Just coming back to the hobby this is my first experience of frustration. I get the price spikes and dips, always had them albeit now its exponential. Its the capitalistic reselling mentality and the most prized grails just trading hands for constant profit. This is what, the 2nd highest recorded sale behind SMB and the owner is already trying to flip it 5 months later?
5 months...... How much does this owner and his business partner really care for the actual game. Next to nothing.
Sealed collectors back on NA set the roots for all of this, bronty, 1upped, jone, blarky, list goes on and on. There was something so special when collectors rooted for one another and we had that tight community. A few years later I joined NA as a new guy and they welcomed me with open arms. Felt great to be a part of the journey. Prices spiked back then too but it wasnt so artificial like this. So I miss it. Joining Instagram has helped quite a bit but its still not the same.
Anyways, I dont mind price spikes. Its fun watching your graded games go up in value, but when the most prized grails are trading hands strictly for profit with no attachment to the actual game it just annoys the crap out of me.
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