DarkKobold

I'm going to bump this, because the market seems to be taking a nose dive. MUSHA CIB sold recently for $500. There's a James Buster Douglas that sold for $913, and one sitting on eBay for $1100. Crusader of Centy sold for $1,742, which is less than half of what it was selling for mid pandemic.

Needs more Super A'can Specifically multiple copies of Rebel Star.

I'll never get 2008 and 2009 NES, but hoping to get this for a reasonable price. Missed out on one for $200 last year

Color Dreams, unironically. Secret Scout was an interesting Metroidvania that kept dead enemies dead. So many of the games are bad, but still beatable, and come with interesting physics to learn.

Has Bunnyboy made any mention of an Xmas 2022 cart?

Definitely seems like the market is slowing way down. September/October/November have usually been slow months, but there seem to be some precipitous drops lately - https://www.pricecharting.com/game/sega-master-system/james-buster-douglas-knockout-boxing#completed-auctions-cib https://www.pricecharting.com/game/sega-genesis/crusader-of-centy#completed-auctions-cib https://www.pricecharting.com/game/playstation-2/rule-of-rose#completed-auctions-cib The prices on these fluctuate quite a bit, but we're not seeing them even get close to the previous highs.

I mean, if you're collecting to collect, then the green labels are a blight on this earth, meant to make angels cry and devils laugh. It's meant to torture the soul of completionists who have to spend 3x more to get colors to match. Garish, outlandish colors were chosen by Satan himself to make these abominations stand out on your shelf, and torment you with their inferiority. But, if you're collecting to play, probably best to go with greatest hits.

Another heavy hitter off the SMS list - Why this game is so rare is beyond me. The only really interesting part of it is it's uniqueness. Unlike a ton of games of the era, it's not just a port of the Game Gear or Genesis game, it's its own unique title.

Damn, what's the story on Amazing Tater? Did you sacrifice a goat to get it?

Been working towards a complete US/PAL Sega Master System set. This beauty came in recently. Bought it based on a stock photo, so was super stoked when it showed up super mint.

I don't think so. The great resignation is going on. Jobs that would typically pay minimum wage are offering $12-20 to get workers. We're seeing upward mobility of lower income people that hasn't been matched for years. If wages are able to outpace the rising cost of living, we'll see inflation, especially in things that you otherwise could live without, like video games.

Here's the problem, he wasn't discussing the rarity of sealed games, he was discussing with Karl the content of his videos, which is all about unethical business practices. Having a good video game collection doesn't make you an expert in FTC guidelines. And that's were the conflict of interest comes into play.

His instagram, while fun to follow and impressive, is ~2/3rds WATA graded games. He probably has one of the largest WATA collections out there, if not the largest. If videos like the Jobst materially effect prices of WATA games, jonebone stands to lose a lot of value to his collection.

A simple view of his instagram also shows a pretty huge conflict of interest, however.

It's important to remember that we're also in the pre-Christmas lull. I don't trust any pricing "predictions" that don't take time of year into account. The same thing happens in Real Estate, apparently. If these numbers hold into January, then there's a trend downward. If not, then it's just the season for cheaper video games. https://blog.pricecharting.com/2009/11/happy-lowest-game-prices-week.html

I also disagree with this. People who know what they're doing only look at sold listings. People have been overpricing their listings on eBay since the inception of eBay. You have dumbasses like Video Game Quality who listed shit at 3x the going rate. That has never had any affect on the actual market. The only way a reseller could be at fault is if an impatient buyer hits "buy it now" on those insane price listings, therefore validating the dumb price. It's all just hopes and wishes until someone buys.

You see, I disagree. People buying Home Improvement on SNES aren't speculating. Maybe the hype and articles have reminded people that they love video games, and collecting sounds fun. But no one is buying shit-tier rares for SNES in hopes they go up. That's beyond absurd to me.

FWIW, I think this is slightly different than the "bubble talk" that's been going on since 2010 or earlier. This is more that all video game prices are straight up invalid, due to WATA/Heritage. It's one thing to claim that video game prices are inflated, it's another to claim that video game prices are inflated in a nefarious or illegal manner. A speculative bubble can occur without bad actors who are trying to arbitrarily pump a commodity for their own gain. We may still be in a bubble with non-graded stuff, but it isn't the fault of WATA/Heritage. Also, it really felt that things slowed down around 2018. NES/SNES game prices had seemed to stagnate, and it seemed like the hobby had hit peak crazy, prior to the pandemic.

Let me start by saying I absolutely believe that the graded game market is being manipulated by big money. That's not the point of this thread. With people stuck at home during the pandemic, game collecting is more popular than ever. Additionally, Americans were given an extra $3200 to spend however they wanted. It's no wonder game prices are skyrocketing. However, after the Karl Jobst video, you have a ton of people who think that Super Mario Land 2 went from $10 to $15 due to the evil WATA cabal pumping prices. The reality is, demand is at an all time high, and there's just not enough supply to go around. It's infuriating to watch people quote the Jobst video when common but popular games go up in price. No, Deniz Kahn is not the reason you're paying $150 for Pokemon XD. There was a thread on Reddit recently about SNES Home Improvement spiking in price. The irony was that the redditor who was posting didn't even stop to consider he was part of the problem. Clearly he was looking to buy (i.e. part of the demand), while claiming that no one should be interested in that stinker of game. I hadn't expected the Jobst video to turn everyone into a conspiracy theorist, but apparently, that's the new norm.

WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE! NO IT'S BEEN BURNING SINCE THE WORLDS BEEN TURNING!

This is what I did for my "NES Worldwide fullset." However, it doesn't feel the same. HK MahJong is just too out of reach for me. I mean, look at the lack of movement on Mr. Gimmick vs. Little Samson. Gimmick, imo, is the much better game, but LS has doubled in value, while Gimmick hasn't really seen a massive spike, it's stayed relatively stable. The truth is, the NA fullset (with or without Stadium Events) is a far more attractive target to the general collector than any of the fringe stuff, like Sachen, PAL exclusives, and etc. I mean, Gluk games are still super cheap, despite being incredibly rare.

I would never! Strange question, but do you like vacations? I like vacations! Got any planned soon?

God damn your insta is fun to look at. You have a new follower.

This is legitimately my nightmare, lol. The number of times I've woken up with all of my games missing, just to wake up (for real), and everything is fine is.... probably not healthy. I haven't had the nightmare since I got a decent alarm system. So I have that going for me. Also, my question wasn't to admonish people, but to see how everyone else felt about it. There are definitely way better collections out there, that deserve an Ocean's 11 level heist more than mine. However, seeing that MontanaBlack had an entire security system, and all it did was record the person stealing the games definitely gives me less confidence.

I mean, I have a pretty decent collection. However, I don't feel the need to post it on instagram or FB. I think a lot of people would argue that the "worst" people in the hobby (outside the WATA investor class) are the people who only buy things for the 'gram. My friends who own a video game store say that they have a class of customers that will buy something, post it to instagram, and sell it back to the store a month later. Anyway, my point is, I feel like I can discuss this hobby and engage with fellow collectors just fine, without outlining exactly how big of a UHaul to bring when I'm out of town.