they want it. the one for $7800 is a very rare wata insertion error, duh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 13 hours ago, tidaldreams said: the one for $7800 is a very rare wata insertion error, duh Based on the number of "insertions" I saw going on with WATA during the last couple of years, I find it hard to believe that errors were very rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidaldreams | 654 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 so is this literally free money or ??? f i turned away or something and missed another one of the gb lots i meant to get 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,889 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, tidaldreams said: so is this literally free money or ??? f i turned away or something and missed another one of the gb lots i meant to get Who the hell is consigning bog standard ebay fodder game lots to Heritage? What is going on?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidaldreams | 654 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 the other one i meant to get but didnt see i got outbid on dang if that tennis and golf are green screenies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,889 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 28 minutes ago, tidaldreams said: the other one i meant to get but didnt see i got outbid on dang if that tennis and golf are green screenies I just want to know who's responsible for this! To quote the greatest Video Game philosopher of our times: WHAT WERE THEY THINKING???!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 14 hours ago, OptOut said: Who the hell is consigning bog standard ebay fodder game lots to Heritage? What is going on?! People who got suckered by the hype who just want something out of the mess they got themselves into. They didn't understand what was going on getting in, and clearly still don't understand what's going on with that market getting out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Just wanted to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to what is probably my favorite thread ever here. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Its weird how some games are actually cheaper on heritage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,889 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 hours ago, MrWunderful said: Its weird how some games are actually cheaper on heritage The final proof, if such proof were needed, of what I was saying ALL ALONG. Sealed/graded is a different hobby! Other than our friends here, the rest of the guys buying games off heritage have no interest in the games they're buying other than the values and the grades. A bunch of awesome CIB's at great prices don't interest them, because they just don't care about games. Now that I come to think about it, this may be a masterstroke of marketing on HA's part... Start auctioning a bunch of cool ungraded CIB lots at firesale prices to start hooking in ACTUAL game collectors! Get them bidding on cheap lots as a gateway drug to try and get em hooked into the harder sealed stuff! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidaldreams | 654 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 5 hours ago, OptOut said: The final proof, if such proof were needed, of what I was saying ALL ALONG. Sealed/graded is a different hobby! Other than our friends here, the rest of the guys buying games off heritage have no interest in the games they're buying other than the values and the grades. A bunch of awesome CIB's at great prices don't interest them, because they just don't care about games. Now that I come to think about it, this may be a masterstroke of marketing on HA's part... Start auctioning a bunch of cool ungraded CIB lots at firesale prices to start hooking in ACTUAL game collectors! Get them bidding on cheap lots as a gateway drug to try and get em hooked into the harder sealed stuff! yeah these cib lots are way too good... the incantation looks kinda f'ed but isnt that like $600+ on its own ??? someones childhood binder for 115 bux 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidaldreams | 654 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 lol... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,203 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 5:11 PM, CodysGameRoom said: Just wanted to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to what is probably my favorite thread ever here. Likewise also had a nice night at the weekly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkchylde28 | 1,546 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Let me preface this by saying that it is not my intent to stir the pot. I ran across this earlier today and had quite the chuckle, then was immediately reminded of everything discussed in the heyday of this thread. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 584 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 5 hours ago, darkchylde28 said: Let me preface this by saying that it is not my intent to stir the pot. I ran across this earlier today and had quite the chuckle, then was immediately reminded of everything discussed in the heyday of this thread. $80,400 and counting. VHS sales record has been broken and the auction still has 2 days left. Don’t worry, there are still pallets of this VHS that still exist that people are sitting on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,370 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Gulag Joe said: $80,400 and counting. VHS sales record has been broken and the auction still has 2 days left. Don’t worry, there are still pallets of this VHS that still exist that people are sitting on. I’m curious to know if you’re making an assumption that there must be low numbers for a crazy high price to exist? Are you ever sceptical about the end prices of some of the auctions? While I’ll admit I don’t know a thing about VHS prices, but nearly 5-figures for a bid just seems a crazy price that doesn’t seem organic whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,889 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 1 hour ago, GPX said: I’m curious to know if you’re making an assumption that there must be low numbers for a crazy high price to exist? Are you ever sceptical about the end prices of some of the auctions? While I’ll admit I don’t know a thing about VHS prices, but nearly 5-figures for a bid just seems a crazy price that doesn’t seem organic whatsoever. It's not organic, the video is being auctioned by some well-known YouTubers and all the proceeds are going to charity! I hope the bids here are legit, that's a lot of money going to some good causes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 584 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 6 hours ago, GPX said: I’m curious to know if you’re making an assumption that there must be low numbers for a crazy high price to exist? Are you ever sceptical about the end prices of some of the auctions? While I’ll admit I don’t know a thing about VHS prices, but nearly 5-figures for a bid just seems a crazy price that doesn’t seem organic whatsoever. The pallets of this VHS are in the same room as the pallets of 9.8 A++ Super Mario 64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 23 minutes ago, Gulag Joe said: The pallets of this VHS are in the same room as the pallets of 9.8 A++ Super Mario 64. The best part is they will drop 90% in value whether found or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,103 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 37 minutes ago, MrWunderful said: The best part is they will drop 90% in value whether found or not! Everyone knows the pallets aren’t in rooms, they are in warehouses. Get a load of this guy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,203 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 1 hour ago, MrWunderful said: The best part is they will drop 90% in value whether found or not! there's at least one 95+ out there still. probably owned by rarebucky. i'm curious what that would sell for. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarzombie | 924 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 RLM are HUGE youtubers and have been doing videos for 15 years, as well as great content. This is more because of where its coming from, and what it is, as well as donating it to charity. Its a one off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 584 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 The pallets of Nintendo Power magazines are in the same room as the pallets of VHS Nukie and 9.8 A++ Super Mario 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 18 hours ago, inasuma said: there's at least one 95+ out there still. probably owned by rarebucky. i'm curious what that would sell for. haha Not 1.5m lol. He should have dumped that to an investor bro sucker when He had the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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