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RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Why? There are enough Ma&Pa shops that already fill this niche, on top of eBay and FB Marketplace and whatever else. They stopped doing this before becuase they were losing money, why on Earth do they think it will be profitable for them now?
Are they professionally cleaning, repairing, refurbishing, and testing all their inventory? Highly doubt it. Whats the difference between them an a Ma&Pa shop aside from I would imagine higher prices? Why are specualtive investors ruining retro gaming for future generations? (I mean, I know the answer is obviously money, but its depressing and frustrating to see investors actively killing something you love. Not the first time and definitely not the last time though.)
The main difference I can see is inventory management. If someone trades in a copy of Motocross Maniacs 2 in Oklahoma, they would know in Connecticut practically instantly, and they probably have a warehouse full of inventory they couldn’t clearance out from console progression.
Now that console lifecycles are way longer than they used to be, they’re scrambling to find a way to find customers.
drcouzelis@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
I’m heavily into Game Boy collecting. I just checked their online prices. They might be the cheapest I’ve seen, in general. For example Pokémon Blue is lower than the common price I’ve seen online (especially considering usual shipping and fees), but not low enough people will buy them up and re-sell them.
www.gamestop.com/video-games/retro-gaming?prefn1=…
No promises it’ll stay that way, but they’re very competitive for now.
variants@possumpat.io 6 months ago
It also states guaranteed working so that’s pretty cool
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 6 months ago
But are they guaranteed cleaned? I don’t want nobody’s dust being breathed in by my family.
variants@possumpat.io 6 months ago
Probably not. I’ve gotten some smudgy ones from them in the past. And also non working carts. But maybe this time it will be better?
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 months ago
45 dollars for pokemon blue is a fucking ripoff.
I don’t care if its the cheapest of the rip offs, its still a ripoff.
its a 30 year old goddamn game ffs. I’d consider it over priced at 10 bucks, especially considering how many were sold and out there.